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The Service Party Leader Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri has warned of a plot to scuttle Mt. Kenya votes in the forthcoming general election.

Speaking in Kiamariga village, Laikipia West, Kiunjuri says the appetite by presidential hopefuls to seek a running mate from the mountain is a well choreographed plot to ensure that the vote rich region is divided..

”na sisi watu wa Mt. Kenya, we should no longer be proud of ourselves, we are not kingmakers, we are swing votes. We have numbers, but in politics numbers never matter until there is unity of numbers.” Kiunjuri said

Mt. Kenya region with over 8million registered voters has in the recent past played host to country’s top politicians and 2022 presidential hopefuls, with each seeking to pick a running mate from the region, in a bid to capitalise on numbers..

”if there is no unity of numbers, nyinyi ni kama mtu mwingine yeyote tu, kwa hivyo msiende mkiringa huko nje ati mo wengi wakikuyu wameru na waembu, hakuna, mmesambaratika..saa hii Raila, musalia, kalonzo, Ruto wanataka running mate from mt.kenya, but what is the end result.” Kiunjuri said

Kiunjuri says the region can be a determinant of whether the country will go into an election re-run, depending on how united or divided the votes will be cast.

”hata hizo kura zingine zote mkapea Ruto, hatapita, there will be a rerun..no one can claim that they Garner enough votes for round one.”Kiunjuri said

Kiunjuri’s TSP has been holding party membership registration drives across the country, with an intention of seeking to offer alternative leadership

”what we shall not do is to fold this party. Tsp will be one big party.” Kiunjuri said

The Service Party leader was speaking during a funds drive in Kiamariga Catholic Church, Laikipia West, where he made a personal donation of Kshs. 250,000

The Service party leader Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri has called on the government to come out and urgently address the escalating insecurity in Laikipia west constituency of Laikipia County.

Kiunjuri says the government conducted a discriminative disarmament exercise where some communities were left vulnerable to insecurity calling for the arming of homeguards in the areas affected for the community to take charge of their security.

Kinjuri says there have been cases of insecurity in Wangwaci , Kabati, Bondeni, Ol Moran and Mirango has been on the rise in the recent past and no effort has been made to enhance security in the area.

Kiunjuri sentiment comes as residents of the Ol Moran are said to be leaving their homes to look for safety in the Sipili area after one person was killed yesterday.

So far five schools have been closed and hundreds of residents displaced. He says they will hold a meeting of Laikipia leaders to chat about the way forward as far as security is concerned . He claims there are some leaders who are fanning the vice in the area.

The Service Party (TSP) is among top ten political parties in the country which have fully complied with the political party act of 2016. This was revealed on Wednesday in a report by the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties presented at the political parties compliance meeting with party Secretary Generals. TSP  Internal affairs Director Wambui Kimathi welcomed the good news in a tweet saying;

‘’Delighted that @TheServiceParty, according to a report by the @ORPPKenya is among Top Ten most compliant parties.The report was presented at the Political Parties Compliance Meeting with Secretaries General going on in Nakuru @Hon_Kiunjuri Congratulations TSPerians. #Twajiamini’’

The Act envisages realization of gender equality in the formation, participation and management of political parties .

Political parties are equally required to incorporate in their rules, procedures on mergers and coalitions. This means that a political party is at free will to merge with another party by either forming a new outfit or merging into an already registered party.

The law however cushions members of the merged parties to continue to serve in such elected office for the remainder of the term.

Other areas of compliance include procedure for changes to party particulars, internal party dispute resolution mechanism, and updated nomination rules for election of party officials, and nomination of candidates for elections.

During the meeting the registrar of Political Parties Ms. Ann Nderitu called on the political parties to clean up their membership register through appropriate technologies The Service Party has already embraced the technology

Ms Nderitu insisted on the need for parties to review their manifesto and ideologies to align

them with the challenges facing the nation.

The Service Party (TSP) Leader Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri has asked the government to adequately facilitate the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), to give a credible and peaceful 2022 general election.

Speaking at Citizen TV Tuesday , Hon. Kiunjuri decried poor preparedness for next year’s general election saying that this might lead to chaotic poll. Kiunjuri pointed that many electoral legislations for next years general election are yet to be passed by parliament, a situation he says may be a recipe for delaying election.

“Elections are about preparation, Political players should come out and ensure we have a free and fair elections, am happy that the church has taken it over” Hon. Kiunjuri said.

His call comes at a time when IEBC is in the process of vetting commissioners who will oversee the election within the remaining 392 days.

IEBC has on the other hand assured that the general election preparedness is on course saying that all planned activities shall be achieved in the stipulated timelines.

Of concern is boundary delimitation and voter registration exercise within the remaining timelines owing to the fact that, there is constitutional amendment calls by a section of leaders through Bridging Bridges initiative, BBI. Though the initiative is been challenged in court,  it’s outcome might affect the set timelines for next years general elections.

At the same time kiiunjuri said he is ready to work with likeminded parties and leaders saying that TSP is positioning herself to this mandate.

“Most parties are only formed with agendas only geared to the elections and not pursued after the elections, TSP agenda is beyond the elections. As it stand the deputy president has our support not only because he is our friend but because his ideas and ours merge ” Kiunjuri said

Hon. Kiunjuri further called on Mt. Kenya leaders to ensure unity of purpose for the region to have a solid bargaining power in forming the next government.

“It is not about the numbers, it is about the unity of those numbers that make the region attractive to presidential candidates to consider one of their own in deputising him/her based on his or her capabilities” Hon. Kiunjuri said.

He said he is ready to ensure that the agendas he has for Kenya are articulated whether in opposition or in government.

The Service Party (TSP) has kicked off a rigorous membership registration campaign on ground and online, in a bid to woo as many Kenyans as possible to join the Twajiamini movement.

The party which marked one year since acquiring full registration on 5^th June has so far registered close to 800,000 members across the country.

Party Leader Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri acknowledged the support by enthusiastic Kenyans who believe in the party’s call for a united Kenya where every voice matters.

‘’ TSP has been conducting member recruitments drive which has received tremendous support across the country and our numbers have grown in leaps and bounds. We once again thank Kenyans for their warmth and enthusiastic support’’. Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri

The Service Party has created an Online registration where interested Kenyans can visit TSP website www.tsp.co.ke or use ussd code *483*633#.

By Zachary Gathuku

As the country gears up for 2022 general elections the Independent Electoral and Boundary Commission (IEBC) has set guidelines on campaign financing in line with the Election Campaign Financing Act 2013.

 In a statement, the commission chairman Wafula Chebukati says political parties and candidates contesting in the 2022 general elections have until June 9^th 2022 to have established campaign financing accounts, establish campaign financing expenditure committees and the persons who will manage the accounts as per the act.

“The Act requires all Political Parties and Candidates contesting in the 2022 General Elections to at least 2 months before the General Elections open campaign financing accounts, establish campaign financing-expenditure committees and appoint authorized persons who will manage the campaign funds.”

The statement further says:

a) All Political Parties and Candidates contesting in the 2022 General Elections to establish Expenditure Committees comprising of persons nominated by the governing council of the political party or by the independent candidate as the case may be.

b) All Political Parties and Candidates contesting in the 2022 General Elections to submit names of persons authorized to manage their accounts being either the Candidate, Candidate’s Agent or Member of the Party Expenditure Committee.

c) All Authorized persons shall be required at registration to open campaign financing bank accounts where contributions by a candidate, political party or contributions received from a lawful source will be received and submit the details of the accounts to the Commission.

d) The Commission shall monitor and investigate all information relating to party nomination expenses and election campaign expenses of candidates and political parties. e) Expenditure Reports shall be submitted to the Commission, within twenty-one days of the political party nomination and within three months after elections.

The act was suspended in 2017 general elections after Orange Democratic Party ODM moved to court challenging the enactment of the act.

The Service Party leader Mwangi Kiunjuri now says that Kenya will not be at a loss whether the Constitution Amendment Bill (2020) sails through or not.

Speaking during the burial of Susan Wanjiku Wanjuki who was wife to former Laikipia West MP Dr. Wachira Karani at their Kinamba farm in Laikipia, Kiunjuri said that as much as there are good proposals in the draft bill, the referendum should not be a matter of life and death.

“whether the amendments pass or not, we will still have a constitution. Kenya has a constitution in place”

Kiunjuri further said that it would save the country time and money if the referendum is conducted earlier than scheduled, a situation he says will also prevent politicians from dragging the country into unnecessary political noise.

“why don’t we do the referendum in March or April, we are not opposing. so wacha iletwe tupige kura mapema, na hiyo pesa wangetumia kufanya campaigns isaidie wananchi na njia zingine”

The Service Party had drafted a raft of proposals it wanted included in the draft bill, which according to the party leader, about 90% have been factored in.

“sisi watu wa Laikipia tumeongezewa constituency moja, mambo ya one man one shilling imewekwa. sasa tutapinga aje na tunataka watu wetu wasaidike..”

Other leaders present during the burial ceremony included Laikipia MP Catherine Waruguru, Laikipia Senator John Kinyua, Laikipia West PM Patrick Mariru among other leaders.