Embakasi East MP Babu Owino engages in an intense evening discussion with police officers at Central Police Station. By Maximilla Wafula NAIROBI, Kenya - Embakasi East Member of Parliament and Nairobi Gubernatorial hopeful Babu Owino this evening stormed the Nairobi Central Police Station, demanding the immediate release of dozens of youths arrested during day-long street demonstrations. The protests, organized by Gen Z activists and civil society groups, were held to commemorate the second anniversary of the historic June 25, 2024, anti-government uprising. True to his pre-demonstration pledge, the vocal lawmaker arrived at the station as dusk fell, accompanied by a team of legal minds to offer free legal aid and secure the freedom of those caught up in the law enforcement sweep. Hours before the memorial processions kicked off across the Central Business District (CBD), Babu Owino had released a stern video statement warning the state against high-handedness and profiling of y...
𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐑𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐂
𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐑𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐂 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. The National Assembly's Departmental Committee on Delegated Funds Accounts (DFAC) has urged the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) to improve communication and engagement with constituency offices during the implementation of jointly funded electrification projects. The call was made when REREC C.E.O, Dr. Rose Mkalama, appeared before the committee to respond to queries raised by the Auditor-General concerning projects in Mukurweini Constituency. The Auditor-General had questioned the status of two electrification projects funded under REREC's matching fund programme. According to the audit report, the constituency had transferred funds to REREC for t...