Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga has stepped down as Vice Chair of the Council of Governors after a public outcry over comments he made about the late Raila Odinga. The remarks, delivered in Kikuyu at a funeral in Nyeri, landed during a week of national mourning. They sparked swift condemnation from both sides of the aisle,…
The controversial Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Bill 2024 passed by President William Ruto on October 15, 2025 has been challenged in court. The petition filed by the Kenya Human Rights Commission and veteran singer-cum presidential hopeful Reuben Kigame claims that the law violates fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution. The petitioners contend that the…
Nairobi United stunned Etoile du Sahel 2-0, but fans were left frustrated, missing live coverage amid a tense CAF clash. On Sunday afternoon, football fans across Kenya were left frustrated as Nairobi United stunned Tunisian giants Etoile Sportive du Sahel 2-0 in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round at Ulinzi Sports…
President William Ruto signs a Bill into law at State House, Nairobi. [PCS] The new Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2024, signed into law by President William Ruto about four hours after Raila Odinga’s death, threatens freedom of expression, the very thing the former Prime Minister fought for his entire life. Even though several…
Siaya Senator James Orengo should be appointed Chairman of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), rapper Octopizzo has opined. Taking to X on October 20, 2025, the rapper-cum-activist and political commentator said Orengo, one of Raila’s longest-serving friend is best positioned to carry forward the vision of the later former Prime Minister. Octopizzo cited Orengo’s leadership…
CAF president Patrice Motsepe has warned the Minister of Sports in South Africa against meddling in the affairs of the country’s football association. CAF president Patrice Motsepe has sent a firm warning to South Africa’s Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie over what he deems to be government interference in the country’s football. McKenzie has been calling…
Starehe MP Amos Mwago with Raila Odinga at a past event The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has received a stark warning against allowing President William Ruto to interfere in the party following the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Starehe Member of Parliament Amos Mwago Maina opines that allowing Ruto into the party affairs…
Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has criticized Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka for skipping the Mashujaa Day celebrations held on Monday in his Ukambani backyard at Ithookwe Stadium, Kitui County. In a fiery social media post, the outspoken legislator, a close ally of President William Ruto, accused Kalonzo of lacking patriotism and described him as “a…
President William Ruto signs a Bill into law at State House, Nairobi. [PCS] A petition has been filed in the High Court challenging the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2024, a controversial law signed by President William Ruto last Wednesday, October 15, 2025. The petitioners, renowned gospel singer and activist Reuben Kigame and the…
President William Ruto yesterday once again defended his pact with the late Raila Odinga, hitting out at critics of his broad-based allaince with the former Premier at the height of political instability in 2024. In his national address during the 2025 Mashujaa Day celebrations in Kitui on Monday, President Ruto said that Odinga prioritized the nation’s…
Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua at a Church function in Machakos town on March 2, 2025. [John Muia, Standard] Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua has revealed he did not attend this year’s Mashujaa Day celebration in his own county because he was not consulted or involved in planning. The absence of Wambua and Wiper Party…
The late Fidel Odinga’s ex-wife, Lwam Getachew Bekele, has moved to claim her deceased husband’s financial assets currently held by a local bank. The Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA) made the announcement in a gazette notice dated Friday, October 17, confirming that Lwam had applied to be appointed as the administrator of her late husband’s…
People’s Liberation Party leader Martha Karua during an interview on Spice FM on October 21, 2025. [Bernard Orwongo, Standard] People’s Liberation Party leader Martha Karua has accused President William Ruto of dishonoring the legacy of the late Raila Odinga by signing what she termed oppressive laws during the period of national mourning. Odinga, who died…
President William Ruto (third left) and Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye (left) during Mashujaa Day celebrations at Ithookwe Stadium in Kitui County, on October 20, 2025. [PCS] He may be six feet under, and the afterworld may already have received him, but even in death, Raila Amolo Odinga refuses to leave Kenya’s political stage. From…
Police investigations are underway after an officer attached to Kakamega Governor Fernandez Barasa was robbed of his pistol loaded with 15 bullets during the burial of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in Bondo, Siaya County on Sunday. Barasa’s bodyguard, Constable Benson Kodia Olayo drawn from the General Service Unit(GSU) Headquarters, Ruaraka, reported that he was…