Breaking: Uhuru Helds Talks With Mzee Moi, Set To Make Cabinet Changes Targeting DP Ruto Allies

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday paid a courtesy call to retired President Daniel Moi at his Kabarak home in Nakuru County.

The agenda of the closed-door meeting has not been revealed but a brief statement from the former president’s office said Mr Kenyatta wished Mr Moi good health after his recent knee surgery.
“Mzee Moi, on the other hand, thanked President Uhuru for steering the country towards a path of unity,” the statement read.

Baringo Senator Gideon Moi was also present at the meeting.

After the meeting, President Kenyatta went to attend the burial of former Kenya Defence Forces deputy chief Lt-Gen Joseph Kasaon’s wife, Sarah, in Rongai

The meeting comes in the wake of impending caninet reshuffle that will see Uhuru sack some ministers and PSs allied to William Ruto

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Finally It’s Dalmas Otieno Vs Ochilo Ayacko In Migori Senate Race

ANALYSIS Y: MIGORI SENATORIAL BY-ELECTION

By Meshack Odhiambo

Finally it is Dalmas Otieno vs Ochillo Ayacko.
It’s obvious that Migori Senator will come from the larger Rongo (Rongo/Awendo constituencies). The race is therefore between Dalmas and Ochillo.
The following factors will work against Ochillo.
1. Direct nomination
2. Gov. Okoth Obado factor
3. Kuria & Luhya community factor
4. NASA fall-out
5. Poor development track record
6. Inconsistency (mara Governor, mara SRC, mara Ambassador, now Senator!).

Factors in favour of Ochillo:
1. Intact support base
2. Sympathy votes
3. Raila Odinga factor
4. ODM Party factor

The following factors will work against Dalmas:
1. Raila Odinga factor
2. ODM party factor

Factors in favour of Dalmas:
1. One of the best development track records in Kenya
2. Massive influence nationally and even regionally.
3. Gov. Obado support
4. Handshake politics
5. Disgruntled former Mps support

OPINION POLL:
1. RONGO
Ochillo – 10% Dalmas – 90%
2. AWENDO
Ochillo – 70% Dalmas – 30%
3. URIRI
Ochillo – 30% Dalmas – 70%
4. SUNA EAST
Ochillo – 90% Dalmas – 10%
5. SUNA WEST
Ochillo – 65% Dalmas – 35%
6. NYATIKE
Ochillo – 55% Dalmas – 45%
7. KURIA WEST
Ochillo 20% Dalmas – 80%
8. KURIA EAST
Ochillo 15% Dalmas – 85%
AGGREGATE:
Dalmas Otieno = 56%
Ochillo Ayacko = 44%
Hon. Dalmas Otieno is likely to become the 2nd Senator of Migori County.

Assumptions:
1. Voter turnout will be equal in each of the 8 constituencies.
2. No massive rigging

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Remember The Days Itumbi Used To Celebrate Arrest Of ODM Bloggers; Alai, Wadi, Dikembe, Nyakundi etc?

There were days Dennis Itumbi decided who would be arrested for hated speech……Those days he spoke through his nose during those Press Pass things.

I remember a senior officer once told me that Itumbi had told them it’s fake news when I called them about our people being attacked during electioneering period.

Deno told us Msando was enjoying “Yellow Yellow” when they knew his body was lying somewhere in a Kiambu thicket.

He arrested Alai so much until Alai switched over to Jubilee to avoid being arrested.

Then Cambridge Analytica fell, Maribe went, and now he has no office.

Even those who used to share his updates are gone! This world is not my home!

Online fame is short lived and if ever you have the opportunity to influence the Presidency as Deno did, use it for good.

When they close those twitter accounts and Facebook accounts, the things you did shall live on.

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Why Statehouse Operatives Kicked out Dennis Itumbi

By Wahome Thuku

Wow..wow..wow…
Dennis Itumbi a “small” man Kirinyaga has become so “huge” he is now a marked man. I would so love to be him. State House has to announce its official communication sites, even email addresses to ensure Itumbi is on check. And yes, when the platforms were clarified, almost 80% of the respondents saw the target subject as Dennis Itumbi. Early this week we had a long discussion with some media colleagues about this man Dennis Itumbi and speculations on why he left SH. Let me get to the point.

In a soccer match, you don’t get tackled by 4 players unless you are a killer striker. Itumbi must be cut to size or else he forms a splinter Presidential Communication Service. We have to be given the list of Uhuru communication sites (I cant even remember the accounts) just to ensure the Kirinyaga gentleman is excluded. Next, we will be given the parade of the entire State House staff including cleaners, just so we may see that Dennis Itumbi is not among them. And true, we will all notice he is not there instantly. Because this is the truth. The reason why Leonard Mambo Mbotela was picked by the coup plotters to broadcast the Aug 1982 coup was because everyone would believe him. BELIEVING is the word. If you are an official communicator and people don’t believe you, then you are down. Dennis Itumbi has build a personal profile that is almost equivalent to the State House communication network. That is why we are here discussing him. If he said (even in his own twitter account) that President Uhuru Kenyatta has a cold and State House said President Kenyatta has NO cold, guess who the whole country would believe. Your guess is also mine.

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Statehouse Humiliates Dennis Itumbi Badly, Forced To Withdraw Social Media Handles

By Onyango Ochieng Jnr

What was so hard for State House to politely whisper into the EARS of DENIS ITUMBI that he is no-longer their digital communications interlocutor, than going below the belt with their Gideon Boots to kick him out like a formerly adopted parrot whose owner is so fed up that he has decided to chase it into the bushes?

I am aware State House is undergoing a brutal palace coup in its bid to professionalize its information relay beyond sensational reportage, propaganda and deliberate disinformation, but this is improper. Just like that, they've told Kenyans- without mentioning- that Itumbi is henceforth an impostor.

However, beneath the thrilling drama, it must be noted that these are the easy casualties in the ongoing Uhuru-Ruto tug-of-war. I don't agree with them on the timing though considering the atrocity a certain JOWI THIEF recently visited on this negro.

Conventional wisdom has it that you don't flog a nigger who is down! Shame on Kanze Dena and the Nazi Caucus at State House. There are better sensitive official/professional ways of doing this.

A songbird is also telling me that overzealous Itumbi is a victim of the HANDSHAKE. That the mockeries, fake NYUS and ridicules he previously made against Uhuru's brother, has finally turned into the ant-infested firewood he brought home inviting the lizards of payback.

Anyway, if you see Itumbi, please help me wipe his tears.

Kindly tell him POLE SANA SANA.

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DRAMA In Statehouse As Kanze Dena Kicks Out Dennis Itumbi Digital Handles

Kanze Dena has grown balls, yes the soft spoken lady has officially declared she is in charge of Statehouse communications unit.

In a press release, the former Citizen TV news anchor disabled all social media handles set up by Itumbi and directed that henceforth all official info will be channeled via the handles, check out press release:

MEDIA ALERT

OFFICIAL DIGITAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS

As part of ongoing efforts to enhance accessibility and flow of information from the Office of the President, State House has undertaken a review of the various digital media accounts that have in the past been used to convey official information on the activities of H.E the President, Uhuru Kenyatta .

In this regard and with immediate effect the only official digital media channels that will convey information for and on behalf of the President, Her Excellency the First Lady and State House are as detailed below:

Twitter:
1. @StateHouseKenya
2. @UKenyatta
3. @FirstLadyKenya
4. @KanzeDena

Facebook:
1. State House Kenya
2. Uhuru Kenyatta
3. Office of the First Lady Kenya

Email Address:
1. pscunews@president.go.ke
2. spokesperson@president.go.ke

YouTube:
1. State House Kenya

Please note that all official communication originating from the President’s Strategic Communications Unit shall be strictly communicated through the aforementioned channels.

Operational correspondence by PSCU staff to media outlets will be done through officially assigned “president.go.ke” email addresses.

It is further advised that State House shall not accept any liability or responsibility for any inaccuracies arising from the reliance by a media outlet on communication delivered through any other unofficial means .

For any clarifications or queries please contact the Office of the State House Spokesperson.

Chief of Staff & Head of Delivery
Executive Office of the President
State House

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Breaking: ODM Gives Ochilo Ayacko TICKET vie For Migori Senate, Popular Candidate Dalmas Otieno Dumped!

BREAKING: As per the Party rules, the National Elections Board has settled on Hon. Ochillo Mbogo Ayacko to be the ODM candidate for the Migori Senatorial seat in the October 8, 2018 by-election. The NEB has briefed the NEC and the candidate has been approved to fly the Party flag.

Meanwhile a county survey released by Kisumu-based DataPlus Research published on Tuesday shows that former Rongo MP Dalmas Otieno as the most preferred Senator in Migori County.

Dalmas maintains a healthy nine point lead over Ayako who has been tipped to be hot favourite to be awarded awarded direct ticket by the ODM Party.

The seat which became vacant after the death of Ben Oluoch Okello has attracted an array of veteran and rookie politicians, but the poll points to a two horse race between Otieno and Ayako.

According to the research firm, the survey was conducted through CATI (Computer-Aided-Telephonic-Interviews) Saturday 22 July and Monday 24 July 2018 and involved 584 respondents.

Speaking during the press conference CEO Ben Okwach said the survey methodology was to.international standard and that they had targeted population demographic of Kenyans aged 18 years and above and registered on the IEBC voter roll. The sample
size was 584 respondents living within the eight constituencies of county comprising 286 men and 298 women.

The margin-of-error attributed to sampling and other random effects of this poll’s sample size is +/- 2.2 with a 95% confidence level.

A detailed report indicated that those who would be voting for Dalmas Otieno because of his long legialative experience and ability to avoid controversy, qualities that are in demand at the Senate of Kenya.

The fieldwork for this survey was conducted between 24th July
2018. Data was collected through telephonic interviews.
Kisumu based DataPlus funded the survey and a whopping 78% of the respondents confirmed that they would be voting on the aspirants as individuals regardless of who would be holding the ODM ticket.

With slightly less than 400,000 registered voters in Migori county, the senate by-election is expected to be competitively fought.

If elections were to be held today; the result would be as follows:

Dalmas Otieno 47.0%
Ochilo Ayacko 41.0%
John Pesa 18.0%
Ochieng Mbeo 1.5%
Gordon Ogola 2.5%
Eddy Oketch 1.0%
Ogola Ogola 0.0%
Mark Okundi 0.0%

The ODM is expected to announce it’s candidate before the end. Of this week.

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