Luo MP tells off Raila on BBI
Ugenya MP David Ochieng and a perceived deputy president William Ruto pointman in Luo Nyanza seems to be a marked man after he brutally attacked the BBI summit as a waste of time and taxpayers’ money. The legislator’s harsh remarks against an initiative that enjoys full backing of Uhuru Kenyatta...
Ketraco superior power line to light up Western Kenya economy
A game changer energy project by the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company is expected to reposition Western Kenya as a major investment destination. The Sh16b Olkaria-Lessos-Kisumu high voltage transmission line is guaranteed to herald the birth of a new dawn in Western Kenya region where manufacturing, hospitality and domestic sectors have...
Talk top Kwale politicians finance terror Taireni gang
Kwale county commissioner Karuku Ngumo(Pictured above) has outlawed a group calling itself Taireni saying it is carrying out criminal activities in different parts of the county. Already fear is that the illegal group is an offspring of the banned Mombasa Republican Council which has been pushing for the breakaway of...
Transferred Murang’a schools heads crestfallen
A move to transfer secondary schools principals in Murang’a county has been linked to nonperformance. The transfers have sparked political ripples with a section of those transferred claiming the move is instigated by their colleagues who want to assume various positions in Kenya Secondary School Heads Association. The principal of...
Siaya senior police officer exposed
A senior police officer was transferred from Migori to Siaya after claims emerged that he was extorting money from members of the public for certain services. The police officers allegedly was demanding huge kickbacks from residents to assist their children be considered for police recruitment in the just concluded exercise....
Over 40 students get fee boost from Lusaka
Over 40 students from Bungoma county who hail from the Batecho community received Sh407,000 from the senate speaker Ken Lusaka who said that is aimed to promote education to students who scored high marks in their KCPE and KCSE exams who come from poor families. Speaking to the press during...
Advocate plots Ngunjiri ouster
Nyeri lawyer Davidson Warutere has announced he will vie for Nyeri Town parliamentary seat in 2022 elections. His entry is bound to give the incumbent MP Ngunjiri Wambugu sleepless nights. Warutere has made a name by handling high profile cases due to his vast knowledge of law. He runs a...
PS Powon causes jitters with hyper activity in West Pokot
Devolution principal secretary Micah Powon is on the spot for allegedly misusing government resources and funds on his campaigns. The PS is said to be engaged in early campaigns despite him being a government officer. Powon came fourth in the 2013 West Pokot county gubernatorial race but did not vie...
Central Bank raids Ruto’s accounts
Central Bank of Kenya has reportedly raided William Ruto’s bank accounts with a view of probing corruption and money laundering allegations. The push by CBK was from powerful forces surrounding Uhuru Kenyatta who fear Ruto is using his money to buy MPs and may use the legislators to impeach Uhuru...
Plot to have Waiguru step down for Kibicho 2022
Reports that Kirinyaga county governor Anne Waiguru(Pictured above) is considering not to defend her seat in 2022 has opened the race wide with Interior principal secretary Karanja Kibicho’s name being mentioned as the force behind. Waiguru is said to be stepping down for Kibicho to counter William Ruto in the...
Disbelief as Sh240m goes unaccounted in Nyamira county
The county assembly of Nyamira wants Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to take up a case where its members cited executive for misappropriation of Sh240 million that was part of the unspent balances carried from the 2018/19 financial year. On Tuesday last week , the debate over the missing cash dominated...
What Uhuru told Mudavadi on phone before Bukhungu rally
Uhuru Kenyatta personally made a secret call to ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi to attend Building Bridges Initiative meeting at Bukhungu stadium. Weekly Citizen has also established, BBI has a secretariat handling events at national events and coordinators on regional zones that trickles down to counties. For example, Eastern region has...
