KENYA POLITICAL BASE NEWS

Yesterday evening a significant meeting took place between the Wiper party leader, H.E. Kalonzo Musyoka, and the British High Commissioner, Neil Wigan. This came amidst of the recent attack on the Kenyan Embassy in Sudan, which has unfortunately been met with silence from our Ministry of Foreign Affairs and president Ruto, H.E. Kalonzo Musyoka expressed his concerns regarding the government's response—or lack thereof. With his extensive experience and profound knowledge in diplomacy, H.E. Kalonzo Musyoka's voice carries weight in international affairs. Recognizing this, the British High Commissioner sought a meeting with him at his private office, the SKM Command Center, to discuss leveraging his expertise to bring stability to Sudan's governance. It was heartening to see the British High Commissioner's eagerness to engage with the Wiper party leader. During their discussion, H.E. Kalonzo Musyoka pledged to offer his diplomatic skills globally. Additionally, he called u

 Over the last few days education systems in the country have been stormed with surprises in the name of reforms. This is after the approval of the education task force recommendations to the president. According to the recommendation, the general sponsorship of all the students admitted to both public and private institutions has been scrapped off. The government has introduced a new financing model based on one's ability to pay the school fee. The parents will now be expected to part with unexpected amounts for their children to sail through University Education. The government will only offer scholarships to the students admitted at Public institutions while those in private are left to manuvre on their own being left with the option of applying for only government loans. In the recent remarks by The Education Cabinet Secretary Dr. Machongu, all the candidates who scored C+ and above will have a chance to apply and Join the University of their choice. Through the KUCCPS portal o

Githunguri Member of Parliament Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba proposes a "One man, One shilling" bill in the National Assembly in relation to the disbursement of NGCDF. Wamuchomba Says that densely populated constituencies like Mt. Kenya have been casualties of unequal distribution of resources for far too long. She says the Mount Kenya region generates the highest share of tax revenue owing to its huge population and enterprise but gets a raw deal when accessing funding for development projects and services. She further claims it's high time the national resource allocation formula gets revised for equal and fair representation. The one-man-one-shilling principle was a linchpin of the failed Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) constitutional amendment attempt that was fronted by the Jubilee administration. The Bill saw its exit after a hotly debated assembly deliberations in last regime Going by the stance taken by Mount Kenya legislator, the one-man-one-shilling debate is likel

One of the Most Vocal UDA youth and a celebrated businessman has called on the opposition team for their stance of causing havoc and destabilizing the countrys economy. On his page The Youthful leader has warned Kenyans against following up the declaration by the opposition to hold up countrywide Maandamano and evict the president from the house on the hill. Laban Omwami has cited that the maandamano wont  Lower cost of living,  price of Unga or stabilize the economy of the country but its a way the chief opposition leader is using to enjoy the goodies of government through the backdoor of handshake.The outspoken youth leader has warned Kenyans against being used as tissue by the opposition terming their plan as not of any help to common mwananchi. The opposition has on recent been calling for a nationwide mass action against the government over its reluctance to reduce the cost of living.Led by Raila Amollo Odinga, the opposition has toured most parts of the country in their pursuit t

 President william Ruto is already totting together his fallback strategy for 2027 by energizing regions that have in the past voted for Azimio kingpin overwhelmingly. Ruto appears not to be taking any chance with his bid for reelection in  2027 and he is now coaurting Nyanza and western regions. He is being backed up by a very ambitious deputy and has learned from his political relationship with former president Uhuru Kenyatta. Immediately after taking over the office, the president  has visited the lake region severally and has made several promises to the residents including the revival of projects abandoned by former governments, building significant roads and also building affordable housing. His recent meeting with  some Nyanza legislators and another meeting in the region by the Deputy president Riggy G has been pointed as one of the ways Ruto is using to win the desires of these vote blocks associated with the opposition Leader Raila Odinga. President has committed to allocate

Aldai Member of Parliament Marianne Kitany has been forcefully evicted from her ex-husband Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi's home in Runda, Nairobi after a long battle. Speaking to the media on Thursday,16 February, MP Marianne's lawyer Moses Kurgat said that a group of individuals and a contingent of police officers sent by the Cabinet Secretary stormed the home on Wednesday night and evicted her. Her lawyer says the eviction was carried out despite a court order issued on Wednesday and signed by Magistrate Wendy Micheni barring the eviction of the MP from the property which the estranged ex-lover CS Lunturi claims ownership. The lawyer says that the new court order countered an earlier one issued last week by the same magistrate which approved an application by CS Linturi to evict the Aldai member of parliament from the house. MP Kitany's lawyer claims that police officers who were overseeing the eviction hounded out teams from both his client and Linturi