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Political gatherings banned for 30 days, extends curfew

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President Uhuru Kenyatta has banned all political gatherings for the next 30 days from midnight Friday, in measures meant to contain the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. In this regard, the Head of State directed the police to ensure the directive is strictly effected, without any regard to one’s status in society. “All forms of political gatherings are hereby prohibited for a period of 30 days starting midnight today. This should be followed regardless of the political or social standing,” he said. In the new measures announced on Friday, President Kenyatta also extended the daily 10pm-4am curfew by a further 60 days, adding that all bars and social joints shall also be closed by 9pm. The Head of State said the decision was arrived at after public health experts advised him against lifting the movement order, arguing that the Covid-19 infections would skyrocket as they did after easing of containment measures in September last year. “Funerals shall be done within 72...
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DP Ruto tells Raila,‘You have fought many battles

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Deputy President William Ruto was among the first leaders to wish Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga a quick recovery after he tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday. Ruto, on Thursday night, took to Twitter and quoted the Bible to wish the former Prime Minister well. “To @RailaOdinga former PM, Isaiah 53v5 by Jesus stripes comes healing. You have fought many battles, you have always demonstrated courage and bravery. This too you will overcome. Quick recovery my friend. The nation is praying,” he posted. To @RailaOdinga , former PM, Isaiah 53v5 by Jesus stripes comes healing. You have fought many battles, you have always demonstrated courage and bravery. This too you will overcome. Quick recovery my f Mr Odinga spent Thursday night in isolation and has been battling the virus at The Nairobi Hospital where he was admitted on Tuesday after complaining of fatigue and body aches. The ODM leader said, in a statement on Thursday night, that he felt “strong and in good sha...
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Jagan Reddy's YSR Congress Sweeps Andhra Pradesh Local Body Polls Treanding now

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Amaravati:  The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) today won a landslide victory in the urban body elections in Andhra Pradesh, winning 74 out of 75 municipalities and trends suggest that it may win in all the 12 corporations. Its candidates have won in Anantapur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Chittoor, Tirupati, Ongole, and Guntur corporations. Counting continues in Vijayawada and Vishakapatnam Corporation where the YSRCP has a good lead. Elections were held for 12 corporations and counting is pending in Eluru corporation due to High Court orders. Though the TDP has won 12 wards and the YSRCP on 11 in Mydukur municipality, the latter's candidate will become Chairperson with ex-officio votes. The elections were held after two years of YSRCP governance and the ruling party claims all credit to welfare schemes of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy despite the corona pandemic. The ruling party believes urban community has also supported its policies. In all, 12 corporations and 75 municipalities and naga...
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President Uhuru: We chose life

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The government chose life over the economy as regards the ravaging coronavirus pandemic, President Uhuru Kenyatta ( pictured ) has said. Stringent measures imposed by the government e.g curfew, closure of business establishments, cessation of movement in Nairobi and Mombasa counties last year and partial lockdowns contributed largely to a dwindling economy and harsh economic effects like unemployment. According to the president, when push came to shove, it was necessary to make a ‘bold decision’, a move that cost Kenya billions of shillings but preserved life. “The logic here, for the last one year, was that you can always revive the economy, but you cannot revive a lost life,” he said in a national address on Friday. his is the price we had to pay in 2020 for the bold decisions we made to contain this economic free fall. The opportunity cost of saving lives was the foregoing of Sh560 billion of GDP in order to preserve life. It was worth every cent,” he added. Official data reveals th...
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KTDA management face jail terms as President cracks the whip on tea cartels TATU, NYERI

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  Senior management and board members of the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) may be headed home as the government kicks off an investigation into the operations of the agency. President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday directed the Attorney General to conduct an inquiry into allegations of statutory and regulatory breaches committed by KTDA, one of the largest tea industry players in Kenya. Among the ills KTDA is accused of include price fixing and abusing its dominance and having a grip on more than 620,000 smallholders. The president also noted that the company may have in numerous instances acted contrary to Kenyan laws, including the Companies Act.
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Politics, intrigues of the handshake In Kenya

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  The handshake intrigues deepened yesterday as a planned joint consultative meeting aborted.   Intrigues have emerged pitting associates of President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM’s Raila Odinga, questioning the parties’ commitment to the Handshake and its nine-point agenda. Senate Minority Leader Mutula Kilonzo Jnr yesterday told The Standard that there was no follow-up on the resolutions of February 24 that set today’s third anniversary of the Handshake to be a joint consultative meeting between MPs and county leaders on the BBI process. ‘’The party leaders’ meeting failed to co-opt the parliamentary leadership and that of the counties and there was no follow-up to firm up this date. From where we sit there is no meeting. We’ve not discussed it in the House and no one has received formal invite and as a result, senators have travelled out of town,” said Kilonzo Jnr, the Wiper Party vice-chair.
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Why Raila no longer sits pretty in the Handshake Kenya

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  The entry of Baringo Senator Gideon Moi and ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi into the BBI train might be causing jitters among  allies of ODM chief Raila Odinga . The unease, as alluded to by Siaya Senator James Orengo and Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo in their remarks about State interference, points to a Handshake partner worried of forces trying to outsmart him. Initially, not in the Handshake agreement between President Kenyatta and Raila, Gideon and Mudavadi are now on the train. To Raila’s allies, Gideon, whose party Kanu has a pact with Jubilee Party, and Mudavadi, who is a member of the National Super Alliance (Nasa) outfit, are not direct beneficiaries of the Handshake but are roped in on the basis of their alliances.
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