Justus Wanga

3 weeks ago | nation.africa | Justus Wanga

Whether it's a conspiracy by the troika of fabled Greco-Roman destinies or not, President William Ruto's first term in office mirrors that of the man in whose cabinet he served, Stanley Emilio Mwai Kibaki. The unfolding events signal the country could be trapped in a time warp, with most political developments drawing a parallel to the mood in 2005 leading up to the divisive 2007 General Election that witnessed widespread violence in the aftermath.

1 month ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Justus Wanga

WAZIRI Mkuu wa zamani, Raila Odinga, amethibitisha dhamira yake ya kushirikiana kisiasa na Rais William Ruto katika barua mpya ambayo inaashiria mabadiliko makubwa katika siasa za Kenya. Barua hiyo aliyoandika Machi 3 – ambayo Taifa Leo iliipata jana – inaeleza kwa kina juhudi za kipekee ambazo Rais na serikali yake walifanya katika jaribio la kumwezesha Odinga kupata uenyekiti wa Tume ya Umoja wa Afrika (AUC), ambao alishindwa na Mahmoud Ali Youssouf wa Djibouti mnamo Februari 15.

1 month ago | nation.africa | Justus Wanga

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has reaffirmed his commitment to a political partnership with President William Ruto in a new letter that marks a seismic shift in Kenya’s fractured political landscape. The March 3 letter – obtained by the Sunday Nation - details the extraordinary lengths the President and his government went to in a failed bid to secure the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship for Odinga, who lost to Djibouti’s Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on February 15.

1 month ago | nation.africa | Justus Wanga

In Kenya, the political stage is a persistently dizzying carousel of intrigue and upheaval, where power shifts faster than the winds flow over the Rift Valley. Imagine leaving the country six months ago in early October last year and returning to find a new Deputy President, Kithure Kindiki, in office without a presidential election, and President William Ruto calling his once-bitter rival Raila Odinga “my brother and prime minister”—a title dripping with both reverence and audacity.

1 month ago | nation.africa | Justus Wanga |Moses Nyamori

ODM leader Raila Odinga's Capitol Hill offices are once again receiving large numbers of visitors, the likes of which were only seen when he was Prime Minister some 13 years ago. The numbers soared after he signed the memorandum of understanding with President William Ruto on Friday. If it were a stock market, Mr Odinga's value to those seeking favours and appointments in government would have been said to have increased almost tenfold after the KICC pact.