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4 days ago |
standardmedia.co.ke | Josphat Thiong'o
Former Turkana County Attorney Erastus Edung Ethekon when he appeared before the selection panel in Nairobi on March 25th 2025. [Collins Oduor, Standard]Seven nominees to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission have been approved by the National Assembly. This is despite fears of potential bias in the execution of their mandate, thanks to their special relationship with key figures in the broad-based government.
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1 month ago |
standardmedia.co.ke | Josphat Thiong'o
Correctional Services Principal Secretary Salome Muhia yesterday defended the large pending bills in her department, attributing them to frequent rationalisation of budgets by the Treasury. According to a report from the Office of the Auditor General for the 2022/2023 financial year, the department had accrued Sh6.8 billion in pending bills owed to suppliers of goods and services during the period under review. This had prompted the intervention of MPs, who were considering the matter yesterday.
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2 months ago |
standardmedia.co.ke | Josphat Thiong'o
Medical Services Principal Secretary nominee, Ouma Oluga, has proposed a corruption risk assessment at the Ministry of Health to deal with the chronic corruption. While appearing before the National Assembly Health Committee, where he was vetted for suitability for office, Oluga outlined the measure as an urgent step in the fight against corruption.
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Feb 8, 2025 |
standardmedia.co.ke | Josphat Thiong'o
When Deputy President Kithure Kindiki took oath office in November 2024, he joined the ranks of an administration suffering from growing public distrust and one yearning for a political renaissance. Having ascended to the second-highestoffice position riding on the political miscalculations of his predecessor Rigathi Gachagua, Prof Kindiki was quickly plunged into the murky world of politicking and public engagements, a deviation from his soft-spoken, non-confrontational nature.
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Jan 31, 2025 |
standardmedia.co.ke | Josphat Thiong'o
The country is staring at a constitutional crisis should the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) fail to delimit boundaries. Already, the delimitation of boundaries is overdue by over ten months. Experts are now warning that the 2027 general elections could fail to take place as scheduled if petitioners unhappy with IEBC’s failure to conduct the now overdue exercise file cases in court.
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