Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi said anyone claiming they would rig the 2027 polls in Ruto’s favour does not speak for Kenya Kwanza. [File, Standard] Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has denounced claims by a section of Kenya Kwanza leaders that the 2027 General Election will be rigged in favour of President William Ruto. He said the remarks are irresponsible and detrimental to the country’s democratic processes, and risk undermining public trust in the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). “Let’s stop casting doubts on the credibility of the IEBC. President Ruto has not assigned anyone to steal the election for him. He will win through the democratic process, not manipulation, and therefore I…
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Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi on 19, March, 2025. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard] Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has accused the opposition of attempting to frustrate the reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) through courts. Speaking on Tuesday during the burial of Mzee William Lumati in Malava, Kakamega County, Mudavadi said the delay in finalising the appointment of IEBC commissioners is a setback to Kenya’s electoral calendar. “For nearly two years, the IEBC has remained unconstituted. Now, as the process of reconstituting it begins, some people through their proxies are rushing to court to derail it,” Mudavadi lamented.…
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It’s the kind of place you have probably passed a hundred times without realising it’s a hotbed of conspiracy theories and whispered tales. READ FULL STORY Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Live Published Date: 2025-05-18 00:00:00 Author: By Benard Lusigi and Mary Imenza Source: The Standard
Mumias East MP Peter Salasya addressing youth in Malindi, Kilifi County on Saturday, May 10, 2025. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard] Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya is yet to be informed of the reasons behind his arrest on Friday, his lawyer Kennedy Echesa has said. The MP, who is currently detained at the Central police station in Nairobi, was arrested on Isiolo-Nanyuki highway on Friday. “The officers purporting to be from the DCI fired at the tyres of his car forcing it to come to a sudden halt then disarmed his bodyguards, arrested him and then drove off,” said Echesa…
Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa {left) when he visited beneficial of the ongoing free aye surgery programe at Kakamega county referral general hospital on Feb 3, 2025. [Benjamin Sakwa/ Standard] Health services in Kakamega County were severely disrupted yesterday as doctors, including those on short-term contracts, commenced a strike that affected public hospitals across the region. At Kakamega County General Hospital, patients were left with little choice but to seek medical assistance from private facilities, while others returned home without receiving treatment. Most public health centres experienced minimal activity, with critical services coming to a standstill due to the absence of…
Monica Onyango, a clerical Officer at Kisumu East registration office displays some of the uncollected national identification cardrs.Over 12,000 uncollected cards since the year 2010 are lying at the office.The registration officer is urging the owners to come and pick them. [Collins Oduor/Standard] When Jane Achieng’, from the Bumala area in Butula Constituency, Busia County, got employment, she was elated to secure a job amid a high rate of unemployment in the country. The 28-year-old woman had not acquired her Identification Card (ID), and one of the requirements before she reported to her new job at a construction site was the vital document. Achieng…