NAIROBI DAILY - 27 MARCH 2026
Odm Rival Factions Hold Parallel Conventions As Internal Crisis Escalates; Eacc Arrests Kilifi Revenue Officer For Bribery; Jsc Shortlists Five For Supreme Court Judge Post; Ruto Reaffirms Kenya-Singapore Ties Ahead Of 35Th Anniversary
ODM holds rival conventions in Nairobi as party splits deepen over leadership succession
Capital FM and NTV report competing ODM factions held parallel Special National Delegates Conferences at Jamhuri Grounds and Ufungamano House, with police blocking Sifuna-aligned delegates after Political Parties Disputes Tribunal dismissed his case.
EACC arrests Kilifi County revenue officer over KSh 435,000 bribery demand for construction permit
KBC reports EACC arrested Kilifi County Building Inspector Sylvia Dhahabu Karisa for allegedly demanding KSh 435,000 bribe from complainant to facilitate construction permit issuance in Watamu Municipality.
Kenya's flower exporters lose USD 4.8 million as Middle East conflict disrupts Gulf routes
Capital FM reports Kenya Flowers Council states flower exporters lost USD 4.8 million due to Middle East conflict disrupting Gulf air cargo routes, with five Gulf countries representing 13.35 percent of export value.
DRIVING THE DAY
SUMMARY: The Orange Democratic Movement on 27 March held two parallel Special National Delegates Conventions in Nairobi — one at Jamhuri Grounds led by party chair Oburu OGINGA, the other at Ufungamano House organized by Secretary General Edwin SIFUNA — deepening the party's internal crisis ahead of President William RUTO's 2027 re-election bid, Capital FM and NTV confirmed. Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission on 27 March arrested Kilifi County revenue officer Sylvia Dhahabu KARISA for allegedly demanding Ksh435,000 in bribes to expedite construction permit approvals in Watamu Municipality, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) reported. The Judicial Service Commission on 27 March shortlisted five candidates for Judge of the Supreme Court of Kenya, including Court of Appeal judges Kathurima INOTI (Katwa Kigen) and Aggrey MUCHELULE, Capital FM confirmed. President RUTO on 27 March reaffirmed Kenya's commitment to strengthening diplomatic and economic ties with Singapore as the two countries prepare to mark 35 years of bilateral relations, KBC reported. END SUMMARY.
