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As police confront protesters across the country, Azimio Leader Raila Odinga and other top Azimio bigwigs are nowhere to be found.  Even MPs who are usually aware of Raila's itinerary are in the dark about his whereabouts. This is the first time Mr Odinga has completely disappeared during his…
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The residence of former first lady Mama Ngina in Nairobi's Muthaiga estate is now being guarded by private security personnel after her official security was withdrawn on Tuesday.  A local company has deployed a dozen guards to keep watch over the compound, both inside and outside. The move…
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Azimio leader Raila Odinga's bodyguard Maurice Ogeta has reportedly been abducted by individuals believed to be police officers.  According to ODM Director of Communications Philip Etale, the officers clad in plain clothes are suspected to be from the Directorate of Criminal…
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The official security detail of former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta has been withdrawn.  According to sources, the officers stationed at her homes in Gatundu and Muthaiga were at 5 pm on Tuesday ordered to report to their nearest police station. However, Mama Ngina was not notified…
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Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire is facing scrutiny over the alleged misuse of Sh184 million at the Embu Water and Sanitation Company Limited.  The Senate Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds on Monday, July 17, summoned Mbarire after the Auditor General raised concerns about…
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This week, there was a court case in India concerning the disappearance of two Indians in Kenya before the 2022 general elections.  Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan and Zaid Sami Kidwai were accompanied by their driver, Nicodemus Mwania, when they went missing on July 22. The Indians had been linked to the…
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On July 17th, Governor Anyang' Nyong'o of Kisumu announced that he had undergone a successful spinal surgery at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kisumu.  The governor was admitted on July 14th, just two days after leading anti-government protests in the county.…
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Azimio leader Raila Odinga and former President Uhuru Kenyatta have been given 10 days to respond to allegations of sponsoring a wave of violent protests.  The case filed by Martin Gitau has been certified as urgent by Justice Lawrence Mugambi who has ordered Gitau to serve the papers to the…
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Embattled Jubilee Secretary-General Jeremiah Kioni has revealed that security details for Azimio la Umoja leaders Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka have been withdrawn.  Kioni said on Monday that the move is a political tactic to prevent the Azimio la Umoja Coalition from organizing mass…
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Mary Wanyonyi Chebukati has been sworn in as chairperson of the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA). She was sworn in by Chief Justice Martha Koome on Monday, July 17 at Supreme Court buildings. This is after President William Ruto appointed her on May 23 to succeed Jane Kiringai who had been a…