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Wajackoyah Pulls Out Of 2022 Presidential Debate citing Ruto will win on 9th August polls

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  Roots Party Presidential candidate Prof. George Wajackoyah. | FILE Roots Party says its candidate will be a no-show in the debate that is set to take place at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) from 4.00 PM – 10.00 PM. Wajackoyah further said that the Presidential Debates team had not addressed concerns that he had brought to their attention in a letter dated July 21. Roots Party Presidential candidate Professor George Wajackoyah has pulled out of the 2022 Presidential Debate. In a press statement on Tuesday, Roots Party says its candidate will be a no-show in the debate that is set to take place at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) from 4.00 PM – 10.00 PM. The party said they “will not attend the presidential debate because we will not subject the incoming President to the Joke of an already predetermined debate.” Roots party further added that the “media cannot decide the outcome of an election before the poll day.” “The notion that some candidates ...

"It's crucial for all to attend presidential debate" - Irungu

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Let all attend and build this democratic tradition together. In Summary •All presidential candidates are applying for this position know sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya either directly through their own thoughts and actions or through those of their democratically elected representatives. •As citizens, we need to know that we are constitutionally bound to respect, uphold, and defend the constitution with our leaders. by  IRUNGU HOUGHTON Opinion All four presidential candidates. Image:   COURTESY It has been over a century since the first elections were held under British colonial rule. Seven decades later in July 1990, George Anyona stood in a Nairobi High Court and denied the treason charges against him and three others. With the uncertainty surrounding the 2022 Presidential Debate, we must place what is at stake in both a historical and future context.Only settlers of European, Indian, and Arab descent voted in that first colonial election in 1920. It took fou...

Uncertainty over William Ruto, Rigathi Gachagua debates attendance

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Kenya Kwanza Presidential Candidate William Ruto and his running mate Rigathi Gachagua at Karen, Nairobi.  It remains unclear whether Deputy President William Ruto and his running mate in the August 9 General Election, Rigathi Gachagua, will attend their respective debates. The DP Ruto presidential campaign Communications Director Hussein Mohamed in a statement on Friday said that he and the team had offered their advice to the duo, and the ball is now in the court. “Whether or not the UDA presidential candidate and deputy will appear for debates is a matter that firmly rests with them. I and the team have advised them given the current media environment. That advice was legitimised by a monitoring report in June conducted by MCK,” Mohamed said. The deputy presidential debate is set for Tuesday, July 19, while that of presidential candidates will take place on July 26 at the Catholic University for Eastern Africa (CUEA) in Karen, Nairobi. Ruto has in the past weeks, warned that he’...

Youths Reprieved as Government Finally Releases Ksh 554M Kazi Mtaani Payment

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Kazi Mtaani Youth involved in unblocking of a drainage under the Kazi Mtaani program. FILE The government has released Ksh554 million to be used in settling payments owed to youths who worked in the Kazi Mtaani programme. Housingand Urban Development Principal Secretary, Charles Hinga Mwaura, announced the release of funds on Friday, July 15, stating that all those youths who took part in Kazi Mtaani phase three cohort one in June will be paid immediately. Hinga announced that the beneficiaries would receive their money after the National Treasury okayed the release of the funds. According to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, a total of 164,372 youths who took part in the programme will receive their payment. Kazi Mtaani Initiative set to resume in March 2022 CAPITAL GROUP "To all the Kazi Mtaani youths that worked in Cohort 1, money is on the way. 164,372 youths will receive a total of Ksh554 million," Hinga announced. He expressed his regrets that t...

Kenyan Woman Gets Global Attention for Donating Millions to Poor Kids

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File Photo of Nelly Cheboi a founder of TechLit Africa. FIL CNN has listed philanthropist Nelly Cheboi as a global hero in its latest feature released on Thursday, July 14. Cheboi was featured for her life-changing initiative giving 4000 kids a chance for a brighter future. The Kenyan runs a nonprofit organisation, TechLit Africa, which uses recycled computers to create technology labs in rural Kenya. "I know the pain of poverty, and that's why I feel so passionate about it. I never forgot what it was like with my stomach churning because of hunger at night " Cheboi, a software engineer appreciated being featured by the international media house.  An image of TechLit Africa CEO Nelly Cheboi and students at Zawadi school. TECHLIT AFRICA The struggles of not owning a computer on campus pushed her to start the initiative, which is helping over 4000 kids in the country and making her a global revered figure. TechLit Africa works with freight and shipping companies ...

Caren Wakoli: Story of Lady Who Moved President Kibaki to Drop Speech

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From left to right: Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya, social entrepreneur Caren Wakoli and the late president Mwai Kibaki. FACEBOOK CAREN  WAKOLI Famous poet and civil rights activist, Maya Angelou, once said that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel. The adage is true in the case of Caren Wakoli, a social entrepreneur whose speech in 2008 during the launch of the country's vision 2030 earned her acclaimed and enviable status.  So powerful were her remarks that the then President Mwai Kibaki, declined to read his formal speech, pointing out that the country ought to emulate Wakoli's words.  Social entrepreneur, Caren Wakoli addresses the Obama Foundation Africa Leaders in July 2019. FACEBOOK CAREN WAKOLI At the time, Wakoli - who represented the youth - took to the podium at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) to make her remarks. In a 16-minute speech ...

IEBC Gazettes UDA MP Beatrice Kemei, 2 Others as Duly Elected in August 9 Polls

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Aspirants at the Hustler Center, the UDA headquarters on Wednesday, March 09. FIL Kericho incoming Woman Representative Beatrice Kemei has officially been elected to represent the county in the National Assembly on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket. Kemei is among three politicians whose names were gazetted as duly elected ahead of the upcoming August 9 general elections by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The others are Julius Kimutai representing Ravine Ward as a Member of the County Assembly (MCA) on UDA ticket and Sabena upcoming MCA Issa Aden (National Agenda Party). The three were declared duly elected after they lacked opponents in their respective races since being nominated to fly the party's flag. Incoming Kericho Woman representative Beatrice Kemei. TWITTER Kemei will succeed Koskey Florence Chepngetich who has been serving as the county's member of parliament since she was elected in 2017. The politician, who is popularly referred...

Super Metro: Blunder That Caused Nairobi Expressway Accident

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Road safety A Super Metro bus was involved in an accident at the Expressway entrance along Waiyaki Way on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. The management of Super Metro has attributed the Wednesday, July 6, accident at the entrance of the Nairobi Expressway in Westlands to a speeding personal vehicle that tried to join the elevated road from the opposite direction.  In a statement issued on Thursday, July 7, the management claimed that the personal car forced the Super Metro bus to swerve to avoid the collision.  The management dispelled media reports that the Super Metro bus was speeding at the time of the accident.  A Super Metro bus was involved in an accident at the Expressway entrance along Waiyaki Way on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. "Yesterday's accident was caused by a personal car which was speeding from Brookside Drive, Nairobi as it tried to join the Expressway from the opposite direction," the management stated.  Super Metro affirmed that the police alongsid...

President Uhuru's daring revelations, "I would have turned other cheek if Ruto slapped me"

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PEACE MATTERS President says he was willing to quit after polls were nullified if that would end the political crisis Briefs: The President said he was willing to go home to avoid bloodshed in the face of the tension that was prevailing in the country at the time. Says a peaceful country without bloodshed was more important than power. President Uhuru Kenyatta during a non-denominational worship and prayer service with religious leaders from Central Kenya Region on July 8 2022. President Uhuru Kenyatta has for the first time broken his silence on the claims that Deputy President William Ruto almost slapped him. The President said if that was the case, he would have turned the other cheek for the DP to slap as the country's peace mattered more than power. Uhuru told a meeting with the clergy that he was ready to quit after the Supreme Court nullified his election "if that would end the political crisis that ensued then". "Some people are moving around the country clai...

Ruto: Couples will pay for NHIF as family, not separately

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  HEALTH PLAN "We have said that we are going to zero it around households." Briefs: •The DP said the measure is part of his plan to save poor families from paying too much compared to those earning huge figures in salaries. •"If both a wife and the husband are working, today, they pay double. So we have said that we are going to zero it around households so that every household pays once," he said.   Deputy President William Ruto UDA presidential candidate William Ruto has said his government will tailor the payment of NHIF premiums to households in scenarios where a husband and wife are both working. The DP said the measure is part of his plan to save poor families from paying too much compared to those earning huge figures in salaries. "If both a wife and the husband are working, today, they pay double. So we have said that we are going to zero it around households so that every household pays once," he said. The DP pledged that if wins the ...

Ruto: I Was Locked Out of Security Council Meeting 3years down the line

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  CONSTITUTION Ruto also revealed that the Director of the National Intelligence Service no longer picks his calls. Briefs: •Ruto made the revelations while explaining his take on the ongoing extra-judicial killings in the country. •At the same time, the DP also revealed that the Director of the National Intelligence Service no longer picks up his calls. Deputy President William Ruto speaks during an interview with KTN News on July 7 Image :   FILED; MTEULEONLINE24 UDA presidential candidate William Ruto on Thursday said he was excluded from attending the National Security Council meeting three years ago.  The National Security Council brings together the President, deputy president, defence, foreign  affairs and internal security cabinet secretaries, the attorney general, chief of defence forces and the director of national intelligence service. Ruto made the revelations while explaining his take on the ongoing extra-judicial killings in the country....

8 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE SEX WITH YOUR SPOUSE EVERY DAY

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Courtesy photo; Instagram  If you need another reason besides procreation why you should have sex with your spouse every day, I have several reasons why you should. 1. Having sex regularly will add more years to your lifespan. This is according to a study published in the British Medical Journal which found that men who had sex regularly lived longer when compared to men who rarely have sex. 2. If you come back home from work tired everyday, then you should consider having sex with your spouse daily because sex will help you relax and reduce your stress levels due to dopamine, endorphins and oxytocin which are released during sex. Scottish researcher and clinical neuropsychologist at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, David Weeks found that having sex three times a week can make you appear 10 years younger than your real age. Wow. 3. We are told by health practitioners to exercise daily and sex is a good form of exercise. You can burn up to 7,500 calories yearly by just havi...

Inspiring story of Milkah Mwasi, a university student by day, security guard by night

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  Milkah Mwasi has made many sacrifices in order to overcome the storms in her life. She was raised in a poor family, so most of life’s luxuries and even basic requirements were a fantasy to her. As she prepares to receive her Bachelor of Commerce (Finance option) degree from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), the G4S security guard reflects on how she pushed herself beyond her comfort zone to achieve her goal of earning a university diploma. As established by Mteuleonline24 , Mwasi reflected on her journey in an interview with Kenyans.co.ke on Wednesday, March 10, despite the many challenges she has experienced, hanging on to her ambitions of being an ambassador of hope. Mwasi was a clever girl in her infancy, scoring 405 points in the Kenyan national examinations in 1994 at Sironga Primary School in Nyamira County. milkah mwasi Her family, however, was unable to raise funds for her secondary education due to their poverty. She recogniz...

Miguna Issues 3 Demands To Wajackoya Who Is Making Trends In Kenyan Politics

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 “Please Explain!” Miguna Issues 3 Demands To  Wajackoya Who Is Causing Ripples In The Political Scene Photo of Wajackoya and Miguna Bulletins: • Lawyer Miguna Miguna is among those who are not buying the Roots presidential candidate George Wajackoya idea , judging from his recent tweets and comments about him. • The deported lawyer now wants Wajackoya to explain several things surrounding his past life and academics to prove that whatever he has been saying is true. • Firstly, Miguna demanded that the self proclaimed ganja man should explain how he ended up digging graves Lawyer Miguna Miguna is among those who are not buying the Roots presidential candidate George Wajackoya idea , judging from his recent tweets and comments about him. Wajackoya has been making headlines because of his controversial manifesto which includes introduction of snake farming, legalization of bhang, deporting the idle foreigners, hanging the corrupt, exporting dog and hyena meat, suspen...