Orwoba out! Kingi declares nominated senator’s seat vacant

 Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba degazatted.  [Elvis Ogina, Standard] The Senate has declared the seat held by Gloria Orwoba vacant following her expulsion from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party. In a gazette notice dated Wednesday, May 21, Senate Speaker Amason Kingi confirmed the vacancy, effective immediately. This comes after UDA’s National Executive Committee ratified a decision…

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Martha Karua joins Besigye’s legal team in Uganda days after Tanzania deportation

People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua at a past event. PHOTO/@MarthaKarua/XPeople’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua has joined Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye’s legal team in a show of Pan-African solidarity, just days after she was deported from Tanzania. Karua arrived in Kampala on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, to support Besigye, who is…

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Lawyer Tina Alai faults politicians for TJRC report inaction

Tina Alai. PHOTO/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-alai-5237ab142/Human rights advocate Tina Alai has delivered a blistering critique of Kenya’s political establishment, accusing it of deliberately frustrating the implementation of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) report to protect powerful figures implicated in past atrocities. “There is no political will to implement the TJRC report because the perpetrators and the…

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Minister resigns after saying he gets rice free

Taku Eto, the agriculture minister who resigned after remarks about rice prices. PHOTO/Screengrab by K24 Digital of X video by @PhoenixTV_NewsJapan’s agriculture minister has resigned after saying he never buys rice because he gets it free, a remark that drew public fury in a country facing soaring food prices. Taku Etō’s resignation has added to…

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Sifuna slams Mudavadi for defending Suluhu

ODM secretary general Edwin Sifuna. PHOTO/@edwinsifuna/XNairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has criticised Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi for defending Tanzania President Samia Suluhu’s remarks on the conduct of Kenyan activists. This follows the deportation of the People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua and former Chief Justice (CJ)…

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Nyutu defends Gachagua over 2027 elections violence remarks

Murang’a Senator Joe Nyutu. PHOTO/@HonNyutu/X Murang’a Senator Joe Nyutu has become the latest politician in defense of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, who came under fire over his recent controversial remarks on election rigging and post-election violence. Gachagua, in a media interview on May 16, 2025, warned that electoral malpractice in the 2027 elections could lead to a…

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Kenya Secures Landmark Deal to Send Skilled Workers to Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man

A Jersey-based recruitment firm has signed a landmark agreement with the Kenyan government to streamline the hiring of Kenyan professionals into jobs across the UK Crown dependencies, marking a significant step in global labour mobility. GR8, a leading recruitment agency in the Channel Islands, entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kenya’s State Department…

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Boma Yangu Project Introduces Ksh300 Monthly Internet for Affordable Housing Residents

Huawei, in partnership with Zuku and the Boma Yangu initiative, has launched a groundbreaking high-speed internet service priced at just Ksh10 a day, or Ksh300 a month. The service specifically targets residents of Kenya’s affordable housing units, a key project under President William Ruto’s administration. This initiative seeks to close the digital gap by making…

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