Ruto had to step in and clear up the mess happening in Kiambu, where people thought they were voting for governor when really it was just internal UDA party stuff happening. He told everyone at a church event that the polls are strictly for grassroots party positions and not county leadership, and he said residents need to chill because the actual gubernatorial race comes later under the normal election calendar.
The president pushed back against campaign drama by saying future contests should focus on what candidates delivered instead of insults and division tactics. UDA is running these grassroots elections across 20 counties with registration closing late this month before voting kicks off, and party chair Cecily Mbarire is leading...
Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah told Ruto that Kiambu County will deliver more ballots than anywhere else when 2027 rolls around, and he made the promise at a church gathering where Governor Kimani Wamatangi showed up with the president. The lawmaker pointed to infrastructure work happening around the area, like bypass expansions and the Muthaiga to Kiambu road stretch, as proof that things are actually getting done instead of staying stuck in campaign talk mode.
Ruto dropped news about a fresh expressway running from Museum Hill to Thika that should fix the nightmare traffic on that corridor, and he said the Cabinet will green-light the National Infrastructure Fund soon. Political watchers think Mount Kenya support might wobble...
Kenya keeps linking up with Azerbaijan for help on housing projects and digital government stuff after Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi met with Ambassador Sultan Hajiyev. The partnership targets urban development ahead of the World Urban Forum that Baku hosts next year, and Kenya wants to copy the Asan Service model to upgrade Huduma Centres while chasing funding for affordable housing schemes under Ruto.
Azerbaijan has been running its own affordable housing roadmap since 2016, and the country opened an embassy in Nairobi earlier this year. Kenya sees Baku as a gateway into Eurasian urban development networks where governments show off rapid modernization.
Both sides talked about tourism, energy diversification, and green tech investments...
Ruto wants to offload 15 percent of government-owned Safaricom shares to Vodafone for around Sh240.5 billion to fund his National Sovereign Fund and infrastructure plans, but opposition leaders like Rigathi Gachagua and Kalonzo Musyoka are losing it over the move. Even some Kenya Kwanza lawmakers like Ndindi Nyoro and Peter Salasya, plus ODM-aligned reps are calling out the sale for being shady and undervalued.
The backlash mirrors what happened with the Kenya Pipeline Company when the High Court had to block privatization after people screamed about transparency issues and potential corruption. Ruto tried selling KPC anyway and even told Uganda they could grab a stake while Kenya divests 65 percent, which only made critics angrier...
Senate Speaker Amason Kingi rolled into Minsk with Ambassador Peter Mathuki and Narok Senator Ledam ole Kina to pitch a cooperation roadmap with Belarus that covers everything from tractors to mining gear. He sat down with President Alexander Lukashenko at Independence Palace and Council chairperson Natalya Kochanova to hammer out ways Kenya can grab Belarusian ag tech while positioning itself as the gateway for their products to hit African markets under the continental free trade deal.
Kingi wants direct flights between Nairobi and Minsk to move perishable stuff like flowers and boost cargo ops, and he said business delegations from both sides need to scope out opportunities. The whole visit builds on President William Ruto's meeting...
Kikifoodies just threw a curveball at the standard jollof rice playbook by loading it with onions to create a sweeter version that hits different from the smoky stuff everyone serves at parties. She starts by cooking meat and making pepper base, then fries onions until they turn golden before adding tomato paste that cooks for fifteen minutes until it gets deep red and starts separating.
The pepper mix goes in next with seasoning, followed by meat stock and water that simmers before the washed rice gets folded into the pot. The onion overload is what gives the dish its signature sweetness instead of relying on the typical smoky flavor profile.
The finished rice comes out rich with a subtle sweet kick that makes it feel like a...
Nathaniel Bassey dropped Odara as a preview track before his Glory of His Presence album lands next January, and the whole thing feels like pure worship vibes. The music video gives you a chance to sit with it and soak up what he captured, which basically leans into that feeling of being right there in front of something bigger than yourself.
He built the song around themes from Revelation, where crowds gather to praise, and it works as a seasonal track heading into Christmas and the new year. The upcoming album is supposed to deliver that same atmosphere where you feel like the presence is actually tangible instead of just conceptual.
Tems showed up at Genius to walk through Big Daddy from her Love Is a Kingdom EP, and she got real about what drives the track. She talked about how the song comes from a place of being solid in who you are without needing to fake anything for outside validation, and she said she likes making stuff that gets her moving on multiple levels.
The artist broke down how the lyrics separate actual drive from just putting on a show, which threads through the whole thing quietly. She explained that confidence hits different when it stems from internal clarity instead of chasing approval from random people.
Hearing her unpack each verse made the song land harder because you can tell she meant every word when she recorded it. The breakdown gives...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rolled out forest guards across Northern Nigeria to cut down on bandit hideouts and boost community safety, according to Nuhu Abdullahi from the Public Enlightenment Movement Project. The coordinator mentioned the plan during a Phase 3 event where they screened a documentary about what the administration has been building, and he said the guards will back up regular security forces by watching forested zones where criminals used to camp out.
Abdullahi also highlighted road upgrades connecting Bauchi to Gombe, Nasarawa to Abuja, Gashua to Potiskum, and the Gembu corridor running into Cameroon. He pointed to healthcare improvements at the Federal Medical Centre in Kumo and water infrastructure work happening...
