Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji hit back at DP Kindiki
Manyatta Constituency Member of Parliament, Gitonga Mukunji, wasted no time in responding to Deputy President Kithure Kindiki after he asserted that Embu County had descended into political anarchy.
Speaking to a local TV station on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, the MP criticized the Deputy President, claiming that his advisors are misinforming him, as his information about Embu being a center for political violence is entirely false.
“I want to dissuade the Deputy President from painting Embu in the wrong light and from saying that Embu is the new Kondele. And I want to say this with all due respect—all the areas he mentioned are part of Kenya,” Mukunji asserted.
Ruto in Egypt
President William Ruto is in Egypt for a two-day state visit, and his engagements while in the North African country will be keenly followed.
Ruto left for Egypt on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, and also met with his host, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, where both discussed conflicts in Africa, especially the Democratic Republic of Congo crisis.
“Conflicts in Africa have led to loss of lives, displacement of people, and destruction of property and livelihoods.
“On this account, it is urgent that we work together to bring an end to these clashes, silence the guns, and bring back peace and stability – especially in Sudan, Somalia, and the Eastern DRC – for the continent’s sustainable development.
“Thanked President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi for his central role in peace efforts in Somalia, Sudan, and the Middle East,” Ruto said after addressing a joint press conference with El-Sisi.
His engagements on Thursday, January 30, 2025, will also be followed keenly.
End on American Aide to African
Many African countries, Kenya included, were caught flat-footed after US President Donald Trump ordered an unprecedented freeze on almost all foreign assistance programmes on health, refugees and climate action.
Many of the US-assisted programmes are facing a shutdown and staff layoffs. Relief agencies have pointed out that Trump’s move could expose vulnerable groups such as refugees and the gravely ill, especially HIV patients heavily dependent on American support.
In making his decision, Trump argued that billions of dollars doled out to other countries and misused by the recipients could be better used at home.
Of course, there is no fault in the argument that any country’s resources should be deployed to serve its citizens and protect the national interest. Also, it cannot be gainsaid that millions of lives globally have benefited from the generosity, leadership and bigheartedness of the Americans.
