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14 Oct 2022
In the Opposition, action will be in Parliament, not out.
Raila Odinga has accepted that his Azimio coalition is the Opposition party in the National Assembly, the more powerful of the two Houses of Parliament. While the coalition heads in the National Assem...
7 Oct 2022
Gachagua gaffes his way in
Shortly after midnight last Sunday, the Central Bank of Kenya sent out a press release.It was to correct the assertion by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua had made a fewhours before, in an interview ...
30 Sep 2022
As he hits the ground running, President Ruto treads a fine line
President William Ruto has hit the ground running at a fast pace that has left many impressed at his energy and commitment to execute his manifesto. In the past week, President Ruto has signaled a dif...
10 Dec 2021
The journey, and the challenges, begin for Raila
Ahead of the much-hyped ‘big announcement’ by Raila Odinga on Friday, December 10, the team organizing the event at the stadium in Kasarani, Nairobi, were worried. While the event’s outcome was ...
23 Jul 2021
As action on corruption resumes, a test of the commitment
Two incidents on Thursday and another one on Friday morning have swung the spotlight back on corruption. The Thursday ones involved Justices Aggrey Muchelule and Said Juma Chitembwe, whose offic...
12 Feb 2021
Political quake at the core of Jubilee
The heat in the Jubilee Party has been building up and this week, the beginnings of the end of the vehicle President Uhuru Kenyatta used to win two elections could be seen. It started with a meeting b...
11 Dec 2020
After the latest death, reflection
The death of Dr Stephen Mogusu from Covid-19 complications once more exposed massive gaps in the way the Government treats its essential workers. Red tape could have been blamed for the fact tha...
30 Oct 2020
BBI: Rollout starts but big questions remain
With a Deputy President threatening to oppose the proposal to amend the Constitution and the proponents seemingly unprepared to
accommodate or start the consensus-building process, it is evident that ...
21 Aug 2020
The EACC is on a good roll
The Directorate of Public Prosecutions this week approved charges in three big cases: against the former ports boss, the Migori governor and his family, and against the MP for Malindi. All three appea...
22 Jul 2020
Why Ruto’s Options Are Dwindling …. For Now
Deputy President William Ruto entered the year 2018 on a comfortable political footing. He had his sights on the 2022 presidential campaign, given his understanding with his boss – President Uhuru K...
17 Jul 2020
Committee reorganisation on hold
1. . Committee reorganisation on hold Despite the agreement between their principals and the common antipathy towards the Deputy President, the reorganisation of House committe...
15 Jul 2020
BBI is back
1. BBI is back Raila Odinga’s treatment in Dubai was last week reported to have been the reason the release of the final Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report would not be ...
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