The newspapers on Tuesday, January 14, reported on various topics including politics, with reports emerging that former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua may join forces with Trans Nzoia governor George Natembeya in a coalition against President William Ruto.
Source: UGC
Elsewhere, Public Service Minister Justine Muturi revealed that she is not afraid of being sacked by the government after her outburst on Sunday, January 12.
1. Nation Today
The political collaboration between former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua and Trans Nzoia governor George Natembeya is taking off.
In an interview, Natembeya said he will continue to cooperate with the Mount Kenya area politically as he is promoted in the administration of the area due to the influence of the people of the area.
He explained that people such as former presidents Mwai Kibaki and Uhuru Kenyattaformer head of Public Service Francis Kimemia and the president's adviser on security issues Monica Juma, helped him climb the ladder from a low-level official to become the head of the Rift Valley region. .
“If someone believes that I should be the enemy of someone from Mount Kenya because of his differences, let him know that he is daydreaming,” he said.
The governor saw that government supporters are waging a political war against him, to the point of planning a motion to fire him due to his relationship with Gachagua, and his decision to continue defaming the President's administration William Ruto.
“They want to fire me because of my political position. Continue with those plans because it will give me a good chance to go to the grassroots to defend the interests of the public, collaborating with Gachagua and other patriots,” he said.
Natembeya claimed that the leader of the majority in the National Assembly, Kimani Ichung'wah, was one of the main sponsors of the plot to remove him from office.
However, he dismissed the Kikuyu MP saying “he talks carelessly and has no wisdom”.
Ichung'wah had accused Natembeya of playing a saint by accusing the government of kidnapping, yet he managed them during his tenure as Rift Valley county commissioner.
Natembeya, who was elected on the ticket of the Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K), has been encouraging the unity of the Western Kenya region, while criticizing the regional leaders, Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi, for saying . not helping to develop the area despite serving in subsequent governments.
2. Daily Nation
The newspaper reported on the Minister of Public Service Justin Muturi stay high even after defaming the government he serves.
He told the newspaper Daily Nation that he is not afraid of being fired.
“What fear?” he told this newspaper if he is afraid when asked, adding that he has put his faith in God if Ruto decides to fire him.
The minister had raised concerns that more than six months after his son Leslie Muturi was tortured by unknown kidnappers.
In the newspaper on Sunday, January 12, Muturi strongly denounced the cases of kidnapping, seeming to condemn the state of responsibility.
He called for the immediate arrest of those involved in the kidnapping of Kenyan youth since June 2024.
The Public Service Minister said the series of kidnappings has not been controlled under the administration of President William Ruto, and the vice president should be stopped.
He noted that he is still suffering from the emotional turmoil his family faced after his son's disappearance in June 2024.
The former speaker of the National Assembly said that despite being the Attorney General at the time and having a relationship with the national intelligence department, he never got information about the abduction of Leslie.
Muturi pointed out that the silence from the government has removed the public's confidence in the security agencies and those involved should be arrested.
Therefore, he wanted national security to reveal information about how many youths have been taken by kidnappers, how many have been released, and how many are missing.
3. People Daily
4. The Standard
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