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Published on October 1, 2026
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Media freedom concerns as MPs push for sanctions over political coverage
Published on October 1, 2026
Concerns over freedom of the media are growing as political tensions build ahead of the August 10th, 2027 General Election. A group of Members of Parliament, including Gladys Boss Shollei, Junet Mohamed and Peter Kaluma, have called for unnamed sanctions against media houses they accuse of misreporting. The Media Council of Kenya has responded defending press freedom while acknowledging the…
Sifuna gets green light to pursue Linda Mwananchi party registration
Published on October 1, 2026
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has secured a major legal victory in the fight over the Linda Mwananchi political identity after a tribunal quashed the Registrar of Political Parties’ decision blocking reservation of the name. The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal found that the rival Liberty National Democratic Alliance (LINDA) was neither provisionally nor fully registered and that its reservation of the…
Image: | Daily NationWhat is driving renewed fighting in Ethiopia?
Published on October 1, 2026
The concern now is that the conflicts will intersect with the civil war in neighbouring Sudan.
President Ruto mourns ‘dear friend’ Wicknell Chivayo killed in helicopter crash
Published on October 1, 2026
President William Ruto tweeted his condolences to the families of those who died in the Zimbabwe crash, including tycoon Wicknell Chivayo, his wife Lucy Muteke, and six other passengers. Dr Ruto wrote in a tweet dated October 1, “I am deeply saddened by the tragic passing of my friend, Wicknell Chivayo, together with his wife, Lucy Muteke, and the other…
Why Sifuna’s Linda Mwananchi name could complicate Ruto’s 2027 strategy
Published on October 1, 2026
The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal has handed Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and his allies an important legal victory in their bid to turn Linda Mwananchi from a political movement into a formal electoral vehicle, a development that could complicate President William Ruto’s 2027 strategy, even as opposition fragmentation remains a major uncertainty. The Tribunal on […]
Ruto’s Coast gamble: Why the 2027 election battle is shifting to 6 counties
Published on October 1, 2026
President William Ruto’s renewed focus on the Coast is about more than launching projects and issuing title deeds. With the 2027 General Election approaching, the six coastal counties have emerged as an important political arena where development, land ownership, elite alliances and the legacy of opposition politics are increasingly colliding. Ruto’s eight-day tour of Taita […]
Ruto mourns ‘dear friend’ Chivayo after Zimbabwe helicopter crash
Published on October 1, 2026
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 1 — President William Ruto has mourned Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, describing him as a “dear friend” following a helicopter crash in Zimbabwe that authorities say killed six people. Ruto said Chivayo, his wife Lucy Muteke and the other passengers died in the crash in Marondera, eastern Zimbabwe, describing their deaths as a “painful loss” to their…
Wicknell Chivayo and William Ruto: The relationship that drew attention ahead of Kenya’s 2027 election
Published on October 1, 2026
Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo’s increasingly public relationship with President William Ruto had become a subject of interest in Kenya, combining presidential access, business discussions and an unusually direct expression of political support ahead of the country’s 2027 election. Chivayo, who died with his wife, Lucy Muteke, in a helicopter crash in Zimbabwe on September 30, […]