How State is using NIS to gauge public opinion

Director General National Intelligence Service (NIS) Noordin Haji. [File, Standard] In a move to gauge the nation’s political temperatures, The Standard has learned that the Kenya Kwanza administration has turned to the National Intelligence Service (NIS) to conduct a nationwide public opinion. This strategy is said to be part of efforts to salvage the waning trust…

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Kipchumba Murkomen Says William Ruto Is Criticized Because Of His Ethnicity: “I See It's Unfair”

Sports Minister Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen defended President William Ruto, accusing critics of focusing on ethnicity instead of his leadership performance Murkomen expressed dismay at comparisons of Ruto to past presidents, claiming critics unfairly focused on his ethnicity instead of the truth He encouraged fair criticism, comparing Ruto's early years with those of past presidents, highlighting…

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Kenyan Newspapers: The Government Launches a Program to Find Jobs Abroad for Thousands of Unemployed Teachers

On Saturday, December 7, local newspapers reported extensively on the consolidation of political movements in the country, including President William Ruto's new plot to take over the political foundations of Raila Odinga amid conflict in the vote-rich Mount Kenya region. Kenyan newspaper headlines for Saturday, December 7. Photo/screen: Saturday Nation, The Saturday Standard, Taifa Leo…

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Kenyan Newspapers Friday: List of Governors Who Don't Want to Use Public Money for Development

On Friday, December 6, Kenyan newspapers published a report by the Comptroller of the Budget, Margaret Nyakang'o, which exposed governors who spent public money in non-priority areas. Newspapers also reported that the former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua launched an attack against Mount Kenya Members of Parliament (MPs) who supported his motion to be removed from…

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William Ruto Appoints Jaguar, Rehema Jaldesa and Gives High Salary Jobs in Government

On Thursday, December 5, President William Ruto appointed the chairmen and members of several independent commissions According to the government gazette notice, the appointment is subject to the approval required by Parliament Former Isiolo women's representative, Rehema Dida Jaldes, was appointed as the chairperson of the National Commission on Gender and Equality Nairobi – President…

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