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NAIROBI, Kenya, May 20 – Members of Parliament under the United Republican Party (URP) say they will use the floor of the House to push for an increase in budgetary allocations for County governments from 15 percent to 30 percent. Led by the party leader, Eldoret North William Ruto, they say the 15percent figure does not match with the many assignments given to the county government leadership. Speaking at a fundraising at a Nairobi hotel on Sunday, Ruto said the party will team up with other Members of Parliament to turn down the formula suggested by the Commission on Revenue Allocation on giving population an upper hand in determining the county allocations. “Insanity is doing the same thing all over again, and expecting different results.

THERE are only two big winners in the latest opinion poll from Strategic Research – Musalia Mudavadi and ‘undecided’ voters. Prime Minister Raila Odinga remains the most popular presidential candidate with 32.7 per cent of respondents saying they would vote for him

The ODM national executive committee yesterday instructed party leader Raila Odinga to start looking for a replacement for Musalia Mudavadi as his deputy Prime Minister. Deputy ODM secretary general Joseph Nkaissery said the party should fill the position as Mudavadi had switched from ODM to his new UDM party. Two weeks ago, Mudavadi resigned as ODM deputy party leader and as Local Government minister but refused to quit as DPM saying it was a coalition government post rather than an elected post

National Assembly Clerk Patrick Gichohi. Photo/FILE  By NJERI RUGENE nrugene@ke.nationmedia.com AND ALEX ATUHAIRE aatuhaire@ug.nationmedia.com Posted  Monday, May 14  2012 at  22:30 Campaigns for membership to the East African Parliament are in top gear locally, with bitter rivalry within each of the main parties of the grand coalition resurfacing to haunt the nominations.

From left: Eldoret North MP William Ruto, Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, former head of civil service Francis Muthaura, and radio presenter Joshua arap Sang. William Ruto and Francis Muthaura will skip next month’s meeting at The Hague

Lands minister James Orengo has told Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi and Eldoret North MP William Ruto to write to the Registrar of Political Parties, informing her that they had quit ODM. Photo/FILE   Lands minister James Orengo has dared Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi and Eldoret North MP William Ruto to write to the House Speaker, notifying him that they are no longer ODM members. He said records in Parliament up to now show that Mr Ruto and Mr Mudavadi are still members of ODM and still fight for positions in the august House using the party. Mr Orengo told them to also write to the Registrar of Political Parties, informing her that they had quit ODM, then seek fresh mandate from their constituents.

Led by Eldoret MP William Ruto, the legislators accused Odinga of being an alarmist. MERU, Kenya, May 12 – Three Members of Parliament have criticized Prime Minister Raila Odinga for predicting the possibility of violence as the country heads to elections. Led by Eldoret MP William Ruto, the legislators accused Odinga of being an alarmist saying his remarks could trigger tension especially in areas that experienced violence in 2007

THE Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has written to Attorney General Professor Githu Muigai to find out if they can declare vacant the seats of MPs who have switched parties.  IEBC chairman Issack Hassan is upset by the “political immorality” of MPs who abandon the parties that sponsored them to Parliament or local authorities and join new ones without seeking a fresh mandate from the electorate. “We have asked the Attorney General for his view on when a politician is deemed to have defected and whose responsibility it is to enforce the Political Parties Act,” said Hassan

Led by Eldoret MP William Ruto, the legislators accused Odinga of being an alarmist.MERU, Kenya, May 12 – Three Members of Parliament have criticized Prime Minister Raila Odinga for predicting the possibility of violence as the country heads to elections. Led by Eldoret MP William Ruto, the legislators accused Odinga of being an alarmist saying his remarks could trigger tension especially in areas that experienced violence in 2007. “This time round, we are going to have peaceful election and I want to tell the prophets of doom that they will be defeated. We are going to have peaceful, free and fair elections,” he said. Speaking in Embu town during a campaign tour, Ruto also took issue with Odinga for tabling a confidential document in Parliament authored by the National Security and Intelligence Service (NSIS).

Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta’s party of choice, The National Alliance Party, was finally registered yesterday. Also issued with a certificate of registration is the United Republican Party associated with Eldoret North William Ruto