President William Ruto, Siaya Governor James Orengo and Senator Oburu Oginga during a meeting at State House, Nairobi. [PCS] A meeting between President William Ruto and Siaya Governor James Orengo yielded pledges for multi-billion-shilling investments, bringing to the fore Kenya’s brand of politics, which has historically pegged development on political patronage. It is a cancer…
National Assembly Committee on Regional Integration Chairperson Irene Mayaka. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/ParliamentKEMembers of Parliament (MPs) from the National Assembly’s Regional Integration Committee have pledged to push for legislative solutions to long-standing trade and logistics challenges after a fact-finding visit to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in Mombasa. Led by Committee Chairperson Irene Mayaka, the MPs toured key…
Rigathi Gachagua addresses supporters during the launch of the Democracy for the Citizens Party in Lavington, Nairobi, on Thursday, May 15, 2025. PHOTO/@rigathi/xFormer deputy president Rigathi Gachagua’s Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) has launched a contest that will see Kenyan youth battle it out for a Ksh100,000 reward. Taking to their official X account…
Mugirango South MP Silvanus Osoro speaking in Kangundo on June 7, 2025. PHOTO/https://web.facebook.com/photo?fbid=24196538193276696&set=pcb.24196541853276330South Mugirango Member of Parliament (MP) Silvanus Osoro has stated that the leader of the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), Rigathi Gachagua, is not fit to be president of the Republic of Kenya. Speaking in Kangundo, Kajiado County, on Saturday, June 7,…
Opposition leaders led by Kalonzo Musyoka and Rigathi Gachagua (DCP) address locals in Voi, Taita Taveta county on Saturday. [@rigathi, X] Opposition leaders led by Kalonzo Musyoka and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua have claimed they are ready to dislodge President William Ruto from power in 2027. Under their ‘One Term Movement’ slogan, the opposition…
DCP interim deputy party leader Cleophas Malala addressing a crowd in Voi on June 7, 2025. PHOTO/@Cleophasmalala/XThe Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) interim deputy party leader, Cleophas Malala, has stated that President William Ruto will not rig the 2027 general elections. He made the remarks during a stopover in Voi, Taita Taveta County, during…
Rigathi Gachagua speaks during a visit to Kibwezi on June 6, 2025. PHOTO/@rigathi/XFormer Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka have vowed to select a fresh face from their opposition coalition to run for Mombasa’s governor in the 2027 elections, accusing ODM’s Raila Odinga of exploiting coastal voters for his own gain. Speaking…
Former DP Rigathi Gachagua shakes hands with Kalonzo. PHOTO/@rigathi/XFormer Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has justified the union with Wiper Democratic Movement Leader, Kalonzo Musyoka, terming it a coming together of the victims of political manipulations and deceit from the principals in the broad-based government. Speaking during the opposition tour in Mazeras, Kilifi County, on Saturday,…
Mumias East MP Peter Sasya addressing a crowd at a rally in Kakamega town on June 7, 2025. PHOTO/@pksalasya/XMumias East Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Salsya has boasted of winning Kenyans’ hearts by pulling crowds to his rallies without spending money. Addressing a rally in Kakamega town during his homecoming stopover on Saturday, June 7,…
Roseline Kathure Njogu – the Principal Secretary, State Department for Diaspora Affairs. PHOTO/@Diaspora_KE/XThe government has opened a new overseas employment pathway for healthcare professionals, announcing a fresh batch of job opportunities in Jersey Island for qualified pharmacy practitioners. The move is part of a broader strategy to strengthen labour migration frameworks and provide structured international…
Former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mihika Linturi. speaking during a past function PHOTO/@mithika_Linturi/XIn a bold and controversial statement, former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary and Meru Senator Mithika Linturi has compared President William Ruto’s government to the notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. “Ile siasa ambayo Mweshimiwa Ruto anachezea nchi hii, ni siasa ambayo unaeza kusoma kwa kitabu…
COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli. [Benard Orwongo, Standard] The Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Kenya) has distanced itself from a controversy surrounding the Affordable Housing regulations, accusing Housing Principal Secretary Charles Hinga of making misleading claims about its role in the formulation process. In a statement dated June 6, COTU dismissed the assertion that it was consulted…
Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka at a past event. PHOTO/@RichardOnyonka_/XKisii County Senator Richard Onyonka has issued a call to Kenya’s youth, particularly Gen Z, to rise up and help save the country from what he described as a regime of impunity. Speaking on Saturday, June 7, 2025, during an opposition-led rally in Voi, Taita Taveta County,…
COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli at a past event. PHOTO/@AtwoliDza/XThe Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Kenya) has raised the alarm over what it terms as the misappropriation of the Affordable Housing Levy, warning that redirecting workers’ contributions to non-housing projects threatens to derail the programme’s core objective. Speaking on Saturday, June 7, 2025, COTU Secretary General…
Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka addresses a public rally. PHOTO/@skmusyoka/XThe opposition troop, led by Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and former Deputy President Kalonzo Musyoka, is set to take their unity popularisation campaign to the coastal region on Saturday, June 7, 2025. This marks day two of what they term a unity for popularisation campaign….