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Deputy President William Ruto will retreat to the Coast for two days to champion his economic empowerment blueprint.

DPP says Wakhungu, Waluke sentences fair Summary Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has said the sentences slapped on Sirisia MP John Waluke and Grace Wakhungu was lenient considering that they fraudulently acquired over Sh300 million of public funds. In submissions filed in court, the DPP said trial magistrate court took into consideration their mitigation and the fact that they were first offenders as well as the money involved. Thursday May 13 2021 By SAM KIPLAGAT Summary Dir...

THE STANDARD POLITICS Kasipul MP Ong’ondo Were when he appeared before NCIC in Nairobi yesterday. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] MPs accused of orchestrating chaos in the recently concluded by-elections have accused certain quarters of using the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to settle political scores. Some lawmakers who appeared before the commission yesterday claimed that it was under pressure to target certain political leaders. The leaders threatened to sue NCIC for li...

THE STANDARD By Standard Team | March 2nd 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 ANC Matungu candidate Peter Nabulindo (left) and Kakamega senator Cleophas Malala in Mayoni, Matungu constituency yesterday. [Mumo Munuve, Standard] The two Western by-elections in Matungu and Kabuchai have turned into a popularity contest for top politicians eyeing State House in the 2022 General Election. Focus in the race has shifted to Deputy President William Ruto, ODM leader Raila Odinga and Amani National Congress (AN...

THE STANDARD ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi campaigns for Oscar Nabulindo at Bulimbo in Matungu constituency. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard] Major political parties have unleashed their top guns in Matungu and Kabuchai constituencies as campaigns for the by-elections enter the homestretch. Top party officials and MPs from Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), Ford Kenya, Amani National Congress (ANC) and United Democratic Alliance (UDA) have pitched tent in the two constituencies to drum up support for th...

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Amani National Congress (ANC) candidate Peter Nabulindo also got the IEBC nod to vie in the by-election. Nabulindo was accompanied by ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi, Ford Kenya leader Moses Wetang’ula and a host of MPs. United Democratic Party candidate Charles Kasamani was also cleared. However, the late Matungu MP Justus Murunga’s widow Christabel Amunga was not cleared as she lacked requisite documents. Subscribe to Our Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter and stay updated on the latest d...

THE STANDARD The forthcoming Kabuchai by-election is likely to be a battle of wits between Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang’ula ( pictured) and Deputy President William Ruto. While Mr Wetang’ula would be pulling all stops to ensure his Ford Kenya party retains the seat, Dr Ruto would be seeking a win for his Tangatanga team to boost his 2022 presidential bid. The seat fell vacant following the death of James Mukwe Lusweti in December last year. Lusweti and Bungoma Woman Rep Catherine Wambiliang...

THE STANDARD By Kamau Muthoni | December 31st 2020 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300   Justice Luka Kimaru. [File, Standard] Murder trials should start at the magistrates’ court and divorce formalities don’t have to tie you down. This year also saw a 67-years jail term handed to Sirisia MP John Waluke over graft. And then there was the Sh1.3 billion award by a Mombasa Court to Uhuru Owino slum residents over lead poisoning that set a benchmark that government is liable for failing to protect its ci...

Court Rulings That Shocked Power Corridors in 2020 30 December 2020 - 6:25 pm Julius Wambua and his daughter Dorcas Mwende when they left the Kamiti Maximum Prison on December 18, 2021 Twitter A lot has happened on the corridors of justice in 2020 despite the year having been ravaged by the pandemic.   This year saw the Kenyan court deliver convictions and rulings that will remain etched in the minds and hearts of many Kenyans for years to come. Kenya rose to number eight among the most corru...