President William Ruto. [File, Standard] President William Ruto’s recent remarks ordering police to shoot protesters in the legs has elicited sharp warnings from lawyers, activists and oversight officials who argue the directive risks pushing Kenya towards collapse. Ruto on Wednesday, July 9, told police to shoot protesters vandalising businesses in the legs, days after 31…
Lawyer Nelson Havi wants President William Ruto to pull a Daniel Moi and disappear from the limelight for a few weeks. Speaking on Citizen TV yesterday, Havi said the head of state has been “annoying the people of Kenya” with nonstop public appearances and should step back to cool tempers. “It is imperative for President…
Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua says a leaked power-sharing deal naming him prime Cabinet secretary is nothing but state-crafted fiction. In a late-night video on July 21, he claimed National Intelligence Service operatives planted the story aired by KTN News to fracture the budding United Opposition ahead of the 2027 race. “I’ve seen reports by…
President William Ruto has urged parents to take full responsibility for raising their children, warning them not to shift that duty to institutions like the government or the church. While speaking at the consecration and installation ceremony of AIC Machakos Area Bishop Benjamin Kalanzo, held at the AIC Bomani Masaku Service grounds, Ruto reminded the…
President William Ruto at the Africa Inland Church Bomani, Machakos where he witnessed the enthronement of new Bishop, Benjamin Kalanzo on July 20, 2025. [PCS] President William Ruto has maintained that police will not take responsibility for protesters killed or injured during demonstrations. The president instead accused some opposition leaders of inciting the youth to…
President William Ruto has pledged to expand youth employment in both the Climate Worx and affordable housing programmes, aiming to double current figures within the next three months. During a tour of Soweto, Nairobi, on Thursday, July 17, 2025, Ruto assured residents that the government would not only scale up job opportunities but also invest…
Saboti MP Caleb Amisi during a session of the Public Investment Committee on Social Services, Administration, and Agriculture (PIC-SSAA) on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/ParliamentKE Saboti Member of Parliament Caleb Amisi has declared that they do not need support from the opposition team led by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to win the 2027 elections….
Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi at St. Francis Riwo Catholic Church in Kisumu East Constituency on June 29, 2025. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/HonOpiyoWandayiCabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum Opiyo Wandayi has fired back at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his recent comments claiming Raila Odinga is now politically irrelevant. Speaking during a women’s empowerment event in Migori…
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino speaks during the burial of Albert Ojwang in Kabondo-Kasipul on July 4, 2025. PHOTO/https://web.facebook.com/babuowinongiliEmbakasi East Member of Parliament (MP) Babu Owino has condemned President William Ruto over his recent directive to the police to shoot protesters involved in burning police stations, looting, and causing chaos during demonstrations. Speaking during the Murang’a…
ODM secretary-general and Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna during a past address. PHOTO/@edwinsifuna/InstagramNairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has strongly rebuked President William Ruto over his recent directive instructing police to shoot violent protesters invading business premises in the leg, rather than kill them. Speaking during a fundraiser in Kabuchai on Sunday, July 13, 2025, the ODM senator…
Kibwesi West MP Mwengi Mutuse during a past parliamentary event. PHOTO/@HonMwengiMutuse/XKibwezi West Member of Parliament Mwengi Mutuse has likened the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to the late South African towering figure Nelson Mandela, calling him “Africa’s modern-day Mandela” and praising his decades-long contribution to democracy and peace in Kenya and across the continent. Speaking…
Mugirango South MP Silvanus Osoro speaking in Kangundo on June 7, 2025. PHOTO/https://web.facebook.com/photo?fbid=24196538193276696&set=pcb.24196541853276330National Assembly Majority Whip and South Mugirango MP Silvanus Osoro has thrown his weight behind former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s recent call for a national conclave. Speaking in Migori during a women’s empowerment programme on Sunday, July 13, 2025, Osoro said Raila’s call…
ODM party Secretary General Edwin Sifuna at a past function. PHOTO/@TheODMparty/XODM Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna has strongly criticised claims of planned vote-rigging in favour of President William Ruto, warning that such actions are unlawful and could trigger serious consequences. Speaking on Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Kabuchai, Bungoma County, Sifuna was reacting to recent controversial remarks…
South African Caster Semenya reacts after winning in the women’s 2000m race during the France’s LNA.[AFP] When 19-year-old unknown South African Caster Semenya pulled off a stunning 800 metres final triumph at the 2009 world championships in Berlin, she could never have imagined the drama that would follow. On Thursday the latest chapter in a…
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula at an event in Ainabkoi on July 10, 2025. PHOTO/@HonWetangula/XAs Kenya grapples with escalating unrest, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has called on citizens to embrace obedience to both divine commandments and the laws of the land. In a post on X on July 13, 2025, Wetang’ula quoted Deuteronomy 30:10-14,…