UDA Announces New Date for Bomet Ward-Level Elections
Published on October 15, 2026
The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has announced a new date for its ward-level grassroots elections in Bomet County.
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Image: | Daily NationRuto, ODM face power-sharing impasse amid stalled reforms
Published on October 15, 2026
UDA and ODM draft manifesto as running-mate demands and delayed political reforms test their...
Image: Citizen DigitalGovernment targets April 2027 to equip all public junior schools with digital devices
Published on October 14, 2026
The Government is targeting April 2027 to equip all public junior schools in Kenya with digital learning equipment, building on a programme that has so far reached 10,382 schools and trained more than 64,000 teachers. The target was highlighted during President William Ruto’s development tour of Trans Nzoia County, where education infrastructure and digital learning featured alongside investments in roads,…
Image: The Standard PoliticsFrom 'Kazi ni Kazi' to 'Usawa ni sawa': Ruto's new political pitch
Published on October 14, 2026
Immediately after presiding over the handover of the Raila Odinga mausoleum, President William Ruto used the slogan during a public rally for the first time.
Gov’t targets digital equipment for all public Junior Schools by April 2027
Published on October 14, 2026
The Government is targeting April 2027 to equip all public junior schools in Kenya with digital learning equipment, building on a programme that has so far reached 10,382 schools and trained more than 64,000 teachers. The target featured during President William Ruto’s development tour of the North Rift on its third day, when education infrastructure and digital learning formed part…
Image: Citizen DigitalKenya Kwanza allies mock Constitution, call for Ruto-only ballot
Published on October 14, 2026
President William Ruto’s allies in his native Rift Valley region are digging in for his re-election, with some suggesting he must win the 2027 race by all means possible. In the latest potentially controversial remarks, Pokot South MP David Pkosing called on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to omit the names of other presidential candidates from next year’s…
Image: Citizen DigitalDCP leaders accuse Ruto gov't of fuelling political insults
Published on October 14, 2026
Leaders allied to the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) have condemned what they describe as a growing culture of political insults and disrespect, accusing the government of fuelling divisive rhetoric ahead of next year’s general election. Led by party Secretary-General John Methu during a tour of Kajiado County, the leaders claimed the government was feeling the heat from the…
Image: Tuko.co.keAaron Cheruiyot, Farouk Kibet captured in exciting banter behind crowds listening to William Ruto
Published on October 14, 2026
Viral TikTok captures Aaron Cheruiyot, Farouk Kibet and Stephen Sang absorbed in Kalenjin conversation at a rally, until President Ruto’s speech jolts them back.
Image: Citizen DigitalIEBC summons SG Hassan Omar over ‘using dead voters' fingerprints’ remarks
Published on October 14, 2026
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has summoned United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Secretary-General Hassan Omar to appear before its Electoral Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee over remarks suggesting that fingerprints of deceased people could be used to vote for President William Ruto in the 2027 General Election. In a statement on Wednesday, October 14, the commission said Omar had…