BY: Fwamba NC Fwamba Despite her unique challenges, Kenya like any other country in the world has gone through different stages of growth under dynamic circumstances that are espoused through different political leaderships at respective times. In 1963, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga who later became Kenya’s founding Vice President shelved his ambitions of becoming President in […]
Archives: The TV interview Uhuru Kenyatta may wish to forget.
BY: OSUGO MOSETI July 30th 2008 is the day Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta would love to erase from his memory. Mr. Kenyatta was on official duty in London when he got a rare opportunity to be interviewed by BBC’s Stephen Sucker host of the famed program  Hard Talk. The show is best known for […]
Part II: The mis-learning of Musalia Mudavadi and the Crumbling UDFcampaign
By Rashid Wanjala This second part of our serialization delves into why the Mudavadi candidature is only meant to scuttle the 6 out of 8 province ODM 2007 support base. The strategy by the anti- Raila forces (formally or informally allied to TNA) is built on 2007 voting patterns; a divided Non TNA vote (The […]
The day William Ruto became host of a TV talk show
BY: Kenya Today In June 2012, Citizen TV’s Mutegi Njau, Udock Amino and political analyst David Makali were all prepared to grill William Ruto in their famed morning show Cheche, little did they know that tables could turn. Hon Ruto literally took over the show, Mutegi who often asks tough questions was reduced to a […]
Video: DPP directs police to prosecute Minister for incitement and hate speech
By Kenya Today Director of Public Prosecution Keriako Tobiko has ordered the arrest and prosecution of Embakasi MP Ferdinand Waititu for hate speech and incitement to violence. Watch Video – Ferdinand Waititu’s hate speech The DPP’s statement read in part :”This is therefore to advise that you (police) cause prompt action to be taken […]
Rachel Shebesh, defections signs were long here
By Kenya Today Hon Rachel Shebesh gave her total best to ODM for the past four years, she is on her way to TNA, a party she thinks will propel her back to Parliament. In an interview in July at the “bench” by Jeff Koinange (K24 Capital talk), it was clear that as much as […]
Meet the eloquent,courageous Ababu Namwamba (Hon. MP)
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