Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi called out opposition figures like Kalonzo Musyoka and Eugene Wamalwa for claiming nothing from the NADCO report got done, and he pointed to the reconstituted IEBC as proof they're wrong. The CS said these leaders showed up at Beryl Odinga's funeral and made statements that didn't match reality, which could confuse the public about actual progress on the bipartisan deal.
The opposition wants the government to move faster on NADCO stuff, especially compensation for protest victims. A committee reviewing the 10-point agenda just wrapped a workshop and promised they'll finish gathering public input on schedule. The group is pushing for new constitutional offices like Leader of the Official Opposition and Prime...
Kenya's tourism ministry is pushing a whole new angle by mixing cultural stuff into the conference and events industry, and Tourism CS Rebecca Miano said the plan puts local communities front and center. She dropped this announcement in Laikipia at a cultural festival that featured a new album launch by Maa musicians called The Multisystem. The MICE Mashinani program basically takes business events out of standard hotel ballrooms and plants them in community spaces where culture actually lives.
Miano thinks Kenya's heritage is strong enough to attract serious business investment if they market it right. The government is rolling out a digital platform next week that lets artists and creative groups show off their work through virtual...
Rigathi Gachagua went off at a Nairobi church service about how the opposition coalition is staying locked in for 2027, and he made it clear they'll put up one candidate against Ruto when the time comes. The ex-deputy president called out what he sees as government schemes to split up opposition leaders, specifically mentioning attempts to pull Kalonzo Musyoka over to their side. He said those efforts flopped hard.
Gachagua leaned into the family angle between himself and Kalonzo, saying their bond runs deeper than political calculations and that Mt Kenya plus Ukambani communities are finally working together after years of division. He talked up a deal where the Democratic Congress Party and Wiper would back each other in their strong...
Kalonzo Musyoka told lawyers in Machakos that Kenya is heading toward revolutionary conditions, and he thinks the upcoming election won't be a standard democratic process if things keep going the way they are. The Wiper party leader spoke at a late-night legal forum attended by judges, magistrates, Governor Wavinya Ndeti, and Governor Mutula Kilonzo Junior. He called out recent by-elections in places like Mbeere North and Malava as sketchy, claiming police were helping thugs instead of keeping order.
The former VP pushed lawyers to step up their defense of constitutional principles and accountability. He brought up court cases challenging airport privatization plans and potential Safaricom sales, questioning why the government would...
A tiny crew of soldiers grabbed the state TV station in Benin and tried claiming they kicked out President Patrice Talon, but Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri and his Military Committee for Refoundation got shut down fast when the regular army moved in. The broadcast cut off pretty quickly, and officials confirmed Talon was totally fine while security locked down key spots around Cotonou. Gunfire popped off near Camp Guezo by the presidential residence, and the French Embassy told their people to stay inside.
Most of the capital kept running normally since the plotters never made it to the actual presidential offices or residence, and there was zero military activity at the airport or other neighborhoods. Talon has been running things...
Colonel Pascal Tigri tried pulling off a coup in the Benin Republic, but the whole thing flopped, and authorities say he bailed while some of his crew got picked up. Interior Minister Alassane Seidou went on TV, confirming that a small group tried to destabilize the government, but the military stayed loyal and shut it down. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga passed along the update after Beninese officials confirmed Tigri was running from capture.
Seidou told everyone to go back to their normal routines since the situation got handled without much drama.
Ibrahim Dosara came out swinging for Bello Matawalle after commentator Farooq Kperogi dragged up old banditry accusations against the defense minister. The former Zamfara information commissioner said nobody has ever filed formal charges through police or anti-corruption agencies despite years of these claims floating around, and he thinks the whole thing is just political theater designed to hurt national security efforts. Matawalle previously ran Zamfara as governor before getting tapped for his current federal role.
Dosara pointed out that dialogue with armed groups was federal policy back when Matawalle was governor, and basically every northwestern state tried the same approach until intel agencies decided it was not working...
Ogun State deputy governor Noimot Salako-Oyedele and Senator Shuaibu Afolabi Salisu told the Abeokuta Sports Club that social organizations need to step up on leadership recruitment if they want to help the country move forward. Both officials showed up for the investiture of Alhaji Taoheed Awodele, who just became the club president, and they pushed him to make real changes during his tenure.
Salisu said groups like this should be feeding ideas to politicians and helping regular people figure out what policies actually matter versus what sounds good on paper. Awodele laid out his two-year agenda with plans to build modern swimming pools, finish the tennis house, and redo the five-a-side soccer pitch, along with other upgrades...
The Benin Republic situation got walked back after their government said the whole coup thing fell apart, and the guy running it bailed. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga passed along word that Colonel Pascal Tigri ditched after trying to grab control through the national TV station, and some of his crew had already got picked up by security forces.
Interior Minister Alassane Seidou went on air to confirm the military stayed loyal and shut down the takeover attempt without much trouble. He told people to chill out and go back to their regular routines since everything was under control again.
