The United Progressive Alliance Party (UPA) will now go to polls in 2027 with a new livery, symbol and slogan. A meeting by the party’s National Executive Council officials in Kisii Wednesday resolved a radical rebranding of the outfit to make it more accommodative. The party is mostly associated with former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi. Party officials hinted Matiangi would jet back the country in a fortnight to get officially launch his bid. “Besides setting in motion talks to change the slogan, we are also are also growing more inclusive especially on women and youth,” party chair Amos Nyaribo,…
Author: Magati Obebo
Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka has hinted that he would challenge Kisii Governor Simba Arati, his political protege, for governorship in 2027. Onyonka said by now there is no credible candidate willing to wrestle the seat from Arati. “If there is none ready to come and end the problems bedeviling Kisii, am here and willing,” Onyonka told Kahawa Tungu by phone. Senator Onyonka is son of the late Dr. Zachary Onyonka. Dr Onyonka had served as a minister during the administrations of former Presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel Moi. Senator Onyonka holds a Bachelors degree in commerce from the University of…
Authorities in Kisii say at least five people were killed Sunday when a rickety storey structure came tumbling down on family homes in Itierio, Suneka, Bonchari. By late Sunday rescue and disaster teams were combing through the rubble in search for more survivors and bodies The three storey building was under construction when it suddenly collapsed. Witnesses said some workers on still on site when it collapsed. Teams carrying rescue operations said they fear more people were still trapped. “The fact that there were construction workers inside heightens fears of more fatalities,” a disaster official told Kahawa Tungu. Five workers…
Security agencies in Mombasa and Nairobi counties, acting on tip, arrested two suspects for drug trafficking. In Mombasa, Shee Hussein was seized Sunday from Magaoni area in Msambweni with 200 grammes of heroin. The anti-narcotic detectives had pounced in the notorious suspect while aboard a public service vehicle. “A quick search revealed 200 grams of heroin stashed hidden in his left trouser pocket,” police said. At least 19 rolls of Cannabis sativa were seized from his house during a further search. He sits behind bars at Kilindini Port Police, undergoing processing, awaiting his day in court. In a similar operation,…
Jubilee Party officials Friday said the party’s support of Fred Matiangi for presidency was solid and genuine. Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni also said they were aware of a plot by the government to fabricate charges against the former Interior CS and paint him as a criminal. . “But let none mistaken this, Kenyans are willing to elect him whether he would in jail or not. Nobody body is going to stay the tide, Kenyans are decided already,” he said. Kioni who was speaking during a delegates meeting in Keumbu, Kisii. Matiangi, he said, has strong political credentials and potential…
Cooperative Bank of Kenya is celebrating its historic high pre- tax profit of Sh34 billion for the financial year ended 2024. The upbeat performance casts an impressive 7.5 per cent increment from the 2023 score of Sh32.5. Taxes however revised the margin to a still impressive of Sh25.5 billion in the fiscal year. Group Managing Director, also Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Gideon Muriuki said the score is a deliberate harvest from the lenders strategic alignment with the ‘Soaring Eagle’ Transformation agenda. “The strong performance by the Bank is in line with the Group’s strategic focus on sustainable growth, resilience, and…
Detectives in Dandora, Nairobi, took to custody two suspects in connection with a robbery with violence incident in the area. nearly a month ago. The hunt for five other suspects is still on, police said Friday. Ben Waimari and Moses Odhiambo, alias Pascal, are linked to a March 11 2025 where a woman returning home was hijacked, raped in turns and her car stolen. She was driving along Ruai-Kangundo Road, heading to her residence at Malaa, when the car skidded off the road and got stuck in the mud. But what begun as a Samaritan willing to help quickly turned…
Two warring Nyamira County factions will appear before the Senate in Nairobi Tuesday April 8 in the last ditch efforts aimed at ending the squabbles that have so far derailed services at the regional government. Letters inviting them to appear before the Standing Committee on Devolution and Inter governmental relations were sent April 3, 2025. Among those invited is Assembly Speaker Enock Okero and Ekerenyo Ward Representative Thaddeus Nyabaro. Also invited is Controller of Budget Margret Nyakango. The wars in Nyamira started off with a flopped impeachment of Speaker Okero. Later, it snowballed into weeks of violent skirmishes outside the assembly…
Embattled Nyamira County Governor Amos Nyaribo Thursday angrily fought back claims that he was in possession of dubious academic credentials. He described himself as one given to great book learning, adding that at some point he even lectured in university. The governor did not, however, support the claim with evidence as he addressed journalists in Borabu earlier Thursday. “Am a graduate with credible higher education papers, I have friends that were in class with me therefore treat whatever is being bandied out here about my papers as wild gossip,” stated Nyaribo. A fortnight ago, Nyaribo was put on spot by…
The ongoing hunt for suspected members of the dreadful machete wielding gangs in restive regions across Mombasa has yielded additional arrests of more thugs. The crackdown was especially ramped up at Kisauni Sub-County targeting Junda, Bilima, Barisheba, Sunlight, Mwandoni, Cobra and Kadongo Grounds. Also raided is Mwakirunge and Vikwatani. A total for of authorities 39 suspects linked to gang violence had since been rounded up and lost and locked, police said. On Tuesday alone, 51 other suspects were taken in for questioning. At least five tuk-tuks believed to be used in phone snatching crimes were also impounded during the multi…