Category: Politics
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Laikipia East MP Mwangi Kiunjuri has called on leaders from the Mt Kenya region to stop engaging in insults and divisive politics, urging them instead to focus on addressing issues that directly affect citizens. Speaking during two fundraising events in Nyandarua County, Kiunjuri emphasized the need for unity and development-driven leadership. Accompanied by Laikipia West…
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Former Member of the Busia County Assembly and 2027 Teso North Member of the National Assembly aspirant Ichasi Imwene has vehemently opposed the planned inauguration of area Member of Parliament as the spokesperson of the Iteso in the whole of Kenya. Addressing mourners during the burial service of Mama Colleta Amentonono Imutuan, 67, at Kidek…
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(Reuters) – South Sudan’s opposition has accused the government of trying to enforce “authoritarian control and one-tribe rule” after First Vice President Riek Machar was charged, opens new tab with orchestrating militia attacks and suspended from his role. Machar’s SPLM-IO party rejected the charges against him and 20 others which included murder, treason and crimes against humanity…
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(Reuters) – An unlikely alliance of Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress is pushing to address expiring Obamacare health tax credits in upcoming legislation to keep the government funded past September 30. The move could give Senate Democrats something to present to their voters as a rare win at a time Republicans control both…
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Former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s party, Jubilee, has thrown its weight behind the opposition candidate in the Mbeere North parliamentary by-election, a contest that is shaping up to be tightly fought. Jubilee Party announced on Friday that it would not field a candidate in the constituency, located in Embu County, but would instead channel its efforts…
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A funeral ceremony in Kisii turned chaotic after a physical confrontation erupted between two Members of Parliament over remarks made about President William Ruto. The incident involved Kitutu Chache North MP Japheth Nyakundi, affiliated with the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), and Kitutu Chache South MP Anthony Kibagendi of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). Tensions flared…
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(Reuters) – Taiwan’s top China policymaker warned in Washington on Friday that China was preparing for war to retake the island and if Taiwan were to fall it would cause a “domino effect” in the region that would threaten the security of the United States. Chiu Chui-cheng, the cabinet-ranked head of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council, told the Washington-based Heritage…
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Isiolo Governor Abdi Hassan Guyo. (Photo: Isiolo County Government) Isiolo leaders have made a strong appeal for peace and tolerance, urging residents to set aside political divisions that have rocked the county since the failed impeachment of Governor Abdi Ibrahim Guyo. During the “Isiolo Pamoja” rally held at the town’s CBD on Thursday , Governor…
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Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi. (Photo: Musalia Mudavadi/X) Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi has urged the global community to provide predictable and sustained support for Kenya’s peacekeeping operations in Somalia and Haiti. Speaking during Thursday’s quarterly briefing to the diplomatic corps, Mudavadi stressed…
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South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayarditat a past event. (Photo: File/REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri) South Sudan’s fragile political balance shifted into crisis on Thursday night after President Salva Kiir suspended his longtime rival, First Vice President Riek Machar, alongside Petroleum Minister Puot Kang Chuol. The move came just hours after the two opposition leaders were formally charged…