Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has condemned a recent surge in violence and property destruction in the Mount Kenya region, linking it to political opponents. Speaking in Maragua, Murang’a County, during a women empowerment campaign, Kindiki urged for respectful political competition focused on development agendas rather than confrontation.

• DP Kindiki highlighted the past political contests in the region, such as those in 1992 and 2002 involving figures like Kenneth Matiba, Mwai Kibaki, and Uhuru Kenyatta, emphasizing that they occurred without violence or destruction.
• He criticized online opposition to his economic empowerment programs, vowing to continue them.
• Kindiki's itinerary later included a similar engagement in Muhoroni, Kisumu County.
• Meanwhile, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula and Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi led another women empowerment forum at Nyamache Grounds in Bobasi Constituency, committing to support SMEs for women and youth.

Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma has criticized ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna following his statement declaring the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between ODM and UDA as "dead." This disagreement arose during a live KTN interview.

• Kaluma asserts that the ODM–UDA MoU is still "on track" and under implementation.
• Key individual involved: Edwin Sifuna, who serves as the Nairobi Senator.
• Sifuna cited the death of blogger Albert Ojwang in police custody as a reason for deeming the MoU defunct.

Cracks are widening within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) over Secretary General Edwin Sifuna's anti-Ruto remarks, prompting Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi to publicly distance the party from his sentiments.

• Governor Abdullahi stated Sifuna's views are "personal" and do not represent ODM's official stance, urging the party to focus on development.
• The controversy comes as ODM leader Raila Odinga returns to Kenya, facing pressure to clarify the party's position on engagement with the Kenya Kwanza administration.
• Senior ODM members, including Abdullahi and Garissa Senator Abdul Haji (from Jubilee Party within Azimio), advocate for continued engagement with the government for development in the North Eastern region.