Category: Politics
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…