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THE STANDARD POLITICS Members of Amani National Congress (ANC) Senator Cleophas Malala (centre) Matungu MP Oscar Peter Namulandi, Tindi Mwale (right) MP Butere and other leaders address the media at Parliament buildings, Nairobi. March 30, 2021 [Elvis Ogina,Standard] A sitting president and other elected leaders don’t have to resign if they wish to contest for a position in a general election. In a verdict which now settles the debate on whether elected leaders should vacate office in readiness for polls, High Court Judge Anthony Mrima has ruled that the law does not require the president, governors, MPs and MCAs to be out of the office until the second Tuesday of August every fifth year. ....
ODM leaders Raila Odinga, Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi (left) and Kilifi Senator Steward Madzayo (right) with their supporters at Cleopatra grounds in Malindi, Kilifi County on Wednesday 3rd March 2021. [Kelvin Karani, Standard] The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) head office has been shut down after one of its employees tested positive for Covid-19. Employees at the office were subjected to mandatory Covid-19 tests on Friday, a day after ODM leader Raila Odinga confirmed that he had contracted the virus. And yesterday, the party’s Director of Communication Philip Etale, who had accompanied Raila on the five-day tour of Coast region, tested positive. ....
THE STANDARD ODM leader Raila Odinga flanked by other leaders during a tour of Coast region. [Kelvin Karani, Standard] Unrelenting forays by ODM leader Raila Odinga and Deputy President William Ruto into Coast have stirred a debate over the political future of the region ahead of the 2022 polls. On Friday, Raila completed his five-day tour in four coastal counties barely 14-days after Ruto’s visit, in what is now being touted as the scramble for the region’s 2.4 million-odd votes. As Raila left on Friday, Kanu chair and Baringo Senator Gideon Moi also arrived in Taita Taveta County to drum up support for the BBI. Last month, Moi also held rallies in Lamu. ....
THE STANDARD By Patrick Beja | February 22nd 2021 at 09:54:38 GMT +0300 Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho meets learners from Central Girls Primary School at Makadara grounds in Mombasa at a February 12 event. [Omondi Onyango, Standard] Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has asked ODM Party Leader Raila Odinga to back his presidential bid as a way of thanking him for the years of support. Joho, who took his presidential bid and push for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) campaign to Lamu County over the weekend, said it was time Raila gave him a chance to contest the presidency. The governor held a meeting with local leaders and said his quest for the presidency was serious as it was time for other regions that have been receiving support from Coast to pay voters back. ....
THE STANDARD Coast governors arrive at Taita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja s residence at Mwakishimba village in Taita sub-county for a consultative meeting two weeks ago. [File, Standard] In what is shaping up to be an impending fall-out, five Coast governors yesterday failed to honour their promise to hold joint rallies to unite the region behind a common agenda ahead of the 2022 polls. Yesterday, Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi told the Sunday Standard that he will unveil a Coast party by next month following intense pressure from locals and their leaders. Mr Kingi held a consultative meeting with Members of County Assembly (MCAs) from the region yesterday. ....