Francis Gachuri
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CHURI’S PUNCHLINE: A befitting Bible verse for upcoming devolution conference
No doubt, since 2013 when the first crop of leaders in the 47 county governments were elected, a lot has been achieved in 9 years. Many parts of the country have witnessed development that probably they would only have dreamt of, if we remained a centralised unit. People at the very local level are...
Court of Appeal President asks for more judges ahead of 2022 election
According to statistics from the Appeals court, there are 8,000 pending cases, with only 20 judges to hear and determine them.And the situation is likely to get worse, with two Appellate judges retiring next year.President Uhuru Kenyatta declined to appoint four of the judges recommended.
Special probe report reveals Ksh.550 million allocated to FKF unaccounted for
FKF President Nick Mwendwa will be back at the DCI headquarters on Saturday for more questioning.This after his woes were further complicated by damning findings of an inspection committee into FKF’s financial status.The report drafted by the 11-member inspection committee and submitted to CS Amina...
GACHURI’S PUNCHLINE: The chicken come home to roost for political parties
IEBC released a statement indicating that none of the 89 political parties had fully complied with nomination requirements. Parties now have until Tuesday next week to fully comply, or else be locked out of the August 9, 2022 general election. That, ladies and gentlemen, is a serious indictment on t...
GACHURI'S PUNCHLINE: The folly of political violence
It is a General Election that has all the makings of a bruising contest. The stakes are high, right across the elective seats that will be on offer. This is confirmed by the heightened political activity and loud campaigns already on, way before IEBC even blows the whistle.
'Welcome to UDA, but I’m still coming for your seat!' Ngirici tells Governor Waiguru
Kirinyaga Woman Representative Purity Wangui Ngirici has welcomed Govenor Anne Waiguru to UDA.She however warned that the governor’s defection from Jubilee Party does not change her plans for next year's polls one bit.Ngirici said she is still very much in the Kirinyaga gubernatorial race.
Matiang'i, Kagwe, Wamalwa vow to support Raila’s 2022 presidential bid
Three Cabinet Secretaries have endorsed ODM leader Raila Odinga’s presidential bid.They say he is the most suitable candidate to continue President Uhuru Kenyatta’s development agenda.