Ngilu blames Kibaki, Raila for post-poll chaos
By Joseph Murimi
President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga are to blame for post-election violence, Cabinet Minister Charity Ngilu has said.
Mrs Ngilu turned the heat on the two leaders, saying they should take responsibility for the violence early this year.
In a hard-hitting statement, which underscored divisions in the Cabinet, [...]
New alliance sends ripples across PNU
By Joseph Murimi and Daniel Nzia
A new political camp is taking shape in PNU and promising to realign President Kibaki’s party.
The newfound political camp is however causing ripples of discomfort within the party.
The political alliance, that has been in the shadows, comprising Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka, Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta [...]
Ngilu proposed for ODM leadership
By Mutinda Mwanzia and Jessicah Nyaboke
Prime Minister Raila Odinga has been asked to appoint Water Minister as the ODM Deputy Party leader.
Thirty-five women leaders from Ukambani said they were confident Mrs Charity Ngilu was fit for the position.
Speaking during press conference in Nairobi, the leaders said the appointment would [...]
Times Team
THE Party of National Unity (PNU) suffered a major setback yesterday when eight Members of Parliament from the larger Meru region ditched the party effectively complicating the grass root elections planned to kick off this morning.
The legislators led by Higher Education Assistant Minister Kilemi Mwiria and Japheth Kareke of Ministry of Agriculture dismissed [...]
Did the Kalonzos see Pauline’s state salary as another miracle?
By George Nyongesa
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The action by the VP’s wife, Pauline, of accepting but redirecting a contentious state allowance to her charities of choice is as unacceptable as it is a practical example of how the road to hell is paved with [...]
Kalonzo roots for PNU, says he will be the next President
By Mutinda Mwanzia
Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka says he is ready for the 2012 presidential poll and is confident of victory.
Kalonzo said ODM-Kenya is ready to enter into a coalition with PNU and other like-minded parties ahead of the polls to emerge with a formidable team.
“The bigger [...]
Uhuru rules out ethnic alliance
By SIMON SIELE
Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta at the weekend ruled out an alliance between the Kikuyu and the Kalenjin communities as politicians begun taking positions in preparation for the next General Elections.
At the same time, allies of Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka and Mr Kenyatta used the meeting [...]
What is happening to Kalonzo’s ‘empire’?
By Mutinda Mwanzia
Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka is fighting on all fronts, surrounded by ‘enemies’, in a fiercely competitive political environment.
The Mwingi North MP, charming and smiling, but beneath the veneer perceived as a stealthy but conceited and viciously ambitious politician, lately has a lot happening around him.
After initiating the ‘sacking’ [...]
By Mwalimu Mati
Kenya to become a Looters’ Paradise
Over the past week, there has been a renewed Government proposal, seemingly in response to public comments by ex-PS John Githongo, to grant conditional amnesties for corruption as a means of dealing with the past. Githongo’s proposal seems to be based on one of the elements of the [...]
Githongo is a fake hero, says Murungaru
BY KEVIN KEYA
Former Internal Security Minister, Dr Chris Murungaru said Wednesday that he would seek alternative means to serve anti corruption crusader John Githongo in a defamation case.
In a statement mailed to newsrooms, Murungaru claimed that the former Permanent Secretary for Ethics and Governance had deliberately evaded service, [...]
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