Former CS Fred Matiang’i addresses Kijauri residents in Borabu, Nyamira County the during his Gusii tour. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] The entry of former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i into the race for presidency in 2027 has opened a new page in the fight to control the rich Gusii vote. For several years, ODM leader Raila Odinga has enjoyed significant support from the region while President William Ruto has also made significant steps to rally the region to support him. Observers, however, believe that the entry of Matiang’i into the political powerplay is likely to complicate the situation for the two…
Author: By Stanley Ongwae
Former CS Fred Matiang’i addresses Kijauri residents in Borabu, Nyamira County during his Gusii tour. Matiang’i sort the residents’ blessings as he consults with other opposition leaders ahead of 2027 General Election. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i has officially announced his intentions to contest the presidency in 2027. Matiang’i made the declaration in Kisii on Friday during his maiden return to the region after a long absence since 2022, when Kenya Kwanza took over the reins of power. His move rolls in motion a journey to upset President William Ruto, who is hoping to win…
Former CS Fred Matiang’i arrives at Kisii Capital Round about during his meet the people tour.[Sammy Omingo, Standard] Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i has declared his intention to run for president in the 2027 General Election. Making his announcement in Kisii on Friday, April 2, Matiang’i said he was responding to a groundswell of calls urging him to join the race. It was his first public appearance in the region since exiting government in 2022. Speaking to a packed Gusii Stadium, Matiang’i told the cheering crowd that he was ready for the task ahead, but first sought their…
Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWPOA) Members led by Kisii County MP Donya Dorice at Magena Dispensary in Kisii County. They toured the facility following the recent death of a woman and her unborn twins when she was giving birth. (Sammy Omingo, Standard) Eight women MPs recommended the closure of Magena Dispensary, where a mother and her unborn twin babies died three weeks ago following alleged negligence. The MPs affiliated with the Kenya Parliamentary Women Association (Kewopa) said the facility in Kisii County does not meet hygiene and basic requirements. The legislators also recommended an audit into the death incident, saying it was important that the truth…
St. Joseph Mateta from the Eastern region delivers a choral verse titled Benideta during the 63rd Kenya National Drama and Film Festival at Lions School, Nakuru, on April 4, 2025.[Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Education Secretary Ogamba Migos Friday came face to face with the fury of teachers who told him to reconsider the government’s decision to ban schools from dramatising content by playwrights who are non-teachers. Kenya National Union of Teachers(KNUT) National Treasurer Kennedy Nyamwanda and the Kisii Branch Chairman of Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) Chairman Joseph Abincha put Ogamba on the spot over the events that happened Thursday during the ongoing National Drama Festivals where Butere Girls actresses were barred…
Former Kisii County Assembly Speaker David Kombo being sworn into office by County Clerk James Nyaoga after he was elected as the new speaker after garnering 45 votes defeating his closest challenger Rashid Minyonga who got 22 votes. [File / Standard] Former Kisii Speaker David Kombo and a staff of the County’s Assembly have been arraigned in Court over an alleged employment scandal. Kombo who also served for two terms as South Mugirango MP was arrested on Monday evening at Kajiado before he was transported to Kisii. His aide Daniel Mbaka Omwoyo was also nabbed within Kisii Town before he was presented to the Kisii Law Courts…
Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni (centre) and his Deputy Joseph Manje(right) addressing the media as they welcome former political aspirants from Kisii county and Meru at the Party headquarters in Nairobi on February 5, 2025 [Boniface Okendo, Standard] Jubilee Party delegates from Kisii and Nyamira Counties want Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka to support former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i in the 2027 General Election. The delegates who were drawn from all the 12 constituencies of Kisii and Nyamira counties spoke at a hotel in Kisii County where the Party’s Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni presided over an endorsement…