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President Ruto Expected At Safaricom Ethiopia Launch

6Oct

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President Ruto Expected At Safaricom Ethiopia Launch

President William Ruto is expected to attend the National Launch of Safaricom Ethiopia Friendship Square in Addis Abeba. The Head of State has been invited to the event as a guest of honor, along with his counterpart, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed. Safaricom PLC CEO Peter Ndegwa, Safaricom Ethiopia CEO Anwar Soussa, and Safaricom Ethiopia chairman Michael Joseph will also be present. The event is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. and end at 7:30 p.m.

Gachagua pledges to reward woman who named him ‘Riggy G’

3Oct

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Gachagua pledges to reward woman who named him ‘Riggy G’

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has pledged to reward Ivy Chelimo, the lady who coined his stylish nickname 'Riggy G'. In an interview with Citizen TV's Waihiga Mwaura, Gachagua said he had instructed his sons to track down Chelimo for a special dinner with his family. Gachagua described the moniker as melodious in the ear, adding it had made life easier for people who would experience difficulties pronouncing his mouthful name. The young lady who decided that Rigathi Gachagua is a little bit difficult and not melodious, we need to give him the name Riggy G,” Gachagua said. “To encourage our young people, I took up the name in strides. I have told my sons to look for that girl to come we have dinner,” he added. He also hinted at transforming Chelimo's fortunes through...

Tuesday Declared A Public Holiday For President-Elect Ruto’s Swearing-In

6Sep

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Tuesday Declared A Public Holiday For President-Elect Ruto’s Swearing-In

Tuesday, September 13, has been declared a public holiday to pave the way for the swearing-in of President-elect William Ruto as Kenya’s fifth head of state. Head of Public Service Dr Joseph Kinyua who is chairing the Assumption of the Office of President Committee on Tuesday announced the holiday, noting that a gazettement will be issued later this week. “The day of the wearing-in shall be a public holiday of general observance throughout the territory of the Republic of Kenya. The formal Gazette notice will be issued later in the week,” Dr Kinyua said. He further noted that the swearing-in and handing over of power will be held at the Moi International Sports Centre in Kasarani, Nairobi, between 10 am and 2 pm. “The ceremony shall be held at Moi International Stadium, Ka...

Sh200 million set aside for Ruto’s swearing-in

6Sep

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Sh200 million set aside for Ruto’s swearing-in

It will cost the treasury Sh200 million for the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect William Ruto. This is according to the Treasury’s Pre-Election economic update report. “Sh200 million has been provided in the FY 2022-2023 budget to undertake Assumption of Office activities to ensure smooth transition to the next administration after the general election,” reads the report. The funds are allocated to the Assumption of Office Committee that is currently preparing for the transition of power from outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta to William Ruto. The event, which is set to take place next week, September 13 (Tuesday), will see Ruto and his deputy president-elect Rigathi Gachagua being sworn to the presidency. According to Chapter 141 of the Kenyan Constitution, the e...

Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds William Ruto’s Election Victory as president elect

5Sep

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Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds William Ruto’s Election Victory as president elect

Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld the election of President-elect William Ruto in last month’s presidential vote, paving the way for him to be sworn in next week on Tuesday. "We declare the election of the first respondent as President-elect to be valid..." CJ Koome ruled at 1:34 PM. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati, on August 15, 2022, declared William Ruto the winner after garnering 7,176,141 votes, representing 50.49 per cent of the total votes cast and he achieved the minimum number of 39 counties at 25%. His main rival Raila Odinga of the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition party got 6,942,930 votes representing 48 per cent of the votes cast. While delivering the abridged version of the judgement, Ch...

County Governors To Take Integrity Oath Developed By EACC

25Aug

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County Governors To Take Integrity Oath Developed By EACC

Forty-five newly elected Governors are set to take the oath of office today (Thursday, August 24) setting the stage for them to form new county administrative units. Only two counties, Kakamega and Mombasa, out of the 47 counties will not hold the inauguration ceremonies, this after the Governor elections were postponed in the two counties. For the first time, the county bosses while taking an oath of office will also take an integrity oath. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has developed a code of integrity to be administered to all governors. This will see the anti-graft agency dispatch its officers across the country to witness the exercise. The integrity code is meant to bind the leaders to uphold high standards of integrity and refrain from ...

11Aug

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Duale Wins Garissa Township MP Race

Garissa Township Member of Parliament Aden Duale has secured his seat for the third time after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) declared him as the winner of the constituency's 2022 race. Duale retained his seat after securing a total of 9,905 votes, trouncing his closest competitor Abdulahi Mohamoud who garnered 5,509 votes. The legislator, addressing the press after being declared MP-elect lauded Kenyans for keeping calm and called on leaders to band together to serve the people of the Kenyan republic. Kenyans have chosen to be democratic and have refused to be coerced by other leaders and even yesterday Kenya Kwanza leaders and Azimio leaders were sitting together and we should work together and serve the nation," he said. Duale was contesting ...

Naomi Shaban: 20-Year Taita Taveta MP Concedes Defeat

10Aug

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Naomi Shaban: 20-Year Taita Taveta MP Concedes Defeat

Veteran legislator Naomi Shaban has conceded defeat in the Taita Taveta MP race. Ms. Shaban, who has been at the helm of the coastal constituency for 20 years and was seeking to retain her seat on a Jubilee Party ticket, conceded to defeat from her main rival, Wiper Party’s John Bwire Okano. As of Wednesday morning, Okano was leading based on provisional results and Shaban sent an early congratulatory message to him. The 58-year-old long-running MP said in a social media message that she had come into terms with Taita Taveta people wanting a new leadership and commended Okano and his team. “Good people, there is time for everything. Well done team Bwire,” Shaban told her supporters in a message shared on a WhatsApp forum. The veteran politician added: “T...

Cops arrested for ferrying marked ballots in Kilgoris

9Aug

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Cops arrested for ferrying marked ballots in Kilgoris

Two police officers were on Monday evening arrested for allegedly ferrying marked election materials in Kilgoris, Narok county. The officers were in the company of another occupant ferrying the election materials to an unknown destination in a Toyota Sienta registration number KDG 910 B. The three are said to have been stopped by suspicious members of the public who quickly informed security team. Confirming the incident, Narok county police commander Kizito Mutoro said that at around 6.30pm police received a distress call from members of the public that they had intercepted marked ballot papers at Kilgoris Shell petrol station. "When police moved to the scene, they found Frederick Mwaniki Ng’ang’a, the driver of the vehicle, carrying election materials under the escort of...

Mvita UDA candidate,Omar Shallo arrested after chaos erupt at polling station

9Aug

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Mvita UDA candidate,Omar Shallo arrested after chaos erupt at polling station

Mvita UDA candidate Omar Shallo is among three people who have been arrested after chaos erupted at Tudor Primary School during a voting exercise on Tuesday. The chaos began after ODM and UDA supporters engaged in a physical confrontation at the station in Mombasa County. The MP candidate is being held at Makupa Police Station. Voting was halted temporarily at the centre following a scuffle between UDA and ODM supporters. More follows...