Kenya Ports Authority Managing Director William Ruto addresses a past press briefing. [File, Standard] An activist has filed a petition at the High Court in Mombasa seeking the ouster of Kenya Ports Authority Managing Director William Ruto over irregularities in a Sh31 billion tender. Francis Awino, the president of the Bunge la Mwananchi lobby, claims investigations by civic actors revealed that the tender was tainted by collusion, abuse of discretion, concealment of procurement details, and the undue exclusion of local expertise and oversight, violating both constitutional and statutory principles. He has named the MD as the respondent in the case.…
Author: By Julius Chepkwony
First Lady Mama Rachel Ruto planting a tree during Kakamega forest tree planting exercise at Shikuse prison on June 8, 2023. [PCS, Standard] A majority of leaders from Baringo County did not attend the rollout of the Mama Kitchen Garden Program, an initiate of the First Lady Rachael Ruto. The national rollout took place at Koibatek Agricultural Centre (ATC) in Eldama Ravine and was attended by government officials from various ministries. Local leaders, however, stayed away from it. Among the leaders who accompanied the First Lady were Woman MP Florence Jematia (Baringo), Beatrice Kemei (Kericho), Beatrice Elachi (Dagoretti North), Baringo Deputy Governor Felix Kipng’ok, and…
President William Ruto with is Deputy Kithure Kindiki address residents after the launch of the Sogoo-Melelo-Ololung’a Road on the second day of his tour of Narok County, May 7, 2025. He also officially launched the Amalo Sub-County Office and launched the construction of a Level 4 Hospital at Sogoo Trading Centre in Narok South Constituency. [Kipsang Joseph,Standard] President William Ruto’s development tour of Narok County, accompanied by his deputy Kithure Kindiki, has sparked major controversy due to some of his statements viewed to be untrue. Residents of Narok became entangled in a web of deceit surrounding the President’s promises, which…
President William Ruto with is Deputy Kithure Kindiki address residents after the launch of the Sogoo-Melelo-Ololung’a Road on the second day of his tour of Narok County, May 7, 2025. He also officially launched the Amalo Sub-County Office and launched the construction of a Level 4 Hospital at Sogoo Trading Centre in Narok South Constituency. [Kipsang Joseph,Standard] President William Ruto’s development tour of Narok County, accompanied by his deputy Kithure Kindiki, has sparked major controversy due to some of his statements viewed to be untrue. Residents of Narok became entangled in a web of deceit surrounding the President’s promises, which…
Former Law Society of Kenya Presidents Nelson Havi and Allen Waiyaki Gichuhi. The Advocates Disciplinary Tribunal has found former Law Society of Kenya President Nelson Havi guilty of professional misconduct. Following the tribunal’s decision, the court ordered Havi to appear before it on November 17, 2025, for mitigation and sentencing. The decision by the tribunal arose from a complaint filed by lawyer Allen Waiyaki Gichuhi, former President of LSK, following a series of tweets on social media against him. “We find that the vulgar, abusive, and demeaning language employed by the Accused Advocate in the social media posts complained of…
A police officer restrained a man wielding a machete after two factions, supporting the Mboe and Koinange families, clashed at Muthera Farm in Njoro, Nakuru County, on August 16, 2024. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] In December 2023, a court in Nairobi ordered the family of former powerful politician Mbiyu Koinange to share his Sh30 billion empire after a 42-year legal battle. Justice Eric Ogola, while dismissing an application to review orders on the distribution formula, ordered that Koinange’s son, David Njuno, sign all the relevant papers to ensure that the estate is finally shared out between the beneficiaries. The judge then…