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Baringo Senator Gideon Moi addressing residents at Mulot Sunset, Bomet. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]
Baringo Senator Gideon Moi has assured 10,000 people evicted from Masai Mau Forest last year that the Government will address their plight.
Speaking at Longisa trading centre in Bomet yesterday, the Kanu chairman said he would engage the relevant ministries to have the issues addressed once and for all.
“Let s not speak about 2022 while we still have the issue of Mau at hand. I m here to assure you, the people will be assisted,” said Gideon after opening a Kanu office at Mulot Sunset.
Gideon was in company of Kanu Secretary General Nick Salat William, MPs William Kamket (Tiaty), William Chepkut (Ainapkoi), Abdikarim Osman (Fafi), West Pokot County Assembly Speaker Catherine Mukenyang, Baringo Woman Rep Gladwell Cheruiyot and the Kenya National Union of Teachers Secretary General and Nominated MP Wilson Sossion.
Biwott is dead
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Biwott aka total man died at Nairobi Hospital, Personal Assistant William Chepkut has confirmed.
Biwott served as a civil servant,Member of Parliament and government minister, during which time he held eight senior ministerial positions
Biwott was born in Chebior Village, Keiyo District, Rift Valley Province in 1940.
Biwott was a Member of Parliament for 28 years, having been first elected in 1974 as the MP for the Keiyo South Constituency until December 2007, when he lost his seat to Jackson Kiptanui arap Kamai of the Orange Democratic Party.
Biwott had however been ailing for some time and erroneous reports of his death were posted previously on social media.
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Julius Chepkwony |
February 5th 2021 at 00:18:00 GMT +0300
President Uhuru Kenyatta lays a wreath to the grave of the late former President Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi at Kabarak in Nakuru County. [PSCU, Standard]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has expressed concerns about rising political intolerance and ethnic tensions, saying the actions by a few politicians do not bode well for the nation.
“The arrogance we see today by some of the political leaders seeking to lead the country after I retire is worrying. It has raised many challenges and leaves me wondering what future this country has” said President Kenyatta.
“The arrogance and hate will not help. Respect and humility is paramount. It is good to remind ourselves as a nation where we have come from, the journey we have travelled, and where we want to see this country in future.”
Independent Candidates Who Pulled Major Upsets on Election Day
19 December 2020 - 8:10 am
Feisal Badder (in a yellow t-shirt) receives a certificate after winning the Msambweni by-election on Tuesday, December 15, 2020
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The victory of Independent candidate Feisal Bader in the just concluded Msambweni by-election sent shockwaves in the political circles.
Bader floored ODM s Omar Boga who was touted to bag the seat fueling a growing trend of voters overlooking party affiliations to elect independent candidates at the expense of political party candidates who have well-oiled mobilisation machinery.
Another surprise victory was witnessed in the Gitura MCA by-election where a former NTV correspondent Esther Mwihaki, an independent candidate, managed to defeat favourite Jubilee candidate Rosemary Wakuthie