Politics

On Monday, Moses Wetangula the National Assembly speaker pledged to reinstate MPs entitled perks which were abolished by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) in July. Wetangula said he held talks with the commission on Monday to get the allowances back so that parliamentarians could operate smoothly. This is as…

An Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioner has claimed that a foreigner managed to access the electoral body’s server. The foreigner by the name Godino Omor and three IEBC staff deleted some presidential results and uploaded others into the server, commissioner Justus Nyang’aya has disclosed. In a replying affidavit…

In an affidavit deposited at the Supreme Court, Githongo introduced a whistleblower who he claims was part of the team of 56 people hired to manipulate Forms 34A before they were uploaded to the IEBC system. Githongo names President-elect William Ruto as the ninth respondent in the affidavit filed at…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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”.…

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…