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Kenya politics news and explainers: Parliament, parties, elections, devolution and power. Clear reporting for citizens tracking policy and 2027.
IEBC Draws Lessons From Ol Kalou By-Election Security Test
After Ol Kalou, IEBC is stressing the hard problem of containing goons while still delivering a credible poll—practice for 2027.
Duale: Law Does Not Bar Me From Campaigning for Ruto 2027
Health CS Aden Duale says nothing in law stops him from political campaigning, vowing to back President Ruto even without a united Mt Kenya bloc.
NCIC Pressure Mounts Over Duale’s Alleged Ethnic Slur Remark
With 2027 approaching, an editorial push for tough penalties over alleged hate speech by CS Aden Duale sharpens NCIC’s test case politics.
Sifuna’s Appeal and the Shifting Winds of Kenyan Opposition Politics
Edwin Sifuna’s message is travelling beyond Western Kenya as ODM fractures and Linda Mwananchi contests the party’s broad-based path.
Nyandarua Governor Badilisha Leaves UDA for Gachagua’s DCP
Governor Kiarie Badilisha says public sentiment guided his decision to quit UDA and join Rigathi Gachagua’s Democracy for the Citizens Party ahead of 2027.
Sakaja Tells Court Waikenda Is His Nairobi County Secretary Nominee
Governor Johnson Sakaja told the High Court he has forwarded Dr Machel Waikenda’s name to the County Assembly for vetting after contempt proceedings over the long-vacant County Secretary post.
Sifuna and Osotsi Dropped From Senate Watchdog Committees in ODM Shake-up
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and Vihiga’s Godfrey Osotsi have been removed from the Senate’s most powerful financial oversight committees, deepening the rift inside ODM.
Ruto vows crackdown on goons, cites SHA and Busia projects ahead of 2027
President Ruto promised peace and free campaigning before 2027, said government is cracking down on goons, and in Busia cited SHA registration, Sh12bn July hospital disbursements, roads and markets.
IG Kanja: VIP protection officers will be withdrawn if misused by politicians
In Keringet, Nakuru, IG Douglas Kanja said police on VIP protection will be pulled instantly if used outside the law, after Gachagua and NTV reports linked security details to Ol Kalou disruption.