Articles by Francis Gachuri

Concerns over MCAs defiance of courts as a wave of impeachments hits counties

747, November 8, 2018 (EAT)

Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) are yet again on the spot for defying court orders with impunity and embarking on an impeachment spree, targeting ...

Building bridges task force begins its sittings

1040, November 3, 2018 (EAT)

The team of experts established by President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition Chief Raila Odinga has began collecting views from citizens and organizatio...

IEBC leadership puzzle; why the Commission is in limbo

2110, October 25, 2018 (EAT)

The standoff pitting IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati and sacked Chief Executive Officer Ezra Chiloba underscores the leadership crises that have perenn...

President Uhuru Kenyatta and NASA leader Raila Odinga at the funeral of music legend Joseph ...

Uhuru-Raila handshake takes centrestage at Kamaru funeral

641, October 12, 2018 (EAT)

The March 9 Uhuru-Raila handshake has sparked a different tune in the political scene. How the two main protagonists in last year's State House rac...

FILE PHOTO | President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto after delivering a statement to ...

Ruto-Raila feud leaves Uhuru in dilemma

814, October 3, 2018 (EAT)

The vicious clash between Deputy President William Ruto and NASA leader Raila Odinga has placed Uhuru Kenyatta in a dilemma. On one hand, President...

NASA lawmakers want fuel tax scrapped, not halved: Mbadi

1727, September 15, 2018 (EAT)

Legislators allied to the National Super Alliance (NASA) will reconvene next week to make their position known on the 8percent fuel tax proposed by Pr...

IEBC finance director, Chiloba’s assistant arrested sneaking out files

2108, September 13, 2018 (EAT)

Acting IEBC Finance Director Agatha Wahome together with suspended CEO Ezra Chiloba's personal assistant Abednego Ominde were on Thursday arrested for...

Treasury claims court order barring 16pc fuel tax not served

1324, September 12, 2018 (EAT)

Treasury now insists that they have not been served with the court order barring implementation of 16percent fuel tax six days after the ruling. Th...

Cars queueing for fuel at a petrol station in Nairobi. Fuel shortage has hit several ...

Fuel shortage bites as Gov’t warns dealers against protest over 16pc VAT

1403, September 5, 2018 (EAT)

Fuel shortage is being experienced in several parts of the country even as the Government warns dealers against trying to sabotage operations. Also...

What next for IEBC commissioners who returned after dramatic resignation?

1406, August 26, 2018 (EAT)

The fate of three IEBC commissioners who resigned in April this year but made a controversial comeback on Friday will be determined on Monday, with Ch...

Francis Mburu, the businessman at the centre of the Ruaraka land saga. PHOTO| COURTESY

Forged documents used in Ksh.1.5B Ruaraka land conspiracy: EACC

901, August 18, 2018 (EAT)

The Ruaraka land compensation paid out in January this year to Francis Mburu points to an intricate web of conspiracy that the Ethics and Anti-Corrupt...

Former State House Spokesperson Manoah Esipisu during the vetting in Parliament on August 2.

Esipisu denies claims of soliciting funds for State House events

1422, August 2, 2018 (EAT)

Former State House Spokesperson Manoah Esipisu was on Thursday taken to task over claims that he solicited funds for functions already paid for by gov...

Mombasa Port case takes new twist as CJ Maraga roped in

1155, July 25, 2018 (EAT)

Chief Justice David Maraga is expected to select a team that will hear and determine a petition seeking to place Mombasa port under the county governm...

Businessman Francis Mburu -- the man who is at the centre of the Ruaraka Land ...

How businessman in Ruaraka land scam shared out the Ksh.1.5B

1224, July 21, 2018 (EAT)

The man at the centre of the controversial multi-billion shillings Ruaraka land compensation has defended the transaction, even as the Ethics and Anti...

Ruaraka land saga: 10 Cabinet Secretaries now under probe

2119, July 18, 2018 (EAT)

For months now, the controversial Ruaraka Land deal has refused to leave the doorsteps of the Jubilee administration, with suspicion revolving around ...

President Kenyatta convenes Jubilee crisis meeting

1324, July 1, 2018 (EAT)

President Uhuru Kenyatta has convened a Jubilee Parliamentary Group crisis meeting set for Tuesday, July 3 to try mend the cracks that threaten to tea...

File image of Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang'i

Bullish Matiang’i tells MPs illegal sugar to be destroyed next week

544, June 29, 2018 (EAT)

Contraband goods worth Ksh1.2billion will be destroyed next week, Interior CS Fred Matiang'i has said. According to him, this also includes illegal...

President Kenyatta’s brother Muhoho not linked to contraband sugar – CS

1641, June 27, 2018 (EAT)

Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri has defended a company linked to President Uhuru Kenyatta's brother, Muhoho, against claims of importing contraband sug...

10 banks linked to NYS, Ruaraka scandals under probe

821, June 14, 2018 (EAT)

Investigations into the National Youth Service (NYS) and Ruaraka scandals have now shifted to 10 banks. Detectives are probing how millions of shil...

Uhuru on the spot as corruption scandals rock the country

1230, May 26, 2018 (EAT)

The litany of multi-billion-shilling corruption scandals in government entities has put President Uhuru Kenyatta in the spotlight yet again. Critic...