THE STANDARD By
Mercy Asamba |
December 24th 2020 at 16:12:26 GMT +0300
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has called for peace and a united nation as he mourned the late Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama.
The ODM Party leader sang a Luo dirge and chanted,
Jowi! Jowi! described the fallen governor as a fierce lion.
Jowi is Dholuo for buffalo, in this case referring to the stature of the fallen man of repute.
“We have lost a brave friend, comrade in arms… He was a man of few words and loved development,” he said.
The ODM leader was also quick to remind Kenyans to support the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) which he said is aimed at uniting Kenyans.
THE STANDARD By
Stanley Ongwae |
December 25th 2020 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Governor John Nyagarama’s family, led by his widow Naomi (second right), watch as his body is removed from a police chopper at his Riamanoti rural home in Nyamira County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]
President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday sent for a missing memorandum that the late John Nyagarama failed to read after being heckled during a presidential event two months ago.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga and Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i asked Nyamira County leaders to find the document, which remained in the hands of the governor, and give it to the president.
Mike Sonko: Subdued at hour of reckoning
Friday December 18 2020
By SAM KIPLAGAT
Summary
Mr Sonko is also battling with EACC over the acquisition of a property in Upper Hill, which initially belonged to the Trustees of Kenya Railways Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme.
A company associated with him said he acquired the property, measuring 0.2025 hectares, in 2019 for Sh200 million.
When 45-year-old Mike Mbuvi Sonko sat in the Senate for two days facing his accusers from the Nairobi County Assembly, he was in a familiar territory.
Familiar because he spent five years with some of the senators who were closely following as MCAs tabled accusations against him.