Articles by Sam Gituku

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President Kenyatta’s dilemma: What it would cost to dissolve Parliament

1505, September 24, 2020 (EAT)

Should President Uhuru Kenyatta heed Chief Justice David Maraga’s advice to dissolve Parliament, what would it take for the electoral body IEBC to c...

#MaraBarricade: Mara Ngenche Camp risks demolition over wildebeest migration

1349, September 14, 2020 (EAT)

Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala recently ordered for the removal of a high end tented camp in the Maasai Mara National Reserve say...

Anne always in trouble: Links to alleged corruption not new to Waiguru

2302, August 20, 2020 (EAT)

In seven years, Governor Anne Waiguru has grown from a hard working and visible Cabinet Secretary to one of the most controversial politicians as she ...

EACC investigating top KEMSA officials over Ksh.7.7 billion tender for COVID-19 PPEs

1345, July 17, 2020 (EAT)

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is investigating top officials at the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) in relation to a contr...

Governors threaten to lock down counties if COVID-19 infections rise

1153, July 16, 2020 (EAT)

County Governors are now threatening to lock down their units should COVID-19 infections keep soaring within their jurisdictions. Council of Govern...

Sirisia MP Waluke appeals 67-year jail term in graft case

1057, July 3, 2020 (EAT)

Sirisia Member of Parliament John Waluke has appealed against last week’s sentencing where he was jailed for 67 years or an alternative fine of more...

How 7 people passed the coronavirus to 81 others in Nairobi, Mombasa

1335, May 7, 2020 (EAT)

It is now emerging that out of all confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, 75 percent of them showed no symptoms and thus stood little chance of ever...

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

How much Uhuru, Ruto will be earning after 80% pay cut

1253, March 26, 2020 (EAT)

In a view to releasing more money into circulation and in keeping with the tough economic times Kenyans are experiencing, President Uhuru Kenyatta has...

How Nairobi County will be affected by the takeover by National Gov’t

2129, February 26, 2020 (EAT)

The transfer of some of Nairobi City County functions may have serious ramifications on the county’s control of resources with the move likely to ta...

The rise and fall of Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko

1033, December 7, 2019 (EAT)

The arrest and expected arraignment of Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko could spell the beginning of the fall of a man who has courted controversy si...

Beatrice Elachi next in command for Nairobi?

1413, December 6, 2019 (EAT)

If a vacancy occurs in the office of county governor and that of the deputy, or if the deputy county governor is unable to act, the Speaker of the cou...

Why U.S banned Former AG Amos Wako, wife and son

1641, November 23, 2019 (EAT)

Just why did the U.S. government ban former Attorney General And Busia Senator Amos Wako from the country? The answer is not clear, but there are h...

2.6M Kenyans face starvation as counties experiencing drought rises to 24

1116, September 21, 2019 (EAT)

The government needs at least Ksh.3.7 billion between now and December to mitigate effects of an ongoing drought that is affecting more than half of t...

How Uhuru’s move to cancel Kimwarer Dam project will affect Kenya

2124, September 19, 2019 (EAT)

The country could lose billions of shillings should it go ahead to discontinue the Kimwarer Dam project and down-scale the Arror Dam project as direct...

How Sonko arrest could plunge Nairobi County into crisis

1347, December 6, 2019 (EAT)

A crisis looms in Nairobi City County should governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko find himself behind bars and barred from accessing his office should a preceden...

Families of six Kenyan victims sue Boeing over Ethiopia airlines plane crash

949, August 9, 2019 (EAT)

For the first first time ever, Kenyans will be suing a Giant American airplane maker Boeing following the Ethiopian Airlines crash. This was after ...

What Mumbi Ngugi ruling means for public officers charged with graft

911, August 1, 2019 (EAT)

Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu's continued stay in remand may be the least of his worries right now. The issue is his deputy James Nyoro taking ...

CS Kiunjuri denies knowledge of Munya-led La Mada meetings

2123, June 26, 2019 (EAT)

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri has now distanced himself from meetings by a section of his colleagues purportedly geared towards develo...

Jubilee leaders want party meeting called after Uhuru’s outburst

906, June 20, 2019 (EAT)

A section of Jubilee legislators are now looking up to President Uhuru Kenyatta to call for a parliamentary group meeting to resolve deepening differe...

Samburu Governor Lenolkulal in trouble over suspected Ksh. 2B fraud

2132, March 20, 2019 (EAT)

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) could prosecute Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal and other county top officials over suspected fraud...