Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen.PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/OnesimusKipchumbaMurkomen

Murkomen says opposition cannot derail Kenya’s development agenda amid investor debate

Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen on Thursday, October 1, 2026, defended Kenya’s investment climate, saying opposition criticism would not discourage investors from doing business in the country. Murkomen said the decision by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote to establish an oil refinery in Kenya was evidence of confidence in the country’s economy and…

A section of the United Alternative Government leaders during the signing of the Personal Unity Pledge and a Coalition Unity Agreement on Monday, August 24, 2026.PHOTO/@skmusyoka/X

United opposition chiefs sign historic unity pact, vow ‘country above self’ in 2027 bid

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…