Author: CHRISPEN AKALI
Friday, April 2, 2021 -Raila Odinga has not made any application for a presidential ticket as earlier informed. It had been reported by ODM itself that Mr. Odinga had tendered his presidential nomination papers for consideration; but a day later, Secretary General Edwin Sifuna through a letter fully signed has withdrawn the claims stating that it was not true and that was a prank on Fools Day. ODM on Friday published a statement which they noted that Odinga was yet to do that and that when he finally does it will be communicated out for everyone. As of now, Odinga…
Thursday, April 1, 2021 -Abdikadir Haji is almost being announced, unopposed, the next Senator of Garissa County. The Kenya’s Electoral Commission IEBC is expected to make this official as no one else had upto the deadline submitted papers for the same seat. Speaking from Garissa, area Returning Officer Hussein Gure confirmed he had finished in paperwork since there is never an election when a candidate has nobody to oppose him or her. “After receiving the nomination papers from only one aspirant, I have forwarded the information to IEBC headquarters for the commission to make a determination,” he stated. The election…
Thursday, April 1, 2021 -President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga went for a tour together around the city. Uhuru took Mr. Odinga to the inspection trip at the under-construction Green Park Terminus after rumours of the two having spent the better part of yesterday Wednesday March 31 together on a dinner. Uhuru’s convoy was seen snaking into Raila Odinga’s lavish Karen residence. Odinga who has been battling Covid-19 virus was yesterday declared Covid free by his doctors allowing him to resume his normal duties. In the video now seen by homenews.co.ke, the two leaders can be seen…
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 -Migori County Governor Okoth Obado is a happy man following the emerging news that BBI had been thrown into limbo. Mr. Obado who was speaking during Dominic Akugo’s House Warming Party in Migori, laughed at those who have been pushing hard the BBI even when the country needed other basics due to the biting pandemic. “We are in the middle of a pandemic, and we are facing difficulties in this country. The prices of basic commodities have increased, and life has become unbearable. The claim that BBI will improve our lives is a huge lie. Life…
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 -Paul Koinange, MP Kiambaa Constituency, has succumbed to Covid-19. The MP who was at the center of illegalizing the Hustler Tag in the country, was reported dead today Wednesday March 31 while undergoing treatment at Nairobi Hospital. Sources have confirmed that the late Paul Koinange is related to both President Uhuru Kenyatta and Citizen Tv news anchor Jeff Koinage. During his service at the National Assembly, the late was the Chairperson Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security. “The cruel hand of death has robbed us of a steadfast leader. A leader and gentleman whose undivided…
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 -Isaac Mwaura’s name has been expunged from Jubilee Party register. Details have emerged. In a Tuesday March 30 confirmation made by Registrar Anne Nderitu, Nominated Senator Isaac Mwaura’s name had been deleted pending ratification by their party’s National Executive Committee NEC over his move to join up with DP William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance Party UDA. Mwaura’s action, according to laws governing political parties, went against Jubilee Party rules where members, just like in any other political umbrella, are warned against the culture of hopping from one political outfit to another before tendering their official resignation.…
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 -President Samia Suluhu has picked on Dr. Philip Mpango to take over her Vice President position which fell vacant on her rise. Ms Suluhu, who took over reins of power from the late John Pombe Magufuli, nominated Philip Mpango to be her vice what the House unanimously approved in a single sitting. The controversial nominee however is among the top figures who supported the aspect of no Covid-19 virus in Tanzania. He is on record supporting anything his boss Magufuli preached. When the late Magufuli was fighting for his dear life in hospital, Mpango was also…
Tuesday March 30, 2021 -Orange Democratic Movement ODM Party boss Raila Odinga has gone back to Nairobi Hospital. Raila was seen entering the facility just weeks after he was discharged from treatment of Covid-19 illness. His aides have however, clarified that today’s mission was strictly for a routine checkup and that this should not be construed to mean he is sick in any way. They added that he is looking for a professional opinion with regard to his fitness levels and the best place to look for it is at Nairobi Hospital. “He passed by the Nairobi Hospital for a…
Monday, March 29, 2021 -Former US President Barrack Obama has termed the death of Mama Sarah Obama as an irreplaceable loss to their family. Through his Twitter handle, Mr. Obama on Monday March 29, said the granny’s departure from home is a blow but that their family must also celebrate her long life on earth. “My family and I are mourning the loss of our beloved grandmother, Sarah Ogwel Onyango Obama, affectionately known to many as “Mama Sarah” but known to us as “Dani” or Granny. We will miss her dearly, but we’ll celebrate with gratitude her long and remarkable…
Monday, March 29, 2021 -Mama Sarah Obama will be buried on Tuesday March 30. Family has confirmed. Family spokesperson Sheikh Musa Ismael Haji made the confirmation which he didn’t expound much. Auma Obama, the lady who was captured boarding ‘the Beast’ with President Obama, has explained how much the elderly diseased was loved by everyone in their family. In her Twitter message of Monday March 29, Ms Auma thanked everyone who had sent their condolence messages to the family following the death of her granny. “To all of you sending messages, know that I am seeing them and am hearing…