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Kalonzo's Clarion Call As Wiper Marches Towards Victory In 2027 By PATRICK KIMANZI  Wiper Patriotic Front leader Dr. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka today issued a searing reflection on the state of the nation, while laying down a bold call to action for 2026. The year, he said, was marked by profound national loss. Kenya bid farewell to towering figures who shaped its democratic conscience, among them Rt. Hon. Raila Amollo Odinga, Rasna Warah, Pheroze Norwojee, Phoebe Asiyo, Catherine Nyamato, David Mulwa, Mumbi wa Maina, and globally acclaimed writer Prof. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. Their lives, Kalonzo noted, represented courage, justice, and an unyielding demand for freedom values he urged Kenyans to carry forward. Yet beyond remembrance lay anger and sorrow over the bloodshed of young Kenyans during protests and police operations. Names such as Rex Maasai, Denzel Omondi, Alfred Ojwang, Eric Shieni, Boniface Kariuki, and young Bridgit Njoki were invoked as symbols of a moral failur...

Mike Sonko's New Party Gets Tongues Wagging  By PATRICK KIMANZI  The COUNTY HOT NEWS Former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has declared that he is ready for a major political comeback following the successful registration of his new outfit, the National Economic Development Party (NEDP). Speaking shortly after receiving the party’s full registration certificate at the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties in Nairobi, Sonko said the party would prioritise young leaders and fresh political voices across the country. Sonko, who was impeached by Nairobi MCAs in December 2020, maintained that his removal from office was unlawful and vowed to return to the Supreme Court to seek a review of the decision. Although the Supreme Court upheld his impeachment, Sonko later moved to the East African Court of Justice (EACJ), which ruled in his favour after finding that the process leading to his ouster was illegal. “Yes, I have exhausted all my appeals up to the Supreme ...