Today’s parliamentary group meeting of the Azimio la Umoja Coalition was chaired by their leader Raila Odinga, Opposition leader Raila Odinga has announced a halt to the planned national dialogue process, presenting a new set of demands to the government. In a statement on Sunday, Odinga stressed the need for justice to be prioritized before…
Embakasi East Constituency Member of Parliament has demanded for an introduction of free secondary school education. Babu Owino through his official X account on Sunday, July 21, 2024, said nullifying of school fees for first year students placed in universities by Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) was not enough. Babu Owino on…
President William Ruto during a press briefing where he nominated new Cabinet Secretaries and Attorney General at State House, Nairobi. He is flagged by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. [PCS] In the wake of dissent emanating from President William Ruto’s choice of his first batch of Cabinet nominees, the Head of State…
On Wednesday, President William Ruto appointed Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi as acting Cabinet Secretary across all 21 ministries. The decision, announced in a gazette notice dated July 11, 2024, came after the dismissal of all cabinet secretaries and the Attorney General. “The gazette notice dated July 11 assigns Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi, E.G.H., as the…
President William Ruto’s nominee for the position of Attorney General Rebecca Miano has expressed her gratitude for being among the six cabinet secretaries retained in the new broad-based government. In a statement on Sunday, July 21, 2024, Miano said this was the time to remain grateful and courageous, as she is poised to become the…
Civil Society Organizations in Kenya led by Kenya Human Rights Commission Board member Wanjiku Gikonyo(left), Inuka-Kenya ni Sisi! Kawive Wambua (centre) and Transparency International-Kenya Executive Director Sheila Masinde(right) address the media at Ufungamano House in Nairobi on July 20, 2024 where they differed with the new Cabinet Secretaries appointment warning to move to court to…
A recent Politrack Africa survey shows that most Kenyans want President William Ruto to reappoint seven former Cabinet Secretaries (CS) dismissed on July 11, 2024. Among those favored for reinstatement are former Interior CS Kithure Kindiki and Defence CS Aden Duale, who both received high approval ratings for their competence and alignment with public interests….
Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei. [Courtesy] Civic organisations have denied government claims that they are funding protests, saying their financial reports and activities are accessible to the State. Distancing themselves from the allegations of fuelling violence in the country, the over 20 civil society organisations (CSOs) maintained that the demonstrations are fuelled by President William Ruto’s…
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged Kenyans to focus on the positive development achievements of the Ruto Administration, even amidst criticism. Speaking in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, during the Consecration and Installation of Regional Bishop Samuel Karimi at the Pentecostal Evangelistic Fellowship of Africa (PEFA) Church, Gachagua highlighted the government’s efforts to rebuild the economy and…
By LUKE ANAMI Kenyan President William Ruto this week threatened to pull the country out of the Arusha-based African Court on People’s and Human Rights (ACPHR) over the pressure by residents of a part of the Rift Valley region to be allowed to occupy forest land despite caveats blocking such use. A minority community, Ogiek,…
Azimio leaders; Kalonzo Musyoka (centre), Eugene Wamalwa and Jeremiah Kioni, among others, speak after the coalition’s NEC sessions on July 19, 2024. [File, Standard] Some members of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party on Friday said they have no plans of joining Kenya Kwanza’s proposed broad-based government of national unity. Led by Wiper…
By REUTERS Turkey is set to send navy support to Somali waters after the two countries agreed Ankara will send an exploration vessel off the coast of Somalia to prospect for oil and gas. President Tayyip Erdogan submitted a motion to the Turkish parliament late on Friday, seeking authorisation for the deployment of Turkish military…
Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga’s lawyer Paul Mwangi has said that it is hypocritical to ignore the demands raised by Generation Z (Gen Zs). Mwangi through his official X account on Saturday, July 20, 2024, said that he is saddened by the way the older generations talk about the new…
An international charitable nongovernmental organization has honored over 20 Kenyans for their exemplary humanitarian work to change the socio-economic well-being of this nation. Among individuals recognized include the National Heroes Council Chief Executive Officer Charles Wambia and Narok County First Lady Dr Agnes Ntutu for impacting positive change in the country….
President William Ruto chairs a special Cabinet meeting at State House, Nairobi, July 4, 2024. [PCS] Under as much scrutiny as he can be, President William Ruto is desperate to turn the heat away from him. On Friday, Ruto announced the first 11 members of his Cabinet. He hinted that he would cede the other…