Kenya’s dairy sector is producing more milk and earning more from exports, but consumers are still facing shortages and higher prices, exposing a supply-chain gap between farm output and milk reaching formal markets. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said on Wednesday that milk production had increased from 4.6 billion litres to 5.2 billion litres, while dairy…
President William Ruto‘s decision to pick Rigathi Gachagua as his running mate in the 2022 presidential election followed an unusually tense selection process in which Kithure Kindiki secured more votes but ultimately lost the nomination, according to a fresh account by Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro. Nyoro, who supported Gachagua during the contest, said Kindiki received…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused Deputy President Kithure Kindiki of using money to drive political mobilisation in Mt Kenya, days after violence disrupted a UDA meeting in Nembure, Embu County. In a statement responding to Saturday’s chaos, Gachagua claimed residents had turned up at the meeting expecting financial assistance and challenged Kindiki to…
Tharaka Member of Parliament (MP) George Murugara has dismissed reports that Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has been stripped of key intergovernmental roles, insisting the claims are based on a misunderstanding of the law and not evidence of a fallout with President William Ruto. The claims emerged amid speculation that Kindiki had lost influence in government…
President William Ruto is unlikely to replace Deputy President Kithure Kindiki ahead of the 2027 General Election despite growing political pressure over the country’s second-highest office, Tharaka MP George Murugara has said. Murugara, a close ally of President Ruto and chairperson of the National Assembly Justice and Legal Affairs Committee, argued that Kindiki has proved…
