… One proposal emerging from previous reform discussions, including the National Dialogue Committee process, has been to strengthen the office of the Leader of the Opposition. …
… She does not seem to understand how the law on the county accounting system works,” he added.Kalonzo said if elected president in next year’s polls, his government will fast-track the implementation of the National Dialogue Committee (Nadco) report to ensure counties equitable sh …
… In a statement issued on Wednesday, Muturi questioned why recommendations arising from the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) process had remained before Parliament for 17 months without being debated. …
Audio By VocalizeSabaot community members after presenting a memorandum to the National Dialogue Committee at the Bomas of Kenya on September 25, 2023.[File, Standard] Hundreds of members of the Sabaot community from across Kenya and neighbouring countries on Friday converged in …
… be fixed by husband who is never at home.”He further accused Ruto of abandoning his earlier pledge to hold a national dialogue, arguing that victims of police brutality and alleged extrajudicial killings were excluded from the process that produced the National Dialogue Committee …
… He linked the current debate to the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) process, which was established following prolonged political tensions and was tasked with addressing a range of issues relating to electoral governance, representation and institutional reforms. …
… They also urged the government to implement recommendations contained in the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) report, arguing that many of the issues affecting Mau Mau veterans have already been documented.Among the issues they want prioritised are compensation for surviving f …
… As the leaders troop to Naivasha, some the issues that are up for discussion include the implementation of the NADCO report, the status of compensation of protests victims that has since degenerated into a protracted legal battle as well as the recently unveiled Vision 2060. …
Sixteen years after the 2010 Constitution, Kenya should have an honest conversation about constitutional reform to address weaknesses in the governance system and create a model suited to its realities, while ensuring minority voices remain part of the national conversation.
Sixteen years after the 2010 Constitution, Kenya should have an honest conversation about constitutional reform to address weaknesses in the governance system and create a model suited to its realities, while ensuring minority voices remain part of the national conversation.
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has warned Wiper-affiliated MCAs of party action over their role in blocking Governor Wavinya Ndeti's budget implementation in Machakos County, alleging that President Ruto is orchestrating efforts to scuttle the Machakos Youth Service programme. The dispute escalated after Wavinya rejected the county appropriation bill citing illegalities and budget cuts, which the County Assembly Speaker rejected as inadmissible.
Democratic Party of Kenya leader Justin Muturi has urged Parliament to immediately table and debate the Elections Amendment Bill, 2024, before the IEBC signs a technology tender contract, arguing that the Bill's recommendations would strengthen safeguards for the 2027 General Election. Muturi questioned why the Bill, arising from National Dialogue Committee recommendations, has remained before Parliament for 17 months without being debated.
Hundreds of Sabaot community members from Kenya and neighbouring countries gathered in Trans-Nzoia County for a traditional cleansing ceremony aimed at ending a century of disunity and tribal animosity. Elders representing the community's 27 clans conducted a ritual intended to dispel historical curses that had divided the community politically and economically.
Lawyer and political analyst Fanya Mambo Kinuthia has told President William Ruto to resign if he considers the Constitution an obstacle to governing Kenya, accusing him of failing to deliver on promises and citing the government's handling of 2024 Gen Z protests and questions over missing protesters.
President William Ruto and ODM leader Oburu Odinga are leading a three-day retreat in Naivasha starting Sunday, bringing together senior figures from the UDA and ODM to assess their broad-based administration and discuss how their cooperation will evolve ahead of the August 2027 General Election.
Mau Mau war veterans have endorsed the government's decision to formally recognise village elders and integrate them into Kenya's administrative structure, with plans to provide them monthly stipends, health insurance through SHA, and smartphones. The veterans also called for historical injustices affecting freedom fighters to be prioritised in a planned national dialogue.
Broad-based leaders are set for a three-day retreat in Naivasha starting Sunday to prepare ahead of the August 2027 General Election, with plans to establish a coalition talks team and address the running mate position. The meeting also involves President William Ruto and ODM leader Oburu Oginga meeting with governors, deputy governors, MPs and speakers ahead of the 2027 presidential contest.
A reparations panel has approved compensation for 49 police officers for human rights violations sustained during protests between June 17 and July 7, 2025, awarding them Sh25.75 million. The payments follow IPOA's recording of 65 deaths and 342 civilian injuries during the same period.
Former Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has claimed Parliament will soon consider legislation to introduce an expanded Executive with offices of Prime Minister and two Deputy Prime Ministers alongside the President and Deputy President, arguing that political realities make the proposal inevitable and that both the Kenya Kwanza administration and Opposition will eventually support it.
Jubilee Deputy Leader Fred Matiang'i has dismissed President Ruto's call for a national conversation on Kenya's post-Vision 2030 development agenda, arguing it diverts attention from what he characterizes as constitutional failures, deteriorating security, and weakening public institutions. Matiang'i contends the government should first restore public confidence in security, constitutionalism and the rule of law before launching such dialogue.
Former East African Legislative Assembly member Abubakar Zein Abubakar died on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at a Nairobi hospital following surgery. He served as Head of the Presidential Secretariat of the Wiper Democratic Movement and represented Kenya in EALA from 2012 to 2022.
An opinion piece praises President Ruto's decision to implement a compensation and reparations framework for human rights violation victims presented by KNCHR, describing it as a necessary and difficult decision that addresses a long-standing issue.
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki cited the Latin legal principles "Nullum crimen sine lege" (no crime without law) and "Nulla poena sine lege" (no punishment without law) during the presentation of a framework for reparations for victims of human rights violations to President William Ruto, emphasizing that Kenya's criminal justice system must remain anchored in established legal principles while pursuing restorative justice.