KALONZO DIZZYING BACK-AND-FORTH WITH AZIMIO
Is he in or out? Wiper Party leaders want him back in Azimio, after all they changed the to Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya to accommodate him. Will he play the role of spoiler?
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GIVE KALONZO A BREAK, AND SAVE HIM FROM HIMSELF
The Wiper Party leader and his surrogates have acted in bad faith. But Musyoka still has a valuable role to play in Azimio. It's time to work things out with him, grant him tenure of office as chief minister, with caveats to prevent him from going rogue.
IT’S BABA NA MARTHA FOR HISTORIC AZIMIO TICKET
Raila Odinga names Narc-Kenya leader Martha Karua as his running mate, ushering a historic moment in Kenya and empowering women, who are 51 percent of Kenya's population. The nomination, however, sent Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka packing, protesting and launching his own presidential bid. In his shadow cabinet line-up, Odinga offered Musyoka a chief minister position, similar to the position Deputy President William Ruto offered ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi.
PART 2: THE SAD STORY ABOUT STANLEY AMIN
Amin's father was shot during the 2007 post-election violence changing his life forever. Amid the violence, his mother fled, abandoning him and his two sisters. They were later separated and he has never seen them again. What followed is a sad story of exploitation, but he has kept the hope of a bright future alive.
WILL MARTHA KARUA MAKE HISTORY AS THE FIRST KENYAN WOMAN NOMINATED TO BECOME DEPUTY TO A TOP-TIER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE?
Opinion polls have shown Martha Karua to be the most preferred running mate for Azimio leader Raila Odinga. If nominated, Karua will be the first woman in Kenya's history to be nominated as deputy by a party that could win the election. She will be tasked with hunting for votes in the Mt. Kenya region, which has traditionally refused to vote for Odinga.
WATCH LIVE: RAILA ODINGA TO NAME HIS RUNNING MATE SOON
Narc-Kenya leader Martha Karua, Former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth and Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka are believed to be the finalists. Kalonzo, however, has scheduled a press conference where is he expected to part ways with Azimio Coalition.
SOMALI ELECTS FORMER LEADER TO THE PRESIDENCY
The election was decided by 327 members of parliament who voted in an airport hangar fortified against blasts for fear Islamist insurgents would attack. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud served as Somali President between 2012 and 2017.
RUTO NAMES GACHAGUA AS HIS RUNNING MATE
By selecting Rigathi Gachugua, Deputy President William Ruto has made a major move in the heart of Mt. Kenya region and broken with the traditional power. But by snubbing former Vice President Musalia Mudavadi, Ruto may have ceded ground in Western Kenya and alienated some in the GEMA Nation who wanted him to name Tharaka Nithi Senator Kindiki Kithure.
ALERT: RUNNING MATES LOADING IN KENYA’S PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Presidential candidates are expected to name their running mates at any moment. Some have speculated that the two major candidates, Deputy President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga have an opportunity of making history by naming a woman to be their deputy. In multiple opinion polls, NARC-Kenya leader Martha Karua and ANC Leader Musalia Mudavadi, have emerged as most preferred for their respective coalitions..
KALONZO EATS THE HUMBLE PIE; APPEARS BEFORE THE AZIMIO RUNNING MATE VETTING PANEL
Former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka attempts to strong-arm his way into being named as former PM Raila Odinga's running mate without appearing for vetting process interview came to a screeching halt when he was forced to show up of risked automatic disqualification from the position. His appearance is a little too late as he has shown traits of becoming a rogue deputy, just like Deputy President William Ruto has been toward President Uhuru Kenyatta.
