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More on Significant Political Sentiment
29 Jul 2022
Towards poll D-day: Misinformation tactics raise tension, keep media busy
The electoral commission on Thursday invited the four presidential candidates for a consultative meeting over the printing of results forms. At the same time, rumours surfaced on social media and were...
23 Jul 2022
JKIA incident a bad sign for State-IEBC relations
Nothing political on Twitter is spontaneous and it was therefore evident the Azimio Coalition was unhappy with the electoral commission on Friday. Singled out for criticism by affiliated individ...
22 Jul 2022
Peace efforts prevail but a run-off is a bigger reality
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission and interested stakeholders has ramped up activities to campaign for peace in areas of potential election-related violence. These activities are ...
15 Jul 2022
Uhuru’s war on corruption: Admitting being soft and appearance with Sonko point at watered down efforts
One of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s targets, as he sought to establish his legacy after 10 years in charge, was to enhance the war on corruption. This week, about three weeks to the election, he appea...
8 Jul 2022
A month to go and IEBC is scrambling
Despite its best efforts, and more than four years to get its act together, the electoral commission faces the same challenges it did in 2017 when it bore the embarrassment of the presidential electio...
1 Jul 2022
Efforts to relieve consumers start, but bigger issues remain
A combination of decisions this week have provided some relief and could reduce the political pressure on the administration as it sees out its last days in office. Via the Finance Act, the Treasury r...
1 Jul 2022
Despite a slow justice system, Waititu’s goose appears to be cooking
A bank official testified this week that a company owned by former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu received kickbacks from a contractor. Using statements, cheques and other documentation, the Equity...
24 Jun 2022
Cost of fuel and food will steadily take centre stage in the campaigns this season
The Petroleum Principal Secretary, Mr Andrew Kamau, forgot that you “don’t joke with a hungry man” after his assertion this week that Kenyans are practically paying no taxes for fuel due to the ...
17 Jun 2022
Uhuru could be silently winning in Nairobi and Kiambu in a week Sakaja’s degree saga refused to let up
There was a hint of desperation in Johnson Sakaja’s voice as he sought to drag President Kenyatta into the troubles over his degree that have bedevilled him to no end this week. Although he insisted...
10 Jun 2022
Under pressure, IEBC needs to manage stakeholders
It will take a special process for the National Assembly to hold a sitting following last Thursday’s adjournment of its sittings indefinitely. Among the institutions that had hoped to have its issue...
3 Jun 2022
A very short story of Uhuru-Ruto’s rekindled bromance
The public camaraderie exhibited by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his estranged deputy William Ruto, during the annual National Prayer Breakfast on May 26, 2022, flickered out just four days later, dur...
27 May 2022
After dust settles on presidential running mates, manifestos are next as campaigns begin
Rigathi Gachagua, William Ruto’s running mate, is reported to have caused disquiet within the Deputy President’s campaign team over a series of tactless remarks he has made since his appointment.&...
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