Politics Archives - Page 3 of 21

Cabinet Secretaries Arrive In Nanyuki For Four-Day Retreat Hosted By Ruto

5Jan

By adminNo Comments

Politics

Cabinet Secretaries Arrive In Nanyuki For Four-Day Retreat Hosted By Ruto

Cabinet Secretaries on Thursday arrived at the Fairmont Mt. Kenya Safari Club for a four-day retreat which will be hosted by President William Ruto. The meeting, according to State House spokesperson Hussein Mohammed, will bring together senior Executive members including Cabinet Secretaries, presidential advisors and Principal Secretaries. Spokesperson Mohammed added that the meeting is set to review the steps the Kenya Kwanza administration has made since assuming office and also spell out key areas of focus to see the realization of their campaign pledges as the new year begins. "The retreat between 5th-8th January will crystallize the implementation programme of the Administration’s Plan for the Year 2023," he wrote on Twitter. Attorney General Justin Muturi, National ...

President Ruto to hold media roundtable interview today

4Jan

By adminNo Comments

Politics

President Ruto to hold media roundtable interview today

President William Ruto will on Wednesday evening hold a media roundtable interview with local and international media houses. The interview that will air live across TV and radio stations comes just a few days after he marked his first 100 days in office. The development was announced by State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed on Tuesday. The President marked his 100 days on December 22, 2022. A survey released by Infotrak on Ruto's performance in the 100 days said he had scored an overall grade C in fulfilment of pledges on the economy, governance, gender equality and infrastructure. Opposition leader Raila Odinga said President Ruto's first 100 days have been a road to nowhere. He said Kenyans are worse off than they were during the campaigns when the Ru...

Murder Charge Against Aisha Jumwa Formally Withdrawn

21Dec

By adminNo Comments

Politics

Murder Charge Against Aisha Jumwa Formally Withdrawn

The murder charge against Public Service and Gender Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa has been formally withdrawn. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) made an application at Mombasa High Court to have the murder charge withdrawn, and Jumwa to be a state witness. In a letter by the ODPP, court was told that though the threshold test was met at the point of making the decision to charge, the evidentiary test on relation to the doctrine of common intention has not been met. "Therefore the charges against the second accused can therefore not be sustained in the circumstances," court was told. Jumwa will now be a state witness and is expected to testify against her former bodyguard Geoffrey Okuto. ODPP undertook a review of the prosecution file af...

Juliana Cherera Resigns As IEBC Vice Chairperson

5Dec

By adminNo Comments

Politics

Juliana Cherera Resigns As IEBC Vice Chairperson

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Vice Chairperson Juliana Cherera has resigned days after President William Ruto suspended her and three other commissioners. Cherera is the second commissioner to hand in her resignation after Justus Nyang’aya decided to vacate his post last week Friday. In a Special Gazette Notice Number 258, President Ruto noted; “The mandate of the tribunal shall be to consider the petition for the removal of (1) Juliana Whonge Cherera, (2) Francis Mathenge Wanderi, (3) Irene Cherop Masit and (4) Justus Abonyo Nyang’aya from office as members of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and to inquire into the allegations therein.” In her letter of resignation, Cherera said that her "stay at the commiss...

Sirisia MP John Waluke Freed On Ksh.10M Cash Bail

18Nov

By adminNo Comments

Politics

Sirisia MP John Waluke Freed On Ksh.10M Cash Bail

Sirisia Member of Parliament John Waluke has been freed on a Ksh.10 million cash bail by theCourt of Appeal pending appeal on his 67 jail time This comes after Waluke late last month appealed the jail term slapped on him by the High Court terming it as harsh and unwarranted. The legislator's sentencing came in the wake of a graft case in which he was accused of defrauding the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) Ksh.313 million. The MP was charged alongside Grace Sarapay Wakhungu, and Erad Supplies & General Contracts Limited (Erad); a company where the two are shareholders. Waluke and Wakhungu, through the company, were supposed to supply 40,000 metric tonnes of maize to NCPB in 2004 but ended up pocketing Ksh.313 million without supplying even a single grain of ...

16Nov

By adminNo Comments

Politics

MP Resigns After Drink-Driving Incident

A Rwandan Member of Parliament Gamariel Mbonimana resigned from office on Monday after he came under fire for drink-driving. Mbonimana followed his resignation with an apology to President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, vowing that he has decided to quit drinking alcohol. On his Twitter account, he further affirmed that he will be committed to serving whatever role he will be assigned to if Mr Kagame deems fit. “From the bottom of my heart, I apologize to the President of the Republic and the general public,” he wrote. “It was wrong of me to drive under the influence of alcohol. I have decided to quit drinking in this regard. Accept my plea. If entrusted, I am committed to fulfill any other duties.” According to Rwanda's New Times, Mbonimana had been caught a couple violating ...

Aisha Jumwa: I Will Initiate Plan To Increase Public Servants Salaries Within 100 Days

1Nov

By adminNo Comments

Politics

Aisha Jumwa: I Will Initiate Plan To Increase Public Servants Salaries Within 100 Days

Public Service and Gender Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa has announced that a public servants will receive a salary increment in the next 100 days. Speaking after touring the Nairobi Huduma Centre on Monday, Jumwa noted that the government has planned to undertake a number of reforms to improve service delivery across the country. "The public service is demoralized in matters salary and other benefits and I think in my 100 days in office I will initiate the plan to increase salaries of the public servants," said Jumwa. CS Jumwa further noted that she will be reviewing the county wage bill, dismissing claims that it is bloated despite the Senate claiming that it has passed 35 per cent threshold as required by law. "Public service has less than a million public servants who w...

26Oct

By adminNo Comments

Politics

Governor Sakaja Set To Name His Cabinet

Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja will unveil his long-awaited list of his County Executive Committee (CEC) members on Wednesday. Sakaja made the announcement during an interview with Radio Citizen’s Vincent Ateya on Wednesday morning, where he noted that the Nairobi County Assembly is ready to vet the nominees. “Today I will be announcing my CEC members, I have already set up the county assembly and its leadership,” said Sakaja. The county boss, who previously served as Nairobi Senator, noted that he has hit the ground running since his swearing-in on August 25 and some of his proposed projects are already underway. “We’ve already started working, for instance the garbage menace that we found, we have already collected 82 tonnes of garbage in the last one month. Gitan...

I’m worth Sh4 billion Mudavadi reveals as vetting begins

17Oct

By adminNo Comments

Politics

I’m worth Sh4 billion Mudavadi reveals as vetting begins

Prime Cabinet Secretary nominee Musalia Mudavadi has disclosed his net worth, as he faces the Committee on Appointments for vetting. Speaking on Monday, Mudavadi disclosed that he is worth Sh4 billion. "If I take my investment in share in some companies and also properties that I own I would put my net worth at about Sh4 billion. He added that his current and anticipated income are from rental income, dividends from shareholding, interests and other expenses that come from the farm. The former deputy Prime Minister is the first to face the vetting panel. Other nominees to be vetted on Monday include former Speaker of the National Assembly Justin Muturi who is the nominee for Attorney General, Aden Duale (Defence), Alfred Mutua (Foreign and Diaspora Affairs) and Alice Wa...

DPP Withdraws Ksh.19M Graft Charges Against CS Nominee Aisha Jumwa

12Oct

By adminNo Comments

Politics

DPP Withdraws Ksh.19M Graft Charges Against CS Nominee Aisha Jumwa

The Director General of Public Prosecutions has issued a request to withdraw the corruption case against Aisha Jumwa who was recently appointed Public Service and Gender Cabinet Secretary. Jumwa, who was a Member of Parliament for Malindi was facing charges of illegally obtaining Ksh.19 million. Through the head of prosecution Alex Akula, the DPP's office informed Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku that it has received orders to withdraw the case against Jumwa who is the first defendant in the case. However, the case of the 8 others the CS nominee was charged with will continue. Jumwa's lawyers, led by Jared Magolo, welcomed the move and further sought an apology from the government for the charges pressed against her. Justice Mutuku ordered that the case be mentioned to al...