Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Friday, September 20, 2024, begged President William Ruto to let him complete the remainder of his term amid plans for his impeachment. Speaking during a live TV show, Gachagua urged Ruto to keep his end of the bargain in their 2022 pact. “Please allow me to work for the remaining…
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua addressing Catholic faithful during church service and a fundraiser at Sacred Heart Endarasha Catholic Church in Kieni, Nyeri County on May 19, 2024. [DPCS] Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was on Friday on the warpath as he blasted his persecutors whom he accused of plotting to impeach him. Gachagua, who came out with guns…
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has revealed that President William Ruto’s name has been mentioned in meetings where plans for his impeachment are being discussed. In an interview on Citizen TV, Gachagua was asked whether the President was aware of these meetings. Gachagua’s response He responded by saying that those attending the meetings often claim that…
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. [PCS] Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has revealed that he was removed from the President’s official WhatsApp group, “The President’s Diary,” a platform essential for coordinating his schedule with the President’s engagements. Gachagua claims that this exclusion, which also affected his Chief of Staff and Private Secretary, has left them in the…
By NDI EUGENE NDI Cameroon is battling devastating floods as the country’s President Paul Biya, still broad on a trip he began two weeks ago, tasked officials to address the dire humanitarian crisis. Some 20 people have died and 236,000 others displaced in the Far North region, according to the UN Office for the Coordination…
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has vowed not to keep quiet about what he describes as underhand dealings to remove him from office. In a televised interview on Citizen TV on Friday night September 20, 2024, Gachagua, the country’s second-in-command, declared that his rally in Nairobi today marks the beginning of many more to come, as…
By Garang Malak By FRED OLUOCH South Sudan’s transitional government may face a legitimacy question as it starts an extended term of government, the result of failed plans to organise elections initially meant for December this year. The reality check emerged this week as Juba’s development partners, who had offered guarantees to the 2018 peace…
President William Ruto is set to depart tonight for the United States to attend the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The annual global forum brings together world leaders to address critical international issues, with a focus this year on sustainable development, global governance, and climate action. At UNGA,…
When hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon exploded almost simultaneously on September 17, it began a series of unprecedented events in the Middle East. Twelve people were killed and over 2,000 wounded. A second wave of explosions took place the following day, this time through walkie-talkies. The explosions killed a further 20…
PHOTO | BBC The Taiwanese government has said components in thousands of pagers used by the armed group Hezbollah that exploded in Lebanon earlier this week were not made on the island. The comments come after Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said it did not make the devices used in the attack. The Lebanese government says…
The government has introduced reforms to enhance the protection and preparedness of Kenyans seeking employment abroad. These reforms, aimed at streamlining the recruitment and deployment process, were developed in consultation with both local and international stakeholders. Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua announced that new employment agencies will be required to pay Ksh 500,000 for a…
Over 2,000 Njuri Ncheke elders from Meru have endorsed Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof. Kithure Kindiki as the new leader of the Mt. Kenya region. During a gathering at their sacred shrine in Ncheru, Tigania West, Meru County, the elders announced their decision to cut ties with Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, expressing confidence in Kindiki as…
By Garang Malak South Sudan is encouraging civil servants to take their pay electronically, testing a new move that could also challenge the country’s available infrastructure for a cashless economy. The proposal had been mooted two months ago, but officials this week formally released a circular asking that transactions such as salaries for civil servants…
By REUTERS International guarantors of South Sudan’s peace process said the transitional government’s postponement of elections due in December was disappointing and showed its failure to implement a 2018 peace plan. Last Friday, South Sudan President Salva Kiir’s office announced an extension of the transitional period by two years and postponed elections for a second time following…
By REUTERS Turkey aims to meet separately with Somalia and Ethiopia as part of its efforts to resolve a dispute between the sides over a deal that Ethiopia agreed to lease a stretch of coastline from Somaliland, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday. Turkey has so far hosted two rounds of meetings between the East African…