President William Ruto has called for scale up of interventions to tackle the current drought in the country. He said the response must be urgent to avert “widespread distress and suffering” as the crisis is worsening. He identified the priority areas as enhanced food assistance, cash transfers, health and nutrition
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President Ruto asks unions to focus on more jobs
President William Ruto wants trade unions to change their approach to labour issues and challenged them to expand their focus from salary increment to creation of more jobs and more savings. “Let us rally to employ more youth. Your success cannot be measured only through the increase of salaries,” he said.
President Ruto pledges to work with all elected leaders
Jubilee MPs to President Ruto: We are back home
More than 30 Jubilee legislators have pledged to work with the Government to advance its development agenda. The MPs said it is time to put political differences aside and work for the people. They were speaking on Wednesday after meeting President William Ruto and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at State
William Ruto leads Kenya Kwanza campaigns in Kitengela
Deputy President William Ruto in 23rd July 2022 led his Kenya Kwanza team for a political rally in Kitengela town in Kajiado county. Ruto was accompanied by his running mate Rigathi Gachagua, speaker of the National Assembly Justin Muturi, ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi Ford Kenya leader Moses Wetangula
Gachagua to form a commission of Inquiry on state capture
The Kenya Kwanza Deputy Presidential candidate accused the present administration of State Capture The United Democratic Alliance deputy presidential candidate Rigathi Gachagua has announced that the Kenya Kwanza administration will form a commission of Inquiry to investigate state capture by the current administration. Speaking during a Deputy Presidential debate
Running mates ready for Deputy presidential debate
UDA Deputy Presidential aspirant with journalists The Media Council of Kenya in conjunction with other partners will today hold the Deputy Presidential Debates at the Catholic University auditorium. The debates will feature four Deputy presidential candidates namely Rigathi Gachagua of UDA, Martha Karua of Azimio, Justina Wamae of Roots Party and Irene
Raila Odinga leads by 42% in latest opinion polls
Latest opinion polls released by research firm TIFA shows Azimio La Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga maintaining a very narrow lead over Kenya Kwanza presidential candidate William Ruto (42% vs. 39%), actually falling within the survey’s margin-of-error (+/-2.7%). The survey also shows that Roots party Presidential candidate George Wajackoya enjoys a
Is Prof. Wajackoya eating into Ruto’s hustlers base?
Roots Party presidential candidate Professor George Wajackoya and his running mate Justina Wambui have hit the Kenyan political scene with a storm. Whether by plan or coincidence, the professor who wants to be the 5th president of Kenya has laid a claim to “the 5th” via the hashtag #Wajackoyathe5th which
Deputy President William Ruto cleared to run for President
Deputy President William Ruto cleared to run for President The Independent and Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) cleared Deputy President William Ruto to run for President in the upcoming presidential elections. Ruto becomes the 3rd presidential candidate to be cleared after Walter Mong'are of Umoja Summit Party and Professor Wajackoya of the Roots