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THE STANDARD POLITICS United Democratic Alliance Party Offices in Nairobi.[Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party linked to Deputy President William Ruto has stepped up efforts to infiltrate Opposition leader Raila Odinga’s Nyanza turf. The party is planning an onslaught on Kisumu, Migori and Kisii voting blocs where Raila-led ODM party enjoys huge support. This week, supporters of UDA unveiled an interim office for its grassroots mobilisation exercise in Kisumu and prepare for a visit by the DP once restrictions on political activities are lifted. John Od...

THE STANDARD COUNTIES The late Bonchari Member of Parliament John Oroo Oyioka during a past Public Participation function at Suneka Townhall. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] Opposition candidates claim there is a plot to rig the Bonchari by-election. Led by Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Kisii branch secretary Henry Moracha, the candidates and their supporters allege that voter intimidation is on the rise ahead of the by-election scheduled for May 18, 2021. The seat fell vacant following the death of former Member of Parliament John Oroo. "There has been harassment and intimidation. The United ...

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Nominated senator Millicent Omanga makes her way to Parliament. PHOTO | FILE Nominated Senator Millicent Omanga has revealed that she made her first million shillings at the age of 19 as a hawker. Speaking during an interview on MC Jessy’s Youtube show, Jessy Junction, Omanga said she started her entrepreneurial journey as an undergraduate at the University of Nairobi and earned her first million within a year. “By 20 I bought a new car and I was still in the university. I would use a portion of my school fees to buy a few things in Eastleigh that I would later sell at a profit. By exam ...

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...