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In January, the authorities went further by banning all political parties, describing the move as part of a broader effort to rebuild state institutions and reshape governance in the country.
Freeland’s career has long blended domestic and international leadership. In 2014, she was added to a Kremlin blacklist of Western officials banned from entering Russia in response to Canadian and Western sanctions. As finance minister in 2020, she oversaw Canada’s economic response to the Covid-19 pandemic, becoming the first woman in the country to hold the position.
Osotsi said the agenda represented Raila’s vision for a people-centred Kenya, and that fulfilling it would ensure the late opposition leader’s work for democracy and justice lives on.
Obama, whose paternal roots trace back to Kenya’s Luo community, the same ethnic group as Raila, highlighted that the late leader’s influence extended beyond national borders.
Koome said that while social media has become a critical space for dialogue and the exchange of information, it is increasingly being misused to malign and discredit judicial officers
Makotsi said democracy operates on a “winner takes all” principle, which Kenyans must learn to accept while allowing elected leaders the space to serve their terms
Wetang’ula accused some politicians of encouraging young people, especially those from Generation Z, to take to the streets but then abandoning them when trouble broke out.
Omusundi is asking the court to declare that allowing lawmakers to run indefinitely goes against Article 10 of the Constitution, which upholds principles such as equality, inclusiveness, and integrity.
