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Jacob Ngetich

Inside Uhuru's fully booked diary just four days to elections

President Uhuru Kenyatta is keen to secure his legacy and his forays are primarily to launch projects.

By Jacob Ng’etich 3 days ago

Inside Uhuru's fully booked diary just four days to elections

IEBC's delicate balancing act of vital logistics in polling stations

IEBC's delicate balancing act of vital logistics in polling stations

By Jacob Ng’etich 6 days ago

Raila Odinga wants answers on 'extra' IEBC forms

Raila Odinga wants answers on 'extra' IEBC forms

By Jacob Ng’etich 10 days ago

Mt Kenya restive as Gachagua and Karua trigger kingpin politics

Mt Kenya restive as Gachagua and Karua trigger kingpin politics

By Jacob Ng’etich 12 days ago

Kenyans in diaspora campaign for Raila Odinga

A group of Kenyans in the Diaspora have embarked on vote hunt for Azimio la Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga.

By Jacob Ng’etich 14 days ago

Kenyans in diaspora campaign for Raila Odinga

Chief Minister: A poisoned chalice?

Musalia Mudavadi and Kalonzo Musyoka would come into government with the votes they deliver. Failure to stipulate the mandate of the post is potential breeding ground for conflict.

By Jacob Ng’etich 20 days ago

Chief Minister: A poisoned chalice?

Create closer links with City Hall, Sakaja tells resident associations

Nairobi Senator and governor candidate Johnson Sakaja has challenged resident associations to foster a closer working relationship among themselves and with the City County Government.

By Jacob Ng’etich 23 days ago

Create closer links with City Hall, Sakaja tells resident associations

George Wajackoyah would get 880,000 votes in poll

Wajackoyah’s rise stands out in the Tifa opinion poll, given he is making his debut in the State House race. Raila is the most preferred candidate at 42 per cent, followed by Ruto at 39 per cent.

By Jacob Ng’etich 27 days ago

George Wajackoyah would get 880,000 votes in poll

Five key issues top seat rivals are banking on to sway voters

Leaders have prioritised health, education, agriculture, women, and youth empowerment. Presidential candidate are planning far-reaching reforms in health and education sectors.

By Jacob Ng’etich 28 days ago

Five key issues top seat rivals are banking on to sway voters

Raila-Ruto promises: Show us the money

Both Azimio and Kenya Kwanza camps believe growing tax base will be key in generating enough money. Candidates have prioritised health, education, and agriculture.

By Jacob Ng’etich 27 days ago

Raila-Ruto promises: Show us the money

Homestretch: Handover plans underway as Uhuru succession takes shape

Team oversaw the 2013 transition, as well as the 2017 re-election of President Kenyatta. Some members have been caught up in the fallout between the President and his deputy.

By Jacob Ng’etich 29 days ago

Homestretch: Handover plans underway as Uhuru succession takes shape

William Ruto to revert port operations to Mombasa, cut off Nairobi 'cartels'

DP Ruto says SGR was a noble project but it has been captured by city cartels. He promises to establish a leather and textile industry in Naivasha to increase train cargo transported for export.

By Jacob Ng’etich 29 days ago

William Ruto to revert port operations to Mombasa, cut off Nairobi 'cartels'

Raila Odinga's pre-poll zoning gamble that could dent Azimio numbers

The move puts the political future of candidates allied to the coalition across the country in limbo. Parties allied to Azimio were assigned regions where they are expected to dominate.

By Jacob Ng’etich 1 month ago

Raila Odinga's pre-poll zoning gamble that could dent Azimio numbers

Rigathi Gachagua: Kenya Kwanza will end 'State capture'

Gachagua promises Kenya Kwanza will implement Uhuru's Big4 agenda. Gachagua reveals plans to review taxation regime and ensure guaranteed minimum returns for farmers

By Jacob Ng’etich 1 month ago

Rigathi Gachagua: Kenya Kwanza will end 'State capture'

Tented camp at crater's edge offers perfect holiday getaway

The camp is adjacent to Crater Lake, a green soda lake at the bottom of an extinct volcano on the western side of Lake Naivasha and north of the village of Kongoni, with many trails.

By Jacob Ng’etich 1 month ago

Tented camp at crater's edge offers perfect holiday getaway

No tyranny of numbers: IEBC audit unmasks myth of youth vote

Youth registered to vote stands at 39.84 per cent, a decline of 5.27 per cent from 2017. Presidential candidates have in their campaigns focused on winning over the youth vote.

By Jacob Ng’etich 1 month ago

No tyranny of numbers: IEBC audit unmasks myth of youth vote

UDA faces tough task of winning seat in Ruto's home constituency

Turbo is Ruto’s home constituency where in the last election, voters defied the Jubilee Party wave to elect an independent candidate.

By Jacob Ng’etich 1 month ago

UDA faces tough task of winning seat in Ruto's home constituency

UDA brigade calls for an end to intolerance after standoff at rally

Police officers move in to disperse Kenya Kwanza and Azimio supporters at Jacaranda Grounds. Dispute arose over which side should hold rally at the venue yesterday.

By Jacob Ng’etich 1 month ago

UDA brigade calls for an end to intolerance after standoff at rally

Anxiety as parties forward names of nominated leaders

Registrar of Political Parties said those picked did not need to be members of the party. Each list, according to IEBC, must reflect regional and ethnic diversity.

By Jacob Ng’etich 1 month ago

Anxiety as parties forward names of nominated leaders

Day William Ruto wanted to call it quits

The biography details Ruto’s personal and political life, including intrigues that broke Jubilee apart. The book says the DP was infuriated by the 'consistent contempt from the leaders of Jubilee'.

By Jacob Ng’etich 1 month ago

Day William Ruto wanted to call it quits

Joho named most business-friendly governor in Africa

Joho will be formally decorated with the instruments of the honour at the 7th Africa Summit – London 2022, which will be held at the House of Lords, United Kingdom, on July 4.

By Jacob Ng’etich 1 month ago

Joho named most business-friendly governor in Africa

Presidential list cut to four, the shortest since 1992 elections

Some 57 aspirants had initially sought to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta. All the 47 independent presidential aspirants fell along the way.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

Presidential list cut to four, the shortest since 1992 elections

William Ruto's KK alliance to field one aspirant per seat

Kenya Kwanza plans to field only one candidate per seat from coalition parties to increase chances of winning. DP hits out at critics who had said his name will not be on the ballot.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

William Ruto's KK alliance to field one aspirant per seat

Jimi Wanjigi: From backroom deal maker to politician

Jimi Wanjigi is a man whose influence in the chess game of power making had only been whispered from the days of President Mwai Kibaki government.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

Jimi Wanjigi: From backroom deal maker to politician

We have your best interest at heart, DP William Ruto tells women

UDA to agree with women on irreducible minimum and sign a charter ahead of elections. Ruto says August election is about the economy whose face is the ‘Mama Mboga’.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

We have your best interest at heart, DP William Ruto tells women

Voters seek to block electoral body from listing presidential aspirants

The petitioners argue that the commission, in arriving at 18 shortlisted candidates for the presidential race, is null and void because the official register has not been gazetted.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

Voters seek to block electoral body from listing presidential aspirants

Why political careers of Raila Odinga, William Ruto allies hang in the balance

Most of the leaders shelved their political ambitions on the promise of government jobs. The presidential aspirants have beefed up their campaign teams with loyalists.

By Harold Odhiambo 2 months ago

Why political careers of Raila Odinga, William Ruto allies hang in the balance

William Ruto moves campaign team from Karen home to UDA's head office

Insiders say DP is avoiding a situation where he will be accused of using State resources. The offices along Ngong Road have been equipped and ready to host campaign centre.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

William Ruto moves campaign team from Karen home to UDA's head office

Kevin Odhiambo withdraws from presidential race

Kevin Odhiambo has written to the electoral commission withdrawing from the race.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

Kevin Odhiambo withdraws from presidential race

UDA Marsabit governor aspirant Harsama vows to build peace

UDA Marsabit governor aspirant Kello Harsama has promised to prioritise peace building if elected.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

UDA Marsabit governor aspirant Harsama vows to build peace

Contractor to restore old lanes on Mombasa Road

A parliamentary committee has told motorists and paedestrians that the contractor building Nairobi Expressway will restore old Mombasa Road’s three lanes.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

Contractor to restore old lanes on Mombasa Road

Rigathi Gachagua's plan to net 4.5 million votes for Ruto from Mt Kenya

DP’s running mate holds a series of meetings with local leaders and business people. Gachagua confident of delivering the vote-rich region to Kenya Kwanza basket.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

Rigathi Gachagua's plan to net 4.5 million votes for Ruto from Mt Kenya

Kalonzo Musyoka returns to run for president on Wiper

Mr Musyoka had insisted that he was the obvious pick for Raila running mate. Yesterday, Wiper National Executive Council unanimously endorsed him to run for president.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

Kalonzo Musyoka returns to run for president on Wiper

Rigathi Gachagua: From Uhuru's personal assistant to his harshest critic after political tiff

The Mathira MP now picked as DP Ruto's running mate was President Uhuru Kenyatta’s personal assistant for five years, and remains one of the Head of State’s fiercest critics.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

Rigathi Gachagua: From Uhuru's personal assistant to his harshest critic after political tiff

Intrigues that preceded Ruto's hard decision on running mate

Majority of Mt Kenya leaders had ganged up against Gachagua. In the vote count, Prof Kindiki got 23, Gachagua four, Muturi two and Waiguru one.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

Intrigues that preceded Ruto's hard decision on running mate

UDA forms campaign teams in nine regions

Ruto says his alliance will not have zoning and all parties will be allowed to field candidates. According to the DP, the teams will work at ensuring a Kenya Kwanza in the first round.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

UDA forms campaign teams in nine regions

12-hour crisis talks put Ruto allies on edge

Top Ruto allies split amid horse-trading from two contestants jostling for the position. As minutes turned into hours, politicians and their supporters became restless

By Brian Otieno 2 months ago

12-hour crisis talks put Ruto allies on edge

Gachagua or Kindiki: Ruto to unveil running mate

The Tharaka Nithi senator was about to win the race but intense lobbying saw Gachagua's name included. Mt Kenya region has 5.85 million voters, which will boost DP's chances on August 9.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

Gachagua or Kindiki: Ruto to unveil running mate

Cabinet Secretaries take on DP Ruto during Cabinet meeting

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto yesterday came face to face in a full cabinet meeting held for the first time in over a year.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

Cabinet Secretaries take on DP Ruto during Cabinet meeting

Kalonzo to vie for presidency if Azimio fails to pick him

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has a card up his sleeve in the event he misses the running mate position in the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

Kalonzo to vie for presidency if Azimio fails to pick him

Kalonzo Musyoka's political cards keep leaders guessing ahead of polls

What is the Wiper party leader, Kalonzo Musyoka up to? Is he master tactician, tough negotiator, steely ruthless politician or an indecisive leader.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

Kalonzo Musyoka's political cards keep leaders guessing ahead of polls

Uhuru calls for a cabinet meeting after one year

The last Cabinet meeting was held on February 18, 2021 when the president included CASs and PSs.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

Uhuru calls for a cabinet meeting after one year

Done deal: Uhuru Kenyatta's wild card in Raila Odinga deputy search

In Azimio deal, Jubilee was to produce running mate while ODM, the flag bearer. Jubilee's side took 12 out of 19 slots in the Azimio's National Executive Council

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

Done deal: Uhuru Kenyatta's wild card in Raila Odinga deputy search

Blow to Raila Odinga as defections rock Azimio ship

Maendeleo Chap Chap and PAA pull out of Azimio claiming that there was secrecy in running affairs of the coalition. Registrar of Political Parties said parties free to exit coalitions.

By Jacob Ng’etich 2 months ago

Blow to Raila Odinga as defections rock Azimio ship

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