KENYA POLITICAL BASE NEWS

 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 com...

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...

  Who to believe? Why alleged raid on Fred Matiang'i home is confusing Wednesday night's alleged raid at former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i's home reads like a script from the arrests of political figures during the Jubilee government days. There was the familiar distress call, late into the evening, that a battery of police officers had surrounded Dr Matiang'i's Karen residence, Nairobi, and news that he was holed up in his house, into which the police were reportedly planning to storm. And there was public uproar, too, which climaxed when Nyamira County Assembly yesterday halted proceedings to debate the alleged raid. There were also later denials from government officials and the police that there had been such a raid. By yesterday, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki, Inspector General Japhet Koome and Ethics and Anti-Corruption boss Twalib Mbarak had denied the claims, even as Matiang'i moved to court seeking anticipatory bail. In a...

Of recent there has been Much hype of a youth Forum Kenya Youth Federation. This group had taken the media with a storm sending all the other youth forums to drawing table. However, the KYFs recent silence has come up with a strong insights within the national management of the group. One of the top leaders in one of the forums has written down complaining to members what has been smoking up.  "Asalam Aleikum.. I would wish to clarify some few things to each and every member in here.  The Pioneer who acted as a link of KYF from the National Arena was one Mr @⁨Prince Yongoh⁩... He as the acting Executive director then made possible the mobilization, Awareness and penetration to the grassroots level of KYF agendas. He was embraced and worked diligently to make this a success. I came in later in giving him a helping hand in coordinating the activities which include: Elections and membership.  This did flow so well under close guidance and directions from the head office....

After Azimio la Umoja team holding their third anti Ruto rally, Prof Herman Manyora has wondered what the opposition will do or gain in case the government refuses to bow down to pressure and fulfil their demands.  Manyora has termed that the manner in which the team is conducting the rallies is very wanting pending the callibre of a president they are pressurizing.  The Azimio team which is the opposition government  has held three rallies in the capital city at Kamukunji, Jacaranda and of late at Kibra. The team lead by their principles Raila Odinga of  ODM, Martha Karua of Narc Kenya and Wiper boss Kalonzo Musyoka have refused to recognise the presidency of Ruto and they are planning country wide rallies to consolidate their base and force the government to give in to their demands.   through his youtube channel on Sunday the University Don put across stony questions to the Azimio brigadier based on their rallies . "Even though I am in the view that the elect...

  The inspector general of police Japheth Koome has this morning defended his act of recalling the GSU officers attached to the former president Uhuru Kenyattta and His family. On Yesterday evening news regarding the withdrawal of the officers from the office of former president emerged online. According to sources not only the former presidents security but also that  of other leaders. While confirming the reports officially, Koome has claimed that the former president does not need to have the same security detail like the current president hence need to scale them down. Koome stated that as the clearly indicates when one ceases to be an office holder his security details has to be revealed and hence he had to carry the same to thee retired president . Other officers who served with Uhuru in different capacities have also experienced the security downgrading including former super CS Dr Fred Matiangi and Kibicho. The move by the IG has been viewed as a politically inclined. ...

A court in Homabay county has overturned the election of the member of county Assembly for West Kasipul. Lead by the senior principal magistrate Bernard Omwansi, the Oyugis court has declared the win for Vincins Bondo, citing inconsistencies which were many and minor and added together could affect significantly the results of the election. Bondo was declared the MCA elect in the 9th august election by the IEBC after garnering 4041 votes against his close opponent Okeyo ongili who received a total of 3975 votes.Ongili who was the ODM candidate was flowed by Bondo an independent candidate in a region  termed as a ODM bedroom. Ongili failed to accept the results and on 30th august he submitted a petition to the court, accusing the electoral body of carrying out a biased election which pitted candidates against others. The IEBC and the elected MCA were termed as the first and second respondents respectively. In the case the IEBC could not account for 78 ballot papers. Omwansi termed t...