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Eldas MP Adan Keynan Challenges Critics with ‘Seeing is Believing’ Development Tour
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Northern Kenya Media Practitioners Boycott Gachagua Interview Over Divisive Rhetoric
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Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi Declares ODM ‘Politically Dead’ After Raila Odinga’s Death
NAIROBI – Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi has sparked intense debate in Kenyan political circles with a blunt assessment that the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is effectively “dead” following the passing of its founder, Raila Odinga, in October 2025. In a widely circulated statement, the outspoken lawyer hailed the late Raila
Wajir’s Pride: Top KCSE Girl Hafsa Abubakar Sharif Earns Full University Scholarship from Eldas MP Adan Keynan
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𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚’𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭-𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫
WAJIR— The late Ahmed Khalif Mohamed, former Wajir West MP and Kenya’s shortest-serving cabinet minister, was a prominent member of the Degodia clan—the dominant clan in present-day Wajir County. Born in 1950, he was the son of a police inspector who later rose to become a chief. His elder brother,
Fact-Check: Former Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s Statements
BY: Siyad Jimale Amin Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua must clearly direct his criticisms toward specific institutions or individuals rather than conflating unrelated issues. He should clarify whether his grievances are with governors and MPs from Northern Kenya, the Ministry of Education, the Somali community, or concerns over the prudent
Northern Kenya Leaders Rebuke Gachagua: Region ‘Underdeveloped by Policy Design,’ Not Leadership Failure
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The Secret Mission To Fly a President Siad Barre’s Body Back Home
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