Category: Politics
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Uhuru Kenyatta gov’t paid MPs Ksh.100K each to remove Duale as Majority Leader; Moses Kuria Former Gatundu South MP and ex-Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has sensationally repeated claims that the Uhuru Kenyatta administration paid Members of Parliament to oust then Garissa Township lawmaker, and now Health minister, Aden Duale as National Assembly Majority Leader in…
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Senators demand President Ruto be summoned over bribery allegations against MPs Senators demand President Ruto be summoned over bribery allegations against MPs. Senators have demanded that the National Assembly Speaker, Moses Wetang’ula and his Senate counterpart, Amason Kingi, summon President William Ruto to provide evidence to support his remarks alleging that legislators were engaged in…
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Fred Matiang’i has defended Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua’s claims of looting within the Kenya Kwanza government. Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has defended Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua’s claims of looting within the Kenya Kwanza government. Speaking on Tuesday, during a meeting with other opposition leaders ahead…
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President William Ruto has established a multi-agency team dedicated to combating corruption across all levels of government. President William Ruto has established a multi-agency team dedicated to combating corruption across all levels of government. In a statement released Tuesday, August 19, the President signed a proclamation creating the Multi-Agency Team on War Against Corruption (MAT).…
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Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba has sharply criticized a Nakuru nightclub after a viral video showed female bartenders dressed in school uniforms, sparking widespread outrage. Calling the incident a disturbing case of “normalizing child sexualization,” Wamuchomba condemned Space Next Door, the club at the center of the storm, which later issued a public apology. In a…
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Former Siaya County Assembly clerk Felix Isaac Olwero Siaya Governor James Orengo has expressed grief after former Siaya County Assembly clerk Felix Isaac Olwero was shot dead by police who mistook him for a suspect during a response to a reported break-in at his White House Resort in Seme, Kisumu County. Olwero, 50, who formerly…
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s party, Democratic Conservative Party (DCP), has announced a major peaceful procession to welcome him back to Kenya following his return from the United States. According to a statement issued by Cleophas Malala, the deputy party leader of DCP, Rigathi Gachagua is expected to jet into the country on Thursday, August 21,…
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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…
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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…
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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…