Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua claimed his sons did not initially support William Ruto’s bid for the presidency. Riggy G shared this revelation during a church service at Kaplong Deliverance Church in Sotik, Bomet County, on Sunday. He stated that the issue was so significant that when he suggested his family vote together, the decision was…
Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga has expressed his thoughts on the region’s voting decisions in the 2022 General Elections, questioning why they did not support Azimio leader Raila Odinga for the Presidency. Speaking during the burial of Jimmy Wanjigi’s father at Kianjoya in Nyeri County, Kahiga pondered the region’s choice not to elect Odinga. Mutahi Kahiga…
Narok County Senator Ledama Ole Kina has revealed his ambitious plans to eradicate corruption in the country should he take over the country’s leadership. In a statement shared via his official X account on Sunday, July 7, 2024, the outspoken senator highlighted that the country’s state of corruption is at an alarming rate as Ksh2…
President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto arrive at the Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Washington, D.C on May 22, 2024. [PCS] The President is grounded. His penchant for notching up air miles has been tamed thanks to political upheaval that threatens his tenure in office. For the first time in many months, President…
Uganda Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa waves the flag when the first oil shipment docked at the port of Mombasa on July 3, 2024 Following a deal signed between Nairobi and Kampala in May this year, Uganda is set to receive its first consignment of imported petroleum products through the port of Mombasa. This development marks…
Roots Party Leader George Luchiri Wajackoyah’s 2022 presidential running mate Justina Wamae has landed a state appointment. President William Ruto in a Gazette notice number 8437 dated July 5, 2024, appointed Wamae to an 18-member taskforce that he has established. According to the gazette notice, President Ruto has established the presidential taskforce on addressing human…
Jocinter Anyango, mother to 12-year-old Kennedy Onyango who was shot during demos in Rongai mourns as they wait for an autopsy report at Ongata Rongai Sub-County mortuary on July 01, 2024. [Denish Ochieng, Standard] The burial of Kennedy Onyango, a boy who was shot in Ongata Rongai during the anti-Finance Bill protests on Saturday aborted after two families…
Businesswoman-cum politician Millicent Omanga has backed Roads, Transport, and Public Works Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen’s calls for lifestyle audit of public officers. Omanga through her official X account on Saturday, July 6, 2024, said that the lifestyle audit should be conducted as soon as possible. Omanga on lifestyle audit Omanga in her response to Murkomen’s…
Law Society of Kenya Faith Odhiambo flanked by other society’s officials addressed the press on May 13, 2024. [Denish Ochieng, Standard] Law Society of Kenya President Faith Odhiambo will not be party to the newly gazetted presidential taskforce on forensic audit of public debt. LSK, in a statement on Saturday, July 6 averred that the said task force…
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has unequivocally stated his readiness to step down if President William Ruto decides to dissolve the Cabinet, responding to calls from Senators advocating for a reshuffle to tackle national challenges. “If the jury says that Moses Kuria has to go home, I will be the first to say yes…
By OTIENO OTIENO The youth-led anti-tax protests that shook Kenya in the last two weeks of June appeared to have been finally contained, after President William Ruto withdrew the controversial Finance Bill and offered to engage the youth in talks, easing concerns about the situation degenerating into a full-scale revolution. In the streets of Nairobi,…
President William Ruto has said the Government will cut the budget by Ksh 177 billion and borrow the difference of Ksh 346 billion. He said the borrowed funds will be used to finance critical government services. “They include hiring of Junior Secondary School intern teachers and medical interns, funding the milk stabilisation programme for our…
President William Ruto during a press briefing at State House where he announced further austerity measures taken by the government. [PCS] There is panic and anxiety among government officials after President William Ruto announced a raft of radical changes to accommodate demands by the youth that he reorganises his government. In one fell swoop, the President rendered…
President William Ruto has admitted that several members of his team have displayed arrogance and has apologized on behalf of some. During an X-spaces session on Friday, July 5, 2024, Ruto addressed concerns raised by netizens, acknowledging the inappropriate behaviour exhibited by some officials. Ruto on Karen Nyamu Ruto revealed that he had taken time…
President William Ruto has promised action on a range of concerns raised by Kenyans, including the behavior of certain leaders and officials in the government. Speaking during an engagement with Kenyans on X space, the head of state revealed that he has on several occasions held sit-downs with nominated Senator Karen Nyamu and Majority Leader…