Fred Matiang'i's surprise presidential nod from Jubilee has a group of aspiring candidates demanding answers directly from Uhuru Kenyatta.
Jubilee Aspirants Forum fires off questions
Ngunjiri Wambugu sent the letter on March 3, 2026, as acting convenor.
Wambugu wants to know if Matiang'i is the sole candidate.
The forum questions whether other contenders can still challenge.
Members feel that standard internal processes got completely bypassed.
Zoning concerns rattle grassroots candidates
Wambugu asked if Jubilee cut any regional deals with rival parties.
Ward, constituency, and county-level aspirants need clarity fast.
Candidates risk wasting resources in already-ceded areas.
No formal disclosure on inter-party agreements has been...
Governor George Natembeya just walked out of the High Court fully cleared, with the judge torching the EACC's entire investigation as unconstitutional.
Justice Mwamuye's ruling
Justice Bahati Mwamuye delivered the verdict at Milimani Law Courts.
Natembeya's arrest on May 20, 2025, was declared unlawful.
EACC blocked his access to lawyers during that arrest.
M-Pesa statements were obtained through illegal methods.
Why did the case collapse
Charges were filed prematurely without a proper foundation.
The evidence relied on was gathered after the fact.
Unverified allegations got publicized before the trial.
The judge called the whole process an abuse of power.
Financial compensation awarded
Natembeya received Ksh 2.5 million in...
Oburu Odinga urged politicians to stop spinning the fatal helicopter crash into conspiracy fodder while families are still deep in grief.
Oburu's message at the requiem
Oburu Odinga spoke at the AGC service in Karen, Nairobi.
He warned against reading foul play into the crash without evidence.
Odinga stressed that politicians can die in ordinary accidents.
Official investigations should run their course without rumor-mongering.
Other victims deserve equal recognition
George Were, a pilot from Nyakach in Kisumu, was killed.
Amos Kipngetich Rotich, Carlos Keter, and Nick Koskei also perished.
Wycliffe Rono, a high-school teacher, died in the Mosop crash.
A Narok County government staffer was the sixth victim.
Johana Ng'eno's...
An impeachment motion with 22 counts against Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja ran straight into a wall of 72 MCAs backing his leadership.
Impeachment push stalls early
Waithera Chege led the group filing 22 charges against Sakaja.
MCAs could not locate the assembly clerk on March 3, 2026.
Signature verification is needed before the motion advances.
Documents still have to reach the speaker's desk.
The majority leadership shuts it down
Peter Imwatok rallied 72 MCAs against the ouster attempt on March 4.
Imwatok called the impeachment push pure political noise.
Azimio coalition officially distanced itself from the effort.
Stability and service delivery topped Imwatok's talking points.
Ksh 80 billion deal takes center stage
A...
ARA's bid to keep Mike Sonko's bank accounts frozen just got swatted down by the Court of Appeal on a basic legal technicality.
High Court backstory
Justice Nixon Sifuna dismissed ARA's forfeiture suit on October 1, 2025.
Sifuna found zero proof that the funds came from criminal activity.
Freeze orders on Sonko's accounts were lifted entirely.
ARA got hit with legal costs from that ruling.
Why the appeal court said no
A three-judge bench ruled that you cannot pause a dismissal order.
Justices M'inoti, Mwita, and Ongaya sat on the panel.
At least ten prior rulings back up that exact legal position.
M'inoti bluntly asked ARA what exactly they wanted stayed.
ARA's Section 97 argument backfires
Lawyer Esther Muchiri cited POCAMLA's...
Muthurwa Market traders just secured a High Court freeze blocking all evictions and demolitions until their case gets a proper hearing.
Court issues status-quo order
Full hearing is set for March 10, 2026.
Traders only had a 14-day eviction notice before demolition.
Over 3,000 community members face potential displacement.
Lawyer and MP Babu Owino represents the petitioners.
Neighborhoods caught in the crossfire
Blue Estate and Bahati Annex are both affected.
Kamukunji and the Gikomba markets face the same threat.
Permanent multi-story homes and businesses risk destruction.
Traders allege selective enforcement targeting lower-income residents.
Legal arguments the traders are pushing
Constitutional rights under Articles 28, 40, 43...
President Ruto turned a tribute for the late Emurua Dikirr MP into a full-throated defense of his Affordable Housing Programme.
Ruto's tribute to Johana Ng'eno
Johana Ng'eno chaired the Housing Committee until his death.
Ruto personally picked him for the role out of trust.
Ng'eno never wavered or suggested dropping the program.
Ruto promised a memoir chapter dedicated to the committee.
Political resistance behind the scenes
Multiple leaders privately urged Ruto to scrap housing.
Committee members got heckled at events across Kenya.
Critics warned the initiative would tank Ruto's popularity.
Ng'eno reportedly told Ruto it was simply the right move.
Skeptics turned into housing converts
MPs who opposed it are begging for projects...
A high-definition bomb disposal robot just debuted at the Eldoret International Show 2026, leveling up Kenya's explosive-threat response game.
DCI's new toy on display
The EOD robot premiered in Uasin Gishu County on March 3.
DCI's specialized units ran public demonstrations at the show.
Operators control it from hundreds of meters via a joystick.
Live camera feeds deliver real-time situational awareness.
What this robot actually does
Tank-like tracks handle stairs, rubble, and rough terrain.
Infrared and high-powered zoom lenses scan suspicious packages.
Its robotic arm cuts wires with surgical-level precision.
High-velocity water charges disable detonators safely.
Price tags on these units
Entry-level models run Ksh 6.5-14...
ODM's parliamentary group just steamrolled a tribunal order by endorsing Edwin Sifuna's suspension as secretary general anyway.
PG meeting backs the ouster
ODM lawmakers ratified Sifuna's removal on March 3, 2026.
Junet Mohamed announced the PG's endorsement publicly.
NEC's original suspension vote got full legislative backing.
The meeting went down at Parliament Buildings.
Tribunal orders get openly defied
Acting Chairperson Gad Gathu blocked the removal on February 26.
ODM's lawyers actually consented to extending those stay orders.
Kenya Gazette publication of the ouster remains legally barred.
Sifuna technically keeps his title until the case is resolved.
March 12 showdown looms
A full hearing is locked in for March 12, 2026...
