WHY NDINDI NYORO BELIEVES THAT KENYANS ARE MAD WITH PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA

BY Simon Kahara

Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has castigated President Uhuru Kenyatta for what he describes as poisoning Kenyans against ODM Raila Odinga during the general elections and later letting Mr Odinga enjoying the fruits of Jubilee government.

The unapologetic Dr William Ruto lieutenant says Kenyans are extremely mad against the President who used all sorts of names against Mr Odinga including and not limited to calling Mr Odinga a mad man in 2017 and three years later letting Mr Odinga enjoy the fruits of Uhuruto government and seemingly controlling the ruling Jubilee party.

Speaking about the impending Cabinet reshuffle in a move touted to incorporate Mr Odinga’s ODM wing into the government, Mr Nyoro said the President was free to incorporate him into the government warning that if Mr Kenyatta continued misgoverning the country, he would be remembered for that.

“If Uhuru decides to incorporate Mr Odinga its okey but Kenyans are very made because he (Uhuru) poisoned Kenyans that Mr Odinga was a mad man but he is now enjoying the fruits of the government he never fought for,” he told journalists on Wednesday at Kiawambeu village in Kiharu Constituency.

Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro on May 6 at Kiawambeu village during inspection of Kiawambeu chief's camp which was built from scratch. He said Kenyans are mad at Uhuru for inciting them against Raila Odinga only for him to wine and dine with him three years later

Mr Nyoro attributed Jubilee woes to Mr Odinga who he claimed has been using the party’s Secretary General Raphael Tuju to disorient the party to destroy its structures, objectives and vision of the country in efforts to curtail Dr Ruto’s 2022 Presidential bid at the pleasure of Mr Odinga.

He claimed the Kieleweke wing of Jubilee party has gone ahead to register a political party The National Unity (TNU) which will field Mr Odinga and a section of Jubilee party once their mission of destroying the ruling party is accomplished.

“Here is their game plan, Mr Odinga to use Mr Tuju to destroy Jubilee party so that Dr Ruto’s Presidential bid is disoriented, once they are through, they run into TNU which is former PNU party. But I want to advise them that very soon, we shall wake up and defend the party since it does not belong to the simple few but for all members regardless of their stature in the society,” he said adding that their rejoinder will be messy.

He said Jubilee party has been performing dismally in its second time for incorporating Mr Odinga who he associated with bad luck in all his undertakings.

MP Ndindi Nyoro said a time is coming when they shall respond to Jubilee woes and that theirs will be messy

“Mr Odinga is the father of misfortunes and violence, he started disorienting his father and now he is doing it in Jubilee now, the programs such as the electrification and others,” he said.

WA IRIA COMMISSIONS YET ANOTHER MEGA PROJECT AT MURANGA COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL

BY Allan Wanjiku

Muranga Governor Mwangi Wa Iria has announced yet another mega project; the construction of Cancer Hospital which will be constructed for five months and will be launched on December this year.

The County boss announced the move on Tuesday during the dedication ceremony of Muranga ICU Centre, the biggest facility in terms of capacity in Kenya.

The facility has been constructed in a record of 19 days and has been fully equipped with 35 beds and ventilators, the first of its kind in Kenya followed by Kenyatta National Hospital which can only accommodate 21 patients.

The governor said the 7-storey building will be constructed at the County referral hospital and that his administration will partner with Indian hospitals to ensure that the 200-bed capacity will be at par with the hospitals in India where Kenyans and the nationals from other countries seek medical treatment for cancer treatment.

The outlook of Muranga ICU Centre, its the biggest in Kenya in terms of capacity followed by Kenyatta National Hospital

“It will be the first in the country since there is no other Cancer Hospital in Kenya, some are only Cancer units but the one we are constructing will admit both the out patients and the in patients, we are committed in investing in the health sector even if it means slashing funds allocated for murrrumming of roads,” the governor said.

Cancer has remained the county’s disaster and has claimed the lives of many including leaders of different stature and even poor Kenyans.

The Governor Mwangi Wa Iria administration will also embark on expanding the already existing Oxygen production unit at the hospital as well as installing the blood bank at the same facility.

“We already have an oxygen production unit at the hospital but we want to expand the unit since due to the ICU facility, the demand of the oxygen will be high, plans are also underway to install the blood bank unit at the hospital,” he announced.

Muranga Governor Mwangi Wa Iria inspecting the ventilators at the Muranga ICU Center. 

The dedication service saw different clergy praying for the facility and dedicating it to the Lord.

They included the Archbishop of AIPCA Julius Njoroge, five Anglican bishops led by Rt Rev Timothy Gichere and Julius Karanu, five Akorino bishops, Imams of Muslim community, and about 10 bishops of other interdenominational churches.

Bishop James Maria Wainaina of Catholic Diocese of Muranga and AIPCA Archbishop Juliua Njoroge leads clergy in dedicating and blessing Muranga ICU Centre

The spiritual heads praised Mr Wa Iria for his lightning speed of the construction of the facility and described him as a visionary leader who the country needs.

“Many could not believe that the facility could be constructed and fully equipped within 21 days, the facility will be of great benefit to the people of Muranmga, Mt Kenya region and the whole country at large,” Bishop Gichere of ACK Mt Kenya Central said.

The Head of Imams of Muranga Mr Nuno said “ The project is unique constructed at the highest construction level standards and is ahead of Kenyatta National Hospital which can only accommodate 21 patients, we can only ask Allah to grant the governor His mercies in his future political ambitions due to his service delivery to the people of Kenya.”

The governor said the facility will offer absolutely free services to the people of Kenya for the first three months.

MARIBE MWANGI ACCUSES MURANGA POLITICIAN WITH 'FAKE NEWS' THAT DAUGHTER JACKIE MARIBE IS VYING FOR WOMEN REP POST

My daughter is not vying for the women Rep post in 2022, Maribe Mwangi, father to former Citizen Tv has announced.

While calling on Kenyans and the people of Muranga to treat the news as rumours, the Kiharu politician and business man has directed the rumour, that her daughter was salivating for the Women rep post, to a certain politician who he says has been 'pretending' to be their family friend.

According to Mr Maribe, the decision for Jacque Maribe to vie for the women rep or any other post can not be made in the streets.

Mr Maribe who is an active social media user has also traded guns to a popular Muranga WhatsApp adminstrator who he describes as  'Murang'a County Siren' peddling rumours by circulating 'fake news ' in various whatsup groups.

"I  wish to state that this an absolute lie being peddled by a certain leader from Murang'a who has always pretended to be a family friend.In any case, such a monumental decision cannot be announced in the streets of Gachocho rural village," Mr Maribe says. 

Mr Maribe has been a close and caring father to daughter Jacque who is facing murder charges in High court dismissing the allegations and maintaining that her daughter is innocent. 

We are behind our KTDA, Tea Farmers

Patrick Muthoni a tea farmer. He says tea farmers are not privy to the regulations by the Ministry of Agriculture and wants the government to involve them before implementing the them

Herman Wanyoike says they are behind the KTDA and not Cs Peter Munya's regulations which he termed as unrealistic

 A section of tea farmers in Kangema Muranga have opposed the regulations by Ministry of Agriculture and have raised fears that the regulation may block their fortunes.

The farmers also claim the regulations were done with utmost secrecy and that they were not involved when coming up with the directives and they want CS Peter Munyaka to halt the implementation of the same so that they may get a chance to give their inputs.

Speaking at Kiarathe village in Kangema led by farmers Washington Mwangi, Patrick Muthoni among others, the farmers fear that the regulations may affect the day to day running of the factories and limit the amount of money they get due to some 'unrealistic' regulations like the leasing of lorries to ferry tea among others.

 Herman Nyoike said the regulations by the Ministry require each of the factory to have at least 250 acres under tea and tree plantations a move, that according to Wanyoike may see closure of some factories who only ha e between 30 to 40 acres of land with tea.

“Almost all factories like the Kanyenya ini tea factory have between 30 to 40 acres and with the new law, they may be forces to either call it quit or buy more lands, and you know what, factories are owned by farmers not KTDA," he said. 

He said there is need for the Ministry of Agriculture to call for a meeting with KTDA which is a major player in the sector for a forum to help streamline the sector.

Patrick Muthoni urged the government to   circulate the regulations, to enable them make an informed decision instead of farmers depending on the media briefs.

“Two weeks after the regulations were issued majority of the growers and especially the aged are yet to understand them.  Many have heard them through the media, thus need for efforts to have them interpreted in local languages,” said Muthoni.

 Last week, another group led by Wambugu Gachunji of Karurumo village supported the regulations as they proposed more changes.

The group has also proposed for reduction of the management fee to 1.5 percent from 2.5 percent.

 The ministry has proposed the management fee be reduced from 2.5 percent to two percent

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY: CASES OF JOURNALISTS ATTACK ON THE RISE WITH 22 CASES RECORDED BETWEEN MARCH AND APRILL 2020

ARTICLE 19 EASTERN AFRICA, an lobby group which defends the rights of journalists has announced that there are 22 cases of violence against journalists while on duty in Kenya between May 2019 and April 2020.

The group which also trains journalists im various aspects of media sector says there are documented cases of attacks, harassment, intimidation rising to 

59 from 53 in 2019. 

Article 19 says attacks on journalists increased significantly in the first quarter of 2020 with 

recorded cases reaching 36, at the height of Coronavirus pandemic 

across the country. Of the 36 cases recorded, 22 violations took place 

between March and April, barely two months following the government’s 

announcement of the first case of COVID 19 on March 12 in Kenya.

"This constitutes 37 per cent of the total violations during the monitoring period.

These attacks were carried out by security agents, government officials, and 

organised mobs - including primary school pupils in a manner that clearly 

demonstrates a sustained effort to stifle and control the press, and limit the free 

flow of information in 22 Counties. 

The group says Nairobi region recorded the highest violations with 

13 incidents, followed by Mombasa with 6 and Turkana witnessing 4 cases.

Other 19 counties recorded between 3 and 1 cases each.

" As the journalists around the globe marks the World Press Freedom Day under 

the theme of Journalism Without Fear and Favour reporting about the 

coronavirus health crisis, corruption and the 2022 succession politics are the 

most sensitive stories for journalists to cover in 2020 in Kenya.

 Attacks at the county levels continued to increase as journalists have been denied access to

information or news venues to provide objective and critical reporting on the 

Counties’ development progress, their response preparedness to the 

pandemic and the shaping local politics.

“An independent media is crucial for Kenya’s ability to achieve her 

development agenda including the efforts to contain the raging pandemic 

and its watchdog role of ensuring that those in power are being held to 

account, said Mugambi Kiai, ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa, Regional Director.

 “A free press cannot thrive in an environment in which journalists are constantly 

under severe and constant attack: this undermines freedom of expression, and 

democracy, in the country. 

Despite filing complaints with police cases of attacks and threats against 

journalists are rarely investigated. Of the 59 violations recorded by ARTICLE 19, 

only one case involving a non-state actor has been investigated with the 

perpetrators subsequently being taken to court. This is a mere 1% rate of 

effective investigation, suggesting a high level of impunity regarding attacks 

on journalists. 

“Failure to bring those responsible for attacks on journalists to account sends 

the signal that the media can be silenced through violence, and will ultimately 

lead to many journalists resorting to self-censorship, hampering the realisation 

of the right to free expression. The government must take the necessary steps 

to ensure that journalists are free to carry out their work, Mugambi said. 

ARTICLE 19 calls on the Kenyan government to uphold freedom of the media 

and to end attacks on journalists carrying out their work. The government must 

work to create an enabling environment for journalists to carry out their duties, 

without threat of attack or criminalisation