On Tuesday, December 21, local dailies reported MPs are locked in a political supremacy battle as Parliament debates the contested Political Parties Bill that will allow Azimio la Umoja to invite small regional parties ahead of the presidential election. Source: UGCThe newspapers also reported that the United States had suspended visa services until January 23 as Dubai slapped a ban on flights from Kenya ahead of Christmas festivities. An allay of Deputy President William Ruto yesterday vowed to pull out all stops to frustrate the proposed amendments that seek to provide legal backing for the formation of a Coalition Political Party (CPP). Never miss important updatesThe grand plan by the handshake partners is to have provisions that will political parties to field candidates jointly across the country under the yet to be registered outfit. The deployment of state machinery against Ruto could complicate his combative bid to succeed his boss, despite their bitter falling out.

Source: Daily Nation December 21, 2021 04:09 UTC