Category: Polls: Nairobi Gubernatorial Race
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Ongeri, Please Rescue our County
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If there is a county that has been taken through baptism by fire, then it is Kisii County. It is one of those counties where billions of taxpayers’ shillings have been embezzled, most shameful cases of nepotism reported, and lowest levels of development registered. At some point, the governor’s personal assistant was his own father.…
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A tale of two Campaigns: Ruto selling his agenda as Raila sells an anti-Ruto agenda
The two front-runners in the 2022 presidential contest are running two very different campaigns, and while the difference is healthy and expected, one campaign’s path is astonishing. Whereas Deputy President William Ruto has spent his time to put together a semblance of a manifesto that is yet to assume a concrete form, the other side,…
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The Raila Presidency is here! Get over it
The 5th President of the Republic of Kenya was unveiled on the 10th of August 2021 at State House Mombasa by the 4th President H.E Uhuru Kenyatta. The 5th will be Raila Amolo Odinga. At last, the glam limos, suit up elite guards, and “mkeka mzima” he has always craved are on the way. A…
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Anti- Ruto Alliance: Form and Effect
In my village, serious bulls are taken for a drink in the late afternoon, around two or three, after they have helped plough the fields and then fed on dry maize husks. It is during this time that ground-shaking bull duels ensue, and the real bull outwrestles all the rest, kicking them out of the…
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Harun Aydin: The terrorist who never was!
The Turkish Embassy in Kenya decided to pull the plug from under Uhuru’s feet and vanquish the artificial mystery smeared on their law-abiding national, Harun Aydin. “This is not a terrorist, but a law-abiding Turkish citizen and international businessman,” they said. They went ahead to ask the same tough questions that ordinary Kenyans were already…
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President Uhuru skips Raila’s Murang’a Meeting
In a telling display, H.E President Uhuru Kenyatta is missing RailaOdinga’s Murang’a leader’s meeting after it had been earlier revealed that the Head of State would be in attendance. Questions have been raised before over Uhuru’s refusal to introduce Raila to Mt. Kenya given that the former Prime Minister has over the years struggled to…
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The 2022 Dust-Up: The Scenarios and Possible Outcomes
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in Breaking news, Cartoons, Economy, Education, Elections, Events, Latest Events, Latest on elections around the World, Latest Polls, Leadership and management, Links, Most Recent News, Policy Issues, Politics & Policy, Polls, Polls: Nairobi Gubernatorial Race, Polls: Presidential, social, Training, UncategorizedThere is great uncertainty that has gripped the country with the punditocracy swinging left, right, and centre as they churn predictions that they toss the next minute. The time mirrors 2002 when, under a heavy cloud of democratic anger, a small cartel of “system” babies looked up to then strongman Daniel arap Moi to pull…
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Onchari Oyieyo- the Man who would be Kitutu Chache South’s next Member of Parliament
Onchari Oyieyo, referred to fondly as “Ben” by family, was only four years old when his mother died. His father had died earlier before he was born. Completely orphaned and totally clueless about the world, he, together with his other siblings moved to their paternal uncle’s place briefly before moving back to their home under…
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How BBI Collapse neuters and weakens both Raila and Uhuru
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in Art, Books, Breaking news, Cartoons, Economy, Education, Elections, Events, Latest Arts News, Latest on elections around the World, Latest Polls, Leadership and management, Most Recent News, Policy Issues, Politics & Policy, Polls, Polls: Nairobi Gubernatorial Race, Polls: Presidential, social, UncategorizedThe pride, pomp, and prejudice that BBI pushers have exhibited in town over the last several months pointed to inevitability. Money was never an issue. It was a state project, duly financed by taxpayers. Other state tools would be easily brought to bear to make sure it had the smoothest of sails. With the presidency…
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The Nairobi Gubernatorial By-Election: Factors and Odds
In a really shameful case of outright and unexplainable betrayal, Makueni Senator, Mutula Kilonzo Jr. chose to abstain. Arguing that his vote would not have made a difference is a no-brainer. Leaders MUST take sides when vital matters of destiny are up for debate.