An image of Natembeya while in court. PHOTO//@GeorgeNatembeya/XAfter spending a night in custody following his dramatic arrest at his Milimani home in Trans Nzoia, Governor George Natembeya on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, presented himself at the Milimani Law Courts, where he is expected to be formally charged. Key opposition leaders, led by his party leader…
President William Ruto walked into Mukuru Kwa Njenga on Tuesday morning determined to change the week’s political script. Flanked by construction workers in hard-hats, the Head of State handed 1,080 families their keys and declared the moment “a special day and the most consequential day in my political career.” The new tenants are the first…
People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua at a past function. PHOTO/@PLPartyKenya/XPeople’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua has successfully travelled to Uganda to attend opposition leader Kizza Besigye’s court case, just days after being denied entry into Tanzania. Taking to her X account on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, the opposition leader confirmed her presence…
Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) Deputy Party Leader at a past address. PHOTO/@Cleophasmalala/X Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) Deputy Party Leader Cleophas Malala has accused the police of abandoning their constitutional duty and instead being used as a tool to intimidate those in the opposition. Speaking during an interview with K24 TV, Malala claimed that…
Embakasi North MP James Gakuya at a past event. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064363642451Embakasi North MP James Gakuya has called for a postponement of the next general elections to ensure proper reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), amid an ongoing legal challenge to the nomination process. Speaking on a local media station on May 20, 2025,…
Irungu Nyakera speaking at a past event. PHOTO/@wnyakera/XFormer Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) Board Chairman Irungu Nyakera has criticised the government’s affordable housing program. In a statement on X on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, Nyakera stated that housing is not a priority for most Kenyans, according to recent studies. “While UDA’s affordable housing programs aim…
AP 20th May, 2025 09:28 AM American flag on pole under blue sky during daytime. Image used for representational purposes only. PHOTO/Pexels The United States on Monday sent 68 immigrants from Honduras and Colombia back to their countries, the first government-funded flight of what the Trump administration is calling voluntary deportations. In the northern…
Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba. PHOTO/@gloria_orwoba/X Just hours after her expulsion from the UDA party, a move that effectively ends her nomination, Senator Gloria Orwoba took to social media on Monday, May 19, 2025, to address her supporters in Bobasi Constituency. Speaking to them in vernacular, she urged them to remain calm and not to be…
Peter Kaluma. PHOTO/@K24Tv/XHoma Bay town Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Kaluma has criticised former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) slogans. In a statement on X on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, Kaluma stated that DCP’s slogans only find space in Kenyan politics when the head of state is not from the…
KNA 20th May, 2025 07:57 AM A poster from the femicide march in Kenya. PHOTO/@RemyGitonga/XThe national government’s campaign to combat gender-based violence (GBV), including the rising cases of femicide, has entered its second week with intensified public engagement across the country. Spearheaded by the State Department for Gender, the initiative seeks to strengthen Kenya’s…
Former Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu speaking on May 18, 2025. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/NyeriPoliticianFormer Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu, who served as a political advisor and communications strategist at the office of the former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, has turned the heat on the former second-in-command. In a video statement on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, Ngunjiri advised…
Belgut Member of Parliament Nelson Koech has stepped in to defuse rising diplomatic tensions between Kenya and the United States following recent remarks by President William Ruto during a high-profile visit to China. President Ruto’s comments, which highlighted a growing strategic partnership between Kenya and China, triggered backlash from Idaho Senator Jim Risch, who called…
President William Ruto’s advisory team will operate under a leaner budget of Sh478.7 million for the 2025/2026 financial year, reflecting a deliberate effort by the government to reduce costs amid growing public pressure over excessive spending. This marks a notable drop from the Sh567.5 million allocated in the current fiscal year ending June 2024. The…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has launched a full-scale investigation into Trans-Nzoia Governor George Natembeya over allegations of embezzling Ksh1.4 billion in county funds. The probe centers on claims that the governor manipulated tender processes and received kickbacks through proxies tied to major infrastructure projects. On Monday morning, EACC detectives raided Natembeya’s home in…
IEBC chairperson nominee Erastus Edung Ethekon speaking at a past event. PHOTO/@Its_FOoko/XThe High Court has issued temporary orders stopping the National Assembly from vetting the proposed Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Commissioners until May 29, 2025. This comes after activists Kelvin Roy Omondi and Boniface Mwangi filed a petition seeking to stop the vetting…