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Kenya politics news and explainers: Parliament, parties, elections, devolution and power. Clear reporting for citizens tracking policy and 2027.
Kenya Kwanza and ODM name joint teams to draft 2027 manifesto and framework
President Ruto named Kenya Kwanza and ODM technical teams (Nzai, Mwai, Simiyu, Ng’etich; Wanuge, Mbaruk, Kerubo, Muok) to draft a shared 2027 programme, plus a second five-a-side team with Oburu Oginga for coalition framework and leadership rules.
Ruto: Broad-Based Government is about uniting Kenya, not permanent popularity
President William Ruto said the Broad-Based partnership between UDA and ODM puts national interest above rivalry, claims accelerated delivery since ODM joined government, and said the coalition will present a scorecard to Kenyans as elections approach.
Wetang’ula: NCIC must work all year, not only at election season
Speaker Moses Wetang’ula told NCIC to fight hate speech year-round, partner with Education, DCI, ODPP, Judiciary and IEBC, and earn public confidence; Chair Bishop Kepha Omae said a 2027 prevention roadmap with elders, churches and schools is already rolling.
Wetang’ula tells Sifuna: presidency needs long track record, not a shortcut
At his Bungoma home, Speaker Moses Wetang’ula said presidential hopefuls need lengthy political journeys like past presidents, pushing back at Edwin Sifuna’s Linda Mwananchi Western push, and argued Luhya support for Ruto now could open a later succession path.
Pragmatic Party of Kenya seeks ORPP provisional registration for 2027
ORPP has begun provisional registration of the proposed Pragmatic Party of Kenya (short name Pragmatic) — gold, black, green and white colours, calculator symbol, slogan “Suluhisho amilifu” — with founders Angwen Alloyce Ochieng, Ndung’u Christine Wambui and Gona Arrhenius Kalama; public objections within 7 days.
One year to August 10, 2027: IEBC calendar locks as Ruto and opposition race
With 365 days to the 10 August 2027 vote, IEBC published key deadlines from public-officer resignations (9 Feb 2027) through primaries, nominations and campaign end (7 Aug); Ruto consolidates a broad-based push while Gachagua, Kalonzo and Sifuna still test opposition unity.
IEBC 2027 spending caps face enforcement doubts as experts question capacity
Legal experts welcome IEBC’s 2027 campaign financing limits gazetted 7 August 2026 — including a Sh6.11bn presidential ceiling and Nairobi county posts at Sh181.31m — but warn multi-agency tracking of thousands of candidates will be Herculean; Mutunga and Mkangi among voices.
Wetang’ula urges MPs to cool ethnic rhetoric as 2027 cycle heats up
Speaker Moses Wetang’ula told MPs to lower political temperatures and avoid bellicose ethnic talk after a statement request over leaders urging rejection of ‘outsiders’, with Lamu cited as multi-community coexistence and NCIC enforcement questions raised.
Murkomen blasts Gachagua’s Ng’eno crash fuel claims as ‘cooked-up nonsense’
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen condemned Rigathi Gachagua’s suggestion that contaminated jet fuel from Lodwar may have caused the helicopter crash that killed Johana Ng’eno, calling the claims fabricated and daring him to take alleged intelligence to investigators.