Politics
EDITOR’S PICK: “Wake Up And Smell The Coffee, My Fellow Countrymen. An Election Isn’t A Matter Of Life And Death”
The date is 31st December 2007, and the day a Monday morning. The venue is my home market center, one of those which police describe as hotspots. Kivuitu the chairman of the now-defunct electoral body ECK, had a day before announced the presidential results for the elections which happened on…
Read More »KENYA: An Open Letter To Hon Musalia Mudavadi
Dear Hon. Wycliff Musalia Mudavadi, Sir, I write you this open letter in the belief that it finds you robust in health. You may not know me, but I’ve been your ardent supporter since your days in ODM. I have keenly observed your character and conduct over the years, compared…
Read More »CAMEROON; Kidnapped By Ambazonian Defence Forces (ADF), Senator Elizabeth Regina Mundi, Other Hostages Freed By Soldiers
Cameroonian soldiers have freed a kidnapped senator of the ruling party, plus several other hostages, in an operation in the country’s English-speaking North-West region, the army says. Senator Elizabeth Regina Mundi was kidnapped along with her driver last month in Bamenda. The separatist group, Ambazonian Defence Forces (ADF), said it…
Read More »MARTHA WANGARI KARUA; “A few days of campaigns in The Mountain region and it isn’t difficult to conclude that she has found her way into the hearts of the people, going by the masses that attend her political functions”
Tension had built up in the run-up of the all-important announcement. The country had been kept guessing who might be the chosen individual to be the AZIMIO coalition running-mate. It had long been concluded that Raila Odinga would be the captain of the ark architected to float the hopes of…
Read More »Editor’s Pick: “Politics isn’t for the lily-livered…The lecture hall is Prof Kithure Kindiki’s natural home.”
Politics isn’t for the lily-livered, goes the saying. The originator of this aphorism probably meant the game isn’t for the honest lot who ascribe to meritocracy, those who may feel upset when merit is trampled upon, but the wheeler-dealers who bully their way to their desired positions/destinations. The events of…
Read More »TUNISIA; President Kais Saied Dissolves Parliament 8-Months Into Its Suspension After The Lawmakers Convened Online And Voted To Repeal Presidential Decrees
Tunisian President Kais Saied has dissolved parliament, which he suspended eight months ago following mass protests. It came as the lawmakers on Wednesday convened online and voted to repeal presidential decrees that gave him near total power since last year. The president move termed the parliament’s move a “coup attempt”.…
Read More »KENYA: A Section Of Mau Mau Fighters Move To Court Seeking Removal Of DP William Ruto From Office
A section of Mau Mau fighters from the Central region move to court seeking the removal of DP William Ruto from office over what they term as failure to perform his duties as the DP, illegally using public funds and resources for campaigns, and gross misconduct for attacking a Govt…
Read More »ETHIOPIA; Opposition Leader And Chairman of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) Dawud Ibssa, Has Been Under House Arrest Since April 2021 Electoral Board Confirms, Demands Immediate Release
An inquiry team sent by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) confirmed that Dawud Ibssa, Chairman of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), had been under house arrest since April 2, 2021. NEBE asked the Federal Police and National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) for his immediate release, claiming that…
Read More »KENYA; Former Mwingi Mp Joe Mutambu Nursing Injuries After Being Involved In A Grisly Road Accident While Returning To Nairobi From River Enziu
Sunday; Former Mwingi MP Joe Mutambu was reportedly involved in a grisly road accident at Kavenge along the Thika-Mwingi highway shortly after leaving the River Enziu accident scene. It is reported that the driver to the former legislator died on the spot. Mutambu had visited the accident scene on Sunday…
Read More »KENYA: Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi Did Not Register Or Sit The 2006 KCSE Exams, Court Told
Kenya National Examinations Council principal examinations secretary Nabiki ene Kashu on Tuesday told an Anti-corruption court that Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi did not register or sit the 2006 KCSE exams at Highway Secondary School as earlier alleged, according to a report by the star. Speaking before Magistrate Felix Kombo, Kashu…
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Look Up For The Red Planet Tuesday, Mars Will Be Closest To Earth Till 2035
On Tuesday, the red planet will come the closest to Earth that it will …
