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INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES Ainamoi Member of Parliament Aspirant Advocate Wycliffe Ngeno Lessan.

Ainamoi Member of Parliament Aspirant Advocate Wycliffe Ngeno Lessan.

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES

The Mt Kenya Times 16 February 2022

By Winnie Towett lastietowett@gmail.com As various political parties continue to woo voters to register to join their...

WHY YOUTHS SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN POLITICAL PROCESSES election

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WHY YOUTHS SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN POLITICAL PROCESSES

The Mt Kenya Times 16 February 2022

By: Elijah Maingi For political systems to be representative, all parts of society must be included. Political...

Ruto’s UDA signs charter with Nyeri Deputy President Dr William Ruto in Nyeri on February 14, 2022.

Deputy President Dr William Ruto in Nyeri on February 14, 2022.

Ruto’s UDA signs charter with Nyeri

The Mt Kenya Times 15 February 2022

By: N. George Worth Noting: “In China, an avocado that is sold at Ksh20 here is sold...

Political Leaders should tone down Verbal War

Political Leaders should tone down Verbal War

The Mt Kenya Times 15 February 2022

By: Joseph Kamau Kiragu Political campaigns continue to heat up as the clock ticks towards the August 9...

Nyeri County UDA supporters give their demands to Deputy President Some of the leaders who accompanied the DP in Nyeri

Some of the leaders who accompanied the DP in Nyeri

Nyeri County UDA supporters give their demands to Deputy President

The Mt Kenya Times 15 February 2022

By Our Correspondents Worth Noting: Public Service Vehicle operators want a common TLB licence for the whole...

Nyeri Senator Ephraim Maina Kirinyaga joins gubernatorial race Engineer Ephraim Maina Kirinyaga

Engineer Ephraim Maina Kirinyaga

Nyeri Senator Ephraim Maina Kirinyaga joins gubernatorial race

The Mt Kenya Times 15 February 2022

By Our Correspondent Worth Noting: The senator is credited with fighting for the subdivision of the then...

SEASON OF EMPTY PROMISES

SEASON OF EMPTY PROMISES

The Mt Kenya Times 15 February 2022

By: Charity kawira The current situation in the country is the fourth coming general elections. This is...

Nyeri UDA leaders in economic consultative meeting with DP Rigathi Gachagua

Rigathi Gachagua

Nyeri UDA leaders in economic consultative meeting with DP

The Mt Kenya Times 14 February 2022

By Our Correspondent Deputy President Dr William Ruto is today expected to close a one-day economic consultative meeting by...

Laikipia Governor Nderitu Mureithi launches his reelection bid in Nyahururu

Laikipia Governor Nderitu Mureithi

Laikipia Governor Nderitu Mureithi launches his reelection bid in Nyahururu

The Mt Kenya Times 14 February 2022

Laikipia Governor Nderitu Mureithi (right), musician Kajonnie and Kieni MP Kanini Kega dances when the Governor launched...

Munya eyes running mate position reveals the nominee will come from Jubilee

By Rugendo Antony Worth Noting: • "We will know a leader by his deeds and scorecard. One of the leaders that you defend led the Youth for KANU (YK92) outfit and their aim was to protect the tyranny of President Moi. The group would use state machinery to buy loyalty and crush opponents. Since they were elected with President Uhuru he has been pulling down everything that the head of state has been doing for the last five years," Munya said. • Criticizing UDA, Munya labelled bottom-up model as a slogan to fool Kenyans noting that the Deputy President has been in the government for 8 years without helping the common Mwananchi. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya has said that he is ready to deputize ODM leader Raila Odinga should he pick him as his running mate. According to Munya, Odinga's running mate will come from the Jubilee party. Munya further signaled formation of joint party primaries under the Azimio La Umoja coalition "President Uhuru and his counterpart Odinga united through the handshake in bid to end wrangles experienced after every election. Jubilee is not joining Odinga's party but instead both Jubilee and ODM will be joining Azimio. We are partnering with ODM, we are going to form a coalition ahead of the elections and we will come up with mechanisms to share the ministries. Odinga who will be running for presidency must select a running mate from Jubilee party," Munya added. Hinting to eye the running mate position, Munya posed himself to be having the capacity to deputize Odinga ahead of the August polls. "If I am selected for the running mate don't you think everything will be fine? Let's continue praying as we wait," Munya told residents during a meeting with potato farmers on Friday at Kanu ground in Kibirichia, Meru County. Munya thrashed on William Ruto's Bottom Up economic model terming the Kenyan Deputy President as a tyrannical ruler who was mentored by the late president Daniel arap Moi. "We will know a leader by his deeds and scorecard. One of the leaders that you defend led the Youth for KANU (YK92) outfit and their aim was to protect the tyranny of President Moi. The group would use state machinery to buy loyalty and crush opponents. Since they were elected with President Uhuru he has been pulling down everything that the head of state has been doing for the last five years," Munya said. Criticizing UDA, Munya labelled bottom-up model as a slogan to fool Kenyans noting that the Deputy President has been in the government for 8 years without helping the common Mwananchi. Munya drummed up support for Azimio La Umoja saying that it was going to bring Kenyans together without discrimination or tribalism just like President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga did. Munya was speaking in Kibirichia in Buuri Sub-County and Miciimikuru in Tigania during a meeting with farmers on Friday and Saturday consecutively. Leaders who accompanied the Cabinet Secretary led by East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) MP Mpuru Aburi and former Tigania West MP David Karithi backed Munya for the running mate position noting that his appointment would help raise political stake in the region. Aburi who is the former Member of Parliament Tigania East said Munya's track record in the ministry of Agriculture makes him the best fit candidate to deputize Odinga. "Lot of great changes in Agriculture have been experienced during Munya's time and if he is appointed the Vice President Meru resident will be very happy with it," Mpuru said. According to Karithi, Meru region will vote as a block by following Munya's directive on the presidential candidate to back in August polls. Various leaders across the Country including former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth are also eyeing the running mate position Odinga who is keen to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta in the August 2022 election is shopping for a running mate with his possible picks being individuals from Mt Kenya region.

Munya eyes running mate position reveals the nominee will come from Jubilee

The Mt Kenya Times 14 February 2022

By Rugendo Antony Worth Noting: “We will know a leader by his deeds and scorecard. One of...