Tanzania Vice President Emmanuel John Nchimbi has resigned from office and announced his retirement from politics and public service, saying President Samia Suluhu Hassan wants a change in the vice presidency. Nchimbi made the announcement on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, in a public statement issued from the Office of the Vice President in Dodoma. He…
The idea that a person can seek the presidency of Kenya without a university degree should worry anyone who believes the country ought to demand more from those seeking its highest office. It is not because a degree automatically makes someone intelligent. It does not. There are highly educated people with questionable judgement, just as…
In a high-stakes political gambit designed to end decades of opposition fragmentation, the principals of Kenya’s United Alternative Government have signed a binding unity pact at the Windsor Hotel in Kiambu County, vowing to present a single presidential candidate for the 2027 General Election. The agreement, formalised as a Personal Unity Pledge and a Coalition…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has raised alarm over alleged threats ahead of his planned visit to Emurua Dikirr Constituency in Narok County on Friday, August 21, 2026. In a letter to Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja dated Thursday, August 20, Gachagua said he would visit the constituency at the invitation of DCP candidate…
The United Alternative Government and the Linda Mwananchi Movement have condemned what they described as rising cases of political violence and intimidation across Kenya ahead of the 2027 General Election. The two groups made the remarks during a joint press briefing in Nairobi, where they raised concerns over attacks targeting opposition leaders, journalists and members…
Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma has demanded investigations into political leaders and security officials over the violence that erupted in Homa Bay during the Linda Mwananchi rally on Sunday, August 16, 2026. In a statement issued on Tuesday, August 18, Kaluma called for investigations into Siaya Governor James Orengo, Embakasi East MP Babu Owino,…
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has questioned President William Ruto’s treatment of political allies who helped him win the 2022 General Election, pointing to the removal or political decline of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, former Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi, former Mwingi Central MP Mohamed Ali, and former Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa. Nyoro, who recently took…
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has announced that the Linda Mwananchi will tour the Mt Kenya region, and to be exact, the county of Meru, on August 30, 2026, just days after it toured Homa Bay County, where the rallies were marked by chaotic scenes. Through his Facebook account, Sifuna shared a well-designed poster alongside a Meru dialect…
Fresh details have emerged on how youths were allegedly mobilised and paid ahead of the violence that disrupted Linda Mwananchi rallies in Homa Bay County on Sunday, August 16, 2026. According to police accounts and interviews with youths involved in the violence, some participants were allegedly paid between Ksh2,000 and Ksh4,000 to block members of…
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has been welcomed into the Linda Mwananchi camp by Siaya Governor James Orengo, hours after the lawmaker ditched the United Democratic Alliance and announced that he had joined the People’s Party of Kenya. Orengo said Nyoro’s decision had opened the door for a new political working relationship as opposition leaders seek…
