“Hon Robert Alai became aggressive, pushed me, drew a pistol, and struck me on the chest and jaw with it,” Babu Owino says. NAIROBI, 4th January-Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has raised an alarm over his safety, detailing a violent confrontation in which he claims Kileleshwa Ward MCA Robert Alai assaulted him with…
NAIROBI—As the 2027 General Elections draw closer, the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party is demonstrating its intent to consolidate power with an elaborate series of grassroots elections scheduled for Saturday, 10th January, across 20 strategically selected counties. The President William Ruto-led party is opening the floor to its registered members, empowering them to elect…
KISUMU, Kenya,16th December- In conventional parlance, political assassination refers to an action that directly or indirectly leads to the death of an INTENTIONALLY TARGETED individual who is active in the political sphere, carried out to promote or prevent specific policies, values, practices, or norms that relate to the collective (Combatting Terrorism Centre, 2015). Political assassinations…
“I will be an independent candidate, and any talk of zoning or party tickets should be ignored,” Obura declared. KATITO, Kisumu 15th December -Former Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) and Member of Parliament for Kisumu Central, Ken Obura, has formally launched his bid for the Kisumu County governorship, declaring his intention to run as an independent…
KISUMU, Kenya –Rodgers Okeya has officially entered the Kisumu County gubernatorial race for 2027, bringing with him his background as an Auditor in the office of the Auditor General and his experience as a businessman. His campaign aims to empower youths through job creation and to transform Kisumu via a model he calls economic patriotism,…
HOMABAY, Kenya –Over the past few weeks, I have been keen on following the unfolding by-election campaigns across the country. From Magarini to Bomachoge Borabu, from Banissa to Rongai, and all the way to Kasipul Kabondo. These political contests are happening under a delicate political atmosphere shaped in the final seventeen months of Raila Odinga’s…
KISUMU, Kenya- In light of the unfolding events following Raila’s death, I have argued that we have now entered a true post-Odinga era, an era in which the very machinery that sustained Odingaism has also succumbed to its own tragic inevitability. On October 31st, I introduced this claim; on November 4th, I laid out the…
MOMBASA, Kenya-Siaya Senator Dr Oburu Oginga has been confirmed as the new Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader following a special National Governing Council (NGC) meeting held in Mombasa on Thursday, November 12th. Dr Oburu, who has been holding fort in an acting capacity since the untimely passing of his party’s leader, the late Raila…
He stated that those who referred to Odinga as “Mganga” or “Mchawi” (Swahili terms for witch doctor) had their own reasons for doing so. BONDO, November 2025 –The Wiper Patriotic Front Party leader Dr Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, has dismissed claims that former Prime Minister Raila Odinga believed in witchcraft. Musyoka also clarified that Odinga is…
BONDO, Kenya, 7th November 2025—The Wiper Patriotic Front (WPF) party leader, Kalonzo Musyoka, has made a passionate appeal to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) top leaders and members for a close working relationship to champion the democratic ideals that the fallen former premier, Raila Odinga, relentlessly fought for the benefit of the country. Recounting the…