Inside Alfred Mutua’s meeting with Raila Odinga
Reporting by Peter Mutuku. Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua and Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga were on Wednesday cooped up in a closed-door meeting at the latter’s private office in Capitol Hill, Nairobi. Governor Mutua’s convoy snaked into Raila’s private offices at around 9.35am and duo held discussions for about two hours. Although Mr Odinga […]
Yes, I signed an MoU with Uhuru, Raila now reveals
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has said he signed a memorandum of understanding with President Uhuru Kenyatta ahead of the famous public Handshake on March 9, last year. Raila, who did not disclose the contents of the MoU, said the two leaders had to negotiate and reach a conclusion that the country required to forge […]
Kasarani or ‘Kisirani’? Where political careers sprout or die
Built by the Chinese in the mid 1980s, the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, is identified more with political typhoons than with sporting events. Tukutane Kasarani, Kasarani Kichinjio and Kasarani Kisirani are some of the euphemisms associated with ruthless political decisions taken or witnessed at the stadium, located 15 kilometres from the city centre. Since the days when […]