Kenya politics: Farouk Kibet ‘advises’ Luhyia to get ready to succeed President Ruto in 2032 as DCP questions his academic credentials
During the fundraiser in Malava the president’s man made the declaration that the region should wait for their turn to succeed Ruto in 2032 and hailed the close relationship between Luhyia and Kalenjin people. The declaration was met with swift response by DCP and Democratic Alliance Party of Kenya (DAP).
Political tokenism: Ruto sets aside $16.3 million for electricity in Kakamega in desperate push for Malava votes
In the Malava by-election, UDA faces full-blooded competition from former Deputy President Rigathi Gachuagua’s DCP, Democratic Alliance Party of Kenya, Roots Party and a host of other parties that could easily wrest the seat from President Ruto column
Bribery or need? State creates three new districts in Malava, western Kenya, as by-elections test looms
Omollo called for the immediate operationalisation of the units that were gazetted a year ago but never actualised. He said the new units in Malava were part of the broader government’s initiative to establish 1,105 new administrative units during the 2024/2025 financial year.
DP Kindiki assures UDA potential candidates in Baringo County senatorial by-election of fair nomination
Prof Kithure Kindiki assured members of the party of a free and fair nomination when the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) shall announce the official election dates.
Pork-barrel politics: Malava by-election bears bellwether status in President Ruto’s quest for second term
Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale is leading the charge of betrayal against Ruto who promised the region a bagful of development projects that include 1,000 kilometers of tarmacked roads, revival of moribund Webuye Paper Mill, expansion of Kakamga airstrip to an airport, turnaround of the sugarcane industry and completion of stalled 900-bed Kakamega Teaching and Referral Hospital, among other things.
