BY: Isaack Nyakundi Meet the Hon. Ababu Namwamba MP for Budalangi and former Sports Minister! Hon Namwamba was elected to Parliament in 2007 to represent Budalangi Constituency on an ODM ticket. An able debater, articulate and courageous; Ababu is viewed by many as a reform voice in the current crop of leaders. Ababu […]
Obama campaign fundraising tops Romney as Republicans urge shakeup
Obama has raised $774m so far, giving him an edge over Romney, whose supporters have raised $736m. Romney has $35m to president’s $88m heading into final six weeks before election as polls show more supporting Obama BY: Ewen MacAskill in Washington for the guardian.co.uk, Friday 21 September 2012 17.47 BST Mitt Romney faced a fresh […]
Barack Obama: lack of immigration reform my biggest failure so far
President forced to defend deportations but says he has been unable to work with Republicans in Congress on reform plans
Diane Abbott: ‘You can’t let racism hold you back’
Diane Abbott on making history as a black woman, balancing work and family, and why she loved the Olympics
The Mutunga Five: Too early to celebrate for the Ole Kiyiapis of this world
By Tony Moturi The petition filed at the high court by a group of group of civil society activists that seeks to compel the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to bar permanently the top five presidential contenders from running for presidency may be fast fading from the Kenyan minds but its implications cannot be […]
Raw Politics: Was Mungatana just playing it safe?
By: Kenya Today Reviewing Danson Mungatana’s interview at the bench with Jeff Koinange, one gets a feeling that Mungatana is not opening up, he talks in praise of the government officials- coast PC, Muzalendo Kibunja, PPO coast, DC- Tana River, DO, OCPD but blames poor local chiefs and their assistants, he then goes back […]
Romney election triumph would sink US reputation in Europe, poll finds
Europeans hold strongly negative views about GOP contender but Obama’s favourability poor in Pakistan and Middle East BY: Ewen MacAskill in Washington for the guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 11 September 2012 18.26 BST The reputation of the US in Europe risks sinking back to Bush-era levels of unpopularity if Mitt Romney becomes president, according to new international […]
Video: Mungatana regrets supporting President Kibaki
By Kenya Today Hon. Danson Mungatana finally came to terms that the man he campaigned for with his body and soul-President Kibaki is nothing better than his predecessor, now Mungatana regrets supporting Kibaki! Interview with Hon. Mungatana
Archives: Ruto dismissed Karua’s resignation saying she was incompetent
By Kenya Today Ruto dismisses Karua resignation and says she was incompetent
Barack Obama pleads with voters to let him finish the job
President accepts Democrats’ nomination for second term with frank speech acknowledging that challenges remain BY: Ewen MacAskill in Charlotte for the guardian.co.uk, Friday 7 September 2012 06.24 BST Barack Obama has made his pitch for a second White House term, pleading in his keynote address to the Democratic convention for more time in spite of […]
President Obama’s Speech at DNC (full text)
Michelle, I love you. The other night, I think the entire country saw just how lucky I am. Malia and Sasha, you make me so proud.but don’t get any ideas, you’re still going to class tomorrow.  And Joe Biden, thank you for being the best Vice President I could ever hope for. Madam Chairwoman, delegates, […]
Video – President Obama full speech at the DNC 2012
By Kenya Today President Barack Obama accepts the Democrats ticket
Gov. Deval Patrick- 2012 Election of a life time
By Kenya Today Deval Patrick, governor of Massachusetts in his well delivered speech called for Democrats to rally to re-elect President Obama. ….”And we believe that government has a role to play not in solving everybody’s problem in everybody’s life, but in helping people help themselves to the American dream … It’s time for Democrats […]
Bill Clinton gives thumping endorsement to Barack Obama
At the Democratic national convention, former president throws his weight behind onetime foe in major boost to campaign BY: Ewen MacAskill in Charlotte for the guardian.co.uk, Thursday 6 September 2012 06.32 BST Bill Clinton, formerly one of Barack Obama‘s most bitter critics inside the Democratic party, has thrown all his prestige and popularity unequivocally behind […]
Video – Bill Clinton’s Speech at DNC 2012
By Kenya Today In his DNC speech, the former president states that Obama brought arithmetic to Washington, while the numbers of Romney’s plan don’t add up. According to the BBC, Clinton’s speech was an ultimate effort to gain white middleclass votes for Obama. Bill Clinton speech – DNC 2012 – Highlights [divider] Bill Clinton […]
Video: Michelle Obama’s speech at DNC
By Kenya Today Michelle’s speech for the Democretic Convention was incredibly succesfull; it destroyed Twitter with 28.000 tweets per minute. It was the first lady’s job to remind the voters why they liked Obama, and she rose to the challenge. Watch her DNC speech, where she shares personal stories about her husband. Michelle Obama’s […]
Mitt Romney’s Acceptance Speech
By Kenya Today Presidential candidate Mitt Romney formally accepted his nomination at the Republican Convention in Tampa. In his acceptance speech, Romney asked for support of the voters and that it’s a great honour to be nominated. Watch Mitt Romney’s Acceptance Speech (full version):
Black Republican activists strive to recruit African Americans to GOP cause
Conservative groups insist that the dream of winning over African Americans from the Democratic party is not a lost cause
Politics of ethnic alliances and ethno-regional parties: Which way for Kenya?
By Antony Otieno Ongáyo, August 27, 2012 While much has been discussed about Kenyan political parties, their leaders, lack of internal democracy, lack of ideologies and ethnic orientation, any genuine analysis of their history needs to take cognizance of the fact that Kenya has undergone many phases and transformation in terms of political party […]
A strategy for filtering America’s toxic sludge of political advertising
Until media firms are forced to disclose where the ad dollars for this mendacious propaganda comes from, believe nothing