Deputy President William Ruto has told President Uhuru Kenyatta to face him directly and stop hiding behind junior government officers.
In a statement, Ruto urged Uhuru to come out boldly, and stop using junior government officers to attack him over his 2022 presidential bid.
Ruto is said not to be satisfied with how President Kenyatta has been conducting himself since the handshake with ODM Leader Raila Odinga.
And according to Ruto’s statement, Uhuru should come out and reveal his true colors, instead of hiding behind some nonentities.
“Let the Dynasties and Deep State unveil themselves so that we can meet face to face. They should stop involving their officers in this battle. Yes, it is a battle between me, and them,” Ruto avers.
A statement by Deputy President says that President Uhuru Kenyatta has been fighting Ruto using senior government officials to diminish his political ambitions ahead of the 2022 General Elections.
@FKF_NSL IS READY FOR THE NEW SEASON. In an unending commitment to nurture and support the game, today the giant betting company and sports National Super League sponsors Betika issued twenty Betika National Super League (BNSL) teams with new football kits, balls, and nets ahead of the new season.
This has come as an addition to 3-year Ksh 90 Million sponsorship for the league and as part of the deal, teams receive financial support to facilitate and uplift the game.
Betika welcomes all to share proposals with for consideration reach places especially the low lands(ASAL) so that they Make an effort to reach those places and Betika is available to outreach programmes as it will traverse the 47 counties.
Kisii Based Sports team, Shabana Fc Team Lead Receiving Betika Sports Kit
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Team Lead receiving a sports kit
Participants can also You can also follow the link below https://betikanacommunity.com to nominate their team and view what the initiative is all about.
Close to TheCrossFireNews, it has come to access to documents At KEBS as per editors pick and editorial check is An advertisement dated Thursday, August 26, Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) indicated that the bureau was looking to hire 109 individuals to occupy various posts.
They included an inspection manager and a principal office administrator at the managerial level. Civil engineers, electrical engineers, pharmacists and mechanical engineers.
The process haunts the management with Managing Director (MD) Bernard Njiraini and Principal Secretary Amb. Kirimi Kaberia taking the big chunk of blame for playing dirty in the whole recruitment process.
According to an anonymous letter sent to some media houses and copied to other bodies by aggrieved staff, the recruitment process was largely flawed by the management. The staff are petitioning for an open recruitment process. Below attached is the letter.
With the re-establishment of the East African Community (EAC) and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), KEBS activities now include participation in the development and implementation of SMCA activities at the regional level where it participates in the harmonization of standards, measurement of conformity assessment regimes for regional integration. KEBS operates the National Enquiry Point in support of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT).
We are here to report recruitment malpractices at the Kenya Bureau of Standards.
KEBS advertised 109 positions in the month of September 2021. The deadline for submitting applications was 10.09.2021.
What happened is that the MD (Lt. Col (Rtd) Njiraini) took upon himself to invite the Ministry of Trade and Enterprise Development to be part of the shortlisting and interviewing process. This has never happened before because KEBS recruitments have always been transparent and very objective.
We are made to understand this was done because of the directives from the Principal Secretary Amb. Kirimi Kaberia who is set to run for a political seat therefore he wants to use the employments to reward his political supporters in his village in Meru). Not only have that, the MD himself Mr. Njiraini wants to employ his county political associates for himself and for his friends.
he MD flouted all the recruitment processes in KEBS overlooking the committee which is charged with the responsibility of all recruitment and instead appointed his spanner boys who do all his dirty jobs.
Below are the names for the so-called shortlisting committee
Murira- this is a Director who was appointed irregularly as a reward to Meru community. This is the man who has set up the whole process. First, he is not a member of the committee and he was appointed to chair the panel. He is been tasked to ensure the interest of the PS. Ambassador Kaberia, Board chair and the larger Meru interests are taken care of at the expense of other applicants.
Kirimi is the mastermind of all the rumours and gossip in KEBS. He is the one in charge of the recruitment system and has ensured he tampered with the system. He gets information from the system and calls people demanding for money in return of recruitment. He is boasting all over that people should know that there are Meru’s at KEBS.
Abdow- this is one of the most corrupt officers in KEBS. The MD uses him to carry out his dirty jobs at KEBS. He got in irregularly and has caused a lot of chaos in HR department since he joined the organization.
Njeru- this is the officer from the Ministry ensure that all Mt. Kenya applicants specifically Gatundu, Meru and Embu are given the jobs.
Miriam- this a very new Director and does not understand the malpractices in KEBS especially recruitments- she is a coverup to cheat the rest of us that the process is fair.
The question is what is going to happen to the rest of Kenyans who have applied if this is what is happening?
We understand there are internal employees who could have benefited from the recruitment but the advert was advertised externally so that it is used for political gains.
According to Public Service Commission and KEBS HR policies, there is a committee charged with advising the MD in all recruitment process and the same has been completely ignored in this particular recruitment.
The MD (Mr. Njiraini has completely run down KEBS since he joined KEBS in 2019. In fact he has been arrested in the past due to corruption. He is still in office courtesy of his godfathers. This MD became MD although he was number six during the interviews)
We have written to your good office so that you can intervene by having the recruitment process stopped or cancelled until the MD appoints credible people to drive the process.
This process is highly compromised, the end result is to benefit Mr. Kaberia (PS), Mr. Njiraini (MD), KEBS Board chair, HOD-HR and his woria friends in KEBS and outside KEBS.
We are, once again, appealing to your good office to intervene by having this process stopped or cancelled altogether. As we are writing the same corrupt team is carrying out short listing.
Njiraini has been exposed on corruption in many news sites and many times.
In October, 2020 last year – KEBS was stopped from expanding a vehicle inspections tender following queries around the process.
Parliament adopted a committee report that seeked to have Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) Managing Director Bernard Njiraini held responsible for litigation that could arise from a controversial tender.
The Principal Secretary State Department of for Industrialization Amb. Kirimi Kaberia.
Njiraini was arrested for refusing to give EACC detectives original documents related to multimillion-shilling tenders the commission is investigating.
Njiraini was arrested as a penal consequence for failing to comply with a notice issued to him to surrender the documents.
EACC had been investigating allegations of procurement irregularities and payment of bribes in respect of awards for tenders for provision of pre-export conformity of goods, used motor vehicles, mobile equipment and spare parts by Kebs.
The Public Investments Committee (PIC) recommended punishment for Mr Njiraini and the procurement team at Kebs for alleged impropriety in awarding a pre-export verification tender. The National Assembly adopted the report that recommended that the top officer at the state agency be surcharged in the event bidders challenged the award.
The watchdog committee chaired by Mvita MP Abdulswamad Nassir also recommended that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission probe the circumstances under which Kebs engaged blacklisted firms, EAA Company Ltd and Auto Terminal Japan.
The Auditor-General had in a special audit recommended that the two firms be barred from engaging in such tenders. But the agency went ahead to engage them in its bid to have more firms inspect vehicles being imported into the country.
In reference to the recruitment process, KEBS has issued a rebuttal to the claims raised by the staffers in the anonymous mail. While replying to the consumer body Cofek, Kebs management and by reflex, are denying any wrong doing in the recruitment.
They said in part “the shortlisting committee for this recruitment was duly appointed in line with its internal processes and the KEBS Human Resources Policy. The ministry of industrialization, trade and enterprise development is the parent ministry (the ministry) to KEBS and is therefore engaged and consulted by KEBS as and when necessary, In this case, the ministry is providing technical and professional human resources support during the recruitment process.”
Section 5 of the Standards Council Act which establishes KEBS only requires KEBS Council to consult with the ministry on the appointment of the director (CEO/MD) of KEBS, not the rest of the staff.
KEBS Managing Director Bernard Njiraini.
1) The Minister shall, on the advice of the Council, by notice in the Gazette, appoint a Director of the Bureau who shall be the chief executive officer of the Bureau.
(2) The Council shall, after consultation with the Director, appoint such members and staff of the Bureau as the Council may deem necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau under this Act.
While replying to Keb’s rebuttal, the consumer body has further poked holes in the denying statement.
”It is not clear why the ministry and or principal secretary, who sits on the Standards Council, will still have himself and or a nominee on shortlisting committees for internal and or externally advertised jobs. Cofek equally remains a stranger to the KEBS Human Resources Policy – where no specific section was quoted in the KEBS generic response – that was more of a veiled threat than the salient information sought.“
We’ve also learnt that KEBS threatened Cofek to pull down article they had posted earlier on the recruitment petition claiming it had dealt them an unstated disrepute. Suspiciously, they want article taken down without convincing evidence that it was malicious, this is a common threat from corrupt leaders who want to hide information from the public and continue operating in secrecy.
Cofek has refused to give into their demands, “
KEBS is a key consumer protection agency. Its a primary partner to Cofek. Recruitment of its’ human resources is, therefore, a critical component of consumer protection. It cannot be gainsaid. Again, in light of Article 10 and especially 35 of the Constitution, information held by government and required in the public interest ought to be released to the public. It is the legitimate expectation that KEBS will provide the required full information.” The body stated.
Since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in our country on March 17th, things seemed to have taken a different turn away from the norms affecting all sectors of the economy, including people’s social lives. The education sector is one of the many sectors that were greatly affected by the pandemic as things falling fell apart for students from all levels of learning.
However, Stephen Nyarangi is one happy man who has been able to complete his studies and graduate with a degree in leadership and management from California University/the University of Yoll in collaboration with an evangelical training center in Nairobi. He attributes his success to God and thanks Him for the opportunity accorded to him despite all the challenges brought about by the pandemic.
Hon Stephen Nyarangi with his brother Robert Onsomu
COVID-19 was a blessing in disguise when it comes to his education according to Stephen “In fact, COVID-19 has made me study because you work from home. In most cases when I’m at home, I used to read a lot, so it was a blessing in disguise because I had enough time to sit down and read,” he said.
Besides being a student, Stephen Nyarangi works with the county government of Kisii as the political advisor to Hon. Governor Ongwae of Kisii County. He had to balance between work and studies, the saying was not an easy task to dedicating his time and took the course as a serious and noble calling for him to dedicate his time for the studies.
He however recalls excellent scores in the examinations did progress from 63% to 80% during the academic years.
Stephen is looking forward to using his experience in leadership and management to mentor younyoung people has he plans to further his studies with Masters’s, Ph.D., to be a role model in soviet society. “As an advisor, I needed to have a lot of experience in leadership and management because you can’t advise without having rich experience in leadership and management and how to relate with people,” he said.
He started a political journey in 2002, when he wanted to run for the seat of the Member of Parliament in Westlands Constituency, Nairobi but did not pursue his ambition since the Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, a close working partner offered him a place in NARC headquarters as one of the directors of elections.
He, later on, formed a party called BDP, in which he was the chairperson until he was later elected the vice-chair in charge of finance and establishment center for multiparty democracy.
Nyarangi has worked closely with political leaders such as the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Gov James Ongwae, the speaker of the national assembly Justin Muturi as well as Alice Wahome, the Member of Parliament for Kandala Constituency enabling him to gain political expertise.
He holds the Governor of Kisii County, Governor James Ongwae, in high regard and is grateful for the opportunity to serve as his advisor and looks forward to working with like-minded people including the president.
Stephen Nyarangi however is not intending to run for any electoral position at the moment, as he wants to keep working with the county government and concentrate on ensuring that Governor James Ongwae delivers his mandate to the people and leaves a rich legacy in Kisii County.
He is working to ensure Raila Odinga becomes president hinting that the Gusii community remains united leaving a rich legacy for the Kisi County. “I don’t want to contradict my work, your young I say that I’m going to run for the seat of Member of Parliament or something else, then I’ll not be able really to work for the governor or rather the county or people, I’ll concentrate on people,” he said.
He alluded that the ongoing wrangles of fee increment at Kisii University urging the whole management to form committees to assist the lowering the fees so that the needy students from the community can enjoy an get the knowledge without any difficulties saying that a reasonable fee amount is a key and not only to success but also a brainstorming step for the better future.
Health promotion advocates have formally solicited the government to uphold the current ban on nicotine pouches and ignore the latest by one manufacturer to allow them back accompanied by a sign. The vow by British American Tobacco, sent to Health CS, Mutahi Kagwe, on September 7, 2021, asks that their nicotine pouches, brand names LYFT or Velo, be allowed back into the market and health warning covering 10 per cent of the packet. ‘The manufacture, distribution and sale of our LYFT product have been temporarily ceased in the market since October 2020. Our resumption of factory operations and sale of LYFT in Kenya hinges on the provision of appropriate health warnings for the product,’ says the letter by BAT’s Managing Director, Crispin Achola.
Achola added that the Cabinet Secretary exercise discretion and direct that oral nicotine pouches such as LYFT (also known as Velo) apply text health warnings in the form and format as shred in this letter and as shown in the pictures in the appendix. The Kenya Tobacco Control Alliance (KETCA), the umbrella organization for all organizations involved in tobacco control and health promotion in Kenya, advised the Health CS to stick to the Kenya Tobacco Control Act and The World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control , for outlaws any involvement of the tobacco industry in the formulation of health news.
‘The World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which Kenya has signed and ratified in 2004, also clearly states the industry must not sit on the table where tobacco control laws those drafted. In Kenya, the industry is purporting to draft the laws on behalf of the government. Of course, they draft loophole-ridden legislation and then wait to exploit them,’ said KETCA Chairman Mr Joel Gitali. He added that the tobacco industry has been diversifying into alternative tobacco and nicotine products to grow profits in a rapidly shrinking cigarette market.
The letter by Achola says that nicotine pouches are BAT’s ‘lowest risk’ products. ‘This assessment is based on BAT’s analysis of, among others and emissions, heavy metals as well as cellular analysis across its product portfolio.’ Mr Gitali noted such assertions based on fraudulent science because there is no data to show nicotine pouches are safe or are effective to help quit cigarette smoking. ‘Nicotine pouches come with their risks, including skin irritation, addiction, and gum disease. Nicotine use during adolescence has shown to impact learning, attention span and proneness to addiction,’ Mr Gitali said. He added that Side effects of the use can include irritation of the gums, sore mouth, hiccups, nausea and most importantly, Nicotine increases relapse risk with other tobacco products noting that 10 per cent warning disintegrates when subjected to scrutiny.
Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA) has launched a new digital platform to facilitate easier filing, processing and disbursement of funds and assets.
UFAA Chairman Richard Kiplagat said that the monies in the trust are invested in the government to ensure there is no risk.
Kiplagat said that UFAA looks forward to doubling the number of claims for reunifying.
The authority said that it aims to provide customer-friendly services and to make their service available in Huduma Centers across the country.
He said the authority intends to do away with manual filing of claims to facilitate easier processing and disbursement of unclaimed financial assets in cash, bonds, stocks and other financial assets.
The Authority is also deploying an online holders’ reporting and surrenders system that will make it easier for holders to submit and surrender unclaimed financial assets in their possession.
UFAA Chairman said that the authority will be working with the office of the Auditor-General to facilitate audits of public sector agencies on compliance with unclaimed financial assets reporting and surrender.
UFAA is an authority created under the Unclaimed Financial Assets Act, No 40 of 2011 to administer unclaimed financial assets. UFAA’s primary focus is to receive unclaimed financial assets from the holders, safeguard the assets and reunite the assets to their rightful owner.
A baseline survey report on the current state of unclaimed financial assets was released by Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA) has revealed that the current unclaimed financial assets in the country are estimated at Sh241,105,748,942.
The survey which was conducted to determine the number of holders and estimate the volume of unclaimed financial assets held by each holder and cumulatively across all sectors in the country showed that the current estimated unclaimed financial asset holders who include institutions in the country are 477,112.
Announcing the findings of the survey in Nairobi, UFAA Chief Executive Officer, Mr John Mwangi, explained that the Authority’s mandate is to bring closure to ‘lost and found’ financial assets, receive unclaimed financial assets, safeguard and re-unite the assets with their rightful owners, who at times are not aware of their abandoned treasure.
“UFAA’s performance is based on the number of claimants re-unified. So far the Authority has collected a total of Sh20.3 billion in cash, Sh1.2 billion unit of shares, received 6,000 claims and issued Sh1 billion payouts in 2021,” said Mwangi.
He expressed that the Financial Services Sector has the highest holding of approximately 62 per cent of the total unclaimed financial assets and the projected unclaimed financial assets over the next 5 years is estimated at Sh156 billion.
Explaining that financial assets are declared unclaimed when there is no active involvement by users for a period of 2 years, the CEO said the unclaimed money by the Authority is invested in government securities so as to accrue interest that is channelled to unclaimed Assets Trust Fund.
“UFAA is urging all citizens to claim their financial assets and that of relatives by dialling a short code of *361# or visiting their website,” said Mwangi.
He said the code will help citizens find out whether they have unclaimed financial assets as an original owner or on behalf of a minor, business entity and deceased persons.
In his remarks, UFAA Chairperson, Richard Kiplagat, announced that the Authority has introduced Unclaimed Financial Assets Management (UFAM) System that is designed to facilitate easier filing, processing and disbursement of unclaimed assets through the internet, as well as provide compliance services where UFAA can carry out audit procedures to holding institutions.
“The reunification process has been made easier through the self-service UFAM system to allow a claimant to search for an asset, file a claim, download the required documents and track the claims,” said Kiplagat.
The Chairperson said to favour those with no access to the internet, UFAA has partnered with Huduma Kenya to make asset claiming services available in all Huduma Centers across the country.
“Through a partnership with government entities and technology companies, the Authority will continue with sensitization efforts that help target holders and claimants increase declarations to the authority and re-unification of unclaimed financial assets,” he said.
Kiplagat further urged all institutions that are holders of unclaimed financial assets to submit reports of unclaimed finance that they hold before November 1, 2021.
Baringo Senator Gideon Moi is set to be endorsed as KANU’s flag bearer for the 2022 Presidential election as delegates gather at Bomas of Kenya to ratify the decision.
Gideon, a son of former President, the late Daniel arap Moi during a home coming ceremony in Baringo called on residents from his home county to fully back his ambitions of becoming the country’s 5th President.
The Kanu party chairman urged residents to journey with him and not to abandon him during the crucial time he is also seeking support countrywide.
“Our unity as residents of Baringo is very important especially now that we are approaching the 2022 general elections,” he said.
The Baringo Senator who faces strong opposition from Deputy President William Ruto and his allies have been pushing for the formation of a strong coalition that will face the Deputy President in next year’s polls.
Gideon, a close ally of President Uhuru Kenyatta will for the first time vie for Presidency in his political career.
During 2017 elections, the KANU leader supported President Kenyatta’s re-election.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga and One Kenya Alliance leaders Wiper Party leaders Kalonzo Musyoka, FORD Kenya’s Moses Wetangula and ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi are in attendance.
NAIROBI, 30th September 2021, (PSCU)—President Uhuru Kenyatta today at State House, Nairobi bade farewell to Cuban Ambassador to Kenya Ernesto Gomez Diaz whose tour of duty has come to an end.
Speaking during the brief event, President Kenyatta commended Ambassador Diaz for the deepening relations between Kenya and Cuba especially in the health sector.
“It was a great pleasure to have had you here. You have done a lot to strengthen ties between our countries. It is through your efforts that every Kenyan knows about Cuba because of the Cuban doctors,” President Kenyatta said.
He added: “We have done well in the health sector and we can do so in sports and other fields of human development”.
The Head of State assured the outgoing envoy of Kenya’s continued partnership with Cuba on the global stage especially in the campaign for the lifting of international sanctions against the island nation.
“Equally be assured of our commitment for Cuba in all international fora. Bilateral and multilateral relations are key to us as we work towards the lifting of sanctions,” the President said.
On his part Ambassador Diaz expressed gratitude to the Government for the support he received during his tenure and assured the President of Cuba’s deep commitment to the expansion of bilateral ties between the two nations.
He said his country will continue to offer training to Kenyan doctors pointing out that Cuban malaria experts had already arrived in Kenya, and thanked President Kenyatta for playing a crucial role in efforts aimed at lifting sanctions against Cuba.
“We will continue with the exchange of doctors, and also appreciate your efforts towards the lifting of sanctions against Cuba,” Ambassador Diaz said.
Separately, also at State House, Nairobi, President Kenyatta held talks with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair who paid him a courtesy call.
Jimi Wanjigi (right) before presented his presidential bid to ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna at Chungwa House in Nairobi on August 27, 2021/ PHOTO COURTESY
ODM’s Central Committee yesterday threatened to take disciplinary action against members purporting to open branch offices without consultations with the national office.
The committee said it had received alarming reports over the opening of offices across the country perhaps in reference to businessman Jimi Wanjigi’s move.
“We wish to remind all members that whenever there is a need to open any party office, the same must be done in consultation with the national office failure to which such offices will not be recognized,” said ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna in a statement.
“Further note that such brazen violation of the party’s rule will attract disciplinary action,” read the statement.
Wanjigi began opening party offices in Mt Kenya two months ago after he declared interest in the presidential contest.
The statement comes days after the Registrar of Political Parties (RPP) acknowledged receiving a letter from Wanjigi, seeking that the party outlines the presidential nomination process. A month ago, the businessman wrote to the party demanding certified list of party delegates who are to attend the National Delegates Convention.
He also sought to know the timelines to the delegates conference and whether there are intentions to have any activities, including televised party presidential debates.
The Central Committee urged party leaders at the grassroots and members to retreat to their respective areas to coordinate and support voter registration.
It resolved to extend free membership registration for ordinary members that was expected to expire on September 30 to December 31.
“On the upcoming mass voter registration, we would like to call upon the electoral commission to deploy sufficient resources human and material in order for the exercise to be successful,” said the statement.
Out of the seven million targeted new voters, the party said more than half were in its traditional strongholds.
Hon Halima Daro aspiring Women Representative, Marsabit County in a past event / PHOTO COURTESY
It’s a political season time and politicians are aligning to get the numbers for the coming 2022 elections. Halima Daro a young, visionary and vibrant leader from the minority group of the Burji Community in Marsabit County, Isiolo Girls alumni with a degree in Human Rights and Law from recognized Universities.
Halima was among the seven contestants during the 2007 elections where she was the only woman contesting for MP seat emerging number 5 out of 8 using the free ticket offered by Chama Cha Mwananchi led by Koigi Wamwere, a ticket given because of the human rights activism standing for the minority groups.
She resigned as the deputy secretary-general of the Social Democratic Party of Kenya (SDP) of Mwandawiro Mghanga and joined the ODM caravan in 2013 but didn’t vie for any seat but only to campaign for the Chungwa House party- ODM only to campaign for Honorable Raila Amollo Odinga among the minority groups as she terming it the true house for the sidelined. “Mimi ni mtu wa ODM na hii ndo Nyumba yetu sisi wanyonge” Said Hon Daro . Daro applauding the virtually voter registration growth since 2007 among the Burji Community as the Borana is the majority. The community recommends the marrying of more than 1 wife for the purpose of multiplication of the minority group to achieve the highest population. They’re commonly known as the Kikuyu’s of Marsabit because of the hardworking in improving the economy of the county.
Hon Halima Daro aspiring Women Representative, Marsabit County/ PHOTO COURTESY
The community adversary contributes greatly to the economic growth of Marsabit. Burji are a prayerful people, the society enjoys the hardworking and unity amongst. They grow crops such as Cassava, maize, beans among other medicinal crops such as the Moringa tree which cures several diseases.
Hon Daro held a Team Leader role and she was a key player in The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission ( TJRC) of Kenya in Marsabit County, a the commission which was established in 2008 not only by liberation struggles but also by ethnic conflicts, semi-despotic regimes, marginalization and political violence, including the coup d’état of 1982, the Shifta War, and the 2007 Post-election violence
She narrates how they went through hardships but to deliver for the people in the marginalized groups. ” Tunabeba maziwa in the process tukiona mtu ako na Shida tunamsaidia, water is a problem in Marsabit” Said Hon Halima.
She urges the Marsabit County government to intervene and help people to get water, people go through hardships to get water for domestic uses by use of Donkeys and she blames the leadership at the county levels. ” Our leaders wanatutesa they don’t understand we people,” Said Hon Halima Daro. However, maintained that leaders to be responsible for handling the current security situations through uniting and coming together and preaching peace as the country is heading the General elections 2022. “ Serikali Ina mkono mrefu, the government engage the community leaders, maskini wanaumia , please come together and promote Peace” Said Hon Daro.
The Burji Community always shows up to assist each other when the need arises. They support each other as they’re entitled to social amenities but has put emphasis on job creations and placements where she feels Hon Raila Odinga as the president he will be able to create the opportunities. Hon Daro, is a member of the National victims and survivors network, Marsabit County Monitor at refugee consortium of Kenya and also served as ODM disciplinary committee and she currently serves a powerful post as a member of the National Executive Council/Committee (NEC) of ODM and Secretary for Special Interest Groups, however, she doesn’t support Upya movement, that was formed by northern Kenya leaders to champion for interests of the region, will now be a political party as she feels the new formation is not all-inclusive.
Hon Halima Daro aspiring Women Representative, Marsabit County/ PHOTO COURTESY
The ODM activist holding a Degree in Human Rights, She’s developed the interest contesting for the Women Representative County government for Marsabit County. Halima Raila as commonly referred to in Marsabit county has extolled the virtues of Raila Odinga and she is the foot soldier of Raila who believes he has the impactful agendas for bringing equality in politics and the youths plans and jobs creations and fighting for the growth of Women and Youths.
Halima Raila, the true Baba supporter has urged the Marsabit residents to note that The Burji girl is now active in politics and she believes that Odinga (Baba) being the president has the people’s agendas in line.
