Billionaire businessman Eric Muli has sparked a heated national debate after sharply disagreeing with Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi’s remarks suggesting that Kenya’s capital city status cannot be moved from Nairobi. Muli argued that the discussion about relocating the seat of government should not be dismissed, citing Machakos County’s historical significance and growing economic potential […]
For a governor who spent three years loudly proclaiming that Nairobi would never again be run from State House, Tuesday’s signing ceremony represented a politically jarring reversal.
Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has defended the government’s measured response to the detention of activist Boniface Mwangi in Tanzania, explaining why Nairobi chose cooperation over confrontation despite public outcry. In a statement released Friday, Mudavadi addressed mounting criticism over Kenya’s seemingly muted reaction to Mwangi’s detention by Tanzanian authorities, which had sparked widespread […]
Mudavadi explained that Kenya’s decision to work with Ugandan authorities was based on national interest and the need to maintain strong ties with its neighbors.
Speaking on Citizen TV on Tuesday night, Mudavadi appeared to side with President Suluhu, who had accused Kenyan activists of attempting to “interfere” in Tanzania’s internal affairs.
In contrast, he criticized Kenya’s infrastructure priorities, noting the country “built a fancy expressway from Nairobi to Mombasa without an export industry to support it” while millions lack basic utilities.
Kenya is not hosting a parallel government. That’s the strong message Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi delivered on April 8, addressing swirling rumors about Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Speaking at the Quarterly Diplomatic Briefing in Nairobi, Mudavadi firmly denied claims that the RSF formed a shadow administration on Kenyan soil. The controversy arose after […]
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi has dismissed claims linking him to a new political party. In a statement on Sunday, Mudavadi’s office, through the Director of the Press Service Office, expressed concern over the media reports, emphasizing that he remains firmly in the government. “For the record […]
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi is losing sleep. Insiders reveal that he could be on the verge of demotion as President William Ruto prepares for another significant cabinet reshuffle. Powerful forces within State House are pressuring Ruto to strip Mudavadi of the prestigious Foreign Affairs docket, citing his failure to defend Kenya’s global reputation. His […]
In a strongly worded statement, Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Kenya of dishonoring agreements and supporting the RSF’s alleged war crimes and human rights violations.
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 […]
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