On Thursday, February 27, daily newspapers published news about Kenya's political change, focusing on the possibility of President William Ruto's cooperation with the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Source: UGC
1. Daily Nation
The newspaper reported that two bodies have been found in the search and rescue efforts of more than 20 lost Kenyans, efforts that began on Ethiopia more than 96 hours after a border attack in Todonyang, the Kenyan and Ethiopian border region.
The attack is allegedly carried out by Dassanech militants from Ethiopia.
This follows the Kenyan search and rescue team to be officially allowed to enter Ethiopia to hunt for lost citizens, Interior Minister and National Administration Kipchumba Murkomen said on Wednesday evening.
He noted that poor communications in the Ethiopian side are “hampering search and rescue efforts.”
Until yesterday, when Ethiopia granted official approval, Kenyan authorities had not been allowed to arrive at the scene, despite being confirmed that more than 20 Kenyans had been lost following the border attack.
In Todonyang, the Minister of Home Affairs ordered the formation of a team led by the Commissioner of the Rift Basin Abdi Hassan to negotiate with Ethiopian authorities and facilitate peace.
2. Nation today
According to the Swahili newspaper, Kenyan politics is expected to take a new direction next week, in which the President William Ruto And Raila Odinga are expected to announce their cooperation and form a coalition government.
Raila embarked on an official visit to his political strongholds, saying he was consulting with his supporters about the political stream he should take towards 2027.
However, reports from those who attend his meetings Kisumu And Mombasa's small palace suggests that the former prime minister has officially resolved to join the Ruto government.
Some of the young men who attended a private meeting with Raila in Kisumu said that the veteran leader urged them to support his cooperation with Ruto, citing the benefits of development.
“We had a meeting with Father (Raila), where he told us to prepare for the launch of his partnership with Ruto next week. Said one young man who participated in the meeting.
According to the circles, Raila has come to join the Ruto government and is ready to begin the task of eliminating some government policies that are hurting Kenyans.
It is also alleged that Raila has persuaded Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang 'Nyong'o, who attended the meeting, about his reasons for joining the government Kenya first.
Nyong'o and Siaya Governor James Orengo are among the closest Raila's critics who criticized the government, despite some ODM members being given the ministers.
Reports indicate that Siaya Senator Oburu Oginga, who is Raila's brother, was involved in negotiations that led to the agreement.
Although the full details of the agreement are still confidential, sources indicate that the president is expected to make changes to his cabinet to create more space for ODM members.
“The number of ministers from Mount Kenya will be reduced,” The circles told the Nation Today, adding that the people of Raila would be allocated many ministers.
3. The Standard
The newspaper reported that former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said he was planning a strategic plan to oust Ruto in the next election.
Gachagua also advised Raila to choose the side of the history he wants to be. Speaking at his Karen, Nairobi residence, Gachagua said the opposition would put the Kenyan government first on the balance.
Gachagua organized a meeting with Kamba language radio stations and announced that Raila was welcome to work with the opposition. However, he said the opposition would continue to move forward even if Raila decided to stay with Ruto.
The former DP said opposition leaders are currently working to unite Kenyans towards 2027 and develop a political strategy they will submit to the public to end Ruto's leadership.
4. The Star
According to the newspaper, the Auditor General, Nancy Gathungu, has revealed a great deal of ethnicity in the office of the Deputy President's office during the GLACE Leadership.
In his financial audit report for 2023/24, Gathungu noted that 66 percent of Gachagua's staff, in his Karen residence and the Harambee House Annex office, came from only one community.
The law states that no public institution should contain more than 30 % of employees from the same community.
According to the report, Gachagua's office had a total of 542 workers, of which 249 belonged to the same tribe. However, the report did not disclose the name of the tribe that dominated those jobs.
Ethnicity was among the allegations cited in the move to demand that Gachagua be ousted from the National Assembly and the Senate.
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