Kenyan Whistle-blower

President Ruto Shocks Kenyans by Appointing Former Speaker of the Turkana County Assembly to become the Country’s Permanent Representative to the UN in New York The United Nations is the most important Multilateral Post in the world. It is the epicenter of geopolitics; the Olympics of global diplomacy.  Countries post their best diplomats as Permanent Representatives because failure to do so, risks exposing themselves to 192 other Member States. Until yesterday, Kenya has had one of its most seasoned diplomats serving as the country’s Permanent Representative to the UN in New York; Ambassador Martin Kimani. Kimani holds a PhD in War Studies from Kings College, London. He previously served as Kenya’s Permanent Representative to UNON as well as to the UNEP and UN-Habitat.  Before his posting to New York, he was the Head of the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC). During his tenure at the center, he led efforts to prevent terrorism, rolling out plans across all c...

• The North Rift's bandit-infested neighborhoods' residents fear they may have to live with the threat of instability for years.  • Ronald Rono disclosed that he had made numerous attempts, but to no success, to contact President Willian Ruto over the issue.  • When a teacher that Ruto had previously pledged to defend was shot and killed following a bandit raid, Rono was devastated. Early in February, Thomas Kibet was shot in the Namba area while riding a motorcycle to a function with his wife and child. At the time of his passing, he was Kagir Primary School's headteacher. Speaking on Friday, March 1, at the teacher's funeral, Kiprono highlighted his dissatisfaction with the lackluster response of the federal government to the issue of banditry. He disclosed that he had been in communication with President William Ruto since 2015, during his time serving as Uhuru Kenyatta's deputy. Despite his repeated efforts to get in touch with Ruto, the threat of in...