Category: Politics
Murkomen sends message to international community over 2027 elections
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has assured international partners that Kenya is putting in place measures to ensure peaceful elections in 2027 amid concerns over political tensions and security during the campaign period. Murkomen said the National Police Service was strengthening its preparedness to secure all stages of the electoral process, including campaigns, voting, counting…
Mbadi warns against politicisation of Rironi-Mau Summit Highway project
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has dismissed claims that the government inflated the cost of the Rironi-Mau Summit highway project, accusing unnamed political leaders of spreading misleading information about the multibillion-shilling road project. Mbadi challenged the leader, who claimed that the 233-kilometre highway had initially been estimated at Ksh150 billion before the cost rose to…
Gachagua lectures opposition leaders over ‘laziness’ in Ruto ouster campaign
Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has challenged his colleagues in the United Opposition to step up grassroots mobilisation, accusing some leaders of sitting back while expecting to benefit from the coalition’s efforts to challenge President William Ruto in the 2027 General Election. Gachagua said opposition leaders must actively mobilise supporters instead…
Kalonzo Rejects Ruto Allies’ Overtures to Join Government
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has rejected calls from allies of President William Ruto to work with the government a head of 2027 election. Kalonzo accused the Kenya Kwanza administration of failing Kenyans saying he cannot support it. Speaking at a church service in Machakos, Kalonzo said many people were suffering under the government and challenged…
Linda Mwananchi Transforms into Fully-Fledged Political Party
In a move set to reshape alliances ahead of the upcoming electoral cycle, the Linda Mwananchi Movement officially transitioned into a political party and unveiled Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna as its party leader. Speaking at the launch held in Nairobi, the movement’s leadership announced the completion of its structural overhaul into the Linda Mwananchi Movement…
Nairobi Woman Rep Aspirant Faith Nguthu Aids Eastleigh Building Collapse Victims, Demands Accountability
Nairobi Woman Representative aspirant Faith Nguthu has donated food to support affected families of the collapsed Eastleigh building and emergency response staff. Nguthu visited the scene today as rescue operations at Eastleigh’s 9th Street in Nairobi entered the fifth day. Nguthu, popularly known as Mama Singapore, is seeking the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket for…
MP Yegon: The Prophet Who Threatened to Die
By 2017, Bomet East MP Richard Yegon had earned a title ‘Veteran loser’. He had gone to the ballot three times in a row and came home three times empty-handed, usually by margins wide enough to count as verdicts. Among his conquerors was the youthful Benard Bett. Then, in 2022, he found a new campaign…
Kalonzo warns Ruto against arresting Natembeya
Wiper Partriotic Front Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has warned the government against arresting Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya, saying the opposition will resist any attempt to intimidate leaders associated with the United Alternative Government. Speaking during a press conference on Saturday, October 17, 2026, Kalonzo said the National Police Service had issued a statement threatening…
Natembeya vows to defy Ruto over Trans Nzoia market traders
Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has vowed to push ahead with the allocation of stalls at a county market despite a dispute with President William Ruto over the traders who should occupy the facility. Natembeya accused the President of removing traders he had selected and replacing them with individuals whose identities and selection process he…
One year without Raila: The voice that shook Kenya and the battle over his legacy
There was a time when a political rally in Kenya was hardly complete without Raila Amolo Odinga taking the microphone. Before he uttered a word, chants of “Baba! Baba!” would sweep through the crowd, supporters would rise to their feet, and the atmosphere would transform. Then came the familiar smile, the sharp jokes, the political…