Category: Politics

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2,073 total views, no views today BY ANN MUNENE,NAIROBI,22ND JUNE 2019- A section of Jubilee members of parliament have asked  the Party’s Secretary General Raphael Tuju to either resign or be sacked.They accuse Tuju of  allegedly fueling division within the ruling party. The Mps who are allied to Deputy President William Ruto’s faction dubbed ‘tanga tanga’ claim Tuju was a key member of the ‘Stop Ruto movement’. The legislators cited an audio clip doing rounds on social media, featuring voices suspected to be those of Tuju and Kiambu politician George Nyanja. “We…

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2,176 total views, no views today BY  DPPS, MUKURWEINI, Kenya, Jun 15 – The Opposition politicians seeking  presidential endorsement   in 2022 by President Uhuru Kenyatta  should   first join the Jubilee Party.This is according to a section of Jubilee party members from Central region. The legislatures , however, noted that joining Jubilee would not be a sufficient condition to getting the party’s presidential ticket. They said every candidate would have to be exposed to stiff competition that is informed by his or her ideas and development record. Speaking on Saturday in Mukurweini, Nyeri…

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1,413 total views, 2 views today BY KORIR JUMA/CORRESPONDENT,KITUI,9TH  JUNE,2019-Baringo Senator Gideon Moi says he is ready to work with Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka for the sake of a united,cohesive and stable Kenya. Speaking at a fundraiser in Kitui Muthale parish on Sunday upon the invitation of his friend Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua, Moi said Kalonzo is a man of integrity and he wouldn’t mind working with him. “Kalonzo you are like-minded, a man of integrity and I respect you for that and those are the people we can work together,” said…

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573 total views, no views today BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,25TH MAY,2019-Opposition leader Raila Odinga has defended Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i on the allegations linking him to the fake gold scandal.  The opposition leader spoke about this during the burial of Gusii medic David Ombati in Kitutu Chache North in Kisii County on Friday. Raila said that they  President Uhuru Kenyatta and himself  decided to give the Interior docket to Matiang’i because they trust he will deal with corrupt leaders accordingly. “Matiang’i is doing a great job. He worked in my office when…

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1,812 total views, no views today BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,17TH MARCH 2019-The Deputy President William Ruto and his allies  have been warned to keep off ODM leader Raila Odinga and desist from unwarranted  attacks directed at him.The warning has come from Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) legislators who says they will not allow. Addressing the press on Sunday,the lawmakers led by Party Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna, they accused Ruto  of being against the fight against corruption and discontented with the March 9, 2018 handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Mr. Odinga. “The handshake was…

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1,876 total views, no views today BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,9TH MARCH 2091-Opposition leader Raila Odinga has refuted claims that his handshake with President Uhuru Kenyatta, is engineered to divide the Jubilee Party. While speaking in Kilifi on Saturday the Deputy president who not been happy since the two leaders agreed to bury their differences and unite Kenyans said Odinga was keen in bringing the ruling party down. “Raila is not in jubilee, he does not join jubilee meetings and I am not in Cabinet,” Odinga said on Saturday at Serena Hotel, Nairobi…

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1,195 total views, no views today By DPPS, NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 27 – Deputy President William Ruto says Kenyans need not to be anxious about the ongoing political events in the country. He said Kenya is past the politics that is based on individuals and ethnicity. Speaking at the Enchorro Emuny Presbyterian Church of East Africa in Ngong, Kajiado County today, the Deputy President said leaders should embrace the kind of politics that is founded on issues of development. “We are past the elections period. This is not the time to talk about…

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1,149 total views, no views today BY CORRESPONDENT,BONDO,20TH JAN 2019-Nyamira ACK Church in Bondo was a beehive of activities on Sunday after the family of Kenya’s first Vice President Jaramogi Oginga Odinga held a special commemorative service to mark 25 years since his death which occurred on January 20, 1994. After the service the family member among them Jaramogi’s son Raila Odinga and leaders present proceeded to the Jaramaogi Oginga Odinga Mausoleum where they llaid the wreath. Among key figures at that event was Mr Muhoho Kenyatta, the President’s younger brother…

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