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THE STANDARD By Ndung’u Gachane | March 2nd 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Residents of Gititu Village in Tetu, Nyeri, receive copies of the Constitutional Amendment Bill from the founder of Adonai Foundation Ephantus Thuku, during a public awareness meeting. Pro-BBI proponents in Mt Kenya have resorted to using community organisations and church leaders to market the document. on February 28, 2021. [Kibata Kihu, Standard] After clearing the first hurdle at the county assemblies, proponents of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) in Mt Kenya are leaving nothing to chance to ensure it sails t...

THE STANDARD By Ndungu Gachane | February 22nd 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Murangá Governor Mwangi Wa Iria .This was on 19th September 2019. [Edward Kiplimo,Standard] As the clock ticks towards next year’s elections, Mt Kenya region is contemplating life after Uhuru Kenyatta’s presidency. Although Uhuru has not hidden his desire to continue championing the region’s interests after retirement, senior politicians from the vote-rich area have left nothing to chance as they position themselves to inherit the mantle. The president is campaigning for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), w...

THE STANDARD POLITICS Former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth ( pictured) has said Mt Kenya region has an equal chance of fielding a presidential candidate in 2022 like other regions. Kenneth, who vied for presidency in 2013, said the region accounts for a substantial amount of votes, and thus should not be limited from fielding a presidential candidate. Speaking at Kiria-ini Catholic Church in Mathioya, Murang'a, Kenneth said if a candidate from the region was accepted by Kenyans, he should not be blocked from vying for presidency. While at Kirwara Catholic Church in Gatanga, he popularised the Bui...

THE STANDARD President Uhuru Kenyatta arrives at Sagana State Lodge in Nyeri during a past meeting with leaders from the Mt Kenya region. [File] President Uhuru Kenyatta will once again this Saturday face his restless backyard of Mt Kenya when he addresses a convention of social and political leaders at the Sagana River State Lodge in Nyeri county. The convention, for which invites are already out, is being held in a familiar place where Kenyatta retreats to speak to his backyard when faced with a rebellion in his vote-rich home region. The area is seen to be growing weary of being left witho...