Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a leftist politician, is leading Sri Lanka’s presidential election. The election on Saturday is the first to be held since mass protests unseated the country’s leader, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in 2022 after the country suffered its worst economic crisis. Dissanayake promised voters tough anti-corruption measures and good governance – messages that have resonated…
President William Ruto led Kenyan police troops in Haiti on Saturday, September 21, 2024, in a prayer and worship session as he toured the Caribbean country for the first time since he flagged off the officers to the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS). Ruto in Haiti State House spokesperson Hussein Mohamed in a statement shared…
The ongoing reforms in coffee and tea subsectors are bearing fruit as farmers earn more money, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said. Gachagua attributed this to the Government-driven reforms and interventions, small scale farmers have also been able to raise concerns over operational and overhead costs of their respective trading entities resulting in increasing transparency…
When the United Nations was born in June 1945, only 51 of today’s 193 Member States were at the table in San Francisco to craft the architecture of multilateralism. The deep challenges we face are universal and universal challenges demand universal approaches and actions. The United Nations is still the only forum where this can…
President William Ruto during, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi after a press conference at State House Nairobi. [PCS] It is official. President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua have severed ties and the camaraderie they once enjoyed is dead. The duo has not been on talking terms since September 1. The…
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called on political leaders to shun politics and focus on service delivery instead. At the same time, Gachagua told off his critics and said he will continue working with all leaders irrespective of political parties affiliation or region in pursuit of development. Asking the people of Mt Kenya to remain…
Deputy President William Ruto in Machakos town. Ukambani region stands out as one of the political regions that are highly disgruntled with President William Ruto and his Kenya Kwanza administration. The president appears to be losing his grip on the lower Eastern region, at least going by the recent political developments where his key allies…
By ABDULKADIR KHALIF Somalia’s move to invite Egyptian troops on its soil is playing out in differences between Mogadishu and its federal states, in what could derail the country’s focus on security needs. On Wednesday, hundreds of people in Waajid, the second major town in Bakol region in South West State (SWS) of Somalia protested…
Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga has delivered a sharp rebuke to Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, urging him to focus on his responsibilities and stop lamenting. Speaking publicly on Saturday, September 21, 2024, Wanga stressed that both the president and deputy president must take their roles seriously and focus on the duties assigned to them by…
President William Ruto during the 20th Anniversary of NG-CDF Celebrations at Sfari Park Hotel in Nairobi on May 3, 2024. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Members of Parliament suffered a major blow after the High Court withdrew the billions they use for development and other purposes in their constituencies. High Court judges Kanyi Kimondo and Roselyn Aburili declared that…
By NELSON NATURINDA Yoweri Museveni’s date of birth was always a subject of debate due to a lack of records. Then his family landed on September 15 as the month he was brought to this earth some 80 years ago. Now an octogenarian, he plays fit-as-fiddle, sometimes appearing in short videos doing press-ups. And this…
By OTIENO OTIENO When in July Kenyan president William Ruto nominated five members of the opposition party ODM to his reconstituted Cabinet, he was widely seen as ceding ground to Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in their battle to control the politics of the populous Mt Kenya region. ODM is led by Raila Odinga, the country’s…
Morara Kebaso has promised to refund the money sent to him by Kenyans following his request for financial assistance to aid his activism against the Kenya Kwanza government. The vocal anti-William Ruto activist says he has decided to end his campaign after some branded him a conman adding that it is time to end his…
The head of Presidential Special Projects and Creative Economy Dennis Itumbi has come out to set the record straight hours after Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua revealed that he was removed from President William Ruto’s diary WhatsApp group. In a statement on Saturday, September 21, 2024, Itumbi explained that the said WhatsApp group was deleted permanently…
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Friday conducted an extensive tour of Nairobi’s downtown, engaging with small-scale traders and the public to discuss issues affecting their businesses and working environment. Accompanied by several politicians and leaders of traders’ groups, Gachagua visited key markets including Marikiti, Muthurwa, Gikomba, and Nyamakima, as well as the OTC and Tea…