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  Many Kenyans wonder why President William Ruto hasn't sent security forces to thwart Raila's rallies. ODM leader Raila Odinga is arguably Kenya's last strong man that's still standing and daring the Kenyan bulls by their horns. Political underdogs in both camps have made a name by either praising or ridiculing him, depending on which region you are based. Raila has dared four Kenya's presidents in a row. History have it that he almost dethroned Daniel Arap Moi through military in 1982. Former President Uhuru Kenyatta succumbed to the 'handshake deal' to lessen Raila's impact on economic sabotage, that would have cost the country's GDP. The doyen of opposition politics has a massive following and is most feared by Kenya government.  Deployment of security forces to preclude his political operations might amount to human rights violations such as extrajudicial killings. President Ruto fears going the Hague route again, as most of Raila's supporte...

  President William Ruto started the Hustler Fund loan to support the vulnerable in the society. Since it's inception, millions of Kenyans have already benefitted from the government funded program. However, recently there was a backlash over a magical number of loan defaulters. "WORLD BANK TO SUPPORT HUSTLER FUND The World Bank has pledged to support the Hustler Fund to lift Kenya’s most vulnerable group," State House report on the official Twitter account read.  The report further stated: "The promise was made during a consultative meeting between President William Ruto and World Bank Regional Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa, Victoria Kwakwa at State House Nairobi. https://t.co/IgZFjGatma " How to access the Hustler Fund Loan  Dial *254# then ok. If not registered, you will be prompted to enter your mPesa Pin to complete the registration process. If registered select, loan request.  Benefits of Hustler Fund Loan No collateral required for loan p...

Qu estions continue to arise as to whether the alleged arrest plan of Dr Fred Matiang'i was an act of vengeance or a well choreographed ploy to induce him to the political inner core. Dr Matiang'i was a key Cabinet Secretary in the previous regime in charge of the security docket. He wielded excess powers, and had much say than the Deputy President. Citizen TV had reported that the elite police squad had camped the home of Matiang'i to arrest him. This prompted a quick rebuttal, and a battery of lawyers led by Danstun Omar stormed his Karen home to defend Matiang'i from arrest. Police IG Japhet Koome has distanced the security forces from the night onslaught. Interior CS Prof Kithure Kindiki echoed the IG's sentiment to the effect that the police were not involved in the night raid at his predecessor's home. Azimio Coalition members and their Kenya Kwanza have sharply differed over the imminent arrest of the former Interior CS. Majority Leader Kimani Ichungwah ...

  President William Ruto has reiterated that all Kenyans have to pay taxes, regardless of status. In a renewed attack on the Kenyatta family, Ruto was categorical that the tax bracket will no longer be discriminatory. Ruto was addressing Church adherents in Nairobi on Sunday. The President was accompanied by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichungwah, Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja among other political leaders. "I am happy that as a country we have all agreed and built a consensus that irrespective of status, there’ll be no wavering of taxes for anyone... so that we can save our country from debt," Ruto stated. Why the tax debate is healthy for Kenya Ruto's sentiment was echoed by his long-term ally, Senior Counsel Ahmednassir Abdullahi.  "The tax debate is health & I'm most grateful to Mama Ngina Kenyatta for giving the way forward.But why are we avoiding the more germane question:what is the source of this vast w...

  Kenya is set to undergo a democratic process in which Kenyans will have a chance to vote in leaders of their choice. The country has experienced a vicious electioneering period, characterized with harsh exchanges, sometimes leading to physical confrontation among antagonizing camps. The heat of the election moment will be felt ahead of the announcement of a new president. Opposition leader Raila Amollo Odinga is expected to face a fierce contest with Deputy President William Samoei Ruto . The two top presidential contenders have not left anything to chance. Raila is making his fifth presidential stab, while Ruto will be on his first attempt. If history was to repeat itself, Raila Odinga has the highest chance of being elected to replace President Uhuru Kenyatta. Former President Mwai Kibaki and his successor Uhuru Kenyatta failed on their first attempts. Basing on the same precedence, it's expected that Ruto will not make it to presidency. However, this fact is hypothetical a...

The space race was triggered almost a century ago, with the plan of moving human beings to Mars happening in the second phase.  21 st century has been in no doubt characterized by rapid techno-economic upheavals. The century replete of utopian thoughts modeled to making life better, with invention of more user-friendly gadgets and attempts to depopulate the ever surging world’s population at an advanced stage. Why do the rich want to migrate to the mars? Aren’t they out to escape the ever surging world’s population, or are they just being adventurous? Elon Musk has been on record saying that he would one day build a city in the red planet. Musk, who happens to be the richest man in the world, is a top-notched engineer who has deployed his skills in his SpaceX found space exploration firm. The firm has custom-built several rockets for the space mission. Will the rich escape the taxing planet world to another one? If they manage, will the other planet have authorities to regulate h...

A long time world’s richest man Bill Gates, in his earlier assertion, attested that ‘content is the king’. He foresaw how the internet will influence people’s behaviors and the way they conduct businesses.  In the contemporary setup, content in its quintessence, is the King and has conquered the world and the internet has acted as a catalyst of creating a more informed and powerful society. The world is on a marathon course to content creation and delivery. Digital marketers, affiliate marketers and bloggers find it hard conveying their message to certain members in Facebook, Whatsapp groups because social media admins either reject or flag off their comments. Content distribution conduits ought to offer members freedom to convey links to various articles that meet the threshold without bias or ill-will. Sometimes social media group members subscribe to hear varied information across the globe. Some of the information conveyed might be educative, entertaining, product awareness or ...