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Raila men woo Kibwana in new plot to tame Kalonzo The Star ODM leader Raila Odinga is close to luring Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana to his side as he concretises his regional pillars ahead of the 2022 General Election. The former Prime Minister has activated his political engine and is courting new regional heavyweights. © REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya Raila Odinga, Kenya's former Prime Minister and the African Union (AU) High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Nairobi, Kenya February 18, 2021. The newly establishe...

THE STANDARD POLITICS Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana [Boniface Okendo,Standard] Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana is in talks with Orange Democratic Party (ODM) in search of a winning formula ahead of 2022 general elections. The second term governor seems to be trying to actualize his aspirations to ditch the Kalonzo Musyoka’s led party-Wiper Democratic Movement which enjoys a mass following in Ukambani.  Yesterday,  Kibwana held closed-door talks with Orange Democratic Movement party officials from the Lower Eastern region about the possibility of working together. In a stat...

THE STANDARD POLITICS Kuria East MP Marwa Kitayama. There is growing disquiet in Nyanza and Western because of ‘few’ additional constituencies the regions will get if the Constitutional of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020, sails through in the referendum. The Bill, popularly referred to as the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Bill, proposes to increase the number of constituencies from 290 to 360. The proposed law will see Deputy President William Ruto’s Rift Valley stronghold getting the lion’s share of the electoral areas followed by Nairobi, Central and Coast. The Bill, that was pas...

KENYA President Uhuru Kenyatta with party leaders Gideon Moi (Kanu), Musalia Mudavadi (ANC), Kalonzo Musyoka (Wiper), Raila Odinga (ODM), Charity Ngilu (Narc) and Moses Wetang’ula (Ford Kenya) during a joint press briefing at State House, Nairobi, on Thursday. [PSCU] Intense pressure is mounting on the ‘Super Seven’ to strike a delicate balance in facilitating passage of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) while also maintaining a united front good enough to form a post-referendum government. Despite the momentum created by the endorsement of the document by counties, there is the Dep...

THE STANDARD South B ward representative Waithera Chege during a meeting to educate residents on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report, yesterday. [Samson Wire, Standard] Regional supremacy and 2022 political ambitions could turn the exercise of picking a 10-member team to spearhead referendum campaigns into a nightmare for President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga. The perception that individuals who have been entrusted with the mandate could use it as a launch pad for the next election has created animosity that could lead to fallout among governors, MPs and other politici...