Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna says that if former Prime Minister Raila Odinga were alive, he would be working towards contesting for the Presidency in 2027, believing the political moment is right with President William Ruto having fallen out with Mount Kenya region that supported him in 2022.
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ODM divisions emerged during the first anniversary of Raila Odinga's death, with Co-operatives Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya and Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa at the centre of political rivalry, accompanied by fierce attacks on former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna.
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Senator Tabitha Karanja has quit the United Democratic Alliance for the Democratic Congress Party as she prepares to contest the Nakuru gubernatorial seat in 2027, escalating her political rivalry with Governor Susan Kihika.
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Kenya and the International Monetary Fund are locked in a standoff over a new financing programme, with the Fund reluctant to sign a deal close to a General Election.
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