Wiper party leader and Azimio la Umoja One Kenya principal, Kalonzo Musyoka, has announced his intention to challenge President William Ruto in the 2027 general election. Kalonzo reiterated his commitment to remain in opposition, asserting that his conscience would not allow him to join government. “My conscience will not allow me. For the love of […]
Political leaders from Western Kenya have devised a plan to remove Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi as the Luhya spokesman and replace him with Wycliffe Oparanya, the ODM deputy party leader and former Kakamega Governor. Critics accuse Mudavadi of abandoning the community by supporting President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza Coalition. The plan was revealed on […]
Raila Odinga has come to the rescue of his close confidant Suna East Member of Parliament (MP) and the coalition’s Secretary-General Junet Mohammed over allegations that he misappropriated funds meant for agents during the just-concluded August 9 election terming the accusations as malicious and baseless. In a statement shared by Raila Odinga Campaign Secretariat spokesperson […]
Wiper Democratic Movment handed Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko a direct nomination ticket to vie for the Mombasa County governorship in the August General Election. Sonko was handed the ticket by Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka in a small ceremony held in Nairobi almost two weeks after the Musyoka-led party cleared Sonko and submitted his name […]
Westland MP Hon. Tim Wanyonyi Wetang’ula unveiled his ambitions to become the next governor of Nairobi on November 14 2021 with his bid receiving a boost after he was endorsed by ODM supremo Raila Odinga in January 2022. Wanyonyi launched his bid for the Nairobi top seat under the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ticket and […]
The race for Nairobi gubernatorial continues to draw mixed reactions and candidates as time goes by. The latest entrant is Polycarp Igathe who was formally the deputy governor of the metropolitan city under ousted Mike Sonko before he resigned. Igathe according to sources close to this publication has resigned from Equity Bank to join the […]
Former Jubilee Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju has been unveiled as the Executive Director of the Azimio la Umoja secretariat. His appointment was announced on Wednesday, April 6, by the former prime minister Raila Odinga who is Azimio’s Presidential flag bearer. Tuju’s new role will be to coordinate Azimo coalition parties and also to lead […]
Wiper Democratic Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has revealed that he wants to be handed the Deputy President’s position in Azimio La Umoja coalition which has settled on Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga as it’s presidential flag bearer. The former vice-president whose position as the Ukambani political kingpin is under threat also claimed that […]
As campaigns hit fever pitch with Kenyans expected to elect new leaders in the August 9 general elections, majority of the aspirants still remain a corruption tainted lot which has been the norm in Kenyan politics. Kenyans have been blamed for their love of electing corrupt leaders then expecting anti-graft agencies to clean up their […]
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