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Dec 7, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | John Shilitsa
Busia Senator Okiya Okoiti Omtatah has set tongues wagging after hinting at his interest in contesting for the presidency against President William Ruto in the 2027 general election. Ostensibly, pressure has been mounting on the soft-spoken senator to reveal his intentions for 2027, barely two weeks after he unveiled a presidential exploratory committee to assess his chances of beating President Ruto should he contest.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | John Shilitsa |Brian Kisanji
ODM leader Raila Odinga has remained tight-lipped on his preferred successor even as campaigns for his African Union Commission chairperson bid intensify. However, despite concealing his intentions, pundits believe Raila could be grooming a possible successor in the Orange party. A section of political analysts believe former Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya could be the ODM leader's surprise choice for a successor.
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Oct 18, 2023 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Alexander Chagema |John Shilitsa
United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Secretary General Cleophas Malala is a man under siege. Regarded as one of President William Ruto’s blue-eyed boys, Malala wields immense power within UDA. However, the exercise of his power has put him on a collision course with a section of Western leaders who have demanded his removal as UDA secretary general. Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa and Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale recently accused Malala of rocking the party from within.
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | John Shilitsa
Born 33 years ago, Elizabeth Amwayi was stolen by a house help when she was only eight. Days after her abduction, the suspect was was arrested but the police could not return her to her parents as the minor could not help trace her home. She spent three months at Kabete Police Station before being taken to Nairobi Childrens’ Home and three months later to Ministry of Charity in Huruma where a woman called Colletta adopted her and renamed her Rose Mumbua Muendo.
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Sep 11, 2023 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | John Shilitsa |Benard Lusigi
Kenyans will have dig deep in their pockets to finance ‘Unemployment Fund. This comes as Ikolomani MP Bernard Shinali tabled the Unemployment Insurance Authority Bill, 2022 seeking to provide benefits to employees who unexpectedly lose their jobs and have no other source of income to sustain them and their beneficiaries.
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | John Shilitsa
Abducted billionaire Jaswant Rai is arguably a man loved and loathed in equal measure. From tales of an astute businessman to a controversial figure, Rai, whom insiders describe as a soft-spoken shrewd businessman, strict and a go-getter, has maintained a tight grip on the local sugar sub-sector. Rai owns a chain of multi-billion-shilling businesses in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. In Kenya, Rai has an interest in sugar milling and manufacturing cooking oil, soap and wood.
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Aug 28, 2023 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | John Shilitsa |Benard Lusigi
President William Ruto has vowed to dismantle cartels, causing confusion in the sugar sub-sector. A tough-talking Ruto has demanded that two investors fighting over control of Mumias sugar company must cease, pack up and move out. They are billionaire Jaswant Rai, the owner of West Kenya Sugar Company and his tycoon brother Sarbjit Singh Rai, owner of Uganda-based Sarrai Group which took over the management of Mumias Sugar company about one year ago.
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Aug 27, 2023 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | John Shilitsa
Abducted billionaire Jaswant Rai is arguably a man loved and loathed in equal measure. From tales of an astute businessman to a controversial figure, Rai, whom insiders describe as a soft-spoken shrewd businessman, strict and a go-getter, has maintained a tight grip on the local sugar sub-sector. Rai owns a chain of multi-billion-shilling businesses in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. In Kenya, Rai has an interest in sugar milling and manufacturing cooking oil, soap and wood.
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Aug 23, 2023 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Okumu Modachi |John Shilitsa
Former Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya on Wednesday spent hours at the anti-corruption offices over alleged embezzlement of Sh1.3 billion. Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Abdi Mohamud, said Oparanya recorded a statement on the ongoing investigation. The commission also raided the ODM Deputy Party Leader’s rural and Nairobi homes.
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Aug 23, 2023 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | John Shilitsa |Alexander Chagema
A political storm is simmering in Western Kenya over President William Ruto’s planned tour of the region next week. Leaders from Western have clashed over last Saturday’s visit to State House, Nairobi, in which key politicians from the region were left out. The meeting came ahead of the August 27 visit by the President.
