Moses Kuria says heavy-hitting political figures forced Makadara MP George Aladwa to bail on their Nairobi governor deal less than a day after they announced it. The former Cabinet Secretary claims Aladwa got called in and told to trash their running mate arrangement for the 2027 race. Kuria posted that he respects the decision but said the interference revealed opposition's strategy way ahead of schedule.
Aladwa told his supporters he's running for governor on an ODM ticket instead of being anyone's deputy. The longtime Nairobi politician and ex-mayor wants to take down current Governor Johnson Sakaja based on his city governance experience.
Kuria's campaign focuses on President Ruto's complaints about Nairobi turning into a...
Sonja Madzikanda got herself an accounting degree from Edinburgh and worked at Goldman Sachs plus Barclays before launching multiple businesses back home in Zimbabwe. The 33-year-old ran catering operations and started a construction company after her messy split from businessman Wicknell Chivayo, which turned into a whole spectacle with accusations flying around about cheating and family drama involving witchcraft claims.
Her career path took her through Ernst & Young and Steward Bank before she pivoted to entrepreneurship with ventures like Trink O Treat and Yaayaa's Kitchen. She caught heat online for publicizing a paternity test for her son and posting bikini content that set off backlash. The divorce proceedings got ugly with...
Lady Zamar dropped a track with Jah Prayzah called Come My Way, and the whole thing is basically a soulful Afrobeats dance number that got people talking after they posted some cozy content together on social media. The South African singer teamed up with the Zimbabwean artist for what turned out to be pure marketing hype after fans started shipping them as a couple.
Zamar pitched the song as exploring emotional freedom and self-empowerment, which fits her pattern of trying different sounds while building back her music career. Jah Prayzah brought a cross-cultural flavor that made the collaboration hit different for Southern African audiences who follow both artists.
The murder case against blogger Daniel Muthiani's accused killers got pushed to February after defense attorneys ghosted the Kiambu court session without warning anybody. Current Meru Governor Mutuma M'Ethingia wrapped up his witness testimony by telling Justice Dorah Chepkwony he knew the dead blogger and sent him cash for bug spray once, but their chats were basically one-way conversations. The prosecutor called out the lawyer's no-show as an obvious stalling tactic.
Vincent Mureithi Kirimi and Murangiri Kenneth Guantai, plus some other defendants, are fighting charges that they killed Muthiani at Mutonga River in Tharaka Nithi County. Former Governor Kawira Mwangaza is supposed to testify when proceedings pick back up in a couple of...
Little Mister and Miss Environment groups from Nairobi and Kiambu are wrapping up their conservation program at Tree of Life, with kids showing off what they learned through park visits and art sessions. The young participants got hands-on experience checking out ecosystems and climate topics before turning their environmental knowledge into paintings and crafts that let them flex their creative skills.
CEO Joan Musumba wants the program to pump out eco-conscious leaders who understand why nature needs protecting after actually touching grass and seeing real conservation work. The final event brings together everything the children picked up about becoming environmental ambassadors in their schools and neighborhoods.
Seth Panyako says the Ruto government tried offering him a Cabinet Secretary job right after he lost the Malava by-election, and he turned it down because taking it would have been a slap in the face to his supporters who dealt with violence during the campaign. The DAP-K candidate claims officials already approached him once before for a Principal Secretary role following the 2022 elections, when he was still backing Ruto as a UDA member.
Panyako lost to UDA's David Ndakwa by about 1,300 votes, and he thinks the administration targeted him because his platform on maternal healthcare and education reform threatened their messaging. His supporters apparently told him not to join what they called a bloody government once word got out...
Media Council of Kenya went off on Rigathi Gachagua after the former deputy president blasted Citizen TV reporter Stephen Letoo during a political event, and the regulator says calling out individual journalists by name puts them in danger. Gachagua demanded Royal Media Services fire Letoo while accusing him of biased coverage about violence at a church gathering, which the council says crosses into straight intimidation.
The watchdog pointed out that reporters already face serious safety risks at rallies and public events where things get violent, and singling people out makes it worse heading into election season. They reminded political figures that constitutional protections for press freedom are not up for debate, and leaders need...
UDA-aligned young people from Mount Kenya told Rigathi Gachagua to quit acting like the regional boss, saying Deputy President Kithure Kindiki already proved himself when his guy Leonard Wa Muthende beat Gachagua's pick in the Mbeere North race. Peterson Merichi from the youth league called the election results a straight-up endorsement showing who Mount Kenya actually backs for leadership going into the next cycle.
The group warned UDA members pushing rival agendas to either get back on board or bail out completely. They pointed to UDA grabbing 12 seats out of 24 in recent elections as proof that the party still runs things nationally, and they want everyone rallying behind Kindiki to lock down the region's spot in succession politics...
UDA-nominated MP Joseph Hamisi Denar passed away, and the party put out a statement saying they were completely blindsided by the loss. Hassan Omar Hassan sent condolences to everyone in Kinango Constituency back in Kwale County, where Denar came from, and National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula confirmed he died in the morning.
The guy had worked on sports and culture stuff in parliament, plus national cohesion committees, and people respected how he got things done without drama. Before getting into politics, he held positions at Coast Development Authority and Kenya Airports Authority after picking up degrees in tourism management and international business from different universities.
