KARUA AND GACHAGUA DP DEBATE RECAP
Both running mate candidates received glowing praise from their flag bearers for the performance on the debate stage.
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KARUA WON THE DEBATE BY STAYING CALM, AND SHARING A POSITIVE VISION
Kenya Kwanza running mate Rigathi Gachagua attempted redefine corruption to state capture, an attempt to diminish the focus on the vice that costs Kenya more than Ksh 700 billion annually. Azimio's running mate Martha Karua pointed out that state capture is a component of corruption and committed herself to fighting graft and free-up funds to pay for essential services Kenyans need.
JUSTINA WAMAE AND RUTH MUTUA DEPUTY PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE FASCINATES KENYANS
Wamae lit up the debate stage with new ideas to stimulate the economy such as snake and hyena farming on top of legalizing marijuana to create jobs and reducing her opponent to a spectator shaking her head at the Root Party out-of-the-box thinking. Both candidates were charismatic and presented strong leadership poise, but Wamae showed more fire in advocating her position.
DEPUTY PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE TO MAKE GENDER HISTORY
Martha Karua of Azimio la Umoja, Rigathi Gachagua of Kenya Kwanza, Ruth Mucheru of Agano and Justina Wamae of Roots Party will make history as the first-ever majority female Deputy Presidential debate.
NYANG’AYA ENDS RUMORS OF DIASPORA NIGHTTIME VOTING
Many in the diaspora were anxious that the'd be forced to vote at night to match East African time.
GACHAGUA OVERSHADOWS RUTO’S CAMPAIGNS BY HANDING OUT CHAPATIS WITHOUT WEARING GLOVES
Rigathi is taking the campaigns to a whole new chapati level. Many saw the stunt as desperate and unsanitary. Ruto appeared confused at the move. Gachagua has become a butt of jokes in the Kenyan political scene after videos of him saying ridiculous things went viral. The-never-before seen move of handing out chapati is the latest incident where Gachugua made the news for the wrong reasons.
KENYA’S SUPREME COURT ENDS SONKO’S MOMBASA GUBERNATORIAL AMBITIONS
The Supreme Court is the last legal option for Sonko to overcome questions about whether he was eligible to run for office after he was impeached and removed from serving as Nairobi governor. The blow comes just two days after the High Court in Mombasa ruled in his favor after IEBC barred him from the ballot for failure to comply with its rules.
HIGH COURT CLEARS SONKO TO RUN FOR MOMBASA GOVERNOR
The ruling is a big win for Sonko who has gone back-and-forth with IEBC on whether he'd be allowed to be a gubernatorial candidate in the upcoming general elections.
KOIGI WA WAMWERE ON WHY RUTO SHOULD NOT BE PRESIDENT
Koigi Wa Wamwere is one of Kenya's longest-serving detainees. He has played the role of a freedom fighter and Kenyan post-independence civil rights advocate.
SAKAJA TOLD NYASHINSKI IN 2020 HE NEVER STUDIED ABROAD
The UDA Nairobi County gubernatorial candidate is facing accusations of presenting IEBC with fake academic credentials. He has not shown the public his academic transcripts, graduation photos or receipts showing he paid tuition to Team University where he claims to have earned his management degree. To explain his woes, Sakaja has lashed out at President Uhuru Kenyatta. The Kenyan High Court has granted Sakaja some breathing space, ordering a stay in the case and promising to make a decision on June 22.
