The rise of political sycophancy

Tiaty Mp William Kamket escorted by DCI officers at Rift Valley Regional Criminal Investigations offices in Nakuru on February 8,2024 .[Kipsang Joseph,Standard] The country is seeing a growing list of individuals unapologetically defending the Kenya Kwanza Government, despite swearing an oath to defend the Constitution and the people. Many of these figures are legislators. Others…

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The unchecked rise of political sycophancy and blind loyalty

Tiaty Mp William Kamket escorted by DCI officers at Rift Valley Regional Criminal Investigations offices in Nakuru on February 8,2024 .[Kipsang Joseph,Standard] The country is seeing a growing list of individuals unapologetically defending the Kenya Kwanza Government, despite swearing an oath to defend the Constitution and the people. Many of these figures are legislators. Others…

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Trump sworn in as 47th US president

Donald Trump sworn in as the 47th President of United States. [AP] Donald Trump was sworn in for a historic second term as president on Monday, pledging a blitz of immediate orders on immigration and the US culture wars as he caps his extraordinary comeback. With one hand raised in the air and the other…

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Act or lose support, Salasya tells Ruto

Mumias East MP Peter Salasya. [Standard, File] Mumias East MP Peter Salasya has urged President William Ruto to address the financial burden facing Kenyans or risk losing public support.  Speaking during the launch of the first-ever bonus payments to sugarcane farmers in Mumias, Kakamega County, Salasya accused the president’s advisors of withholding the truth about…

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SHA experienced system overload – Moses Kuria

Senior economic advisor Moses Kuria. The Social Health Authority has been experiencing system challenges after many people were onboarded. Speaking on Monday, January 20 on Spice FM, President William Ruto’s senior economic advisor Moses Kuria explained that the system issues have made many individuals unable to access the portal. “It’s true that the numbers at…

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Section of ODM MPs secretly wishing Raila loses AU seat

Belgut MP and chairperson of the powerful Defence and Intelligence Committee of the National Assembly Nelson Koech has claimed that a section of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) MPs are secretly wishing Raila Odinga fail in his pursuit for the African Union Commission chairman bid. Speaking on Monday, January 20, 2025, during a local TV…

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‘Uhuru’s comments were taken out of context’

Belgut MP Nelson Koch has said that retired president Uhuru Kenyatta’s comments on Friday, January 18, 2025, during his cousin’s funeral were taken out of context. Speaking during a morning TV show on Monday, January 20, 2025, Koech revealed that Uhuru was merely responding to his niece who had travelled from Canada for Kibathi Muigai’s…

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