President William Ruto’s senior constitutional affairs adviser Prof Makau Mutua/ MAKAU MUTUA/X President William Ruto’s senior constitutional affairs adviser Makau Mutua has said Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna should step down as the ODM Secretary-General. In a post on X on Wednesday, Mutua said Sifuna’s position in the party had become “untenable” and the honorable thing…

Former senior advisor to the president, Moses Kuria/HANDOUT Former senior advisor to the president, Moses Kuria, has cautioned both governors and the ruling party, United Democratic Alliance (UDA), against relying too heavily on opposition leader Raila Odinga for political convenience. Speaking on Tuesday night, Kuria said some politicians appear to treat Raila as a solution…

Meru Senator Kathuri Murungi during a football tournament in Meru county /ALICE WAITHERA Meru Senator Kathuri Murungi has praised President William Ruto for assenting to the County Public Finance Laws Amendment Act, 2023, which has accorded county assemblies financial freedom. Murungi said he authored the Bill following sustained advocacy by the County Assemblies Forum that has…

Nominated Senator Veronica Maina with Consolata Wakwabubi while taking oath of office at the Senate on August 20, 2025/SCREENGRAB Nominated Senator Consolata Wakwabubi has been sworn in after her nomination by the ruling UDA party. Wakwabubi took the oath of office on Wednesday, following her gazettement by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) as former…

Kikuyu MP and National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah/FILE Kikuyu MP and National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah has denied claims of a fallout with President William Ruto. Ichung’wah dismissed reports alleging that he had threatened the Head of State with impeachment, describing them as “fake news.” In a statement shared on his social media…

IEBC Chairman Erastus Ethekon/FILE The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has flagged a fake press release on an alleged plan to disband parliament. The Commission on Wednesday urged Kenyans to ignore the document, branding it as false and misleading. IEBC went to its social media pages to stamp the statement as fake after it…

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi speaks at a side event on economic inclusion of forcibly displaced persons in Africa at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) meeting/OPCS. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has praised Kenya’s refugee integration strategy—the Shirika Plan—as a progressive model for socio-economic inclusion. Speaking during a high-level side event at…

Senate Speaker Amason Kingi/FILE Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has defended the Senate’s constitutional authority to oversight county governors, saying the mandate is firmly anchored in law and cannot be ceded. In a statement Wednesday, Kingi strongly dismissed the claims by some leaders that such a role belongs exclusively to County Assemblies. He stated the constitution…

Senate Speaker Amason Kingi/FILE Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has broken his silence and come to the defence of the senators amid allegations of bribery and extortion. Kingi insisted that such claims cannot be left hanging without specific names and details. In a communication issued after a Senate leadership meeting on Wednesday, Kingi said the allegations…