Archives for September 2014
REVEALED: Ruto rejected additional security to Raila
The Jubilee government turned down Raila Odinga’s request for additional security, Kenya Today can now reveal. Raila had requested at least 20 police officers as reported in this Star article of May 2013. Deputy President William Ruto communicated the decision to the former Prime Minister last week when the two met privately at Ruto’s Karen […]
When Dr. King was stabbed by an insane woman. . .
In one of his greatest speeches,  “I’ve been to the mountaintop”, Dr. King narrates an ugly incident which occurred to him as he signed autographs in New York city at the height of civil rights agitation. Here is part of the speech: You know, several years ago, I was in New York City autographing the first […]
UNREPORTED: Moi, Kibaki fail to get Mo Ibrahim Leadership prize
Former President Mwai Kibaki who retired as head of state in 2013 is not considered worthy of the USD 5 Million Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership (IIAG). Much to the disappointment of proud Kenyans, two of their retired presidents, Moi and Kibaki, have been persistently overlooked in the criteria for awarding this […]
How the government is casually protecting Raila Odinga
By Andrea Kerebi The anger and aghast palpable in many of CORD Leader Raila Odinga supporters after yesterday’s incident in Kwale can only continue after Kenya Today interviewed sources close to the former Prime Minister’s security team. Sometime in August 2013, the government attempted to make far-reaching security changes to the cohort of police officers […]
Man who attacked Raila has a mental problem – Police
The man who allegedly accosted CORD leader Raila Odinga has a mental problem, police in the area has confirmed. The police arrested the man but released him after concluding he is deranged. The man managed to hit the CORD leader when he joined a group of local dancers accompanied by Kwale Governor Salim Mvurya. The […]
Duale says he can jump from KICC if told to do so by Uhuru and Ruto
The loyalty, or sycophancy of  House Majority Leader Aden Duale is no longer a matter of conjecture after he claimed he can obey gravity on behalf of President Uhuru and Deputy President William Ruto. “If Uhuru and Ruto told me to jump from the top of the KICC and assure me that I will not break […]
Law students go on rampage at Moi University
By Timothy Mbaya There is unrest at Moi University Annex School of law over reports of its indefinite and impromptu closure. This comes hardly a month after students resumed for their studies. Reports indicate that Lecturers have been on a go slow, a way of reportedly demanding for their remuneration. Till the time of reports […]
Raila Odinga’s Yale University diary
The Coca-Cola Lecture at Yale presents Raila Odinga, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya, 2008-2013 When: Thursday, October 9, 2014 4:30 PM Where:  Luce Hall (LUCE), Auditorium 34 Hillhouse Ave., New Haven, CT 06511 Tags: lecture Speaker/Performer: Raila Odinga, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya, 2008-2013Description: The Annual Coca-Cola World Fund Lecture […]
Baringo, Nandi County Governors abandon Pesa Mashinani
It seems Deputy President William Ruto has managed to pull a fast one on Bomet Governor Isaac Rutto. Several kalenjin leaders have abandoned the push for referendum with the latest being Nandi County Governor Dr Cleophas Lagat. Dr. Langat opted out of the plebiscite at a harambee function in Mosop constituency. Sources claim the governor […]
How CORD Proposes Elections should be managed
ELECTION REFORMS TO STRENGTHEN THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM TO ENSURE FREE, FAIR, TRANSPARENT, EFFICIENT, ACCURATE AND Â ACCOUNTABLE ELECTIONS. 1. To amend the Constitution to establish effective and clear mechanisms on the conduct of Presidential, Senatorial and Governor elections in Kenya by providing the following; a) That there shall be a returning officer of the Presidential, Senatorial […]
Maina Kiai to receive coveted Freedom House Award in US
Lawyer Maina Kiai is scheduled to receive a coveted award by the human rights organization Freedom House at this year’s gala in Washington DC. Freedom House will award Kiai “in recognition of his fearless leadership in advocating for constitutional reform, fighting political corruption, and educating Kenyans of their basic civil and human rights.†Kiai is a […]
Wetangula warns government against resettling outsiders in Trans Nzoia
Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula has warned the jubilee government over attempts to resettle outsiders in Trans Nzoia County. The CORD leader insisted that Trans Nzoia has its fair share of the landless and squatters and resettling ‘outsider from Uganda’ before the indigenes will lead to inter-ethnic conflicts. Locals claim the government is attempting to resettle […]
ICC should Act tough on Uhuru and Make him Honour his Obligations as an Accused
By Jim Bonnie In case you forgot, let me remind you folks. Uhuru Kenyatta is an accused, not a suspect, as most of you think. He became a suspect, and then an accused after the pre trial chambers found out that the son of Jomo may have committed grave sins in 2007/2008. That should ring […]
State House Accuse Ababu Namwamba of sh15 billion scandal
State House  spokesperson Manoah Esipisu has defended the government over Ksh 15 billion lost in its accounts, blaming parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Ababu Namwamba for the delay to table the Auditor General’s report. “Raila knows the accountability processes including review of the Auditor’s report by PAC,†adding that “PAC is chaired by Ababu […]
Kikuyu grannies demonstrate in Nairobi to protest land evictions in Kiambu
On Tuesday, old and young generations of Kiambu, grandmothers and fathers who survived colonialism, marched under Nairobi’s hot sun, past Jomo Kenyatta’s grave to the parliament. The march was a remarkable step towards rewriting so called ‘historical injustices’, demanding justice for all – not for communities and judging political action for their validity and not […]
Raila wants Uhuru, Ruto to account for missing sh15 billion in national government accounts
CORD Leader Raila Odinga yesterday maintained President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto must account for the missing Ksh 15 billion as revealed by the Auditor-General. The 15 billion was lost during the period leading to the March 4 elections and thereafter. Most CORD supporters believe  the money was used by security agencies to […]
Patrick Mbazazi: The Man Challenging Museveni from within. . .
Who is Amama Mbabazi?(By Timothy Kalyegira) A Protestant Mukiga from Kinkizi, John Patrick Amama Mbabazi studied Law at Makerere University. Worked in the Ministry of Commerce during the Idi Amin years. Was an officer in the State Research Bureau intelligence agency. Even as he worked for the Amin government, he and Ruhakana Rugunda started a […]
Fierce opposition to DP Ruto in Rift Valley as more leaders join Pesa Mashinani
By Osugo Moseti Emboldened Bomet Governor Isaac Rutto and team became more daring as the week closed with increased onslaught against Deputy President William Ruto. The governors, pushing for Pesa Mashinani, accused the Deputy President of being the greatest stumbling block to devolution as he still want to thrive in politics of patronage. “Our biggest […]
Raila Odinga heads to Migori to bereave aide
By Osugo Moseti CORD Leader Raila Odinga will be in Nyatike Constituency, Migori County on Friday to attend the funeral of his spokesperson’s late father. Â Mr. Odinga will bereave Dennis Onyango, whose father passed on early in the week. The visit to Migori comes after weeks of condemnation of residents of the region after an […]