Image: Taifa LeoItakuwa nusu mkate na UDA 2027, ODM yaahidi wafuasi
Published on October 25, 2026
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Image: News – Capital FMKalonzo Tells Ruto: ‘I Am Your Rival’ After President Names Him Main Political Competitor
Published on October 25, 2026
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 25 – Wiper Patriotic Front and Ukombozi Alliance Party Leader Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka has declared himself President William Ruto’s main political rival, describing the Head of State’s recent remarks as the most honest admission he has made in four years. Kalonzo was responding to Ruto’s assertion that he was working hard to outshine him, saying the President’s…
Image: Tuko.co.keKalonzo Musyoka responds after William Ruto calls him truthful man: "Nilichunga uongozi"
Published on October 25, 2026
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka turned President William Ruto’s praise into campaign fuel in Kitui, invoking forty years in the wilderness and urging opposition unity.
Explainer: Why Gideon Moi’s Rift Valley moves matter ahead of 2027
Published on October 25, 2026
Gideon Moi’s latest remarks about President William Ruto have reopened a political question that could shape the Rift Valley ahead of the 2027 General Election: Is the Kanu leader preparing to chart an independent political course? The former Baringo senator told Kalenjin elders and opinion leaders that he had been misled into abandoning the Baringo […]
Image: Citizen DigitalGovernor Orengo unveils LDP party as political vehicle for 2027 election
Published on October 24, 2026
Siaya Governor James Orengo has unveiled the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as his political vehicle for the 2027 General Election, saying it will work with other opposition parties to challenge President William Ruto. Speaking in Golini, Kwale County, Orengo said the opposition would present a united front to challenge the incumbent in next year’s election. “Sisi sote tuko pamoja na…
I am Ruto’s biggest rival ahead of 2027 elections, Kalonzo declares
Published on October 24, 2026
The party leader of Wiper Patriotic Front, Kalonzo Musyoka, has declared himself President William Ruto’s primary political challenger in the run-up to the 2027 General Election. The former vice president asserts that his experience, integrity, and capacity to achieve results uniquely qualify him to govern Kenya. Speaking at a Thanksgiving service at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Tharaka, Kalonzo claimed…
How Faith Nguthu is pushing women’s empowerment ahead of tough Nairobi woman rep race
Published on October 24, 2026
Nairobi County Woman Representative United Democratic Alliance (UDA) aspirant Faith Nguthu is placing women’s empowerment and grassroots leadership at the centre of her bid for the seat as political activity gathers pace ahead of the 2027 General Election. Nguthu, popularly known as Mama Singapore, has demonstrated her grassroots mobilisation through engagement with United Democratic Alliance […]
Moi University students tell Ruto to pay lecturers, warn of 2027 ballot rebellion
Published on October 24, 2026
Moi University students have urged President William Ruto’s government to urgently resolve the ongoing lecturers’ strike, warning that continued disruption of learning could influence their political choices in the 2027 General Election. Led by Moi University Students’ Organisation Secretary-General Enock Kwena, the students criticised the government’s focus on political slogans, including the push for a […]
Why Ruto’s PAYE tax relief faces 2027 political test
Published on October 24, 2026
President William Ruto’s proposal to exempt workers earning up to Ksh32,333 a month from Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax is emerging as a political and economic test ahead of Kenya’s August 2027 General Election, with opposition leaders questioning its timing and the proposed tax changes raising concerns about take-home pay for some middle- and […]