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Ruto ready to face voters over development record

Published on October 12, 2026

Source: Politics โ€“ Capital FMBy CORRESPONDENT👁 22 views

William RutoUDA

NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 12 – President William Ruto says he is prepared to face voters in the next election and be judged on his administration’s record against the promises made in its election manifesto. Speaking during an inspection tour of projects in Nandi County, Ruto cited infrastructure, education, healthcare and affordable housing among the sectors in which he said theโ€ฆ

NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 12 – President William Ruto says he is prepared to face voters in the next election and be judged on his administration’s record against the promises made in its election manifesto.

Speaking during an inspection tour of projects in Nandi County, Ruto cited infrastructure, education, healthcare and affordable housing among the sectors in which he said the administration had delivered on its promises.

“I am ready for the people of Kenya to judge our administration next year based on the commitments we made, because we said we were going to transform our nation,” the President stated.

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Salva Kiir directs South Sudan officials to seek permission before travelling after his Kenya visit

Published on October 12, 2026

Source: Tuko.co.keBy News Desk👁 23 views

UDA

President Salva Kiir ordered South Sudan officials to seek approval before foreign travel after his Kenya visit, as the December 2026 elections approaches.

President Salva Kiir ordered South Sudan officials to seek approval before foreign travel after his Kenya visit, as the December 2026 elections approaches.

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Canada expands ban to 30 regions, closing processing for Kenyans, others until 2027

Published on October 12, 2026

Source: Tuko.co.keBy News Desk👁 15 views

Canada has blocked low-wage LMIA applications in six more cities, including Halifax and Regina, and explains the October 2026 impact on Kenyan workers.

Canada has blocked low-wage LMIA applications in six more cities, including Halifax and Regina, and explains the October 2026 impact on Kenyan workers.

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Matiangโ€™i aidhinisha Wanjiru kuwania ugavana Nairobi

Published on October 12, 2026

Source: Taifa LeoBy Fatuma Bariki👁 16 views

Jubilee

MGOMBEAJI wa ugavana Nairobi, Askofu Margaret Wanjiru, jana alipigwa jeki baada ya kupata uungwaji mkono kutoka kwa kiongozi wa Jubilee Fred Matiangโ€™i katika uchaguzi wa 2027. Akizungumza katika ibada ya kanisa la Jesus Is Alive Ministries jijini Nairobi Jumapili, Dkt Matiangโ€™i alisema chama chake kitashirikiana kuhakikisha Askofu Wanjiru anakuwa gavana wa Nairobi.

MGOMBEAJI wa ugavana Nairobi, Askofu Margaret Wanjiru, jana alipigwa jeki baada ya kupata uungwaji mkono kutoka kwa kiongozi wa Jubilee Fred Matiangโ€™i katika uchaguzi wa 2027.

Akizungumza katika ibada ya kanisa la Jesus Is Alive Ministries jijini Nairobi Jumapili, Dkt Matiangโ€™i alisema chama chake kitashirikiana kuhakikisha Askofu Wanjiru anakuwa gavana wa Nairobi.

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Bungoma launches eye screening drive for drivers to curb road accidents

Published on October 12, 2026

Source: People DailyBy Sharon Atieno👁 14 views

Health workers in Bungoma County have launched an eye screening campaign targeting drivers in a bid to reduce road accidents linked to poor eyesight. The campaign, announced on Monday, October 12, 2026, seeks to identify motorists with vision problems and provide treatment, including eyeglasses and medication, to improve road safety. Bungoma County Eye Services Coordinator […]

Health workers in Bungoma County have launched an eye screening campaign targeting drivers in a bid to reduce road accidents linked to poor eyesight. The campaign, announced on Monday, October 12, 2026, seeks to identify motorists with vision problems and provide treatment, including eyeglasses and medication, to improve road safety. Bungoma County Eye Services Coordinator […]

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Humor Is Not A Joke: A Situation Analysis of Artistic Freedoms in Nigeria โ€“ A Cartoon Draws Blood!

Published on October 12, 2026

Source: The ElephantBy Akingbade Tope Olatidoye👁 30 views

In March 2025, I posted a single-panel cartoon on a civic WhatsApp group that caricatured the Supreme Court: a judge in full wig, a smiling, hulking anarchical figure beside a broken gavel. It was meant as a provocation โ€” a civic jab that asked whether a courtโ€™s public trust can survive repeated, controversial decisions.  In this case, I was questioningโ€ฆ

In March 2025, I posted a single-panel cartoon on a civic WhatsApp group that caricatured the Supreme Court: a judge in full wig, a smiling, hulking anarchical figure beside a broken gavel. It was meant as a provocation โ€” a civic jab that asked whether a courtโ€™s public trust can survive repeated, controversial decisions.  In this case, I was questioning the role Nigeriaโ€™s apex court had played in preparing the illegal grounds for the unconstitutional suspension of the elected governor of Rivers State in the oil-rich Niger Delta region which had been the scene of many conflicts around resource control and rival politics. The reaction was immediate. Group messages ranged from sarcasm to outright threats. One respondent typed,  โ€œGo commit a crime and let your case get to the Supreme Court โ€” I want to check something.โ€ The joke had not landed as a joke; it was a test. 

That exchange is not an isolated outrage; itโ€™s a tiny weather vane. The barrage of abuse, the quick escalation from critique to menace, and the invocation of criminality as a retort reveal how fragile public satire has become. 

In Nigeria, mocking power โ€” even in a small civic space โ€” can trigger legal alarms, social shaming, and organized campaigns of trolling that function as a form of extra-judicial censorship. The cartoon and the reaction around it are a microcosm: creative dissent colliding with legal instruments, moral outrage, and digital mobs down the timeline of Nigeriaโ€™s nationhood.

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Kilicho ndani ya nyumba ya milele ya Raila

Published on October 12, 2026

Source: Taifa LeoBy Fatuma Bariki👁 10 views

ODM

MAKAVAZI ya aliyekuwa Waziri Mkuu Raila Odinga, Kangโ€™o ka Jaramogi, Bondo, yameundwa kuhifadhi historia yake ya kisiasa na mchango wake katika safari ya kidemokrasia Kenya. Muundo wake wa pembe tano unaashiria umuhimu wa nambari tano katika maisha yake ya kisiasa, ukikumbusha kundi la viongozi watano wa ODM lililojulikana kama โ€œPentagonโ€ wakati wa uchaguzi wa 2007.

MAKAVAZI ya aliyekuwa Waziri Mkuu Raila Odinga, Kangโ€™o ka Jaramogi, Bondo, yameundwa kuhifadhi historia yake ya kisiasa na mchango wake katika safari ya kidemokrasia Kenya.

Muundo wake wa pembe tano unaashiria umuhimu wa nambari tano katika maisha yake ya kisiasa, ukikumbusha kundi la viongozi watano wa ODM lililojulikana kama โ€œPentagonโ€ wakati wa uchaguzi wa 2007.

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