Vincent Achuka

Oct 7, 2024 | standardmedia.co.ke | Vincent Achuka

That among the reasons Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua faces impeachment is money laundering and the use of his position to award his companies government tenders, is a clear demonstration of the term ‘the more things change, the more they remain the same.’In a span of two years, the DP has fallen into headwinds with two administrations where he was once an insider and pushed out on claims of acquiring massive wealth by using his influence to bag big money tenders from government.

Oct 6, 2024 | standardmedia.co.ke | Vincent Achuka

That among the reasons Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua faces impeachment is money laundering and the use of his position to award his companies government tenders, is a clear demonstration of the term ‘the more things change, the more they remain the same.’In a span of two years, the DP has fallen into headwinds with two administrations where he was once an insider and pushed out on claims of acquiring massive wealth by using his influence to bag big money tenders from government.

Sep 20, 2024 | standardmedia.co.ke | Vincent Achuka

For an unlikely politician who has now gained the moniker of a cat with nine lives, Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo’s triumph against a second attempt to kick him out of office on Tuesday broke history, making him the first county boss to survive two impeachment attempts at the county assembly level.

Aug 24, 2024 | standardmedia.co.ke | Vincent Achuka

For a man who was largely unrecognisable by Kenyans before the 2017 elections despite pulling the strings on major political and government infrastructure deals for three decades, Jimi Wanjigi’s current troubles are a new low for the businessman who was once so mysterious that he was referred to as ‘James Bond.’ Bond, a fictional character created by British novelist Ian Fleming in 1953 has been portrayed in dozens of movies as a larger-than-life personality with the ability to get things...

May 29, 2024 | standardmedia.co.ke | Vincent Achuka

As the clock ticks towards the deployment of Kenyan police officers who will lead a multi-national force that hopes to restore order in Haiti, several unanswered questions risk dampening the mission even before the first boots land in Port au Price in a few days. With the mission set to make or break Kenya’s reputation and stature in international affairs, the fact that seven previous attempts to restore peace led by the United Nations have failed means the stakes have never been higher.