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6 days ago | 
nation.africa | Mwangi Muiruri
The politics now unfolding in Mt Kenya best exemplifies the adage that there are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests. The rate at which former political allies are quickly turning into foes, and other players swiftly reconsidering their positions, has turned the region’s political landscape into a spectacle.
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6 days ago | 
taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Mwangi Muiruri
Makala Kang’ata aanza kuzawidi wanaooa kisheria na kuzaa Na MWANGI MUIRURI April 18th, 2025 Kusoma ni dakika: 2 SERIKALI ya Kaunti ya Murang’a inakusudia kutenga Sh200 milioni katika mwaka wa fedha wa 2025/26 kugharamia huduma za afya kwa makundi ya watu walio katika hatari. Mbali na kugharamia gharama za matibabu, mpango huu utawazawidi wanachama Sh10,000 wanapooa kisheria, na Sh10,000 wakizaa mtoto wao wa kwanza.
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1 week ago | 
nation.africa | Mwangi Muiruri
The Murang'a County Government plans to allocate Sh200 million in the 2025/26 financial year to fund healthcare for vulnerable groups. In addition to covering medical costs, the programme will reward members with Sh10,000 upon legal marriage and another Sh10,000 upon the birth of their first child. This will bring the total investment in the Kang'ata Care programme to Sh400 million since its inception in 2023, which also had a budget of Sh200 million.
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1 week ago | 
taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Mwangi Muiruri
Jamvi La Siasa Siasa za usaliti zatawala Mlima Kenya SIASA zinazoshuhudiwa sasa katika eneo la Mlima Kenya zinadhihirisha methali kwamba hakuna rafiki wala adui wa kudumu katika siasa. Kasi ambayo washirika wa zamani wa kisiasa wanageuka kuwa mahasimu, na wengine wakibadili misimamo yao kwa haraka, imegeuza ulingo wa siasa kuwa kama tamasha la sarakasi.
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1 week ago | 
nation.africa | Mwangi Muiruri
The Service Party (TSP) leader Mwangi Kiunjuri on Wednesday told former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua that he will not succeed in making President William Ruto a one-term president, saying the Head of State will get as much as 70 percent of the Mt Kenya vote in 2027. He also warned him against leaking state secrets, especially those related to internal security and bilateral and multilateral relations.
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1 week ago | 
nation.africa | Mwangi Muiruri |Kamore Maina
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Tuesday reiterated allegations of a plot to assassinate him and asked Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja to reinstate his security. In a letter dated April 15, 2025, the former DP has cited incidents in which his meetings were marred with violence that he noted threatened his security, that of his family and supporters.
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1 week ago | 
taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Mwangi Muiruri
Habari Mirengo mitatu sasa yachipuka kupigania ubabe Mlima Kenya Na MWANGI MUIRURI April 14th, 2025 Kusoma ni dakika: 1 ENEO la Mlima Kenya kwa sasa linakabiliwa na mtanziko ambao huenda ukasababisha mpasuko mkubwa kabla ya 2027 na kuliacha pasipo nguvu za kutosha kumng’oa Rais William Ruto kwenye debe. Eneo hili linapania kuzamisha matumaini ya rais wa sasa kuongoza kwa muhula wa pili.
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1 week ago | 
nation.africa | Mwangi Muiruri
What you need to know:One wing is led by Rigathi Gachagua, who has styled himself as the de facto political leader of Mt Kenya. four other significant factions loom in the background, each capable of derailing Mr Gachagua’s agenda. The Mt Kenya voting bloc is currently experiencing turmoil that could lead to a major split ahead of 2027, potentially leaving it too weak to vote President William Ruto out of power.
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2 weeks ago | 
nation.africa | Mwangi Muiruri
President William Ruto, at the weekend, wrapped up a six-day tour of Mount Kenya, where he appeared to accept that his 2027 re-election bid is a roll of the dice. "I am ready for the electorate’s verdict. If they say I am fit to continue serving them, we will go on, but if they find me unfit, I will go home, become a farmer, and there is no problem," President Ruto told crowds in Nyeri and Kiambu counties on Saturday.
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2 weeks ago | 
nation.africa | Mwangi Muiruri
President William Ruto on Saturday concluded a politically charged six-day tour of the Mt Kenya region that served as a test of his re-election prospects in 2027—and a high-stakes bid to reclaim a region that delivered him one of the biggest vote hauls in 2022 but has since grown increasingly restive. The tour, which began Monday with a live interview on vernacular radio stations, saw President Ruto crisscross Laikipia, Meru, Kirinyaga, Murang’a, Tharaka Nithi, Embu, Nyeri and Kiambu counties.
