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Muturi Fired, Duale And Deborah Barasa Reshuffled in Ruto’s Cabinet Shake-up

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President William Ruto has fired Justin Muturi as Public Service Cabinet Secretary in his latest Cabinet reshuffle.

Ruto has nominated Mbeere North MP Geoffrey Ruku to replace Muturi.

Hanna Cheptumo has also been nominated as Gender, Culture, Arts, and Heritage CS, a position Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has been holding in an acting capacity.

“THE TWO nominees are expected to bring to Cabinet not only the knowledge and experience acquired over the course of their illustrious careers but, above all, their wisdom accumulated from their inspiring and diverse life journeys,” a communique from the head of public service, Felix Koskei, issued on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, read.

Ruto has also reshuffled his cabinet. The reshuffle has affected CS Aden Duale, who has been moved from the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry to the Ministry of Health.

CS Deborah Barasa Mulongo has been moved to the Ministry of Environment.

The changes come just hours after Muturi fired back at Ruto for terming him as being fairly incompetent when he served as the country’s attorney general.

Ruto, while hosting an Iftar dinner at State House, Nairobi, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, said that Muturi was fairly incompetent, making him fail to achieve some of his initiatives.

I had a problem with the AG who was there before—he was fairly incompetent. But now, I have a very competent lady in the position, and I can assure you that the issues of Wakf will be sorted out within months,” Ruto said.

However, Muturi, in a statement issued via his official X account on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, faulted Ruto for what he termed as pushing for the establishment of the Muslim Endowment Fund without following due process.

Muturi, who has been speaking truth to power since coming out to speak against the wave of abductions, said that there was no legal framework supporting the establishment of the endowment under the Waqf Act No. 8 of 2022.

“Under the Waqf Act no. 8 of 2022, there’s no provision for a “Muslim Endowment Fund “. It must be understood that a waqf is a religious, charitable, or benevolent endowment by a person who professes the Muslim faith and is managed by the Waqf Commission,” Muturi stated.

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President William Ruto poses for a photo with leaders from Western Kenya after their meeting at State House on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. PHOTO/@WilliamsRuto/X
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Caleb Amisi Questions Ruto’s Frequent Meetings With Luhya MPs

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Saboti MP Caleb Amisi has questioned President William Ruto’s frequent meetings with leaders from the Western Kenya region.

Taking to his official X account on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, Amisi argued that the meetings have never resulted in any single project initiated in the region.

“I have lost count of the number of times the president has had meetings with Luhya MPs, but what I am yet to count is any single project initiated in Western courtesy of these meetings,” Amisi stated.

Saboti MP Caleb Amisi. PHOTO/@Honcalebamisi/X

His sentiments come just moments after Ruto hosted a section of leaders from the Western region, with Amisi pointing out that he was not invited for the most recent State House meeting.

Lack of development

The lawmaker further stated that the Western region lags behind in terms of development despite the support from leaders in government, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula.

“Of course, they avoided inviting me for reasons best known to them, but isn’t it about time we now see these projects? Equalisation of funds to all regions of the country is key for the cohesiveness of a nation. Western is still lagging behind in development despite enormous support from our brothers in government,” he added.

President Ruto on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, hosted Western Kenyan leaders at State House. Cabinet Secretaries from the region, Deborah Barasa (Health), and Wycliffe Oparanya (Cooperatives and MSMEs) also joined the meeting.

Busia governor Paul Otuoma, his Kakamega counterpart Fernandes Barasa and Bungoma’s Kenneth Lusaka also attended the meeting.

Ruto on meeting with Western leaders

Ruto, in a statement shared via social media, said that such meetings are aimed at accelerating the implementation of the government’s national development agenda, ensuring no region is left behind.

President William Ruto during his meeting with Western Kenya Leaders at State House, Nairobi, on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. PHOTO/@WilliamsRuto/X

According to Ruto, the meeting with luhya leaders focused on strengthening agricultural value chains, particularly increasing fertiliser uptake to boost food production and reviving the sugar and coffee sectors in the region.

“We are engaging leaders from across the country to accelerate the implementation of our national development agenda, ensuring no region is left behind. Today at @StateHouseKenya Nairobi, held consultations with leaders from Western Kenya to assess progress on key priority projects. These include strengthening agricultural value chains, particularly increasing fertiliser uptake to boost food production and reviving the sugar and coffee sectors in the region,” Ruto stated.

“We also discussed urgent infrastructure needs, including roads, power connections and ongoing fresh produce markets. Other areas of focus were universal health coverage and projects that will improve access to clean water. Prime Cabinet Secretary @MusaliaMudavadi, National Assembly Speaker @HonWetangula, Cabinet Secretaries @DrOparanya (Cooperatives and MSMEs) and @DeboraBarasa (Health), as well as Governors @BarasaFernandes (Kakamega), @SpeakerKLusaka (Bungoma) and Paul Otuoma (Busia), and members of Parliament were present.”

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Muturi Fires Back at Ruto For Calling Him Incompetent

by Daily Trends
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Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi has fired back at President William Ruto just hours after he termed him as being fairly incompetent when he served as the country’s attorney general.

Ruto while hosting an Iftar dunner at State House, Nairobi, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, said that Muturi was fairly incompetent, making him fail to achieve some of his initiatives.

I had a problem with the AG who was there before—he was fairly incompetent. But now, I have a very competent lady in the position, and I can assure you that the issues of Wakf will be sorted out within months,” Ruto said.

However, Muturi in a statement issued via his official X account on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, faulted Ruto for what he termed as pushing for the establishment of the Muslim Endowment Fund without following due process.

Muturi, who has been speaking truth to power since coming out to speak against the wave of abductions, said that there was no legal framework supporting the establishment of the endowment under the Waqf Act No. 8 of 2022

“Under the Waqf Act no.8 of 2022, there’s no provision for a “Muslim Endowment Fund “. It must be understood that a waqf is a religious,charitable or benevolent endowment by a person who professes Muslim faith and is managed by the Waqf Commission,” Muturi stated.

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Panic as NPSC Chair Candidate Collapses And Dies While on Interview Queue

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National Police Service Commission (NPSC) chairman candidate Komora Mubadi Jilo on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, collapsed and died while waiting on a queue to be interviewed by a panel.

Reports indicate that Komora was among four candidates set to be interviewed by the Selection Panel for NPSC nominees when he collapsed at the Public Service Commission offices along Harambee Avenue.

However, the cause of his death remains unknown, with his body having been moved to a mortuary within the city, awaiting postmortem.

During the 2022 general elections, Komora unsuccessfully ran for Garsen MP on Senate Speaker Amason Kingi’s PAA ticket.

The panel had unveiled the final list of candidates for the chairperson and membership positions.

Nine candidates were shortlisted for the chairperson role and 29 for membership.

Among them were former Busia Deputy Governor Kizito Wangalwa, ex-IEBC commissioner Margaret Mwachanya, former IPOA member Doreen Nkatha, ex-PS Micah Powon, and ex-MP Humphrey Kimani. Others included John Mutegi, Komora, Susan Oyatsi, and John Otieno.

The weeklong interviews began on March 24, with those for the chairperson concluding on Tuesday.

Candidates for the member position included former police spokesperson Eric Kiraithe, ex-PS Colleta Suda, former Nairobi traffic boss Michael Barasa, former Bomet police commander Esther Seroney, ex-NYS DG Matilda Sakwa, and NPS Director of Gender and Children Affairs Jostice Barmao.

Others were Peris Muthoni, Rose Mumbua, Areba Omwoyo, Adan Abdullahi, Isaac Ole Shaasha, and Patrick Wakaba.

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Kenyan Police Officer in Haiti Goes Missing After Gangs Launch an Attack

by Jacinta Mbithi
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A Kenyan police officer on the Multinational Security Support (MSS) in Haiti remains unaccounted for after gangs in the Caribbean Nation launched an attack targeting the police vehicles.

MSS spokesperson Jack Ombaka in a statement issued on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, said that the officers who were on mission to recover one of the Haitian National Police (HNP) armored vehicle that had stuck while on patrol along Carrefour Paye-Savien Main Supply route in the Pont-Sonde area were ambushed by the gangs, after their vehicles, two MSS Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP), also got stuck.

According to MSS, the vehicles got stuck in holes that had been dug by the Haitian gangs who were on standby waiting to attack.

The incident happened on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

Specialized teams have since been deployed to try and find the unaccounted for officer.

“On March 25, 2025, at approximately 16:30 hrs, a Haitian National Police (HNP) armored vehicle on patrol along the Carrefour Paye-Savien Main Supply Route in the Pont-Sonde area, Artibonite Department, got stuck in a ditch—suspected to have been deliberately dug by gangs. In response, two MSS Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles from Pont-Sonde were dispatched to assist in the recovery,” MSS stated in a statement issued via social media.

“Unfortunately, during the recovery operation, one of the MRAPs also got stuck, while the other developed a mechanical issue. As the rescue teams attempted to resolve the situation, suspected gang members lying in wait launched an attack. As a result of the incident, one MSS Kenyan contingent officer remains unaccounted for. Specialized teams have been deployed to conduct a search and determine his whereabouts. A comprehensive brief will follow.”

This comes barely a month after a Kenyan police officer was killed on the MSS mission in Haiti.

Samuel Tampoi Kaetuai, 26, died on February 23, 2025, after he was fatally shot by gangs in a western region of Haiti.

He was the first Kenyan to be killed during the mission, which began deploying in June.

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A collage photo of Beatrice Elachi and her late son Elvis Murakana.
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Dagoretti North MP Beatrice Elachi Thrown into Deep Mourning

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Dagoretti North Member of Parliament (MP) Beatrice Elachi has been thrown into deep mourning following the death of her son Elvis Murakana Namenya.

Kileleshwa Member of County Assembly (MCA) Robert Alai on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, announced the death of Elvis as he passed his message of condolence to the lawmaker.

Beatrice Elachi's son Elvis Murakana Namenya. PHOTO/@RobertAlai/X
Beatrice Elachi’s son Elvis Murakana Namenya. PHOTO/@RobertAlai/X

Alai stated that his thoughts were with Elachi as the family navigates the grief.

“Dear Hon. Beatrice Elachi, It is with a heavy heart that I extend my deepest condolences to you and your family on the tragic loss of your son, Elvis Murakana. As the MCA for Kileleshwa Ward, I join the people of Dagoretti North and beyond in mourning this profound loss. Losing a child is an unimaginable pain, and my thoughts are with you during this incredibly difficult time. May you find strength and solace in the love and support that surrounds you. Elvis, your fourth child, will forever remain in our hearts and memories. On behalf of the Kileleshwa Ward community, I offer our unwavering support and prayers for you and your family as you navigate this grief,” Elai stated.

President William Ruto has also mourned Elvis in a heartfelt message of condolence to Beatrice Elachi, shared via his official social media accounts.

“May God grant Mheshimiwa Beatrice Elachi and the family strength to bear with the loss of their dear son, Elvis Murakana. Be comforted by the word of the Lord in Psalm 147:3: “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Rest in peace, Elvis,” Ruto stated.

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Charles Nyachae Biography: Family, Education, Career, Net Worth

by Daily Trends
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  • Charles Nyachae was born into a family of influence and prominence in Kisii County, Kenya.
  • Being a lawyer by profession, Charles Nyachae is the founding partner of Nyachae & Ashitiva Advocates (1986 to present).
  • Charles Nyachae has also previously served as the chairperson of the Commission for Implementation of the Constitution of Kenya (2010-2015).

Charles Nyachae is a veteran Kenyan lawyer, civil servant, businessman, and politician who has been in the public limelight for a long time.

He has worked in both the private sector and the public sector, including the East African Court of Justice (EACJ). Here is Charles Nyachae’s biography that details his age, his family, his career, his businesses, his education background, and his net worth.

Charles Nyachae age

Charles Nyachae is 67 years old, having been born on February 1, 1958, in Nyosia village in Nyaribari Chache, Kisii County. He is the eldest son of former FORD People Party Leader Simeone Nyachae, who died in 2021 at the age of 88.

Charles Nyachae was born into a family of influence and prominence in Kisii County, Kenya. His grandfather, Mzee Musa Nyandusi, was a wealthy and authoritative colonial chief in the Gusii region, laying the foundation for a lineage of leadership.

His father, Simeon Nyachae, rose to become a provincial commissioner and a key political figure, serving as a cabinet minister and later leading the FORD People Party. Simeon’s third wife, Martha Mwango Nyachae, born in 1940, gave birth to Charles, embedding him in a family known for its public service and ambition.

Charles Nyachae education background

Charles Nyachae holds a Master’s Degree of Law (LLM) from the University of London. He also holds a Bachelor of Law (LLB) from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England.

Charles Nyachae also holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from the University of Stirling, Scotland.

Charles Nyachae Career

Being a lawyer by profession, Charles Nyachae is the founding partner of Nyachae & Ashitiva Advocates (1986 to present).

Nyachae has also previously served as the chairperson of the Commission for Implementation of the Constitution of Kenya (2010-2015). He has also served as Commissioner, Kenya Law Reform Commission (2003-2006); Chairperson, Institute of Education in Democracy (1999-2003); Chairman, International Commission of Jurists, Kenya Section (1991-1993); Council Member, Law Society of Kenya (1991-1992); and established Nyachae & Company Advocates (1986). Called to the Bar of England and Wales (Lincoln’s Inn) 1983; admitted as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya (1986); state counsel, Attorney-General’s Chambers, Nairobi, legislative drafting, commercial and litigation sections (1984-1986).

Charles Nyachae was appointed a Judge of EACJ, First Instance Division effective July 2018, but resigned in 2023.

Nyachae, who is also an Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairperson candidate, on Monday, March 24, 2025, defended his abrupt resignation from the East African Court of Justice (EACJ).

Nyachae told the IEBC selection panel that he tendered his resignation around 2023 after concluding that he was not adding value to the regional court.

“I resigned from the East African Court of Justice. The EA Court of Justice is an ad hoc court, meaning it is not full-time and operates on a specific calendar. There are four sessions in a year, but each session is often cancelled due to financial issues,” Nyachae stated.

“During this time, I was earning $2,000 per month for doing nothing. I felt that I was not adding value to the people of East Africa by remaining in a court that hardly operated,” he told the selection panel.

Charles Nyachae Net Worth

Charles Nyachae has a net worth exceeding billions of Kenyan shillings. Apart from being a director at Nyachae & Ashitiva Advocates, Charles Nyachae is the administrator of his late father’s multi-billion business empire.

His father, Simeone Nyachae, was a shrewd businessman who built his multibillion-shilling empire from a simple bakery at Nyanturago market in the mid-1950s.  His shares following the merger of NIC and CBA to form NCBA had almost tripled to 8.6 million from the 3.1 million he held in CBA Bank. 

Apart from NCBA, Nyachae’s family is said to have a huge stake in Credit Bank, a tier III lender that has been in operation since 1986. 

As of June 2019, the major shareholders in the bank’s stock were Nyachae’s Sansora Group at 14.96 percent, Sanama Investment at 14.32 percent, Ketan Morjaria at 9.88 percent, and Jay Karia at 8.61 percent. 

Reports have it that the bakery business was the foundation of the Sansora Group, which has interests in wheat and flour milling via Swan and Kabansora Millers, agriculture, banking, and real estate.  The net worth of Simeone Nyachae, Charlkes Nyachae’s father, is estimated to be over Ksh110 billion.

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Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika. PHOTO/@KenyaGovernors/X
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Susan Kihika Biography: Age, Family, Education, Career, Net Worth

by Daily Trends
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  • Susan Kihika was born on December 11, 1974, the same year her dad, Kihika Kimani, was first elected to Parliament.
  • After a twenty-year stint overseas, Susan Kihika returned to the country in August 2012.
  • Before becoming governor, Susan Kihika served as the second Nakuru County Senator, having held the post from August 2017 to August 2022, when she contested for the Nakuru gubernatorial seat.

For close to five months, Nakuru County Governor Susan Kihika has been conspicuously missing in the county, raising eyebrows.

Since November 2024, Kihika has been running the county through social media, where she has been highlighting ongoing and completed projects, much to the chagrin of her constituents.

However, Kihika came out on January 17, 2025, to explain that she was expecting a baby and that she was on a long maternity leave, but the Nakuru residents seem not to have been convinced, and they now want her absence to be explained in detail.

Last week, a section of the Nakuru residents moved to the county assembly to ask members to interrogate Susan Kihika’s absence.

In their petition filed on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at the assembly, more than 2,000 residents, led by Evans Kimori and Mercy Akello, demanded full disclosure of Kihika’s whereabouts. They issued a 14-day ultimatum. But who is Susan Kihika?

Susan Kihika’s birth

Susan Kihika was born on December 11, 1974, the same year her dad, Kihika Kimani, was first elected to Parliament.

Susan Kihika’s family and social life

Away from politics, Susan Kihika is a family and a social person who will always find time for her family, friends, and her ventures outside public life. She is a mother of two daughters, Tiffany (Tiff) and Ashley. She also engages in wheat farming.

Nakuru County Governor Susan Kihika. PHOTO/@ChuteSen/X

Her husband is businessman Samuel Mburu (kiongozi), a close ally of President William Ruto. During her traditional dowry ceremony at her mother’s home, it was the Ruto who led the negotiations for the groom.

Susan Kihika’s political career

After a twenty-year stint overseas, Susan Kihika returned to the country in August 2012. The general elections were to be held the following year, in 2013. These were the first elections under Kenya’s new constitution promulgated in 2010.

In these elections, devolution would be implemented, and Kenya would have Senators, Governors, and Women Reps who had previously not been part of Kenya’s political dispensation. The posts of councillors and mayor had also been scrapped to be replaced with a county parliament whose members would be called Members for County Assemblies (MCAs) led by a speaker.

Susan threw herself into the political ring, vying as MP for Bahati. Her greatest competitor was the incumbent, Hon. Onesmus Kimani Ngunjiri, a veteran KANU political operative. As fate would have it, she lost to Kimani Ngunjiri.

With the establishment of County Assemblies, Susan set out to vie as the first-ever County Assembly speaker for Nakuru. With the guidance of MPs David Gikaria and Kimani Ngunjiri, she threw her hat into the ring, and this is where her political skills first came into play.

Susan Kihika. PHOTO/@EnergyMinK/X

From 2013 to 2017, she served as the first Nakuru County Assembly Speaker in the pioneer County Assembly after devolution took off. As Speaker, she oversaw the formulation of the county laws and bylaws, which set Nakuru County on the path to devolution.

While she was speaker, she also served as the vice-chair of the County Assemblies Forum (CAF). This is a body that brings together the speakers and MCAs across the country and acts as their lobby group.

During her tenure as the Speaker, she was also the Vice Chair of the County Assemblies Forum (CAF), an organization that brings together all 47 County Assemblies.

Susan Kihika survives impeachment

In 2014, an impeachment motion was brought against Speaker Susan Kihika. The speaker was accused of, among other things, “failing to discharge her duties impartially.” The motion was, however, defeated.

Before becoming governor, Susan Kihika served as the second Nakuru County Senator, having held the post from August 2017 to August 2022, when she contested for the Nakuru gubernatorial seat.

As a senator, Susan Kihika served as the majority whip for two years and was a member of the Senate Labour Committee until the end of her term.

Between 2018 and 2022, Susan Kihika served as the International Parliamentarians Union (IPU) League of Women Parliamentarians president. This is a world body that brings all women parliamentarians on board.

Ahead of the 2022 General Elections, Susan Kihika was a founding member of the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party and was instrumental in its grassroots mobilization and growth.

In 2020, Kihika lobbied for the Reproductive Health Bill to benefit the girl child, which was, however, rejected by the Senate. 

Susan Kihika was elected as the governor of Nakuru County during the August 2022 General Elections and assumed office on August 25, 2022, after taking the oath of office.

Susan Kihika’s education background

Susan Kihika attended the University of Northern Texas in Denton, USA, where she graduated with a political science and government degree. She also holds a juris doctorate law degree from Southern Methodist University.

After her primary school at Busara Forest View Academy in Nyahururu, Susan Kihika attended Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Girls in Nyeri County before travelling to the USA in 1993 for further studies.

Susan Kihika’s professional career

After graduating with a law degree, Susan Kihika was admitted to the Texas State Bar. She was later employed by the US government as a prosecutor for the state of Texas at the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.

Susan Kihika Net Worth

Although her net worth is not in the public domain, Susan Kihika is worth hundreds of millions, having been born in a well-off family. She is also married to a wealthy husband, Sam Mburu, who has heavily invested in real estate and clearing and forwarding companies.

Susan Kihika also had a twenty-year stint overseas and only returned to the country in August 2012 and ventured into politics.

Before returning to Kenya, she had also worked for the US government as a prosecutor for the state of Texas at the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. She allegedly has a law firm in the US, which also earns her millions in monthly income.

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Salasya Reveals Options he Had After Nyayo Stadium Attack

by Daily Trends
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Mumias East MP Peter Salasya has opened up on the various options he had after he was attacked at Nyayo National Stadium during the Harambee Stars vs. Gabon match.

Salasya, while narrating his ordeal in a video shared via his official social media accounts on Monday, March 24, 2025, said that the attack on him had been well planned.

According to him, he had very dangerous retaliation options, which he chose not to pursue.

“I could have decided to go and sit in the middle of the pitch, and that game would have been postponed. Another option could have caused a stampede,” he said.

“I thank God I went alone. I didn’t go with my bodyguards; I didn’t arm myself because that could have been a disaster.”

Salasya also argued that the planners of his attack took advantage of the football match because they knew he was not a coward.

“What happened yesterday was a planned thing. I remember I was the first one who told people to come to Nyayo. They took advantage because they knew I would definitely come because I am not a coward at all,” he said.

Salasya went ahead to reveal that he had only tagged along with a friend, as he did not anticipate violence.

He narrated how events unfolded from the moment he got to Nyayo Stadium, where Gabon and Harambee Stars were set to play a football match.

“The moment I entered, it was planned, and someone warned me at the gate. Then there was one guy who was following me everywhere I went. I went up to the VIP, and he was still following me,” Salasya said.

Salasya said if the attack had not been planned, then the people against him would not have teamed up to attack him.

A section of leaders has since condemned the attack on Salasya, with some calling for respect and political tolerance.

Mudavadi condemns incident

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi is among the leaders that have heavily condemned the attack.

Mudavadi, in a statement shared via his official social media accounts on Sunday night, termed the incident as unfortunate.

He further stated that political intolerance would undermine the very foundation of Kenya’s democracy, which relies on the ability to engage with differing views.

“What happened to Hon. Peter Salasya at Nyayo Stadium today is unfortunate. Political intolerance undermines the very foundation of our democracy, which relies on the ability to engage with differing views,” Mudavadi said.

He went ahead to urge Kenyans to always respect everyone whom they do not hold the same political view, telling them that risked tearing down everything leaders hope to build should they allow division to win.

“We won’t always agree, and that’s okay. But respect, dialogue, and unity must remain non-negotiable. Respect must be given, but it must also be earned. Fellow Kenyans, no one else will build this nation for us. If we let division win, we risk tearing down everything we hope to build. A house divided cannot stand. Let’s choose reason over chaos and maturity over noise. Kenya’s future depends on it,” Mudavadi stated.

Salasya attacked

Salasya who was among the many Kenyans who attended the sold-out match between Harambee Stars and Gabon was on Sunday whisked out of the Nyayo Stadium as rowdy youths attacked him.

Salasya who was donning an AFC Leopards jersey was seen in viral videos being attacked by rowdy and unknown youths as they pushed him towards the exit.

Rowdy youths escorting Peter Salasya out of Nyayo Stadium after attacking him on Sunday, March 23, 2024. PHOTO/Screengrabs

Others are seen throwing objects at him, while a few try to protect him from the attacks.

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Football Fan in Distress After His Vehicle is Stolen From Parking During Kenya vs Gabon Clash at Nyayo Stadium

by Jacinta Mbithi
written by Jacinta Mbithi

A Kenyan football fan is in distress trying to find his vehicle after it was stolen from where he had parked during the Harambee Stars vs Gabon match at Nyayo National Stadium on Sunday, March 23, 2025.

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in a statement shared via X on Monday, March 24, revealed that the vehicle, a Toyota IST of registration number KBN 093B was stolen from a roadside parking along Kisauni Road just behind Nairobi West Hospital.

“A football fan is lamenting the loss of his vehicle which was stolen while parked by the roadside along Kisauni Road behind the Nairobi West Hospital, as he watched a match between Kenya’s Harambee Stars and Gabon’s national team at the Nyayo Stadium.

“Reporting at Akila Police Station in Lang’ata, the car owner indicated that he parked his Toyota IST registration number KBN 093B silver in colour at the said spot, at 3.40pm and proceeded to the fan-parked stadium for the World Cup Qualifiers showdown,” DCI stated.

The fan is said to have gone to his parking spot a few minutes past 7:00 pm only to find his vehicle missing.

He has since provided enough proof of ownership to the police, and the officers are now working round the clock to find the vehicle.

“Still healing from a 2-1 loss to the Aubameyang-led Gabonese, the man returned to pick his car at minutes past 7pm only to find it missing. Having provided sufficient proof of ownership of the vehicle to the police, the car has been circulated as stolen, with DCI Langata leading the investigation,” the DCI said.

Several incidents of mugging were also reported outside the Nyayo Stadium after the Harambee Stars vs Gabon World Cup Qualifier.

Meanwhile, police in Juja are also investigating the theft of a white Toyota Axio, registration number KCR 628U which was stolen from a residential house at Matangi area near Rurii Primary School, Kimbo.

The owner had left it parked outside the residential home on Saturday night, but on waking up found it gone.

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Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi watching the Harambee Stars vs Gabon match at Nyayo Stadium in the company of Raila Odinga and President William Ruto. PHOTO/@MusaliaMudavadi/X
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Mudavadi Condemns Attack on Mumias East MP Peter Salasya at Nyayo Stadium

by Daily Trends
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Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has heavily condemned the attack that was meted out on Mumias East MP Peter Salasya at Nyayo Stadium.

Mudavadi, in a statement shared via his official social media accounts on Sunday night, termed the incident as unfortunate.

He further stated that political intolerance would undermine the very foundation of Kenya’s democracy, which relies on the ability to engage with differing views.

“What happened to Hon. Peter Salasya at Nyayo Stadium today is unfortunate. Political intolerance undermines the very foundation of our democracy, which relies on the ability to engage with differing views,” Mudavadi said.

Mudavadi calls for respect

He went ahead to urge Kenyans to always respect everyone whom they do not hold the same political view, telling them that risked tearing down everything leaders hope to build should they allow division to win.

“We won’t always agree, and that’s okay. But respect, dialogue, and unity must remain non-negotiable. Respect must be given, but it must also be earned. Fellow Kenyans, no one else will build this nation for us. If we let division win, we risk tearing down everything we hope to build. A house divided cannot stand. Let’s choose reason over chaos and maturity over noise. Kenya’s future depends on it,” Mudavadi stated.

Salasya attacked

Salasya who was among the many Kenyans who attended the sold-out match between Harambee Stars and Gabon was on Sunday whisked out of the Nyayo Stadium as rowdy youths attacked him.

Salasya who was donning an AFC Leopards jersey was seen in viral videos being attacked by rowdy and unknown youths as they pushed him towards the exit.

Rowdy youths escorting Peter Salasya out of Nyayo Stadium after attacking him on Sunday, March 23, 2024. PHOTO/Screengrabs

Others are seen throwing objects at him, while a few try to protect him from the attacks.

In another video, police are seen to have intervened as they took Salasya away from the crowd.

The crowd follows closely as some are heard saying, “Lazima aheshimu Raila.”

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Former Kisumu Town West MP Rev. Kenn Nyagudi
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Former Kisumu Town West MP Kenn Nyagudi is Dead

by Daily Trends
written by Daily Trends

Former Kisumu Town West MP Rev. Kenn Nyagudi has died while undergoing treatment at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula in a statement shared via his official social media accounts announced that Nyagudi died on the evening of Sunday, March 23, 2025.

Wetang’ula stated that he had interacted with the deceased when he was serving as the Foreign Affairs Minister.

“I send my heartfelt sympathies to the family of former Kisumu Town West MP Rev. Kenn Nyagudi. I was privileged to have interacted with him when I was the Foreign Affairs Minister. He died this evening while undergoing treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital. Hon Nyagudi was elected for the first time during the by-election of 2004 after the death of Hon Joab Omino. May his family be consoled and find comfort in the Lord’s arms. May his soul rest in peace,” Wetang’ula stated.

Former Nyakach MP Peter Odoyo has also stated that Nyagudi met his death while at KNH’s private wing, where he had been admitted.

The late was first elected in 2004 by-election following the death of Joab Omino in January of the same year. He served the remainder of the term but lost the 2007 election to Olago Aluoch.

During his tenure, Kisumu Town West remained intact until the Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission (IIBRC), led by Andrew Ligale, split it into Kisumu Central and Kisumu West constituencies.

In the 2013 elections, after the adoption of the new constitution, Nyagudi contested the Kisumu Central MP seat but lost to political newcomer Ken Obura.

Following his exit from politics, Nyagudi ventured into business and largely stayed out of the public eye.

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Mumias East MP Peter Salasya
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VIDEO: Drama as Peter Salasya is Beaten And Forced Out of Nyayo Stadium

by Daily Trends
written by Daily Trends

Mumias East MP Peter Salasya on Sunday, March 23, 2025, faced it rough when he showed up at Nyayo National Stadium for the World Cup Qualifier pitting Kenya’s Harambee Stars against Gabon.

Salasya was roughed up at the stadium, beaten and forced to flee after he encountered a hostile reception.

A section of Kenyans had made it clear earlier on that they would not entertain politicians during the Harambee Stars vs Gabon match, that is currently underway.

However, Salasya’s attackers are heard telling him to respect the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga.

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A video shared on X by popular sports journalist Kevin Teya shows the controversial lawmaker being roughed up by a section of the fans as they escoted him out of the Nyayo National Stadium.

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Road accident
Crime & Investigations

Kenyan Politicians Die in Grisly Road Accident in Uganda

by Romelu Lukaku
written by Romelu Lukaku

Four Kenyans, including two politicians, lost their lives on Saturday, March 22, 2024, in a grisly road accident that occurred in Tapach on the Ugandan side.

West Pokot County Commissioner Khaliff Abdullahi on Sunday morning confirmed that the two politicians wo died in the accident are from West Pokot.

Police reports indicate that the accident took place along Moroto-Loroo Road within the Karamonjong area in Uganda at about 8:00 pm on Saturday, involving Kenyans who were on their way back to Kapenguria, West Pokot, from Moroto.

Three passengers died together with the driver, with only one person surviving the horrific accident.

The people who died have been identified as Philemon Lotudo, Elijah Lopuke, Jackson Kariwoi, and Ben Ikong.

Reports also indicate that Kariwoi and Ikong died on the spot while Lotudo succumbed to his injuries on his way to the hospital. The other victim passed away while receiving treatment.

The victims are said to have been part of a delegation accompanying Pokot South MP David Pkosing on a cross-border tour of Kenya and Uganda.

Sook Ward MCA Martin Komongiro narrowly escaped the accident with his life and was rushed to Eldoret for specialized treatment.

One of the deceased vied for the Kapenguria MP seat in the 2022 elections while the other took a stab at the MCA position.

Lopuke, on the other hand, had won the UDA chairmanship in Alale Ward in West Pokot in the ruling party’s last grassroots elections.

Investigations into the accident have since kicked off. A postmortem has already been conducted, and the bodies, together with the survivor, have left Moroto Referral Hospital for West Pokot at 3:00 am. They are currently being reserved at Cherangani Nursing Funeral Home.

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Traffic snurl up along the Nairobi-Nakuru Road as Kenyans rush to WRC Safari Rally event.
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Motorists eager to attend WRC Safari rally stuck in traffic for hours

by Daily Trends
written by Daily Trends

Motorists eager to attend the WRC Safari rally in Naivasha were stuck in traffic for hours on Saturday night due to the heavy traffic jam on the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway.

At the time this post was published, there were recordings and footage showing cars delayed in gridlock on lengthy sections of the major roadway.

In order to prevent traffic jams, a number of advisories have also been sent to drivers encouraging them to choose different routes to get to their destination.

Road users also vented their annoyance on social media, with one commenting that people traveling from Naivasha to Nairobi would reach their destination more quickly than those traveling from Naivasha to Nakuru, which is a far shorter distance.

This was true even though the two locations were obviously different—the former was only 100 kilometers apart, while the latter was 78 kilometers.

Some of the drivers even had to stay overnight on the highway.
One of these drivers described how, on his trip back to Nairobi, he became stuck in traffic. He estimated that the trip would conclude at 11 p.m., but it ended up taking four more hours, and he reached Nairobi at 3 a.m.

But according to the National Police Service, its traffic policemen had been sent to the highway and other routes to give directions.

Kenyans have flocked from all over the nation, primarily from Nairobi, to witness the show since the Safari rally began on Thursday.

As revelers rushed to reach Hells Gate to see the event’s final leg on Sunday morning, traffic was not limited to the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.

As onlookers made their way to the national park, heavy traffic was observed on Moi South Lake Road in Naivasha.

Even though the National Police Service (NPS) takes precautions to prevent it, the annual athletic event that draws thousands of people nonetheless faces comparable difficulties.

Bus and truck drivers were warned by NPS a day prior to the event not to park along the Naivasha–Nakuru Road or create impediments.

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MPESA
Business

Safaricom Announces Countrywide 30-Minute M-PESA Outage

by Jacinta Mbithi
written by Jacinta Mbithi

All M-PESA services, including money transfers, withdrawals, payments, and other financial operations, will be unavailable for 30 minutes on the night of Monday, March 24, 2025, leading telecom provider Safaricom has announced.

Safaricom, in a statement issued on Saturday, March 22, 2025, said that there will be a brief MPESA outage due to planned maintenance of the platform.

It is anticipated that the 30-minute maintenance will start at 1:00 AM and end at 1:30 AM.

Customers were informed by the business, though, that other Safaricom services, such as calls, data, and SMS, would not be impacted and would carry on as usual.

Safaricom says the timing of the maintenance has been planned to result in the least inconvenience to our customers.

“Dear Customer, We are continuously innovating and enhancing our services to connect our customers with endless possibilities. To meet our promise to always offer Reliable, Safe, Secure and a Superior customer experience, we will be conducting a scheduled system maintenance on the night of Monday 24th March 2025 starting from 01.00AM to 01.30AM,” Safaricom announced.

“During the 30 minutes maintenance period, all M-PESA services will be intermittent. All other Safaricom services including calls, data and SMS services will be available uninterrupted. The timing of this maintenance has been planned to result in the least inconvenience to our customers. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and thank you for choosing us as your trusted provider.”

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