THE STANDARD By
Erastus Mulwa |
December 23rd 2020 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Deputy President William Ruto and Ford Kenya party leader Moses Wetangula during the burial of Machakos Senator Boniface Kabaka at his home in Mikuyuni, Masinga Constituency yesterday. [Dennis Kavisu, Standard]
Wiper party leader, Kalonzo Musyoka has told Deputy President William Ruto to prepare for a bruising political battle for the top seat in the 2022 General Election.
Speaking yesterday in Masinga sub-County, during the burial of Machakos Senator Boniface Kabaka, Kalonzo told the DP that he will not accept to be demeaned politically in the elections.
His remarks appeared to have been triggered by statements from politicians allied to the DP, including Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen, who urged him to consider a forming a coalition with Dr Ruto.
THE STANDARD By
Erastus Mulwa |
December 20th 2020 at 14:40:35 GMT +0300
Machakos Senator Boniface Kabaka at a past function. [File]
The death of Machakos Senator Boniface Kabaka has triggered a succession race across in county even before his burial ceremony that has been slated for Tuesday.
Although no single aspirant has come out openly to declare their interest in occupying the political seat left behind by Kabaka; social media is awash with political debate on who the next Machakos senator will be.
Several names and posters of various potential aspirants of the yet to be declared vacant seat are all over the place, laying the ground for what is likely to be a fierce political contest early next year.
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THE STANDARD By
Levi Obonyo |
December 13th 2020 at 19:32:29 GMT +0300
Machakos Senator Bonface Kabaka who died on December 11, 2020.
There are instances when media coverage of an event leads to the question whether journalism should be called a profession after all. The reportage of the death of the Senator for Machakos this past week was one such instance.
The substance of the coverage was near similar across all media platforms. The emphasis was on the fact that the Machakos politician had passed on following a 21-hour date with a female friend of his.
Further reportage emphasised not the illness of the Senator, or progress on his condition as he lay in hospital, but the attention of the media was on the woman, a high school teacher from his neighbouring county.
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