Articles by Edwin Obuya

Kenya’s ambassador to South Korea Mwende Mwinzi. PHOTO| COURTESY

Parliament, Executive lock horns over Mwende Mwinzi

1624, February 18, 2021 (EAT)

Parliament is at loggerheads with the Executive over the posting of Mwende Mwinzi to South Korea as an Ambassador despite the fact that they rejected ...

Loss to taxpayers as NA spends Ksh.90M defending legality of Bills passed

1601, February 9, 2021 (EAT)

The National Assembly has so far spent Ksh. 90million defending the legality of the Bills passed without the inclusion of the Senate. It is the lat...

Irungu Kang’ata ousted as Jubilee party cracks whip on rebels

1355, February 9, 2021 (EAT)

Irungu Kang'ata is the latest victim in the ongoing purge of rebels in Jubilee party. Also Read: Kangata on BBI letter: The truth had to be said, I...

Ugandan military surrounds Bobi Wine’s home as vote counting continues

1820, January 15, 2021 (EAT)

The military has once again surrounded the home of Ugandan Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine. Bobi Wine has alleged massive ...

Giants fall as vote counting continues in Uganda

1756, January 15, 2021 (EAT)

Uganda's Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi is among 10 senior government officials who have fallen by the wayside in the just concluded Uganda e...

Uganda electoral commission insists they will be impartial

1424, January 13, 2021 (EAT)

The Uganda Electoral Commission has dismissed claims that they are under pressure to announce a certain candidate as winner in the election. Commis...

FILE PHOTO: Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine (C), is ...

Bobi Wine rubbishes claim that he is ‘planning to kidnap himself’

1047, January 13, 2021 (EAT)

Uganda's main presidential challenger Robert Kyangulani alias Bobi Wine has dismissed claims that he is 'planning to kidnap himself' after elections. ...

Kangata on BBI letter: The truth had to be said, I’m ready for consequences

1256, January 11, 2021 (EAT)

Senate Majority Whip Irungu Kangata insisted that the Building Bridges Initiative remains unpopular in the Mount Kenya region. Speaking for the firs...

The Senate of Kenya during a past session. PHOTO | COURTESY

Senate plenary to decide Sonko impeachment case

1639, December 9, 2020 (EAT)

Embattled Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko will appear before all 67 Senators as he tries to wiggle himself out of a possible impeachment by the Senate. ...

KEMSA to start releasing PPEs after Cabinet approval: Health Ministry

2108, December 9, 2020 (EAT)

The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) is expected to start releasing Personal Protective Equipment from their warehouses by Friday, the Health ...

Senators call for stricter measures on digital lending apps

1517, December 1, 2020 (EAT)

The Senate is now calling for stricter measures on digital lending applications that they say are milking Kenyans dry. The Finance and Budget Commi...

17 students, 33 teachers have tested positive for COVID-19 since schools reopened: PS

117, October 29, 2020 (EAT)

It has now emerged that 17 students and 33 teachers have so far tested positive for COVID-19 since schools reopened two weeks ago. This is accordin...

President Kenyatta set to meet National Assembly, Senate leadership

1336, October 15, 2020 (EAT)

President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to meet the leadership of both Houses of Parliament on Saturday. Although details on the agenda of the meeting rema...

File image of legislators in the National Assembly. PHOTO| COURTESY

Kenyan MPs set to join Jerusalema craze

1849, October 8, 2020 (EAT)

Kenyan MPs are set to join the Jerusalema craze next Wednesday when they shoot their own version of the challenge. Majority Leader Amos Kimunya inf...

IEBC will not bar anyone charged in court from vying for political seat – Guliye

1511, October 8, 2020 (EAT)

The Independent Elections and Bounderies Commission (IEBC) will not bar anyone to vie for a political seat just because he has been charge in a court ...

DP Ruto is too angry, too bitter to become president – Junet Mohamed

1613, October 5, 2020 (EAT)

National Assembly Minority Whip Junet Mohamed has condemned the violence witnessed at Kenol in Murang'a County on Sunday, further hitting out at the c...

It is unacceptable for Ruto to disown Jubilee gov’t -Mudavadi says

1927, September 30, 2020 (EAT)

ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi has faulted the Ruto-led Jubilee wing for deceiving Kenyans, saying it's unacceptable for DP Ruto to distance himsel...

New bill seeks to bar 2-term governors from vying for county elective seats after tenure expires

1136, September 27, 2020 (EAT)

Governors who have served two terms will not be allowed to vie for any seat at the county level if a bill proposed by Trans Nzoia Senator Dr Micheal M...

DCI Kinoti demands apology, wants Senator Malala charged over assassination claims

1548, September 23, 2020 (EAT)

Director of Criminal investigations (DCI) George Kinoti is now demanding an apology from Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala over allegations that there ...

PSC moves to High Court to challenge Maraga’s advisory on dissolution of Parliament

1555, September 22, 2020 (EAT)

The Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) now says it has resolved to engage legal counsel and move to the High Court to challenge Chief Justice Davi...