Category: Politics
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen addressing a security meeting in Nyandarua County on August 20, 2025/SCREENGRAB Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has responded to Chief Justice Martha Koome’s recent remarks on cyberbullying of judicial officers, stating that bullying is a widespread problem affecting all public servants—including the President. Speaking in Nyandarua County during the launch…
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Technocrat-turned-politician Mukhisa Kituyi believes that President William Ruto lacks the moral authority to lecture legislators over corruption, claiming he is the top perpetrator. This comes after President Ruto cautioned MPs and Senators against soliciting bribes in House committees, sentiments that have brought him heapless censures. According to Kituyi, President Ruto is the chief conduit for…
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Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua will only be allowed to hold his planned meeting at the Kamukunji grounds on Thursday if he or his party has made the requisite notifications to the police for adequate security deployment. This is according to Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, who maintains that the government will…
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Former Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba speaks during a past meeting. PHOTO | COURTESY The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT) has overturned a decision by the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) to expel former Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba from the party, terming the move unlawful and unprocedural. In a ruling delivered on Tuesday evening, the tribunal held…
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Confusion has gripped Malava after top UDA ticket contender, Dr. Enock Andanje, formerly of Bungoma High School, collapsed and died during a widows’ empowerment campaign rally in West Kabras. The event was officiated by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and Presidential aide Farouk Kibet. The late aspirant was set to attend the function at Bulupi…
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The Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and President William Ruto’s aide Farouk Kibet presided over a widow fundraiser at Bulupi Primary School grounds in West Kabras Ward of Malava subcounty where millions of shillings were raised to support their businesses. The duo who were joined by other leaders among them Members of Parliament drawn from…
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Sibling rivalry, political witch hunt, and witchcraft are being pointed out as possible causes of the death of Malava United Democratic Alliance (UDA) aspirant Dr. Enock Andanje. The celebrated teacher collapsed and died during a widows’ empowerment function at Bulupi Primary School attended by President William Ruto’s aide Farouk Kibet and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia…