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Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse addresses a past event in Makueni County. [File, Standard] Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse, who kept a low profile before initiating the impeachment motion against former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, has revealed how he played his political cards during the 2022 General Election with the blessings of President William Ruto. Addressing a meeting attended by clergy—where no cameras or sound recorders were allowed—on Friday at his Kaunguni rural home in Kikumbulyu North, Mutuse said he “straddled the fence” to hoodwink the Azimio side, lifting the lid on Kenya’s politics where opportunism and betrayal are the…
Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse addresses a past event in Makueni County. [File, Standard] Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse, who kept a low profile before initiating the impeachment motion against former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, has revealed how he played his political cards during the 2022 General Election with the blessings of President William Ruto. Addressing a meeting attended by clergy—where no cameras or sound recorders were allowed—on Friday at his Kaunguni rural home in Kikumbulyu North, Mutuse said he “straddled the fence” to hoodwink the Azimio side, lifting the lid on Kenya’s politics where opportunism and betrayal are the…
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Eight die in a morning road crash along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway in Makueni County on January 3, 2026. [Erastus Mulwa, Standard] 8 people died in a Saturday morning accident at Konza, along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway in Makueni County, where a Matatu belonging to Naekana Sacco collided head-on with a Tahmeed bus headed in the Nairobi direction. Mukaa Sub-County police commander Hussein Abduba, who confirmed the accident, said six people died on the spot, while seven others were rushed to Machakos level 5 hospital in critical condition, with two of them later succumbing to their injuries. “Following the accident, six bodies…
Former Cabinet Minister Joseph Konzolo Munyao during the Mwai Kibaki 2nd Memorial Lecture & Luncheon at Nairobi Serena Hotel on 11th April 2025. [David Gichuru,Standard] Former Mbooni MP and Cabinet minister Joseph Konzolo Munyao has died. His brother, Jacob Mutua Munyao, confirmed the death, informing The Standard that the former legislator passed away at Nairobi Hospital’s Karen branch. “On Friday, he was taken ill to Nairobi hospital with nerve complications, where he was admitted to the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) under strict observation of doctors. It was a recurring problem after a procedure was done some years back,” said Mr Mutua.…
Dr Sonia Nzilani, ECM, Trade, Makueni county has been found dead in her Makindu home.[Courtesy] Makueni is mourning the untimely death of Executive Committee Member (ECM) for Marketing, Industry, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Sonia Nzilani, whose lifeless body was found inside her house on the outskirts of Makindu township on Saturday. Dr. Nzilani was expected to grace a tree-planting exercise but failed to show up, with numerous calls to her going unanswered. This prompted her driver to seek her whereabouts and proceed to her home, but efforts to access her room proved futile as the door was locked from the…
Dr Alfred Nganga Mutua ,nominee for the position of Labour and Social Protection CS before the Committee on Appointments at the Mini Chambers, County Hall, Nairobi. August 4th,2024. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Labour Cabinet Secretary Dr. Alfred Mutua distanced himself from the ongoing wrangles between Governor Wavinya Ndeti and County Speaker Anne Kiusya on the latter’s planned impeachment by a section of MCAs. Speaking during a show on a Kamba vernacular radio station, Mutua revealed that he had earlier held a phone conversation with Governor Ndeti where the governor asked for his support for the speaker to be impeached, only for him to reject such…
Machakos governor Wavinya Ndeti makes her speech during the launch of Machakos Youth Service at Machakos Agricultural Training Center in Machakos County on January 17, 2025. She said the program aims at offering courses that equip young people with practical skills for sustainable livelihoods. John Muia, Standard Three Machakos residents have filed a petition before the Machakos County assembly for removal from office of Governor Wavinya Ndeti over what they term as gross misconduct, abuse of office and gross violation of the constitution. The petition by Henry Carlos Kioko, Justus Kioko and Sidney Munyalo is before the assembly legal team for scrutiny to…