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Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson has explained his decision to join the ODM, describing the move as a natural progression of a political working relationship he has cultivated with the party over the past four years while governing Nairobi.Sakaja said his administration had relied on cooperation with ODM despite being elected on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket. He noted that UDA has a minority representation in the Nairobi City County Assembly, while ODM commands the majority, making...

South Mugirango Member of Parliament Silvanus Osoro has launched a scathing attack on former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua amid an escalating exchange between the Democratic Party (DCP) leader…Source: People Daily

Yatta Member of Parliament Robert Basil has emerged as the country's leading legislator in constituency development, scoring 88 per cent in the 2026 KenyaBasil tops a national ranking featuring 20 Members of Parliament drawn from different parts of the country, followed by Adan Keynan of Eldas Constituency, who secured 86 per cent, and James Gakuya of Embakasi North, who ranked third with 83 per cent.Titus Khamala of Lurambi Constituency occupied fourth position with 82 per cent, while...

The National Assembly's rejection of the 2026 revised budget bill, however, casts uncertainty over the IMF programme, with the Fund's executive board yet to annSenegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye gestures as he addresses the audience during a ceremony to launch Kiiraay, his new party at the King Fahd Hotel in the Almadies district in Dakar on July 25, 2026. Photo by SEYLLOU / AFPSenegal in September announced it had struck a $2.2-billion International Monetary Fund deal...

Sakaja, Karauri and Aladwa appear set for a bruising battle for ODM's ticket.Top row: Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja (left), Embakasi East MP Babu Owino , Embakasi North MP James Gakuya and Makadara MP George Aladwa. Bottom row from left: Former Principal Secretary Irungu Nyakera, former Starehe MP, Bishop Margaret Wanjiru, Kasarani MP Ronald Karauri and businesswoman Agnes Kagure.From the boardroom to the cockpit, from Parliament and the pulpit, Nairobi’s gubernatorial race is...

Governor Sakaja has joined the Orange party ahead of reelection bid while Kasarani MP Karauki is mulling jumping to ODMNairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja during ODM rally at Jacaranda GroundsNairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja's move to dump UDA for ODM has cleared the way for a looming scramble for the orange party’s ticket ahead of the elections.Sakaja’s entry now brings the number of bigwigs seeking the party’s ticket for the Nairobi governor seat to three ahead of next...

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has defended his decision to join the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), describing the move as a political transition within the broad-based government rather than a departure from the political arrangement he has worked under for the past four years.Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja makes an address after rejoining ODM on November 2, 2026. PHOTO | COURTESYIn a move that reshapes Nairobi’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 General Election, Sakaja says...

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has joined ODM ahead of 2027, as political commentator Ben Mokamba weighs the electoral stakes and impact on county governance.PAY ATTENTION: Mark TUKO.co.ke as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Amos Khaemba is a Current Affairs Editor at TUKO.co.ke, covering political and world news. Khaemba has over four years of journalism experience and joined TUKO.co.ke in 2022.Nairobi - Governor Johnson Sakaja formally joined the...

Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has called for the immediate release of Nairobi lawyer Abshir Ahmedsadak Abdi following reports that the advocate was abducted along Muchai Drive in…Source: People Daily

MCA Cyrus Musyoka denied stealing 42 phones worth KSh 609,000 in Nairobi, as investigators linked him to thefts totalling KSh 4.9 million in three separate cases.PAY ATTENTION: Mark TUKO.co.ke as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Nancy Odindo is a Current Affairs Editor at TUKO.co.ke, covering crime and court news. Odindo has over six years of journalism experience and joined TUKO.co.ke in 2023.The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on Tuesday,...

Rival ambitions and party divisions are setting the stage for a fiercely contested 2027 Nairobi gubernatorial race.Nairobi is increasingly becoming a battleground for competing political interests ahead of the 2027 General Election, with shifting party loyalties, rival ambitions and the growing influence of new political movements threatening to reshape the contest for City Hall.Source: Standard

The former Deputy President maintained that the ticket has to be earned and their path to forming a new government if they clinch power in 2027 will be foundedDCP party leader Rigathi Gachagua addresses Kenyans living in Spokane, Washington State, USA, on September 6, 2026. PHOTO | COURTESYSpeaking while meeting a delegation from Nyeri at his Wamunyoro home on Tuesday, Gachagua admitted cracks in the opposition but dismissed them as inconsequential.He intimated that the faction is handling...