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Be Careful Who You Vote For In August – Raymond Moi

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Rongai MP Raymond Moi has charged Kenyans to think twice during voting in the August 9 General Election.

Raymond urged electorates to ask candidates questions and not the parties they are vying on

The Rongai MP spoke while issuing bursary cheques worth over Sh10.8 million to his constituents yesterday.

He quickly slammed those calling for election of leaders from a specific party, noting that it was the individuals who will serve the country and not political parties.

“Some people are saying elect Jubilee or Kanu only. If you re-elect me, it is I who will work for you, not the party. Track record and character of a leader should take precedence,” said Raymond.

The MP said bad leaders often hide behind the six-piece voting model due to lack of clear policies to sell to the electorate.

Meanwhile, Mr Moi is defending his parliamentary seat on a Kanu ticket.

“If a leader asks you to vote for a particular party, demand to know their personal agenda. Most probably, they don’t have anything of their own and are capitalising on party popularity,” he said.

The legislator called on the voters not to be moved by political euphoria that has in the past left them stuck with non-performing leaders, leading to a wasted election cycle.

“Elect leaders committed to taking care of your interests. If you elect people who don’t know what they are supposed to do, development will lag behind,” he said.

Yesterday’s meeting was Raymond’s first public appearance since he contracted Covid-19 in December last year.

“It is unfortunate that my competitors have been saying that I am critically ill and on a wheelchair. That was never true. God does things in His own unique way,” said Raymond.

Raymond later broke the grounds for a Sh8 million dining hall project at Mema Secondary.

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William Ruto To Deal With ‘State Capture’ If Elected President

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Deputy President Ruto To Reverse SGR Port Order

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.

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IEBC Clears Sonko To Run For Mombasa Governor

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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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