Felix Kilonzo

Parties within the coalition on reforms and democracy and those affiliated to the Jubilee coalitions are expected to conduct the primaries on Thursday in compliance with the parties act. In the lower eastern province Wiper Democratic Movement allied politicians have intensified their own campaigns to woo party members to vote for them in the coming party nomination. In Machakos Town in Machakos County, the gubernatorial position has attracted 2 major candidates who are former government officials. Former Water Minister, Mutua Katuku will face it off with former government spokesman Dr. Alfred Mutua in the wiper democratic movement. In the women representative MP, Maendeleo ya wanawake chairlady Mary Mutinga will face it off with a Machakos based medical doctor Dr. Susan Musyoka for the wiper ticket. Dr. Musyoka tried to vie for the Machakos Town constituency seat but came a distance 5 th and now she is set to battle it out with Mary Mutinga for the newly created Women represe...

Party Leader of the Federal party of Kenya, Cyrus Jirongo’s Name is not new in to Kenyan political theatre. For those who witnessed the historic 1992 multi-party politics agree that Jirongo were among the young tucks those who pushed for re-election of former president Daniel Moi in the ever competitive presidential elections. Surprisingly enough, the Kshs 500 note is named after him, ‘Jirongo’. The crusader, who recently dropped his presidential bid in favour of the Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka’s Statehouse bid, should not expect an easy win of the Kakamega County senatorial position. Cyrus Jirongo was elected to the 8 th parliament in 1997 on KANU ticket to represent Lugari Constituency. Two years later, Jirongo fell out with the ruling party KANU and was associated with the unregistered United Democratic Movement party. Attempts for the youthful leader to recapture Lugari Seat were futile as he lost the elections on a KANU ticket to Enoch ...

When President Mwai Kibaki said he was retiring whether he it was a constitutional mandate or not he meant it. With a remarkable development record that many founding fathers in Africa missed at independence, Mwai Kibaki, an economist trained at East Africa’s Oldest University, Makerere University Kampala is headed for retirement if the March 4 th general election produces a winner on the first round. History will judge the devoted leader who according to political analysts says he did not embrace party politics but was committed to delivering what he promised Kenyans on 30 th of December 2002. Sworn on a wheelchair president Mwai Kibaki, has exhibited political maturity and worked towards bringing equality to all by devolving the diety provincial administration that Kenyans had earlier associated with corruption and nepotism in service delivery. The Kibaki Legacy revolves around the infrastructural development that includes rehabilitation of dilapidated road networks, promotio...