Politics
Azimio Council Meeting Underway At KICC
President Uhuru Kenyatta is this morning chairing a unrestricted- door meeting of the Azimio-One Kenya Alliance Coalition Council.
Kenyatta is meeting leaders from both the Azimio and OKA camps at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) to deliberate on a myriad of issues as the coalition steps up its game ahead of the August pates.
In attendance of the first- ever Azimio-OKA council, are Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka, Charity Ngilu, Gideon Moi, Hassan Joho, and Raphael Tuju.
A source insinuated to The Standard that the giant in the room is the question of a handling mate to deputise Azimio presidential flag deliverer Raila Odinga.
Before in the week, the Azimio women’s league faced Narc-Kenya Party leader Martha Karua as a implicit handling mate, while the OKA platoon want that seat reserved for Wiper’s Kalonzo Musyoka.
The gender factor has come up in the process, with the women’s league calling for the selection of a woman as running mate.
“We are going to start lobbying because everything for women is lobbying, everything for positions is lobbying. We are going to start that serious conversation in Azimio that we think the Number Two for Raila Odinga should be Martha Karua,” Gender Chief Administrative Secretary Rachel Shebesh said on Monday.
Kalonzo has, still, presented himself as the “ egregious” seeker for the post having been a two- time handling mate to Raila.
Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua has also expressed interest in the handling mate position.
Also in their in- charger on Thursday is the issue of a handling mate for the Nairobi Governor position.
Commercial genius Polycarp Igathe has now joined the guardianship race, on a Jubilee ticket.
He now joins the peremptory Ann Kananu, KNCCI master Richard Ngatia in the race to secure the ruling party’s ticket.
ODM’s Tim Wanyonyi is also still in the race.
Deputy President William Ruto has vowed to that his government if given the mandate to lead the country in the August 9 polls will deal with hands-on with ‘State capture.’
According to the Presidential candidate, state policies are being used to facilitate the theft of public funds as corruption had been absorbed into government.
DP William Ruto made these calims while speaking to the Reuters in an interview.
“We have no intention of prosecuting President Uhuru Kenyatta, but we have every intention of dealing with State capture. It cannot be business as usual,” the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) presidential candidate said.
DP Ruto’s running mate, Rigathi Gachagua also alluded to said State capture, saying those involved will be dealt with should Kenya Kwanza form the next government.
“We will not go after individuals. We will go after all those in state capture and conflict of interest,” Gachagua said in a joint media broadcast.
The Mathira MP vaguely explained that it was “people in power who have used or are using their offices to use up public resources to their advantage,” when asked who or what State capture was.
The DP has also revealed plans of bringing to end the Kenya’s national debt, which currently stands at Sh9 trillion, in an exclusive interview with international media.
He said the country has the capacity to handle the debt situation, and that they as Kenya Kwanza have mapped out plans of how to go about it, should they win.
“We will put the brakes on more borrowing. It may not come to zero but we will begin the journey to slow down on more borrowing,” the DP said.
Campaigns hit fever pitch and candidates scramble for airtime to sell their agendas with just eighteen (18) days left as Kenya will soon be headed to the General Election.
Sonko has increased the intense in the race for Mombasa county which already has aspirants from the UDA and ODM parties.
Sonko has finally been cleared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to contest for the Mombasa gubernatorial seat.
On Thursday, July 14 2022, Sonko in the accompany of his supporters was given the green light.
The former Nairobi governor was invited by the IEBC to submit his letter for clearance as per a letter addressed to him earlier.
“The venue will be the IEBC Mombasa County offices and you are expected to submit your papers on July 14, 2022 between 2pm and 4pm,” Swalha Ibrahim the returning officer said.
The letter to Sonko came after a high court ruled that the politician doesn’t be disqualified from vying for governor noting that the governor was eligible to run for office. The commission said it could not head to the courts to appeal the decision as time could not allow.
Addressing the media after the clearance, Sonko said his candidature seeks to solve the problems of the people in the Coastal city and that he was bringing a new awakening in the city.
Sonko said he was not worried about the short time time line he has to undertake the campaigns in the large city noting that he was drawing a campaign schedule to begin immediately.
“We must campaign, we have few days but we will utilize them properly. We can do two days per constituency or a day per constituency,” Sonko noted.
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