No longer at ease: Ruto and Gachagua on collision course

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No longer at ease: Ruto and Gachagua on collision course

Multiple sources say some of the differences arise from Gachaguas "shareholder" stance and the intention of the ongoing bipartisan talks between the Government and the Opposition.

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Kenya: Hurdles Kenyatta and Odinga Face in Referendum Push

[Nation] President Kenyatta and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga face a litany of demands from constituencies key to the passing of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Referendum Bill and who have threatened to reject it if their demands are not met.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Deputy President William Ruto pleaded not guilty to charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court in early September 2013. The charges stem from the violence that followed the 2007 election. President Kenyatta is scheduled to appear before the court in November. Days before

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Kenya: Defining Moment - Kenyatta to Convene First Jubilee Party NEC in 3 Years

Nairobi — President Uhuru Kenyatta will this week convene the ruling Jubilee Party's National Executive Committee (NEC) tentatively on Thursday, the first of its kind in three years and second since the party was founded in 2017 after the merger of then Jubilee Coalition affiliate

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Athletics Legend Jipcho Buried in Trans Nzoia

[Nation] Kenya's athletics legend Ben Jipcho has been laid to rest at his rural home in Kisawai village in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: The Give-and-Take Dance in 'Reggae Bill'

Opinion - The abrupt postponement on November 19 of the BBI signature collection launch caught everybody by surprise. It was variously described by those involved as necessitated by a "delay" in printing due to last-minute "minor editorial changes".

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenyatta Crafting New Cabinet With Input of Opposition Allies

[Nation] A complete realignment of the government -- from the initial days of the Jubilee administration, when it was dominated by individuals from only two communities -- to one akin to the Government of National Unity under former President Mwai Kibaki, is under way, the Nation can reveal.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Gideon Moi States Why Kanu Signed Post-Poll Deal With Jubilee

[Nation] Kanu Chairman Gideon Moi on Sunday broke his silence on why the independence party inked a post-election pact with Jubilee.

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NGUGI: Councils of elders turned to ethnic mobilisation vehicles

A section of the council proclaimed him the tribal chieftain of the Kalenjin community only for another to disown the

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Source: The East African

Kenya: ODM Cracks Whip on Rebel Members

[Nation] The Orange Democratic Movement has moved to stem rebellion and indiscipline within its party ranks as Deputy President William Ruto extends his tentacles in the Nyanza region.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Eight Governors From Ruto Backyard Back Law Change

[Nation] Eight out of the 14 governors in Deputy President William Ruto's Rift Valley home turf have vowed to marshal residents to support the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) signature collection drive.

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Source: allAfrica.com

The ultimate betrayal

In a tell-all interview, the first he has given since he was removed from the Office of the Majority Leader, Mr Kipchumba Murkomen has termed President Kenyatta’s treatment of his deputy as extreme provocation, a betrayal of the highest order, and one that was “totally

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Parties scramble for a slice of government pie

“The National Executive Council of the Wiper Democratic Movement-Kenya, meeting under the leadership of the Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka, has today authorised Mr Musyoka to seal a cooperation agreement with Jubilee and Kanu with immediate effect,” the party said in

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Kenya: Proposed Judiciary Ombudsperson Under BBI Will Entrench Executive Control - Maraga

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Judicial Service Commission has faulted the proposed Judiciary Ombudsperson structure under Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) law review process saying the changes will entrench executive control on the institution.

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Kenya: Elders Accuse Ruto of Returning When in Need

Since 2017, it has been President Kenyatta, but last week Mr Ruto walked into a shrine in the wee hours of a Friday morning for a small ceremony, kicking up a political storm that, it emerged yesterday, has also caused a cultural

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Kenya: In Self-Isolation, Nkurunziza Turned to Kenya for Embrace

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza died on Tuesday a lonely man, having alienated himself from regional leaders, save for President Uhuru

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Kenya: Have Mercy on Washiali, Troubled Echesa Tells Kenyatta

Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa has pleaded with President Uhuru Kenyatta to have mercy and pardon Mumias East MP Benjamin Washiali, the Majority Chief Whip, amid a looming purge as the Head of State seeks to stamp control over the Jubilee parliamentary

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Kenya: Panic in Cabinet Over Looming Changes as Kenyatta Charts Legacy

The stage is set for the formation of a government of national unity as President Uhuru Kenyatta races against time to implement his legacy projects -- the Big Four

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Kenya: BBI Starts Mending Fences as Signature Drive Picks Up

[Nation] The Service Party leader Mwangi Kiunjuri, initially a harsh critic of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), yesterday beat a hasty retreat, saying he would support the referendum as the drive to collect at least a million signatures gained momentum.

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Africa's Presidents Have Been Wrongly Stereotyped - What We Can Learn From Kenya

[The Conversation Africa] All-powerful presidents are an essential part of a stereotypical representation of African politics controlled by a few individuals, rather than by institutions. This view has been reinforced by a literary tradition sanctifying the biographies of "great men" while

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Kenya: Uhuru - I Want People Who Will Not Fight My Agenda

The Nation raises this not to flatter Mr Kenyatta but because the way he wears power so easily is at the heart of his success as a politician - the name recognition, the fortune and right connections with sitting Presidents did not hurt - but even more important, the collapse of his relationship

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Yet another governor impeached. What will the Senate do this

An 11-member committee set up to hear the impeachment charges against Anne Waiguru, the governor of Kirinyaga County, has up to Friday to either clear her or submit a report recommending her removal from

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Source: The East African

Uhuru targets DP’s Mt Kenya allies in fresh purge

As Jubilee Party MPs await their parliamentary group meeting with President Uhuru Kenyatta, the onslaught against Deputy President William Ruto’s men in the Senate continues with a shake-up of committees expected

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Kenyan governor survives senate ‘trial’

The acquittal of Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru of impeachment charges by the Senate has given critics of President Uhuru Kenyatta new ammunition to attack his legacy agenda and the government’s resolve to fight

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Source: The East African

Kenya's deputy leader frozen out as political alliances fray | News24

Kenya's deputy president William Ruto is being sidelined by his political allies in what analysts say is a concerted strategy to block the ambitious leader's promised elevation to the top job in 2022.

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Nakuru’s political ‘foes’ unite to defend Ruto

Mr Ngunjiri did not welcome the appointment of Ms Kihika who was then the Nakuru County Assembly Speaker to deliver votes for the

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Uganda: Anywhere but Kampala - "I'm Still in NRM but I Cannot Clap for Bad Vices"

[African Arguments] Is the opposition making inroads in Uganda's Eastern region ahead of the 2021 elections? We took the political temperature in three different places.

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Kenya: DP Ruto's Allies Defend New Party As Possible Fallback Plan

[Nation] Deputy President William Ruto's allies have defended their decision to associate with the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), in the clearest yet indication that they are fed up with the ruling Jubilee Party after months of simmering tensions.

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Kenya: Release Me From Custody, Ruto Lawyer Gicheru Begs ICC

[Nation] In his first appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday, lawyer Paul Gicheru has asked to be released from custody.

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Sudi: Voters will punish errant MPs

With Deputy President William Ruto studiously silent on controversial changes to the Jubilee leadership in the Senate which saw two of his top lieutenants stripped of lucrative posts, vocal Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi has sought to fill the gap, taking aim at the party’s senators from the Rift Valley

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Kenya: Uhuru Men Ready to Kick Ruto Out of Jubilee As Row Persists

[Nation] The political war between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto escalated on Friday after the ruling Jubilee Party announced the beginning of a process to kick out the DP as the deputy leader over claims of "attempted power-grab" in the absence of the Head of State.

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