Phares Mutembei

1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Phares Mutembei

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at Tuskys Stage in Meru town  where he  started his three-day tour. [Courtesy]Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua started his three-day tour of Meru with a call to the voters to remain united, as any divisions might enable President William Ruto to retain his power. Mr Gachagua said he will vie for the presidency, but he and other opposition leaders will sit and present one of them to run against President William Ruto.

1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Phares Mutembei

President William Ruto and Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza during a past tour of Meru. [File, Standard] Devolution Empowerment Party (DEP-Bus party) Secretary General Mugambi Imanyara has distanced himself from the party's decision to decamp from President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza coalition.

1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Phares Mutembei

Former DP Rigathi Gachagua during a political rally at Mulu Mutisya grounds in Machakos town on May 30, 2025. [John Muia, Standard] A section of President William Ruto’s allies have urged Meru residents to ignore former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua when he camps in Meru for three days later this week.

3 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Phares Mutembei

Daniel Kimencu, one of the three people claiming ownership of NEMIS. June 1, 2025. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]A Meru-based innovator, claiming ownership of the National Education Management and Information System (NEMIS), has, for the first time, revealed how the state allegedly robbed him of the system. In an interview, Murithi Kimencu said the digital and manual platforms, as well as the teachers’ guide of NEMIS, which the Auditor General told parliament was unable to audit, belong to him.

1 month ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Phares Mutembei

Permanent Secretary at the State Department of Wildlife, Silvia Museiya, in a Maasai traditional regalia, hands over a cheaque to Tago ole Prkisale, during an event to compensate victims of human-wildlife conflict at Isara in Kajiado county on Monday. [PETERSON GITHAIGA, STANDARD]President William Ruto and Deputy President Kithure Kindiki yesterday launched Sh950 million in compensation payments for victims of human-wildlife conflict at Meru National Park in Meru County.