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Articles

Kenyan Catholic Church calls out Ruto on rights abuse, graft

Nov 15, 2024 | theeastafrican.co.ke | Otieno Otieno

Kenyan President William Ruto’s administration looked unsettled by a statement by the influential Catholic bishops on Thursday criticising its tax policies, human rights violations and corruption.
Why Kenya president is walking a tight rope on deputy's ouster bid

Oct 5, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Otieno Otieno

Embattled Kenyan Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua on Thursday made a last-ditch attempt to block an impeachment vote against him in the National Assembly, with more than 10 petitions filed in different courts challenging the process. Members of Parliament are next Tuesday expected to vote on whether the impeachment motion brought to the House by Mwengi Mutuse, a legislator affiliated to President William Ruto’s governing coalition, should proceed to full trial in the Senate.
Rising heat over deputy president ouster bid double-edged sword for Ruto, allies

Sep 28, 2024 | theeastafrican.co.ke | Otieno Otieno

DP Gachagua is widely expected to mount a political and legal fightback, in the event the impeachment succeedsBarring late intervention by Kenyan President William Ruto, an impeachment motion against Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua could be introduced in Parliament in the coming days, after an MP said this week, he had secured enough signatures endorsing the ouster bid.
Kenya’s Ruto game plan to contain internal rebellion in his government

Sep 21, 2024 | theeastafrican.co.ke | Otieno Otieno

When in July Kenyan president William Ruto nominated five members of the opposition party ODM to his reconstituted Cabinet, he was widely seen as ceding ground to Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in their battle to control the politics of the populous Mt Kenya region.
Gachagua’s turn to bear ‘besieged’ deputy tag

Sep 15, 2024 | theeastafrican.co.ke | Otieno Otieno

For a man whose word is law in his country, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has always appeared baffled at neighbouring Kenya’s querulous politics. During his latest visit to Kenya on August 27, Museveni couldn’t resist the urge to comment on local politics, praising President William Ruto and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for demonstrating unity in their support for former prime minister Raila Odinga’s candidature for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairman.
Ruto goes to the Gen Zs; this time, complete with a fresh ‘creative’ office

Sep 7, 2024 | theeastafrican.co.ke | Otieno Otieno

Images of Kenyan President William Ruto and his entourage alighting from a Kenya Airways plane upon their arrival in China on Monday stirred up social media among the country’s famed digital activists. The reactions were mostly laudatory, with some commentators praising the President for promoting the national carrier’s brand while in Beijing to attend the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (Focac) Summit. “Arrived in Beijing for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit.
Kenya parliament debate controversial Bill restricting protests by citizens

Aug 25, 2024 | theeastafrican.co.ke | Otieno Otieno

Kenyan MPs have started debating a controversial Bill that restricts citizens’ right to assembly in the wake of the recent wave of youth-led anti-government protests, which saw parliament overrun by protesters. The Bill introduced in the House by Geoffrey Ruku, an MP belonging to President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza Coalition, gives the police sweeping powers to ban or break up demonstrations and picketing and imposes harsh fines or a jail term for offending demonstrators.
Kenya CS nominees swearing in set for next week as MPs finalise vetting

Aug 3, 2024 | theeastafrican.co.ke | Otieno Otieno

The Kenyan parliament is expected to complete vetting nominees to President William Ruto’s reconstituted Cabinet on Sunday, setting the stage for their swearing into office next week. The parliamentary vetting, which began Thursday, is taking place against the backdrop of public murmurs over integrity of some of the nominees, the retention of six persons who served in the Cabinet dismissed on July 11, and the inclusion of opposition leaders in what is set to be a team of rivals.
Kenya opposition chief Raila Odinga under fire on State ‘deal’

Jul 28, 2024 | theeastafrican.co.ke | Otieno Otieno

Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga has come under heavy criticism from civil society groups and some opposition parties, for appearing to prop up President William Ruto’s government amid a youth-led uprising pushing for the latter’s resignation.
Kenya President Ruto might struggle to get things done

Jul 6, 2024 | theeastafrican.co.ke | Otieno Otieno

The youth-led anti-tax protests that shook Kenya in the last two weeks of June appeared to have been finally contained, after President William Ruto withdrew the controversial Finance Bill and offered to engage the youth in talks, easing concerns about the situation degenerating into a full-scale revolution.