Tag: Eliud Owalo

Out of the cold: Ruto reappoints former CSs Kuria, Owalo to senior govt positions

Former CS Moses Kuria during the official handover to his successor Justin Muturi. PHOTO/@HonJBMuturi/X

President William Ruto has made senior executive appointments, assigning key roles to Eliud Owalo, Moses Kuria, and Dennis Itumbi. In a statement released by the Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service, Felix Koskei, Ruto appointed Owalo, the former Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication & Digital Economy, as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Performance and […]

Rapper CMB Prezzo to vie for Kibra parliamentary seat

CMB Prezzo

Controversial Kenyan rapper CMB Prezzo, whose given name is Jackson Makini, will vie for Kibra MP seat, but in 2022. In a press conference, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka said the rapper approached him last week and informed him he wanted to join the Kibra by-election. But Kalonzo said the advised Prezzo he is still green […]

Imran Okoth to fly ODM flag in Kibra by-election

Imran Okoth

Imran Okoth, the brother of the late Ken Okoth, has been declared the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) candidate for the Kibra by-election. Imran, alias Bernard Otieno Okoth, easily emerged the victor in a crowded field of 10 aspirants who battled it out in a party primary held on Saturday, September 7. He garnered 4,382 votes […]

Mariga confirmed as Jubilee Party candidate for Kibra by-election

IEBC's Muli made the revelation on Tuesday after confirming with the official BBC voters’ register. [PHOTO | COURTESY]

Jubilee Party has confirmed that Kenya’s international football star McDonald Mariga as its candidate for the Kibra by-election. After days of speculation, Mariga finally submitted his credentials at Jubilee Party headquarters in Pangani, Nairobi. “I am not a project of anyone and I will support whoever wins since I was born and raised in Kibra,” Mariga […]

Musalia Mudavadi: Is he the new face of Kenya’s opposition?

Musalia Mudavadi

Things change, that has been one of Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi’s political campaign slogans, and sure they have changed for him. In the run-up to the 2017 General Election, Musalia formed a political vehicle, the National Super Alliance (Nasa), to consolidate the opposition forces against the ruling Jubilee Party. It seemed at first to be a […]