NAIROBI, Kenya Jul 20 – United Green Movement presidential candidate David Maraga has appointed diaspora leader Mkawasi Mcharo and veteran journalist David Makali to lead strategy, policy development and communications for his presidential campaign ahead of the 2027 General Elect …
… ga appoints Mkawasi Mcharo, David Makali to presidential campaign secretariat By Roy Ouma July 20, 2026 11:50 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Former Chief Justice and United Green Movement …
… The United Green Movement (UGM) said taming rogue politicians would help prevent mayhem in Kenya during the next elections.UGM party leader Augustino Neto expressed concerns over the violence witnessed during Ol Kalau parliamentary by-election and at opposition rallies across the …
… violence has got the hand of the state," Siaya Governor James Orengo said. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-m', container: 'taboola-mid-article-thumbnails', placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails', target_type: 'mix' }); United Green Movement …
Audio By VocalizeFormer Chief Justice and United Green Movement (UGM) party leader David Maraga yesterday warned that the country risks losing its constitutional and moral direction. …
… PHOTO | COURTESY Audio By Vocalize United Green Movement (UGM) presidential flagbearer David Maraga has challenged President William Ruto and other presidential aspirants to publicly declare their wealth and explain how they acquired their assets. …
… PHOTO | COURTESY Audio By Vocalize A section of Linda Mwananchi leaders is now rooting for the United Green Movement presidential aspirant, David Maraga. …
… Maraga made the remarks during a State of the Nation address on Tuesday, June 16, delivered as leader of the United Green Movement (UGM) party The platform has become a regular feature of his 2027 presidential bid, used to scrutinise President William Ruto's administration on the …
KISII, Kenya May 16 – Former Chief Justice and United Green Movement presidential candidate David Maraga has criticized the rising fuel prices in Kenya, saying the country would not be facing the current crisis if national resources had been managed prudently and sustainable inve …
United Green Movement presidential candidate David Maraga has appointed diaspora leader Mkawasi Mcharo as Co-Executive Director for strategy, policy and diaspora affairs, and veteran journalist David Makali as Communication Coordinator for his 2027 presidential campaign.
United Green Movement presidential candidate David Maraga has appointed diaspora leader Mkawasi Mcharo as Co-Executive Director for strategy, policy and diaspora affairs, and veteran journalist David Makali as Communication Coordinator for his 2027 presidential campaign.
Former Chief Justice David Maraga, the United Green Movement's presidential flag-bearer, has announced his campaign leadership team, with Mkawasi Mcharo appointed as Co-Executive Director overseeing strategy, policy and diaspora affairs, and David Makali as Communications Coordinator. The secretariat will be based in Kileleshwa, Nairobi.
UGM party leader Augustino Neto has urged the IEBC to take disciplinary action against politicians who perpetrate violence, citing incidents during the Ol Kalau parliamentary by-election and opposition rallies. Neto proposed that the electoral commission should bar politicians who perpetrate violence from vying for any elective post in 2027.
Under the WANTAM Advisory Committee, a lobby group has unveiled an online voting platform allowing Kenyans to select their preferred opposition candidate for the 2027 General Election. The two-day voting process will occur July 25–26, with candidates including Edwin Sifuna, Rigathi Gachagua, Martha Karua, Kalonzo Musyoka, David Maraga, Okiya Omtatah, and Fred Matiang'i; the top five will advance to a public debate.
Kenya's deepening culture of organized crime and hired goons is fuelling anxiety ahead of next year's General Election, with political leaders, religious figures and security chiefs at odds over rising violence that some warn could tip the country toward lawlessness. Siaya Governor James Orengo and United Green Movement leader David Maraga have likened the situation to Haiti's political collapse.
Former Chief Justice David Maraga, speaking at Ufungamano House, declared his bid for the 2027 presidential race and criticized President Ruto, his Cabinet, and senior government officials for enabling theft of public resources. Maraga argued that corruption denies citizens essential services and that Kenya loses about Sh3 billion daily through corruption and poor management.
United Green Movement presidential flagbearer David Maraga challenged President William Ruto and other presidential aspirants to publicly declare their wealth and explain how they acquired their assets, saying he is ready to account for his own possessions on oath and maintains he has never been linked to any corruption scandal.
Three MPs—Caroli Omondi, Wilberforce Oundo, and Caleb Amisi—have pledged support for former Chief Justice David Maraga's presidential candidacy under the United Green Movement, citing his integrity, constitutionalism, and approach to governance at a youth congress held at Ufungamano House.
Former Chief Justice David Maraga has claimed that political leadership uses public borrowing to drain resources, noting that the country's debt has risen from Sh1.77 trillion in 2013 to nearly Sh13 trillion. He said the debt, which he described as mostly "odious debt," has crowded out private businesses from credit markets.
Former Chief Justice David Maraga, a United Green Movement presidential candidate, criticized Kenya's rising fuel prices, arguing the country would avoid the crisis with prudent resource management and sustainable investment in renewable energy and local industries instead of relying on imported fuel.
Former Chief Justice David Maraga has accused President Ruto of using the Rironi-Mau Summit road project, a 175-kilometre flagship infrastructure scheme, for graft, claiming the government revoked an initial Ksh.159 billion contract and replaced it with a more expensive one adding Ksh.33 billion.