Category: Politics

Nandi Governor Stephen Sang has petitioned the National Assembly to compel the National Government to make public and implement the Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) report.

Speaker Justin Muturi, while confirming receipt of the petition on Tuesday, said Sang expressed his disappointment with the current actions of the government in relation to the report which he said remained unimplemented years after it was compiled.

The governor also asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to operationalize the Sh10 billion restorative justice fund recommended to settle historical injustices.

The first-term Governor recommended that once the fund is operational, the National Government should work closely with County Governments in identifying the bona fide beneficiaries.

The Commission was established in 2009 and wound up in 2013 after submitting to President Uhuru Kenya its report on historical injustices meted upon communities and individuals since independence.

Deputy President William Ruto has asked politicians to stop turning Kenyans against each other for their own gains. 

He warned that there was a section of politicians focused on sowing seeds of discord among Kenyans to advance their selfish agenda.

The DP told off his critics who are unhappy with his engagements and vowed to continue quoting the bible saying his life principles are strongly founded on God’s word.

“Threats blackmail and intimidation is the language of cowards and conmen and people who do not believe in democracy”, he said.

The Deputy President said violence would never be part of the country’s political fabric.

“It would not happen in our country. Kenyans are after development-leaning and progressive leaders.”

He spoke at his Karen residence on Tuesday during a prayer meeting attended by Narok County religious and political leaders.

Dr Ruto said that the beneficiaries of division, hatred and violence in politics were in for a rude shock as Kenyans were keen on the country’s oneness.

“There are people whose political foundation is hatred, division and violence. I want to tell them, you would not succeed in dividing the people of Kenya along ethnic lines.”

At the same time, Dr Ruto said the government would ensure the revenue sharing mechanism translates to a win-win formula.

He said the government was elected to serve both populous and non-populous counties without discrimination.

“When sharing revenue among counties, let us ensure that those who lose do not lose by a big margin and those gaining should not gain by a big margin so that we can move forward together as a country.”

Mr Lelegwa said Senators would stand firm to ensure no county loses revenue in the disputed revenue sharing formula.

Mr Nyoro and Ms Kihika faulted those opposed to Dr Ruto’s youth groups empowerment programme saying they were out of touch with reality.

Ms Kihaka said it was unfortunate that some leaders were not aware of the challenges youth were undergoing in the country in the wake COVID-19 outbreak.

Ms Jumwa said the ongoing arrests disguised as the fight against hate speech were unfair and uncalled for.

She said: “There are far worse documented insults used by some leaders and to date nothing has been done to them.”

In the height of allegations made by the Kakamega Senator that an assassination squad has been setup to eliminate him following his stand in the revenue allocation standoff, an old clip has also emerged.

According to Ex-CS Rashid Mohammed, Malala was gifted a house with Ruto who gave him cash amounting you Sh4M to build himself a house in Milimani Kakamega. Malala was then an MCA before he rose to the ranks of Senator.

There have been accusations in the political rumors  treadmills that some senators received millions from state and county officials in lobbying for favorable voting in the revenue allocation deadlock. It has also been alleged that some of these legislators didn’t keep the end of their bargain and are being pursued.

According to Mtu Fulani&?@RailaOdinga Govt paid Senators to vote for the theirformulae. Apparently Malala,Lang’at&Lelegwe ate the money but didn’t vote with govt side.We are told Malala’s life is in danger because he owes the State.Why in the first place is govt bribing Senators?

— KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H (@kipmurkomen) September 14, 2020

It’s unproven if Malala was paid as alleged. Malala has requested the Inspector General of Police Hilary Mutyambai to beef up his security detail claiming his life is in danger.

While addressing the Senate on Monday morning, the legislator broke down midway his speech as he narrated his ordeal claiming that there are some unknown people who want him silenced or dead.

In a letter penned by Malalah and Company Advocates, to Inspector General of Police Hilary Mutyambai, on August 27, 2020, the lawmaker has identified five police officers he claims have been hired to assassinate him.

“We are aware that a secret and specialised squad of the Special Service Unit (SSU) has been recently formed with express instructions “to keep an eye/eliminate Senator Cleophas Mlalala Wakhungu”. We are reliably informed that five members of these crack assassin policemen tasked to eliminate Senator Cleophas Malalah Wakhungu are as follows…” reads the letter in part, as it continues to name the officers.

The senator, through the law firm, also claimed the officers have met at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Executive Lounge several times, and were treated to ‘sumptuous meal’ and drinks at La Mada Hotel on Thika Road, where they discussed how to harm him.

Malala further claimed in the letter that the group also met a chief inspector attached to the Homicide department at the DCI at Eaton Hotel on  Thika Road, Nairobi.

He has further claimed that group, known as “Bravo Zulu Yankee”, operates with a Subaru and has fuel card paid by ‘unknown masters.’

Malala said all the officers are armed with a semi-automatic rifle (Scorpion) with lenses and silencers, capable of downing a target from 800 metres.

DCI George Kinoti has termed as fictitious the assassination claims.

Kinoti, who appeared before the team alongside Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai, said he was utterly shocked by the allegations levelled against his office by Malala.

“Why would we allocate all those resources to assassinate you for a Covid-19 offence? It does not make any sense at all,” Kinoti said.

Malala produced a photo of the alleged assassins and showed them to Kinoti. But the DCI boss swore he has never seen those people.

Watch the video of Rashid’s revelations below;

Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed politicians peddling false information that President Uhuru Kenyatta wants to extend his term in office. 

He said President Kenyatta was a firm believer of the principles of democracy and would not condone such a proposal.

The Deputy President said such misinformation was causing unnecessary confusion among Kenyans.

“I do not think President Kenyatta has told anyone that he wants his term extended. So, where are these people getting all this information?” He posed.

The Deputy President spoke at his Karen residence during a meeting with leaders from the Luo and Luhya communities.

Present were MPs Rigathi Gachagua (Mathira), Nixon Korir (Lang’ata), former ANC Secretary-General Eliud Owala, and former Senators Boni Khalwale (Kakamega) and Johnson Muthama (Machakos)

At the same time, Dr Ruto called for transparency and inclusivity in talks about Constitutional amendments.

He said leaders spearheading the exercise should not force or threaten Kenyans to support the proposals therein.

“As we discuss about the constitution, let us treat all Kenyans equally. Let us not have cards under the table.”

During a meeting with opinion leaders led by @EliudOwalo at Karen Residence, Nairobi County. pic.twitter.com/A6hsYtbzxd

— William Samoei Ruto, PhD (@WilliamsRuto) September 14, 2020

The Deputy President asked Kenyans to stand up against those using blackmail and intimidation to influence their political stand.

He said the country would no longer be held hostage by leaders who thrive on retrogressive politics.

Gachagua said they were ready to support the proposals in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) but only if the needs of ordinary citizens are prioritised.

“We are not mad people to oppose the BBI proposals if it is about the unity and the empowerment of the people.”

His sentiments were echoed by Dr Khalwale who said “we will support BBI at the right time, that is when we have seen its content.” He said they would oppose the report if it is about extending the President’s term limits.

Muthama dismissed proposals to create five positions for five tribal leaders saying the move would disenfranchise small communities.

At the same time, Owalo announced that he had ditched the opposition and officially joined Dr Ruto’s camp saying the move was informed by the need for change in the country.

“I have with effect from today made a conscious and deliberate decision to stand with Kenyans on the right side of history by pursuing my political interests and aspirations within the hustlers’ political mantrix.”

Deputy President William Ruto on Sunday said he will continue engaging Kenyans doing small businesses like boda-boda operators, in what he termed as an empowerment plan geared at elevating their businesses.

His sentiments came amidst sharp criticism from Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga who has questioned the source of his money.

But the DP said, “Odinga does not understand how it feels to be poor since he was born in riches.”

He extended an invitation to the Kitengela Boda-Boda Association members next week, to his Karen official residence.

The Deputy President was addressing a roadside rally in Kajiado town, after attending a church service in Kajiado, the home county of Environment Cabinet Secretary Keriako Tobiko, who recently sparked rage from Ruto’s camp after referring to him as a “mere clerk” of the President.

“They have disrespected us for long. They think a son of a peasant cannot become a President. We shall demystify the myth in 2022,” the DP said to a rapturous cheer from the crowd.

Two years to the General Elections, the Deputy President said he will not be derailed by his competitors, using his common mantra of being “with God and the People.”

He further asked Kenyans to shun political leaders evoking tension that might lead to disruption of peace.

“We no longer have fools to fight,” he said.

Ruto’s renewed political activities came at a time Odinga and President Uhuru Kenyatta are set to resume countrywide lobbying for the Building Bridges Initiative, which is set to culminate into a referendum to amend the Constitution (2010).

Already Odinga has held a series of meetings in the Coast, Western Kenya and Nairobi, saying “nobody can stop reggae,” while referring to an impending constitutional amendment.

While the President has been categorical he will retire from politics in 2022, a section of political hangers-on have hinted on a possible plan to extend his mandate through seeking a fresh mandate, but it remains unclear how it will be done.

The constitution gives any President only two terms of five years each.

Odinga too is expected to make another attempt at the presidency in 2022.

“We now have the system,” his elder brother Oburu Odinga said, expressing confidence of the ODM leader winning in 2022.

President Uhuru on Thursday convened an all cabinet meeting in Statehouse. During the event held in the morning, the President witnessed the taking and subscription to the Oath of Secrecy by Major-General Mohammed Abdalla Badi, the Director-General of the Nairobi Metropolitan Services(NMS), a requirement of all persons who attend Cabinet Meetings or participate in the conduct of Cabinet Business.

“The Director-General shall henceforth attend all meetings of Cabinet and its Committees, pursuant to Executive Order No. 3 of 2020.” Reads a statement from Statehouse.

Deputy President William Ruto flew to Kisii town Thursday, despite chaos and running battles between police and two rival groups of youth who clashed ahead of his arrival.

He was received by Deputy Governor Joash Maangi and a host of other MPs before he addressed residents on his way to Nyamarambe, the venue of his main meeting.

“We are with the people and God,” Ruto told told a roadside meeting in the town.

“We will walk together in this journey,” he said in apparent reference to his popularisation campaign ahead of the 2022 presidential elections.

Earlier, police fired in the air and lobbed teargas to disperse the two groups, one allied to the DP and another supporting the handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM Party Leader Raila Odinga.

Chaos broke out in the town as early as 7 am as a group of boda boda riders clashed, while headed to Nyamarambe stadium-the venue of Ruto’s meeting.

Ruto was set to hold a meeting at the stadium after a fundraising, barely a week after hosting Kisii Deputy Governor Joash Maangi and MCAs at his Nairobi residence.

“It is the height of barbarism for leaders to organise a political meeting, cause splits among themselves, run chaos and drama and then unnecessarily attempt to drag me in,” Kisii Governor James Ongwae.

Ongwae was categorical that the region was opposed to divisive politics and asked leaders to exercise restraint and urged them to be accommodative.

“Kisii is a known harbinger of political peace, the locals are hardworking and always peaceful. It is my appeal to political leaders both from within and without the county to respect the history of political stability in our county and restrain from evil strategies,” he said.

South Mugirango MP Sylvanus Osoro condemned the chaos, and blamed unnamed leaders for “misusing youth” to further their political agenda.

Osoro said plans by the DP to visit the region were still on.

Kisii County Police Commander Jebel Munene cautioned the area residents that those found destroying property will be dealt with according to the law.

As the chaos raged, the DP was said to have been at State House, Nairobi attending a Cabinet meeting.

Ruto has been holding meetings in various parts of the country to popularise himself as part of 2022 presidential campaigns in which he hopes to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta at the end of his second and final term.

Women in Nyeri County today demanded the unconditional apology from two legislators over insults directed at President Uhuru Kenyatta and the former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta.

The women threatened to match to Karen office of the Deputy President William Ruto in protest if MPs Johanna Ng’eno (Emurrua Dikir) and Oscar Sudi (Kapseret) do not apologize to Mama Ngina over the insults and bad language they used on her.

Speaking in Nyeri town and led by the local Maendeleo ya Wanawake Organization (MYWO) chairperson Mrs. Purity Ngunjiri, the women condemned the utterances saying that President Uhuru Kenyatta and the first family deserve respect from the leaders.

The women spoke as leaders across the political divide continue to condemn the utterances and demand apologies from the two legislators.

They expressed fear that the utterances were likely to whip ethnic emotions and lead to political violence as the 2022 election approaches.

“The women and children suffer more during political violence and we do not want a repeat of the 2007/08 post-election violence,” said Nyeri deputy governor Ms. Caroline Karugu who was also present.

They said Kenyan mothers played a very important role in the society and national levels and insulting Mama Ngina was equally insulting Kenyan mothers.

The MPs Johanna Ng’eno and Oscar Sudi have been recorded uttering unsavoury remarks against Uhuru and the first family.

Ng’eno was yesterday charged in a Nakuru court with hate speech and offensive conduct and denied the charges.

Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ng’eno is a man walking on a tight rope and seems to be jumping from the frying pan to fire. Following a heated speech that he gave on Monday that has landed him trouble and behind bars, the fuming MP had gone full throttle on President Uhuru and his family.

“You are not Kenya and Kenya is nor Kenyatta’s or Mama Ngina’s land. This land belongs to 47 million Kenyans, you cannot run it as you wish,” Ng’eno is quoted saying.

His remarks has earned him a whip from his sponsoring party KANU that has now expelled him from the party giving him the option of seeking a new mandate in a by election using a party of his choice.

KANU’s Sec-General made the announcement. Salat also cited alleged hate speech remarks that saw Ng’eno arrested on Monday, September 7, as one of the reasons it used to resolve to sever links with the lawmaker.

“We in KANU have found that honourable Ng’eno has fallen short of provisions of Article six of the constitution and he should therefore be stripped off the privileges to serve Kenya as a state officer. In this regard, in as much as we sympathise with the people of his constituency, public interest demands that he does not continue being a member of KANU.

The people of Emurua Dikirr will have to choose between peace and anarchy. The way he has been behaving is unbecoming, we, therefore, have to part ways. We are parting ways as a party and he has the freedom to pick any other party he wants but as KANU, we are parting ways with him,” said Salat.

Nairobi Metropolitan Services Director Major General Mohammed Badi is faulting Nairobi County government for frustrating its  efforts to deliver on its mandate of four key functions pursuant to the deed of transfer.

Badi has blamed frequent court injunctions and alleged diversion of county funds for slowing down their mandate. 

General Badi said the corrupt revenue system and numerous court injunctions have turned into a nightmare effort by NMS to collect and access revenue raised in the metropolitan area.

While appearing before the National Assembly Security Committee Badi said  cartels have made it hard for NMS to fulfill its function as revenue collected is allegedly manipulated into personal accounts.

According to Badi Nairobi County government has been frustrating efforts by NMS to take over development projects.

The committee also required NMS leadership to explain why they have  accumulated 1.2 billion shillings in pending bills since they assumed operations.

NMS subsequently told the Paul Koinange led committee that its in the process of putting in place traffic models and revenue collection systems which once successful will be rolled out in all the 47 counties.

Separately the senate is expected to resume its sittings on Tuesday afternoon after a short recess.

Senators will once again be expected to debate the controversial county revenue sharing formula that has been a subject of discussion by an ad hoc committee put in place to unlock the stalemate.

They remain divided on the best formula to share the 347 billion shillings allocated to counties. 

Migori County Assembly Speaker Boaz okoth has adjourned the assembly session to Wednesday morning claiming the COVID-19 containment measures were not adhered to.

The assembly was set to resume sittings Tuesday with the main agenda being the impeachment of Migori County Governor Okoth Obado.

There have been differences that have been playing out between the Luo and Kuria members of county assembly with Isebania ward MCA, Elias Nyahure of ODM saying that they will not back the impeachment as the Kuria community for fear of antagonism from the majority of MCAs who are Luo.

He said their fear as the minority is that they don’t have numbers to defend their interest should the majority turn to another impeachment wave to remove Mhanga Mwita to dethrone him from the top county position a few months after being sworn into office.

His sentiment was shared by his Ntimaru counterpart Mwise Augustine who said it will take time for the impeachment motion to table at the assembly.

Mwise, as a member of the speaker’s panel said they are yet to receive communication from the majority leader and the house business committee regarding the impeachment motion.

He said the impeachment is a process that cannot be hurried as members of the public want it done.

Meanwhile Suba Council of Elders Chairperson Riogi Riogi has called on the ODM party to stop meddling with the affairs of Migori County.

Riogi added that external interference has destabilised development in the county and stirred unnecessary tension.

On Saturday, the Leader of the Majority Party in the Migori County Assembly Ken Edward Ouma said the ODM Party will on Tuesday begin the process of impeaching Governor Okoth Obado.

Ouma said the ODM party was determined to recall the embattled Governor and will seek the support of like-minded parties in the assembly to push for his impeachment.

Jubilee party is also rallying its members to back the ouster of the embattled governor who is out on bond after denying graft charges.

Obado was recently arraigned in court with his four children over alleged embezzlement of over Ksh 73 million public funds.

Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to crack the whip on corrupt Cabinet Secretaries.

Sonko said it was in public domain that some Cabinet Secretaries are implicated in pilferage of public resources and asked the President to sack them.

The Nairobi governor said the intensified war on corruption that has seen several governors indicted and barred from office should be extended to the cabinet.

“Cabinet Secretaries are not above the law. We don’t want to see only governors being arrested but the same must be extended to the cabinet,” Sonko said.

He urged the president to move with speed and reorganize his cabinet by kicking out all corrupt Cabinet Secretaries to enhance service delivery.

Sonko proposed that the reorganization of the cabinet must include the Orange party to actualize the March 9, 2018 ‘handshake’ and cement Uhuru’s relationship with Opposition leader Raila Odinga.

“We are supporting the ‘handshake’ and to make it real we want to see ODM Cabinet Secretaries and Principal Secretaries in government,” he said.

Speaking at Ratta village in Seme Sub-County, Kisumu during the burial of footballer Kevin Oliech, Sonko said the ‘handshake’ was critical in fixing the ills bedeviling the country and urged the two leaders to actualize it through actions.

“We don’t want to see a repeat of the 2007 post-election violence but as we support the ‘handshake’ we want a genuine and true process,” he said.

Speaking during the same occasion, Embakasi East Member of Parliament (MP) Babu Owino rooted for the BBI saying it was the only tool to create a unified country.

He cautioned those opposed to the initiative saying that the move was unstoppable.

“BBI is stronger than Coronavirus. As you can see the Covid-19 cases are going down and BBI is slowly gaining momentum,” he said.

Babu further rallied support for ODM leader Raila Odinga saying by all means, the ODM leader will be supported to ascend to power in 2022.

Kevin Opiyo Oliech, a former Mathare United FC forward died in August in Germany on his way to the United States of America where he sought treatment for cancer.

Opiyo, aged 33 years, was the younger brother to former Kenyan international and Nantes striker Dennis Oliech and former Harambee star player Andrew Oyombe, who also played for the national team Harambee Stars and Gor Mahia.

Opiyo played for Kenyan Premier League teams Tusker, Ushuru, Thika United, and Nairobi City Stars.

Internationally, he played for German fifth-tier side KFC Uerdingen 05 and second-tier Alemannia Aachen, among other teams before hanging his boots.

Opiyo’s death comes two years after the demise of his mother, Mary Auma Oliech who died in July 2018.

PRESIDENTIAL DECLARATION SPEECH BY DR. ALFRED N. MUTUA

Fellow Kenyans,

This morning, millions of educated and hardworking youth woke up unemployed and broke and this evening they will go to bed still jobless and broke. Our women, our girls, our sisters, mothers will today still labour like donkeys and will be fetching water from dirty rivers, and some still giving birth on the sides of our roads like wild animals and sleeping hungry so that their children can eat a meal.

Sixty years after independence, the dream of a prosperous Kenya where no one is left behind, where hard work is rewarded FAIRLY and properly and where dreams come true, is still an illusion.

I am proud to be a Kenyan. Najivunia Kuwa Mkenya but I am troubled by what I view as a disconnect between where we should be and where we are.

Many good things have occurred in our country and I thank the leaders who have guided us up to where we are today. However, truth be told, Kenyans are tired of a system that has over the years let them down. Today, the truth is, Kenyans are FED UP. I am Fed Up and I know you are also FED UP.

Where did we go wrong? Why have other countries that were at par with and some even poorer than us not so long ago, such as Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and even Croatia, now way richer than us?

Kenya is a great country and God loves us but our style of politics and the way we chose leaders has made us continue to suffer. We have become a country of a few billionaires and millions of poor, struggling, unemployed and desperate people.

In the last one year, I have received visits and messages from Kenyans from all over our beautiful land. My Maendeleo Chap Chap Party members from all over Kenya and members of other political parties have told me Tumechoka.

Tumechoka na tamaa – Tumechoka na political arrogance, tumechoka kupangiwa kwa mistari ya ukabila huku wachache wakiiba. Tumechoka kuwa bila pesa na tumaini. Tumechoka na tunataka mabadiliko.

It is time for Kenya to usher in a NEW DISPENSATION = a new era – a new period of better leadership and life. We need a new way thinking, of doing things and a new type of leaders.

At independence, our parents, our freedom fighters, wept with joy as they watched our flag rise and that of the colonialists lowered. We were hopeful. We told ourselves, we will be rich, we will be developed, we will be happy.

However, the tears of joy at independence have become tears of pain and agony. Our eyes no longer sparkle with hope but are clouded with fear and confusion.

The Kenyan Computer has frozen. Computer ya Kenya IMEHANG and Kenya needs a reset – a reboot.
We need to start AFRESH. We need to change the way things are done and the way leaders serve. We need something new – A FRESH START – A FRESH MOVEMENT. If we don’t, fifty years from today we will be asking the same questions we are asking today while languishing in poverty as the rest of the world leaves us way behind.

I have agonized about the pain and the political circus going in our country. I have listened to the voices of Kenyans who have met me and prayed to God for a way to bring back HOPE to you and all Kenyans.

I, therefore, declare that in the General Elections of 2022, I, Alfred Nganga Mutua, will vie to be the next President of the Republic of Kenya so as to return Kenya to the RAILWAY TRACKS of where we were meant to be after independence. I am ready to press the reboot button. I am ready to give Kenya a new, fair, organized, caring, rich country of HAPPY people. I am ready to guide Kenya in making a FRESH START. I am ready to be YOUR SERVANT President and I humbly request you for your support.

When you support me, you will be supporting someone who is tried and tested.

I have been blessed to have both local and international experience and I understand the dynamics of governance and real development. I know what WORKS and what DOES NOT WORK in Kenya and I know how to change lives.

Kenya needs a young, dynamic, innovative but mature leader. A person who understands the system but is not a CAPTIVE of the system.

Kenyans DO NOT WANT SIASA ya MDOMO.

KENYANS WANT A DOER. We are tired of government plans that never get implemented.

As the President of Kenya, I will create 5 million jobs in the first three years.

I will build roads and highways in every constituency and maintain new ones to create an environment for growth.

Our education system will produce young and dynamic citizens who will find jobs waiting for them.

We will roll back poverty and restore dignity to all regardless of where you were born or your social or political dispensation.

I will eliminate bureaucracy, cut wastage and enable our business community to thrive in a predictable environment that rewards success not corruption.

Under my leadership, you will only require 14 days to get all your licenses and approvals to start your business.

Under my watch, politicians will never again steal public land and sell the same land back to Government.

FELLOW KENYANS

We cannot continue to have a cycle of election violence – every four years. We cannot continue with politics of mobilizing against other tribes. This must come to an end.
My politics are about mobilizing the economy and against POVERTY.

WE NEED TO START AFRESH

We cannot continue THE SHAME OF HUNGER in a country with so much food potential.

WE NEED TO START AFRESH

We cannot continue being a country where our cash crops no longer give farmers cash.

WE NEED TO START AFRESH

Kenyans want a Doer not a talker.

I assure you, Mambo yatakuwa FRESH na MUTUA.

Let me ask you a few personal questions.

1. ARE YOU HAPPY with the way things are going in our country Kenya?

2. Is Kenya a fair country where you are treated equal as you seek opportunities and jobs?

3. Are you okay with your security and that of your family and friends?

4. Are you happy with the selfish politics and the normal back and forth?

I bet you have answered NO to those questions.

This is because, to tell you the truth, things are not right and will NEVER be right unless we change the leaders who lead us.

WE NEED TO START AFRESH

We are at a cross road. The development and future of our lives lie in our hands. We cannot continue to be a country with so much brain power, so many human and physical resources, so many blessings by God but continue to suffer every day.

We need to start AFRESH.

We need a country of rule of law, of security where our mothers, sisters, daughters can walk in the middle of the night without fear of being raped or being killed.

We need to start AFRESH.

We need a country where we do not borrow to steal.

We need to start AFRESH.

Kenyans want a leader who does not have baggage, a leader who is not divisive, a leader who does not hold grudges, a leader who will move with all Kenyans despite their tribal, regional, economic and social status. A leader who wants everyone to make money and where you are rewarded. I am ready to be that Leader.

MAMBO YATAKUWA FRESH NA MUTUA

Recently while in Malindi, I was stopped by a Mzee Mokaya who as a parent has six children. All his children have degrees and diplomas – well educated. He has sacrificed his life to give them education. He has sold his land and everything he had to educate them. Despite his sacrifices as a parent, out of the six children, none is employed.

They are still depending on him.

Mzee Mokaya is confused and has been worried for a while but is becoming scared – scared if anything happens to him, there is no hope ahead of us in Kenya for his children and his family.

Every time he turns on the radio, watcesh TV and sees newspaper headlines, he sees the same people, same squabbling and general selfish confusion.

Mzee Mokaya’s life is not unique but is what millions are experiencing in Kenya.

With a FRESH MOVEMENT, There is no region in Kenya, that cannot be developed and cannot become an industrial and economic centre. We have the ability to put up factories and economic zones that will attract trillions of shillings. NO ONE WILL BE LEFT BEHIND.

Our Youth WE are the majority in our country, yet WE are the poorest and the most desperate. Kenya will not change unless you, each one of us, man, woman, single, married RISE UP and demand a FRESH Kenya. The FRESH MOVEMENT is for you and your parents who have suffered enough.

Why is it that youth your age in countries with fewer resources than Kenya, are driving cars, having a good life, while you here in Kenya are broke and jobless as some people steal your money and livelihood? DO NOT BE SPECTATORS AS YOUR LIFE IS SCREWED UP. You are a force to reckon with. You are the FRESH MOVEMENT, FOR FRESH THINKING AND FRESH ACTION.

Wacha Niwashow

Kenya sio ya MABAZUU wanaokaa kwa Kamati za Ufisadi wakisikiza RUMBA JAPANI Tukiwashow GRAPH yetu haina KIBALI – Hakuna Kazi, wana tuDISMISS – KALALE.

Sisi sio WAPENZI WATAZAMAJI, Maisha yetu sio ya BAHATI. Wakiuliza Wewe ni WANANI, tuwashow sisi ni wa YULE YULE Mama, Baba, Jamaa, Mrembo, Mtoto unempiga KIBOKO ya Mateso.

MASTING’O yenu yamefika kikomo.

Sasa ni wakati wa FRESH – Uwe Mukami au Mwikali, Susana au Katerina, Njeri au Lawino, Fatma au Wafula, wewe ni Mkenya. Dondoka – juu Mambo ni FRESH NA MUTUA.

WAKIFUNGA, TUTAFUNGUA
WAKIPANGA, TUTAPANGUA
SASA EXTRAVAGANZA ni YA FRESH
MAMBO NI FRESH NA MUTUA

Fellow Kenyans,

I wish to recognize and thank the leaders who have brought us this far. Thank you Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, Thank you Daniel Arap Moi, Thank you Mwai Kibaki, Thank you Raila Odinga and Thank you Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta. We respect you and appreciate your contributions.

Our independence heroes, you gave us political freedom and democracy. It is now time for economic freedom with ALFRED MUTUA, a safe pair of hands.

The message carried by the wind, from the northern town of Lokichogio to the Southern tip of Lunga Lunga, from the top of Mt. Kenya in Nanyuki and Meru to the Coastal beach of Malindi; from the forests of Kakamega to the plains of Ijaara, from the village home of Mzee Mokaya and his wife Kwamboka in Kisii, to my birth place of Machakos, Makueni and Kitui is that Kenya can be better than it is today and can be very very very rich but needs a FRESH MOVEMENT. I will travel across the country on LISTENING tours to enrich my bold VISION and to hear your ideas as I find out what you want me to do for you when by God’s Grace and your Vote, I will be the 5th President of the Republic of Kenya.

MAMBO NI FRESH

As we start AFRESH, Mungu Awabariki, God Bless You and God Bless Kenya.

AHSANTE

H.E. Dr. Alfred N. Mutua, E.G.
Maendeleo Chap Chap Party Leader and
2022 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

September, 5th 2020

County Governments have threatened to shut down effective 17^th September and send their employees on leave if the standoff on revenue sharing continues.

In a statement to the media, Council of Governors Chairman Wycliffe Oparanya expressed the Governors discontent with the Senate for its failure to build consensus on the 3^rd basis revenue sharing formula which has delayed the approval of the County Allocation of Revenue act 2020.

“It is unfortunate that County Governments are unable to pay salaries and allowances for health care workers. In this regard, if the prevailing situation persists, effective Thursday 17^th September 2020 Counties will have no choice but to shut down.” Oparanya said.

The shutdown will mean that County Government services will not be available and that employees will be released to proceed on leave until an amicable solution is agreed on.

Oparanya said the Senate has failed in its legislation role, saying, “We hereby forewarn the Senate that a petition for its dissolution can be initiated by any member of the public through the High Court as provided for under article 258 of the constitution.”

The failure to agree on the 3^rd generation revenue sharing formula has left Counties without resources to manage County affairs especially in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.

Council of Governors Statement on delayed disbursement of funds to County Governments and summons to Governors to appear physically @Senate_KE pic.twitter.com/It0CloYu8l

— Council of Governors (@KenyaGovernors) September 3, 2020

“The constitution allows for the current 2^ndgeneration revenue sharing formula to apply until such a time that a subsequent formula is approved. To this end we call upon the National Treasury to release the County equitable share of revenue without further delay.”

Oparanya has further called on the EACC and the DCI to commence investigations on the Senate Public Accounts and Investment Committee over allegations of extortion.

“We hereby categorically state that Governors will not bow down to the extortionist nature of this Public Accounts Senate Committee and will only appear virtually until COVID-19 is over and after funds are disbursed to the County Governments,” Oparanya said.

If you’re a follower of lawyer DKB or Don as he’s known in the circles, one thing he doesn’t compromise on is his love and loyalty to Raila. So big that he doesn’t mind being christened a sycophant a tag that he proudly puts on.

He refers to himself as Baba’s errand boy. Unlike many other lawyers, Don has publicly made his political stand in many occasions.

Today, with my fellow Baba’s errand boy @silasjakakimba , we paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Raila Odinga … We re-affirmed him of our TOTAL SUPPORT & ALLEGIANCE .. We assured him that we’ll not leave any quarter for History Revisionists … The Future is Bright! pic.twitter.com/wRV1Cr0PHe

— Donald B Kipkorir (@DonaldBKipkorir) August 20, 2020

Kipkorir has revealed how he had to part ways with Chris Kirubi after he faced him with the options of retaining his job or losing. Knowing he was supporting Raila, Kirubi who was supporting Jubilee, gave him the of denouncing his support for Baba or lose his directorship job in his firms. He quit.

In 2017, I was a Director in three or four companies of Dr. Chris Kirubi … He gave me a BINARY CHOICE: Stop supporting Baba or resign from his companies … I chose to follow my conscience & resigned …I will not abjure at any cost: my Roman Catholic Faith, my Conscience.

— Donald B Kipkorir (@DonaldBKipkorir) September 3, 2020

Now that’s loyalty on a whole new level.

The political rivalry between ODM’s Raila Odinga and DP William Ruto appears to be taking center stage of nice again as focus shift ms to Migori where the embattled county’s chief Obado is set to be impeached.

Obado who’s also scheming to utilize the political clout that this is coming with, has accused ODM of coercing members of the party to impose the impeachment process against him. Obado insists that ODM doesn’t have the numbers to sustain the motion in the assembly.

The Governor was barred from accessing his office after being charged for theft of upto Sh73M County funds, Obado and his gang were released after paying Sh45M cash bail.

ODM then convened a meeting of MCAs from Migori immediately and resolved to raise the motion of impeachment on Obado arguing that he’s unfit for office. Separately, the governor is also facing murder and possession of illegal firearms charges.

Apart from the numbers, there’s also the fear of the dreaded Sangwenya a violent political outfit that supports Obado and has stormed the assembly on several occasions. MCAs fear that the gang is likely to intimidate and possibly raid the assembly during the motion’s debate in bid to save Obado. However, Mbadi gave surety that enough security officers will be dispatched to man the assembly.

DP Ruto who’s friendship with Obado dates back in the days when Obado was the Kenya Sugar Board Director and him the Agriculture minister is expected to spring into action to save his friend once again.

At the sugar board, Obado expanded his networks and started to mint millions which fortified his strength. By the time he made up his mind to vie for KSB chairmanship, fate and fortune clashed to reward his torturous life.

At the time, Deputy President William Ruto was running the show at Kilimo House as the minister, and he was beginning to take on his boss Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

Ruto backed Obado while Raila was for Saulo Busolo, a former MP. Obado won.

Not long thereafter, Raila and Ruto fell apart.

Sitting at the apex of the board, Obado’s friendship with Ruto blossomed. When Obado showed interest to run for governorship, Ruto once again promised his support.

Mistrusted, Obado lost in ODM primaries but moved to PDP, an affiliate party in Jubilee coalition to campaign against ODM. Many ODM insiders wished him away, dropped their guard and waited for coronation after the ballot.

But Obado trudged on headlong in door-to-door campaign with an obscure party, exploiting his sugar political networks. When the results came, he had floored Prof Oyugi Akong’o, an old ally and advisor of Raila.

Obado has hosted the DP several times against ODM’s wishes, including shortly after he was released from prison on bail over the murder of his pregnant girlfriend Sharon Otieno. The case is ongoing.

Migori Governor Okoth Obado’s problems could be far from over. Even before catching a breath from the cells having been released and his team on a Sh45M cash bail, ODM has resolved to have him impeached following graft charges against him.

The party’s chairman confirms that 37 out of the 41 MCAs in Migori have resolved to impeach the embattled governor.

Obado who was elected on an independent party is likely to face the wrath of the assembly where the majority of MCAs are ODM.

Obado is accused of embezzling county funds amounting to Sh73M. Besides, the governor is also in court facing murder and possession of illegal firearms charges.

Due to corruption charges leveled against Gvn Okoth Obado & the decision by the court to bar him from accessing his office, the party in consultations with County MCAs has resolved to have a motion of impeachment against the gvn initiated immediately & have the Dep. Gvn take over

— The ODM Party (@TheODMparty) September 1, 2020