Moody Awori

Also known as: then Vice-President Moody Awori · former Vice President Moody Awori

Former Vice President whose investment company Muchanga Investments is involved in a decades-long Sh8 billion Karen land dispute heading to the Supreme Court.

2026-06-012026-10-12

In coverage

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June 2026
8 JunThe Standard
… peaking on Sunday when he attended a church service at Eshiandukusi Church of God in Butsotso South ward, Lurambi constituency.The county boss said the Luhya community has already produced three deputy presidents: Musalia Mudavadi, the late Michael Wamalwa Kijana, and Moody Awori …
Barasa urges Western leaders to back Ruto, set sights on 2032 presidential bid
1 JunCapital News
… He was appointed Minister for Labour in January 2003 but died just 20 days later in a plane crash on January 24, 2003, while returning from a political event in Busia attended by then Vice-President Moody Awori. …
Wajir Stadium to be named after late Kibaki minister Ahmed Khalif, Ruto announces

Opinion

Life writing offers deeper historical perspective than official accounts

The News

An opinion piece argues that memoirs, biographies, and autobiographies provide richer, more nuanced understandings of history than conventional historical accounts, offering lived perspectives that counter disinformation and revisionist narratives. The author uses Kenya's colonial and post-independence history as an example, noting that personal testimonies reveal complexities absent from standard school curricula.

3 October 2026 · The Standard →

Saturday 3 October

Life writing offers deeper historical perspective than official accounts
An opinion piece argues that memoirs, biographies, and autobiographies provide richer, more nuanced understandings of history than conventional historical accounts, offering lived perspectives that counter disinformation and revisionist narratives. The author uses Kenya's colonial and post-independence history as an example, noting that personal testimonies reveal complexities absent from standard school curricula.
3 October 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 24 September

Natembeya: Western Kenya region pursuing presidency, not deputy post
Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya said the western Kenya region will not accept a deputy president position from President William Ruto, stating that Luhya people are aiming for the top position in the 2027 elections.
24 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 27 August

Supreme Court to hear dispute over Sh8 billion Karen land
A high-stakes land dispute involving Muchanga Investments—incorporated by former Vice President Moody Awori, his wife, and former President Jomo Kenyatta's lawyer Francis Da Gama Rose—against Telesource.com, Habenga Holdings Limited, Jina Enterprises, John Mugo Kamau, and the widow of former Nairobi Provincial Commissioner Joseph Kange'the is headed to the Supreme Court.
27 August 2026 · The Standard →
Decades-long Karen land dispute escalates to Supreme Court
A decades-old battle over Sh8 billion Karen land involving Muchanga Investments and multiple other parties is heading to the Supreme Court.
27 August 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 26 August

Karen land dispute involving billions heads to Supreme Court
A Sh8 billion land dispute in Karen, involving Muchanga Investments (incorporated by former Vice President Moody Awori and others) against Telesource.com, Habenga Holdings Limited, Jina Enterprises, John Mugo Kamau, and Carmelina Ngami, is proceeding to the Supreme Court, with a mystery man now claiming to be the nephew of the original property owner Arnold Bradley.
26 August 2026 · The Standard →

Tuesday 25 August

Sifuna's presidential bid challenges Luhya political establishment
Senator Edwin Sifuna's 2027 presidential ambition has unsettled Luhya's established political order, challenging the old guard's preference to defer the community's presidential hopes to 2032. His message that Luhyas should seek the presidency now rather than negotiate for later is resonating with younger voters impatient with elite-driven politics.
25 August 2026 · The Standard →
Digital divide risks leaving vulnerable learners behind as jobs shift high-tech
Education stakeholders warn that learners in schools with limited computer access risk falling behind as the education system and job market shift toward digital skills and artificial intelligence. Private and community organizations, including the Rotary Club of Nairobi-Lang'ata, are responding by equipping schools with computer laboratories, with at least 13 schools installed so far.
25 August 2026 · The Standard →

Tuesday 4 August

Court awards Sh8bn property to Muchanga Investments in appeal
The Court of Appeal has overturned an earlier judgment and awarded ownership of a 135-acre property valued at more than Sh8 billion to Muchanga Investments, a company incorporated by former Vice President Moody Awori, his wife, and Francis Da Gama Rose. The Environment and Land Court had previously ruled that neither Muchanga Investments nor rival claimants had proved ownership, ordering the property revert to the estate of its original owner, Arnold Bradley.
4 August 2026 · The Standard →

Monday 27 July

Sifuna's political influence disrupting Western Kenya leadership
The Standard reports that Edwin Sifuna's rise is reshaping politics in Western Kenya, disrupting the region's long-established power structures dominated for over three decades by figures including Musalia Mudavadi, Moses Wetang'ula, and Wycliffe Oparanya.
27 July 2026 · The Standard →
Sifuna's rise disrupts three decades of Western Kenya politics
Western Kenya's political landscape, long dominated by figures like Mudavadi, Wetang'ula, and Oparanya, is experiencing unprecedented disruption from a rising political force, described as capable of shaking established centres of power simultaneously.
27 July 2026 · The Standard →

Monday 8 June

Barasa urges Western leaders to back Ruto in 2027, aim for 2032 presidency
Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa has urged Western region leaders to support President William Ruto in 2027 rather than bargain for the Deputy President position, as the Luhya community should focus on winning the presidency in 2032. Barasa noted the community has already produced three deputy presidents and should now aim for the country's top seat.
8 June 2026 · The Standard →

Monday 1 June

Wajir Stadium to honor late minister Ahmed Khalif, Ruto announces
President Ruto announced during Madaraka Day celebrations that the newly constructed Wajir Stadium will be named after late Wajir West MP and former Labour Minister Ahmed Khalif. Ruto pledged to complete the facility to international standards as part of the government's commitment to recognising national heroes and supporting development in historically marginalised regions.
1 June 2026 · Capital News →