Onyonka says Kisii turnout for Matiang’i was meant to send Raila a message

Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka at a past event. PHOTO/@RichardOnyonka_/XKisii Senator Richard Onyonka has asserted that the massive turnout during former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i’s recent homecoming was intended as a political message to ODM leader Raila Odinga, in response to the perceived marginalisation of the Kisii community. Speaking on a local media station on…

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No stranger to danger: 5 shocking attacks Ruto has survived on his way to the top

William Ruto seen with a bloodied knee after an attack in South Mugirango, Kisii county in 2007 [L]. A vehicle with a broken windscreen that was damaged during Ruto’s campaign in Kondele, Kisumu on November 10, 2021. PHOTOS/www.facebook.com/opiyo.levin, @OleItumbi/X In the high-stakes arena of Kenyan politics, few have endured the political storms and literal flying…

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Kirwa urges Ruto to reconsider sunroof campaigns, citing political intolerance

President William Ruto addresses a large crowd in Kamkunji Constituency on Monday, March 10, 2025. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/williamsamoei Former Cabinet Minister Kipruto Kirwa has challenged President William Ruto to a rethinking of his sunroof addresses during political gatherings, citing the prevalent political intolerance in the country following the incident where a shoe was hurled at him in…

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Pope Francis’s popemobile set to become health clinic

Pope Francis waves to Christian faithful in Nairobi while being driven in a modified Isuzu D-Max pickup. PHOTO/@oldtraffordian/XOne of Pope Francis’s popemobiles is being transformed into a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza Strip, fulfilling one of his final wishes, the Vatican’s official media outlet said on Sunday. The vehicle, used by the…

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Kawira Mwangaza: Mutuma was my husband’s pick, not mine

Impeached Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza speaking at a past event. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/BAITEFAMILYFormer Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza has disclosed that contrary to the widely held belief that she had a close relationship with Mutuma M’ethingia before choosing him as her running mate during the 2022 general elections, she did not, and instead, it was her husband who…

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Junet Dismisses ‘Ruto Must Go’ Slogan, Mocks Opposition Agenda

National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohamed has slammed the opposition’s newly formed alliance, saying it lacks a solid agenda for Kenyans. While addressing an interdenominational church service in Migori County—an event President William Ruto also attended—Junet questioned the coalition’s credibility, saying its leaders have yet to clearly state what they plan to deliver to the…

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One Year On: Grieving Parents Launch Petition Over Police Killings During 2024 Finance Bill Protests

Bereaved parents of Gen Z protestors killed during the June 2024 anti-Finance Bill demonstrations speak out at Ukumbi Mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, on May 4, 2025, as they launch a national petition demanding justice Families of young Kenyans killed during the June 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests have launched a national petition demanding justice, accountability, and…

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