Author: CHRISPEN AKALI
Monday, February 15, 2021 – Sylvanus Osoro, Member of Parliament South Mugirango, was arrested while allegedly planning to disrupt Simeon Nyachae’s funeral service. According to the police, the youthful MP was in top gear organizing youth groups to heckle a section of leaders who were in attendance. Osoro was on Friday 1 involved in an altercation with his Dagoretti North counterpart Simba Arati over the Building Bridges Initiative politics. This happened immediately Arati sought an apology from the DP for the Kisii families who lost their kin in Eldoret during the 200/8 post-poll chaos. “We have several leaders here in…
Monday, February 15, 2021 -Garissa Township Member of Parliament Aden Duale has challenged both President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto to make a day and iron out their differences for the sake of the nation. Speaking while presiding over football activities in his constituency, Mr. Duale who is also the former Majority leader in the National Assembly said it is time for the two leaders to sit down and talk as gentlemen. He argued that nothing was impossible and just like Uhuru and Raila Odinga sat down and again became bossom friends so can be Ruto and Uhuru.…
Monday, February 15, 2021 – Garissa Senator Mohammed Yusuf Haji has died. Family has made an official confirmation. Before his demise, Mr. Haji was the Chairman of the Building Bridges Initiative BBI Taskforce, a brainchild of former Premier Raila Odinga and his friend Uhuru Kenyatta. “Mzee has rested, he passed on this morning at the Aga Khan Hospital,” a family member said. According the family spokesperson, the late was out in Turkey where he had been flown for a specialized treatment but returned on Sunday after he showed an improvement in his health. Haji who has died at 80, suffered…
Sunday, February 14, 2021 – Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi has officially rolled out his 2022 campaigns by promising to bring to an end the toxic political rivalry in the country. The ex-United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD Secretary general while responding to claims of project tag, clarified that he cannot be someone’s project because there is no one who can convince him on grounds of both merit and competitiveness. He added that up to now, there was no politician in the country with bigger vission than his and therefore difficult to be under someone’s shadow. He called this destructive…
Sunday, February 14, 2021 – Deputy President William Ruto got a demotion without a sack. He still enjoys the heavy perks and all the Stately treatments required for any one serving in that capacity. Simply put, the government is making losses on Ruto as he makes profits. Ruto is still the bonafide Deputy President with or without an official role assigned who executes whatever he is assigned, few and far between as they may be. It doesn’t therefore bother him because he has managed to spin around Mr. Kenyatta to appoint he looks displaced and completely headless. Yes, Interior Ministry…
Sunday, February 14, 2021 – Members of County Assembly from Western Kenya want additional incentives on top of the car grant which President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration awarded them. According to sources, the Ward representatives want sh 500,000 immediately put on their accounts if they have to support the Building Bridges Initiative BBI Bill. They also demanded that the sh 2 million car grant be released by Monday February 15 before they decide on the fate of the Bill. The MCAs were fetched from four counties of Buisa, Kakamega, Bungoma and Vihiga who met with Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa, Kakamega…
Sunday, February 14, 2021 – Deputy President William Ruto and his boss Uhuru Kenyatta are gloves off but the former seems not ready to vacate the bout citing Constitution. It is undeniable that Uhuru Kenyatta is done with this marriage but defiant Ruto, for his own reasons, wants to hang on until the end. That is not the problem anyway; the problem starts when Ruto instead of facing his boss in the eye and tell him off, he unfortunately keeps diverting his anger on Mr. Raila Odinga. What does this have to do with Raila? He has even trained his…
Saturday, February 13, 2021 -Deputy President William Ruto has responded to resignation claims made by his boss Uhuru Kenyatta. Speaking in Isiolo where he pitched camp the whole day Saturday February 13, the DP continued wearing a brave face saying he still enjoys a good working relationship with Uhuru Kenyatta. To divert attention, he blamed the Orange Democratic Movement ODM politicians for what is going on between him and Uhuru saying it is all fueled by his opponents from the opposition which decided to join government through the backdoor. “I respect the president, he is in charge and takes all…
Saturday, February 13, 2021 -KANU top brass continues to fault County Assembly of Baringo for shooting down the BBI Bill. Accompanying his boss Gideon Moi, KANU Secretary General Nick Salat has sympathized with Baringo residents saying they had demonstrated ignorance on BBI thinking it belongs to Raila Odinga. “Baringo people, I am sorry. I cry for you.” “When other county assemblies have allocated time for public participation.” “Baringo MCAs decided to shoot down the Bill without allowing residents to have a say.” “This is very unfortunate. “ “We are confident Baringo people will endorse the constitutional amendments during the referendum,”…
Saturday, February 13, 2021 – Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho has made good his threats by submitting his ODM Party presidential nominations papers. Addressing his supporters in Mombasa County on Saturday February 13, the governor exhibited confidence that he will be picked by majority of delegates when the nomination is carried out. “I will go all the way my friend.. and if I win, they should support me… and I shall win.. I am sure I will trounce all the other ODM presidential nominees.. “If Uhuru can win, I can, if Raila can win, I can..what is the difference?” Joho…