Author: CHRISPEN AKALI
Thursday, April 7, 2022 –Maendeleo Chap Chap Party leader Dr. Alfred Mutua had to end his political party meeting abruptly after Hon. Raila Odinga made a direct phone call to avert more fear and fallout. Just in the middle of his Thursday April 7 meeting he had organized at Kenyatta International Conference Center KICC where he wanted to announce his next cause of action, Odinga made a phone call leading to a sudden stop of the whole meeting. Dr. Mutua together with fellow party leaders had on Wednesday evening threatened to ditch the Raila Odinga-led Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition…
Thursday, April 7, 2022 –Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement ODM Party has come up with an integrity-driven voting system which they are using in their nominations. The party has introduced a powerful digital system that ensures the voting is perfectly digital, transparent and most importantly no spoilt votes. The system which was intriduced first in the ongoing ODM Party primaries in Taita Taveta and Kwale counties was the first in country. Instead of voters queuing to vote in a hard copy and drop their choice in a ballot box, the new process is 100% digital. You are ushered into the…
Thursday, April 7, 2022 –A section of Azimio la Umoja affiliate parties christened Mwanzo Mpya have cried foul over lack of transparency in the management of their coalition affairs. In a hard-hitting statement released on Wednesday April 7, the team led by Machakos Governor Dr. Alfred Mutua and his Makueni County counterpart Kivutha Kibwana noted that, upto today, they have never been presented with a final agreement document despite having signed the last page afew weeks ago. The caucus also claimed that in the Azimio formation, only three main parties seem to be recognized and not the rest and it…
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 –Former Ikolomani lawmaker Boni Khalwale is trending for reportedly endorsing Azimio la Umoja candidate Fernandes Barasa for the Kakamega seat. Khalwale, a known staunch supporter of Kenya Kwanza alliance and Deputy President William Ruto’s key campaigner has shocked everybody after he ‘allegedly’ mentioned that the ODM’s candidate Barasa was the best lucky man to take over from the retiring Wycliffe Oparanya. In a clip doing rounds on social media on Wednesday April 6, Mr. Khalwale appears to say that Fernandes was the lucky man from the Wanga community in Kakamega County who may take over from…
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 –Ex-Jubilee Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju has landed another role in Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Party where he will oversee nomination processes. The former Jubilee Party official who resigned and left the role for Jeremiah Kioni, will now be tasked with heading a special committee mandated with leading the Azimio coalition’s nomination exercises. In his address to the media, Kalonzo Musyoka said Azimio was a big umbrella that now requires experienced minds like Mr. Tuju to make sure everything goes on well in their primaries. He argued that Tuju and his team will mark where zoning…
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 –Kenya Kwanza founder Musalia Mudavadi now wants President Uhuru Kenyatta to build for him a local road in honour of his late mother Hannah Mudavadi. This is because Uhuru Kenyatta made this promise in mother’s funeral service at Mululu Village and which Musalia now says should be fulfilled. Speaking on a radio interview on Tuesday April 5, the ANC Party boss asked the head of State to send contractors on the site so that the work could start as soon as possible saying this ought to be started and completed before he(Uhuru)retires home. Mudavadi was saying…
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 –Jubilee Party has hit hard at Deputy President William Ruto over his remarks on the government which he described as a ‘failed regime’ in his official statement of Monday April 4. Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kiono came out guns blazing with a detailed reply to the second in command whom he claimed was the greatest pretender the country has ever had. MP Kioni wondered how a man who had refused to resign from office was attacking the government in which he still serves and enjoys salary and allowances. He added that the character of Ruto had…
Monday, April 4, 2022 – Mr. Thomas Okari has been hacked to death in his home in Kisii County after he had just returned to prepare for Orange Party nominations. The diseased was on Monday April 4 reported to have been found killed by people not yet identified but police point at political rivalry. He was aspiring to be the next Member of County Assembly MCA Bombaba Borabu Ward in Kisii County. The late night attack, according to residents, left him bleeding on the floor before he finally succumbed to the injuries. A Family member told police that Okari had…
Monday, April 4, 2022 – Former Police spokesman Charles Owino has fallen out with Orange Democratic Movement ODM Party Secretary General, Edwin Sifuna. Defending his move to defect from ODM Party as he prepers to run for Siaya gubernatorial seat, Charles Owino said Sifuna was making so many blunders that might at long last affect Raila Odinga’s popularity. He was saying this after Edwin Sifuna blamed the ex-Police officer for trying to make life difficult for ODM Party as far as Siaya County politics are concerned. But in a sharp and hard hitting rejoinder, Mr. Owino said Mr. Sifuna is…
Monday, April 4, 2022 –Ambassador Patrick ‘Paddy’ Ahenda has died in Qatar where he has been representing Kenya. The State officer breathed his last while undergoing treatment in a hospital in Doha Qatar after he had suffered what the family referred to as ‘severe stroke’. Before traveling to Qatar, Ahenda was the Member of Parliament Kasipul Kabondo between 2005 and 2007. He had just taken over from Peter Owidi who also died. Ahenda was appointed to Qatar in 2018 by President Uhuru Kenyatta following his Handshake agreement with former premier Raila Odinga. Though, during his vetting process to take over…