The Speaker proposed adopting a legal framework similar to that used in the United Kingdom, where protest organizers can be held personally accountable for violence and property damage that occurs during demonstrations they organize.
In a stunning display of political chaos, a physical altercation between two female lawmakers — Falhada Iman, a UDA-nominated MP representing Kenya in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), and Umulkher Harun Mohamed, a nominated Member of Parliament — has exploded into a full-blown scandal. The incident, captured on video and widely shared online, has […]
The Court of Appeal has declined to stay High Court orders regarding the majority coalition in the National Assembly, despite Speaker Moses Wetangula’s decision overturning the declaration on account of autonomy. The Court ruled on Friday that granting a stay order would amount to prematurely endorsing the Speaker’s decision, as the High Court had yet […]
Minority Leader Junet Mohammed criticized Wetangula accusing him of inconsistencies regarding the status of 14 MPs who defected from Azimio after signing post-election agreements with Kenya Kwanza.
When President William Ruto stepped into Embakuli Church of God in Kakamega County, the political tension crackled in the air. It was clear that a scheme was brewing to sideline Speaker Moses Wetang’ula from Luhya politics. Ruto’s entourage included powerful leaders, and the atmosphere was charged with ambition and rivalry. As rumors of Wetang’ula’s impeachment […]
It is understood that those opposed to his removal were of the opinion that the impeachment motion that was filed by Bumula MP Wamboka Wanami is solely because of his affair with Kitany which played out during the hearings of the proceedings.
Wetangula who also served previously as the county’s senator, said he aims to ensure that Bungoma becomes a city in his lifetime as a speaker and politician.
While speaking during the Episcopal Ordination of the auxiliary Bishops-elect Simon Peter Kamomoe and Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi at St Mary’s Msongari Grounds in Nairobi on Saturday, Mr Kenyatta launched a scathing attack on unnamed individuals, calling them traitors.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Hon. Musalia Mudavadi struggles to be Luhya’s kingpin ahead of the 2027 general elections amid a looming showdown between him and the National Assembly speaker Moses Wetang’ula in supremacy battles in the Mulembe nation. Already, vocal political players in his Vihiga backyard and ANC Party are feeling betrayed and are trooping towards […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta reportedly met One Kenya Alliance on Saturday October 30, 2021 in a bid to convince them into supporting ODM leader Raila Odinga in the 2022 polls. The Head of State met ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi, Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Bungoma senator Moses Wetangula. Baringo senator Gideon Moi and ex-Lugari […]
Musalia Mudavadi’s ANC Party and Senator Moses Wetangula’s Ford Kenya Party have been planning for political merger in since early last year. A move the two opposition parties termed as Luhya Unity and a political strategy to unify the vote-rich Western region in their political basket. According Mudavadi, this is to enhance peaceful coexistence and […]
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