Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula has urged former President Uhuru Kenyatta to step back from active politics and embrace a unifying national role as Kenya moves closer to the 2027 general elections. Speaking at Lunyofu Primary School in Budalang’i, Wetang’ula said the country is entering a sensitive political period that requires leaders to…
More than half of Kenya’s sitting lawmakers face political oblivion in the next general election, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula warned Monday, citing stark actuarial data that underscores the precarious nature of legislative careers. An actuarial report presented to a parliamentary pensions committee shows an average attrition rate of 56% among MPs, meaning a majority…
Meet the key leaders who are influencing western Kenya politics in 2026 as ranked by the Infotrak latest survey. Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has emerged as the most influential political leader in the Luhya community, according to a new opinion poll by Infotrak Research and Consulting. The poll shows 50% of respondents identified Natembeya…
The death of a nominated Kenyan lawmaker in a car crash has created a rare constitutional headache for the country’s election body: how to replace a member of parliament whose political party no longer exists. Joseph Denar Hamisi, 56, Joseph Denar Hamisi, 56, died Dec. 6 when his vehicle was involved in an accident in…
Kenya’s National Assembly is in mourning following the sudden death on Saturday of nominated lawmaker Denar Joseph Hamisi. The 56-year-old parliamentarian passed away around 7:00 am, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetang’ula, announced in an official statement. The cause of death has not been made public. “His demise is a profound loss to…
