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Ruto's tough balancing act to push bottom-up agenda, please hustlers
One of Ruto's gifts to hustlers was the Hustlers Fund which has disbursed Sh35 billion so far. Other efforts to appease the hustler nation are fertiliser subsidies and CDF disbursement.
By Special Correspondent 6 months ago
Ruto's tough balancing act to push bottom-up agenda, please hustlers
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The Ruto-Uhuru rivalry: Political marathon unfolds, promising thrilling twists and turns
Uhuru Kenyatta seems unhappy, even bitter, because Raila's loss left him with an egg on his face. The loss was, by extension, a loss for him as he invested so much in Raila's campaign.
By Special Correspondent 8 months ago
The Ruto-Uhuru rivalry: Political marathon unfolds, promising thrilling twists and turns
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Ruto gets into his stride as Raila stumbles
With no clarity on the end game of his anti-Ruto crusade, Raila's agitation now seems to have fallen into some sort of a trap as Ruto politically continues to win allies.
By Special Correspondent 8 months ago
Ruto gets into his stride as Raila stumbles
Failure to crack down on gangs exposes citizens to chaos, poses threat to future
A policy paper 'Criminal Gangs and Elections in Kenya' warns that election violence will remain a major problem in Kenya unless the State and other actors tackle it.
By Special Correspondent 10 months ago
Failure to crack down on gangs exposes citizens to chaos, poses threat to future
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Musalia Mudavadi yet to find his feet in new office after a decade out in the cold
Sources around him indicate Mudavadi has not had much influence on decision-making process equivalent to the power and influence he should have.
By Special Correspondent 1 year ago
Musalia Mudavadi yet to find his feet in new office after a decade out in the cold
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Queries over Hustler Fund loans
Hustler Fund is central to the "bottom-up" development model that the UDA-Kenya Kwanza manifesto's rhetoric targeted at Kenyans located at the bottom of the economic pyramid.
By Special Correspondent 1 year ago
Queries over Hustler Fund loans
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Moses Kuria has ruffled very many feathers in his rise to the top
Moses has been charged with incitement and hate speech more than twice and was in 2017 condemned to pay Narc-Kenya leader Martha Karua Sh6.5 million for defamation.
By Special Correspondent 1 year ago
Moses Kuria has ruffled very many feathers in his rise to the top
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Alfred Mutua: Will the man who belittled Obama as 'junior' senator become top diplomat?
Humble pie, however, does not add pounds to Mutua's political waistline. A veritable master of shortcuts, Mutua has dabbled in journalism, enterprise, film and book authorship with mixed results.
By Special Correspondent 1 year ago
Alfred Mutua: Will the man who belittled Obama as 'junior' senator become top diplomat?
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Justin Muturi has his work cut out in the thawing Ruto relations with Judiciary
As Attorney General, he will be a member of the powerful Judicial Service Commission. A former Uhuru ally, he was considered one of the probable candidate for Ruto's running mate.
By Special Correspondent 1 year ago
Justin Muturi has his work cut out in the thawing Ruto relations with Judiciary
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Alice Wahome's political mixed bag and ghosts from legal practice
Some of the most significant challenges to her nomination could arise from law firm she founded. Outspoken MP was a member of the 'Big Five' who led Mt Kenya rebellion against Uhuru
By Special Correspondent 1 year ago
Alice Wahome's political mixed bag and ghosts from legal practice
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Raila Odinga's political future up in the air after a fifth election defeat
That there is disarray and apprehension in his camp is not in doubt but what remains unclear is where it leaves him. But Raila is not one to be easily written off and could still bounce back.
By Special Correspondent 1 year ago
Raila Odinga's political future up in the air after a fifth election defeat
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Azimio stares at tricky unity test if it wins contest for State House
In 2002, Kibaki assured Kenyans that Narc had a solid unity of purpose, only to collapse within the first three months of the elections.
By Special Correspondent 1 year ago
Azimio stares at tricky unity test if it wins contest for State House
Campaign agenda moves from problems Kenyans face to crowd sizes at rallies
Both sides are eager to show how their public events are attracting bigger crowds. From polls, unemployment is second most cited concern after cost of living and poverty is third.
By Special Correspondent 1 year ago
Campaign agenda moves from problems Kenyans face to crowd sizes at rallies
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Inside Uhuru Kenyatta's last lap at State House
A retiring president will be expected to slow his hand on fresh appointments, for example, or extending appointments that will tie the hands of his successor.
By Special Correspondent 1 year ago
Inside Uhuru Kenyatta's last lap at State House
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Dennis Mbae: Cruel side of man who spread fear in Embu
Dennis Mbae was ruthless with those he saw as standing in his way. Few people understood the intricate underground operation he ran.
By Special Correspondent 1 year ago
Dennis Mbae: Cruel side of man who spread fear in Embu
House of disgrace: 12th Parliament's ignoble surrender to Executive
In a complete departure from his three predecessors, President Uhuru Kenyatta has personally whipped Parliament from State House. Both Houses fought sundry battles for President Kenyatta.
By Special Correspondent 1 year ago
House of disgrace: 12th Parliament's ignoble surrender to Executive
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Will lady luck smile on Raila Odinga as he makes his 5th stab at the presidency?
December 2007 was easily his highest moment in the murky political waters, and the drama and strange twists within them.
By Special Correspondent 1 year ago
Will lady luck smile on Raila Odinga as he makes his 5th stab at the presidency?
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Win or lose: Will Uhuru Kenyatta, Martha Karua union hold this time around?
The two have traversed rocky political paths with difficult contours, to find one another. It will be of major interest to see just how far they hold this time and ultimately for whose benefit.
By Special Correspondent 1 year ago
Win or lose: Will Uhuru Kenyatta, Martha Karua union hold this time around?
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Strange bedfellows: History may yet define Raila, Karua relations
It will be of interest to see whether their pact, if they win the election, will last longer than the vexed one between Uhuru and Ruto.
By Special Correspondent 1 year ago
Strange bedfellows: History may yet define Raila, Karua relations
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Kenya Kwanza deal: Ruto will appoint Mudavadi as 'prime cabinet secretary'
Deputy President Dr William Ruto will share his government and power with his deputy president and a prime cabinet secretary, should he be elected in the August 9 General Election.
By Special Correspondent 1 year ago
Kenya Kwanza deal: Ruto will appoint Mudavadi as 'prime cabinet secretary'
Mwai Kibaki: Though he walked middle road, it led him to State House
Mwai Kibaki remained unruffled all through as Kenya’s ultimate political gentleman. It was this mien, informed by an underlying firmness of character that many took for granted.
By Special Correspondent 1 year ago
Mwai Kibaki: Though he walked middle road, it led him to State House
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Uhuru’s options when he leaves State House after August elections
President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to leave office in August after serving the constitutional two five-year terms.
By Special Correspondent 1 year ago
Uhuru’s options when he leaves State House after August elections
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Demystifying Rift Valley’s vote numbers: No one has area locked
There are mixed communities all the way from Mai Mahiu, united in search for livelihoods.
By Special Correspondent 1 year ago
Demystifying Rift Valley’s vote numbers: No one has area locked
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Next President faces tough job whipping MPs to do his bidding
Raila and Ruto, either of whom could win, need to go back to the drawing boards to plan how to be in control after take over.
By Special Correspondent 2 years ago
Next President faces tough job whipping MPs to do his bidding
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How Raila's big week offered fresh hope but raised fears for peace
Eyes now turn to Ruto after hard exchanges on both sides, which have raised the political temperatures dangerously high.
By Special Correspondent 2 years ago
How Raila's big week offered fresh hope but raised fears for peace
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Will Uhuru's big gamble on Raila pay off?
Never before in Kenya's history has a sitting president openly endorsed an Opposition leader as his preferred successor.
By Special Correspondent 2 years ago
Will Uhuru's big gamble on Raila pay off?
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Mudavadi’s big day, earthquake and huge task that awaits him
Defined himself as “a safe pair of hands”, Mudavadi has known the humiliation of losing an election, at the parliamentary and presidential levels.
By Special Correspondent 2 years ago
Mudavadi’s big day, earthquake and huge task that awaits him
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Why all eyes are on Mudavadi as Ruto, Raila battle for State House
A man of mild passions and slow motions, Mudavadi comes across as a person who believes in the goodness of human beings, to a fault.
By Special Correspondent 2 years ago
Why all eyes are on Mudavadi as Ruto, Raila battle for State House
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Unfinished business 200 days to election day
Uhuru has shown his hand too early as Raila and Ruto battle each other. IEBC, police and Judiciary should be ready to midwife a peaceful transition.
By Special Correspondent 2 years ago
Unfinished business 200 days to election day
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Raila needs more tactful allies on his side in tough State House race
It goes back to President Moi’s characterisation that Raila has what it takes to lead Kenya but must be patient.
By Special Correspondent 2 years ago
Raila needs more tactful allies on his side in tough State House race
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Sustaining Uhuru-Raila bromance after poll will be the ultimate test
The two political giants have closed ranks severally in the past only to drift apart.
By Special Correspondent 2 years ago
Sustaining Uhuru-Raila bromance after poll will be the ultimate test
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For Ruto to succeed, he must navigate many minefields on his path
William Ruto is the isolated political animal that the rest of the pride would like to run off a cliff.
By Special Correspondent 2 years ago
For Ruto to succeed, he must navigate many minefields on his path
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For Raila, things seem to be falling into place for a win in the 2022 elections
With his new-found friends in the dark corridors of power, Raila is no pushover, he only has Ruto between him and State House.
By Special Correspondent 2 years ago
For Raila, things seem to be falling into place for a win in the 2022 elections
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With about 270 days left to rule, Uhuru's options are wearing thin
Uhuru must weigh things carefully, for he, too, wants to be in the right place when eventually power settles upon new shoulders.
By Special Correspondent 2 years ago
With about 270 days left to rule, Uhuru's options are wearing thin
Ethiopia's war stuck in bloody stalemate one year on with mediation efforts yet to pay off
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last week imposed a six-month state of emergency with reports of parties committing war crimes such as rape.
By Special Correspondent 2 years ago
Ethiopia's war stuck in bloody stalemate one year on with mediation efforts yet to pay off
Ruto got it wrong, Kenya is notorious for killing political parties
Deputy President William Ruto has nothing to lose if Jubilee expels him, he has already moved on.
By Special Correspondent 2 years ago
Ruto got it wrong, Kenya is notorious for killing political parties
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Will Uhuru anti-graft hammer stop Ruto or strengthen him?
State is using its agencies to harass his allies to abandon him but it could earn him sympathy. Fabian tactics being applied to the political class.
By Special Correspondent 2 years ago
Will Uhuru anti-graft hammer stop Ruto or strengthen him?
Why OKA chiefs could return to drawing board in 2022 contest
Difficult choices stare OKA in the eye, regardless of where they look. Should they vie or not?
By Special Correspondent 2 years ago
Why OKA chiefs could return to drawing board in 2022 contest
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Kalonzo, Mudavadi on the horns of dilemma
While they have continued to hope and dream, Raila and Ruto have hoped and schemed on how to win next year’s contest.
By Special Correspondent 2 years ago
Kalonzo, Mudavadi on the horns of dilemma
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Migori's Obados and Oluochs: A tale of prosecuted families
On one hand is Migori Governor Obado and his four children, while on the other are businessman Jared Kwaga, his wife, mother and brothers.
By Special Correspondent 2 years ago
Migori's  Obados and Oluochs: A tale of prosecuted families
Transport tycoon's widow battles lender over Sh174m 'fictitious' loan
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