It really was an eventful week,full of drama.Here the top highlights:
Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula on Friday had a confrontation with members of the security forces after he attempted to hold a political rally in Bungoma town despite the Covid19 safety guidelines issued by the government.
Wetangula who was leading a convoy into Kamukuya area, was unable to proceed after police teargassed his vehicles over concerns of social distancing by the crowds that were gathering around him.
Ironically, the Senator recently lost his own blood brother to Covid19, Tony Waswa and had advised Bungoma residents to take the coronavirus seriously and observe the government’s safety guidelines.
Politicians have been put on the spot for engaging in social gatherings at the risk of the public with Health CS Mutahi Kagwe stating that the law applied to everyone and the government had not allowed public gatherings.
Elsewhere, Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka, on Wednesday, June 17, addressed reports linking him to joining President Uhuru Kenyatta’s cabinet. Musyoka announced his political party’s decision to ditch former prime minister Raila Odinga’s NASA immediately the Covid-19 movement restrictions are lifted.
He was speaking as Wiper signed a collaboration agreement with Jubilee going further to reveal Wiper was in an advanced stage of joining the Jubilee coalition.
As the ink dried on the documents, the issue of the degree of cooperation between the parties arose including whether the former vice-president would take up a cabinet position if offered.
Kalonzo who spoke after signing a cooperation agreement between his party and the Jubilee Party made it clear that he is still not ‘very keen’ on being part of the government.
He stated that it would not be wise for him to accept the post prior to the general election.The post-poll deal signing comes amidst claims of a looming Cabinet reshuffle by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Expressing exuberance after sealing the deal, Kalonzo stated that the parties would work together in the run-up to the 2022 General Election.
“We have accepted the president’s call to work together. We are happy that we have been so well received by the Jubilee Party,” Kalonzo stated, moments after the signing.
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Under fire Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru on Saturday submitted to the Senate bundles of documents in response to the impeachment charges against her.
The county chief beat the Saturday deadline set by the Senate special committee formed to probe the charges.The documents were stashed in several brown boxes marked ‘Kirinyaga County Government’.
The panel had given the governor until Saturday to file the responses and also specify her mode appearance – in person, by an advocate or both.
The hearing will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday before the committee retreats to write a report for tabling on Friday.
Former Ruto’s ally, Hon. Cate Waruguru has exposed the Deputy President badly, revealing to the public his dirty secrets.
Waruguru who was once a staunch Ruto’s ally but has now jumped the ships to team handshake has accused the DP of trying to kill President Kenyatta politically in his backyard.
The Laikipia Woman Rep on Friday took to Twitter to warn Ruto of the looming impeachment.
On her Twitter wall, Waruguru dropped a bombshell over DP William Ruto’s strategy to gain political support from the Mt. Kenya region.
Waruguru who has turned the heat on Ruto’s camp – Tanga Tanga and said her decision to jump the ship was arrived at after long soul-searching that happened while she was on maternity leave.
Away from Politics,Machakos County recorded at least 4,000 teenage pregnancies during this period where school children are at home.
The shocking data released by the Machakos Children’s department painted a grim picture of the threat to girls education and future.
In March, similar concerns were raised in the coastal region, where it was reported that minors had suffered from abuse amid the ongoing pandemic.As Africa celebrated the day of the African Child, girls who have become mothers are forced to mature before their age, and sadly, the high rate of pregnancies among underage girls is a result of defilement by the men closest to them.
With the courts currently facing challenges of operation following the COVID-19 outbreak in Kenya, it is becoming obvious that the female species will be the worst hit by the consequences of the outbreak.
