Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba makes her remarks before the Senate Finance and Budget committee during a meeting with the Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority on May 28, 2024. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has expelled nominated senator Gloria Orwoba from the party on accusation of being disloyal to the ruling outfit. Further, the party has withdrawn its sponsorship of the legislator to the Senate and has instead nominated Consolata Wabwire Wakwabubi who hails from Kimilili in Bungoma to replace her. “Consequently, she no longer enjoys any privileges accorded to party members nor is she authorised to represent or…
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Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. [PCS] Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says his life is in danger following a Sunday, May 18, incident where unidentified people, believed to be police officers, trailed his convoy with an intention to arrest him. Gachagua, without providing evidence, said he received credible reports of an impending arrest sanctioned by President William Ruto through Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen. “This information was communicated to the Inspector General of Police, the Director General of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), and the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) by the CS Interior Kipchumba Murkomen,” said Gachagua. “A killer squad…
Former CS, Public Service ,Justin Muturi, before the National Assembly’s Labour Committee at Bunge Towers, Parliament, Nairobi. February 20th, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Former Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi has taken aim at President William Ruto, accusing him of contradicting himself over who is responsible for the recent wave of abductions in Kenya. “On December 28 last year, the president said in Homabay that he would end abductions. But in October, while in Kisumu, he said he didn’t know anyone who had been abducted. Then on Monday this week, he told a foreign journalist that abductees had reunited with…
President William Ruto and former Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi chew miraa (khat) during a meeting of leaders and farmers at Maili Tatu Stadium in Igembe Central Constituency. [FILE, Standard] President William Ruto was on a familiar campaign trail last month in Maua, Meru County, when the crowd shifted the agenda. It was April 2, and while the President came with prepared remarks, it was clear the people had a different priority: miraa. The stimulant crop, long synonymous with Meru’s economy and identity, dominated the rally. Residents wanted Ruto to dismantle what they described as entrenched cartels reaping disproportionate profits while…
President William Ruto and former Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi chew miraa (khat) during a meeting of leaders and farmers at Maili Tatu Stadium in Igembe Central Constituency. [FILE, Standard] President William Ruto was on a familiar campaign trail last month in Maua, Meru County, when the crowd shifted the agenda. It was April 2, and while the President came with prepared remarks, it was clear the people had a different priority: miraa. The stimulant crop, long synonymous with Meru’s economy and identity, dominated the rally. Residents wanted Ruto to dismantle what they described as entrenched cartels reaping disproportionate profits while…
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Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. [FILE] The ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has dismissed an announcement made by its former Deputy Party Leader, Rigathi Gachagua, where he stated that he had formally left the political outfit today. According to the party, Rigathi’s membership was automatically terminated following his impeachment in October last year, and subsequent replacement with the current Deputy President Kithure Kindiki. “The ruling party United Democratic Alliance, UDA. Officially removed one, Rigathi Gachagua, as its Deputy Party Leader, which automatically revoked his membership,” said the UDA party in a statement adding, “Today’s long paragraphs and “exit” from…
Retired Archbishop John Cardinal Njue. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] Cardinal John Njue has withdrawn from the conclave that will elect Pope Francis’s successor following the pontiff’s death on April 21. In a statement, Archbishop Philip Anyolo of the Nairobi Metropolitan Archdiocese revealed that Cardinal Njue had received a formal invitation from the Vatican to participate in the papal election, which begins tomorrow at 5:30 PM East African Time. However, Njue declined the invitation due to deteriorating health that complicates his ability to travel. “I hereby confirm that His Eminence is eligible to participate and was officially invited through the Apostolic Nunciature in…
President William Ruto during the official commissioning of the Suswa ESP Market, in Narok. [PCS] President William Ruto has vowed to keep the numerous promises he has made to Kenyans before the next general elections. This comes as he faces mounting criticism for failing to follow through on most of those pledges. Speaking in Suswa, Narok at the start of his three-day tour of the Maa region, the President maintained that he will put the naysayers to shame adding that he will have delivered. “There are people accusing me of lying to Mama Mboga. I will put all those people…
Final preparations were in high gear across Kisii and Nyamira counties on Friday morning ahead of former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i’s much-anticipated Gusii region tour. The former CS held an early morning strategy meeting with local leaders at his Simbauti Farm residence in Borabu, Nyamira County, to plan for the day-long series of events. Fred Matiang’i kicks off Gusii region tour with stopover in Kijauri, Nyamira, he will be in a day-long meet-the-people tour as he lays ground for a possible 2027 presidential bid.Video By Sammy Omingo pic.twitter.com/Gla5iGpayC — The Standard Digital (@StandardKenya) May 2, 2025 He made the…
Inject Party Leader Morara Kebaso appearing on Spice FM on Thursday, May 1, 2025. [Screengrab] Inject Party leader Morara Kebaso has defended his call for Kenyans to contribute to a campaign kitty to support his party’s 2027 election efforts. Speaking exclusively to The Standard on Thursday, Morara urged young Kenyan voters to consider contributing to what he described as a ‘financial war chest’—a necessary tool in a political system that often sidelines youth due to a lack of funding. In the proposal, an estimated 15 million eligible young voters were expected to raise Sh1.5 billion through individual contributions of Sh100.…
Presidents Xi Jinping and William Ruto walk past a military parade during the latter’s state visit to China in April 2025. [William Ruto, X] Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has revealed that a group of Kenyan lawmakers attempted to organise a parallel visit to Taiwan during President William Ruto’s state visit to China last week, despite the sensitive territorial dispute between the two Asian countries. Appearing before the Senate Security and Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, April 29, Mudavadi criticised the lawmakers’ plan as “unpatriotic,” saying it would have amounted to a serious diplomatic blunder. Mudavadi said the proposed…
Former Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri during an interview on Spice FM on April 23, 2025. [Courtesy] Former Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri has distanced himself politically from former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, citing ideological differences, and a growing discomfort with what he described as ‘tribal political posturing.’ Speaking during an interview on Spice FM on Wednesday, Ngunjiri criticised Gachagua’s recent rhetoric, warning that it mirrors the kind of politics that could polarise the country ahead of the 2027 elections. The former MP likened the current political environment to the one preceding the 2007 post-election violence, when ethnic divisions erupted following the…
Catholic faithful march along Kisii – Kilgoris road during a Way of the Cross procession. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] An estimated 40 million people in Kenya- about 85 per cent of the population- identify as Christians, according to the last census report. This Easter, they join believers around the world in marking the Holy Week, which culminates in Easter Sunday on April 20. The events of the Holy Week are recorded in all four Gospels of the Bible’s New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These accounts guide the way modern-day Christians go about Easter. So, what are some of the…
Butere girls students protest at Melvin Jones in Nakuru during the 63rd edition of the Kenya National Drama and Film Festival on April 10,2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] While the play, Echoes of War, never lived to see the stage at the Melvin Jones School in Nakuru, its message has reverberated far beyond the 63rd National Drama and Film Festival, thanks to digital renditions of the play that have surfaced online. The play has sparked widespread public interest after an initial ban, a court reinstatement, and a subsequent boycott by Butere Girls High School students. Its themes—reportedly unsettling to some in government—have…
Catholic faithful take part in the 14 Kilometers Way of the Cross walk along Parliament road, Nairobi on April 18, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] President William Ruto has urged Kenyans to observe traffic rules as they travel for the long Easter weekend, which begins today with the commemoration of Good Friday. In a video message, the President extended his Easter wishes to all Kenyans as Christians across the country mark the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. “Happy Easter, everyone,” said Ruto. “Please be safe on the roads, and mbarikiwe sana (be blessed). To all the families, all the friends,…
Dr. Alex Kamau during an interview on Spice FM on April 14, 2025. [Spice FM] US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, April 9, walked back on his new tariffs that were widely expected to upset global trade leaving her trade partners like Kenya breathing a sigh of relief, although temporarily. It remains unclear whether the taxes levied on goods getting into the US will return in the same form, or will be adjusted, at the end of the 90 day pause. Dr. Alex Kamau, a business analyst, opines that Kenyan products destined for the US may be in greater demand…
Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba with her lawyers at Kiambu police station on April 7,2025. [Kimaku Chege , Standard] Githunguri Member of Parliament Gathoni Wamuchomba claims her life is in danger after she continued to receive phone calls from unidentified individuals claiming to be working with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, (DCI). Wamuchomba was speaking at Kiambu Police Headquarters where she had presented herself to honour a summon over the heckling of some leaders during President William Ruto’s visit to Kiambu County, including in her constituency on Saturday, April 5. “As a public servant, elected by the people of Githunguri, should…
Lake Turkana Wind Power Executive Chairman George Njenga during an interview on Spice FM on March 26, 2025. [Spice FM] A growing population, a surge in industries, push for clean cooking alternatives, and a seemingly inevitable era of electric cars are some of the things that could stretch Kenya’s power consumption in the foreseeable future. More consumption translates to more generation even as Kenya banks on sources other than fossil fuels as pangs of climate change such as drought bite. The country has an ambitious target of a hundred per cent reliance on renewable energy sources including wind, solar, geothermal,…