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  • POLITICS: Tuju on Kiambaa by-election and Jubilee/ ODM merger
    Kiambaa by-election results have continued to shake the ruling Jubilee Party with SG Raphael Tuju saying he was satisfied with the outcome, thus ignoring the pressure mounted on him to resign. In addition, Tuju says there are no plans to disband ODM nor Jubilee in order to form a single political coalition for the 2022 race.
    Ken Mijungu is engaging SG Raphael Tuju on the Kiambaa by-election postmortem while highlighting the 2022 politics.
    54 min
  • CROSSFIRE PODCAST: One on one with Deputy President, William Ruto - KTN News
    Deputy President, William Ruto says he has discharged his duties in accordance with the Constitution. Adds that he won’t quit Jubilee but will move on to build UDA Alliance. According to Ruto, driving Jubilee to a merger with ODM is committing a bigger sin than him associating with UDA. In an interview with Sophia Wanuna of KTN News, Ruto says he is doubtful President Uhuru Kenyatta would throw his weight behind a NASA principal in the run-up to the 2022 general election.
    1 hr 34 min
  • CROSSFIRE Podcast: Jubilee and ODM merger - what it means
    What does Kenyatta and Odinga allies' meeting signify towards the 2022 race to state house? Does it mean the essence of Handshake between President Uhuru and Raila was to form a political alliance against Deputy President William Ruto? Will that political formation change the dynamics of Kenyan politics?
    Sophia Wanuna is having a conversation with the Uasin Gishu county Women Representative, Gladys Sholei, Ndungu Githenji, a former Tetu Member of Parliament and Silas Jakakimba, senior Adviser to Former Prime Minister and ODM Leader, Raila Odinga.
    1 hr 2 min
  • CROSSFIRE PODCAST: Uhuru's legacy budget; more pain, huge debt
    Uhuru's legacy budget interrogated. The delicate balancing act; how to fund a Sh 3. 6 trillion budget, stimulate growth and cushion Kenyans amidst a Pandemic. Is the health sector underfunded? What are the concerns raised over donor reliance as Kenya's Covid-19 response is criticized?
    Aby Agina is having a conversation with economist, David Ndii, Emmanuel Wangwe, the Majority Whip, John Mbadi a Minority Whip in the National Assembly as well as a member of the Budget Committee, and Kimani Ichungwa, a Former Chairperson of The Budget Committee.
    1 hr 7 min
  • Podcast: Kenya slipping into anarchy; time to speak out - Maraga
    “I will remember him (Kenyatta) as a President who had no regard for the law,” says Maraga, during an exclusive interview on KTN News with Sophia Wanuna. The ex-CJ said the President exhibited his defiance of the law yet again when he failed to appoint six judges out of the 40 recommended to him by JSC. “It is the role of Parliament to remove him if he violates the constitution,” added Maraga. He also blames the opposition for not telling President Kenyatta the truth when he violates the constitution, adding that BBI will not fix the problem of electoral injustice. Here is the full interview:
    57 min
  • THE POLITICS PODCAST: The Judiciary & Executive Standoff & BBI Politics
    Following President Uhuru Kenyatta's appointment of 34 judges, 7 of them to the Court of Appeal, others to serve in Labour Relations and Land courts while rejecting 6 nominees. Will the Judiciary toe the line that President Uhuru has drawn or will the Executive - Judiciary standoff escalate? Is it still possible to have a referendum before August 2021? And just how does BBI guarantee the political stability of Kenya? Sophia Wanuna of KTN News is having a conversation with the National Assembly Deputy Majority Whip, Maoka Maore, John Mbadi - ODM Chairperson and Alice Wahome, Mp Kandara.
    1 hr 11 min

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