THE HAGUE – The start of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s trial for crimes against humanity has been postponed until February 5, the International Criminal Court said today. In a press release, the trial of (Presidnt) Uhuru Kenyatta before the ICC Trial Chamber V(b) to start on 5 February 2014 in the Kenyan situation. Initially, Uhuru’s […]
Archives for October 2013
KEEP OFF OUR PANTIES: Police reforms that never were, never are, may never be
By Shem Beverton National disillusionment and frustration with Kenya’s law enforcement agencies shows no signs of abetting.An incident involving a 16 year old girl from Busia has brought to the fore the widespread rot bedeviling the police force that is supposed to be a symbol of national pride. The teenager,simply known as Liz,was waylaid by […]
UNIVERSITY CHAOS: RUTO’S Directive to blame
By Dikembe Disembe When Higher education minister, current deputy president William Ruto effected a policy which continue to haunt every facet of higher education in Kenya, especially university education: Accelerated Academic Programme. Double intake, also referred to as accelerated academic programme, was a policy effected in the year 2011 across several universities in Kenya, save […]
ODM PARTY ELECTIONS: Jostling for seats intensify Ahead of February 2014
By Dikembe Disembe As the clock ticks towards the National Delegates Convention (NDC) of the Orange Democratic Movement ( ODM ) scheduled for February next year, Â focus is now shifting on who will be what in Kenya’s most popular party. By numbers, ODM is the single largest parliamentary party in Kenya. The National Governing Council […]
ETALE: MEDIA distorting CORD messages
By Dikembe Disembe ODM Director of Communications Philip Etale yesterday accused a section of the media for distorting Cord coalition messages to the public in a host of issues the party has made a stance on. Etale was yesterday forced to issue a series of clarifications over the coalition’s resolution after segments of the press […]
CORD PRESS STATEMENT: ‘We Stand with the Rome Statute’
We members of the CORD Parliamentary Group, Governors Summit and National Executive Committees meeting at Orange House on the 29th day of October, 2013 wish to make the following statement: We congratulate Gov. Cornel Rasanga and the Honorable Stephen Mule for recapturing the Siaya Gubernatorial and Matungulu parliamentary seats respectively in the just concluded by […]
BREAKING: IEBC CEO James Oswago Arrested
The Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission Chief Executive Officer James Oswago has been arrested and will be arraigned in court tomorrow over electoral related offences. Mr Oswago was arrested in Naivasha at a workshop and will spend the night behind bars pending court appearance tomorrow. Sources indicate other officials of the electoral body will also […]
Dr Evans Kidero: A Puppet of History or a rising CORD czar?
By Shem Beverton Philosophers have said that history repeats itself.This is an understatement.History,particularly political history associated with major political parties,repeats itself innumerably. It is difficult to cite a political development of any consequence that did not repeat itself on unprecedented occasions.How many times has the Republican Party (GOP) Â had to grapple with internal rebellion and […]
GINIWASEKAWO: Hooliganism is a coded Message; Deal with it!
By Chris Maina If you are keen, you will notice I added ‘wo’ instead of  ‘o’ in the newest Wikipedia entry from this part of the earth,’giniwasekawo’. I peeped on Philip Ochieng (yes, the very one) and was informed that only the ‘lakers’ should use the ‘o’ while the rest of us go with the […]
ICC New Truth Commission an Insult to Kenyans
By Chris Maina The suggestions by a section of ODM legislators to form a new truth and reconciliation commission is not being received well by the party base who now accuse top organs of the coalition of insincerity over the Hague cases. The push, attributed to Kitutu Masaba MP Richard Onyonka and Kajiado’s Major (ret) […]
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