{"id":3627,"date":"2025-05-02T16:27:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/?p=3627"},"modified":"2025-05-02T16:28:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:28:01","slug":"kitui-south-mp-rachel-nyamai-accused-of-making-ukambani-people-hate-president-rutos-government-ahead-of-presidents-visit-to-the-ukambani-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/02\/kitui-south-mp-rachel-nyamai-accused-of-making-ukambani-people-hate-president-rutos-government-ahead-of-presidents-visit-to-the-ukambani-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitui South MP Rachel Nyamai Accused of Making Ukambani People Hate president Rutos government Ahead of president\u2019s Visit to the Ukambani region"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kitui South rogue MP Dr. Rachel Nyamai is under fire after allegedly ordering the arrest of Kitui-based journalist Emanuel Maleve, sparking public outrage and political tension just days before President William Ruto\u2019s expected visit to the Ukambani region.<\/p>\n

The incident has drawn sharp criticism from various quarters, with leaders accusing the MP of casting the government in a negative light at a critical moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a deliberate choice to taint the government\u2019s image when the president is about to visit Ukambani,\u201d said a local leader who requested anonymity. \u201cSuch actions by those claiming to be part of the government only serve to increase public hostility toward the administration.\u201d\"\" \"\" \"\"<\/p>\n

Critics claim the move was a calculated attempt to silence dissenting voices and distract from real issues affecting residents. They argue that instead of uniting the region ahead of the high-profile visit, the MP\u2019s actions are setting a negative agenda and stirring unnecessary controversy.<\/p>\n

Emanuel Maleve, a well-known journalist in the region, was reportedly arrested under unclear circumstances, raising concerns over press freedom and political intimidation in Kitui County.\"\"<\/p>\n

Calls are growing for the government to intervene, with civil society organizations and media rights groups urging for Maleve’s immediate release and an investigation into the arrest.\"\"<\/p>\n

President Ruto is expected to visit Kitui in the coming days as part of his ongoing development tour across the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corruption","category-newsbeat"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746202571793.jpg",1080,1054,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746202571793-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746202571793-300x293.jpg",300,293,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746202571793-768x750.jpg",640,625,true],"large":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746202571793-1024x999.jpg",640,624,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746202571793.jpg",1080,1054,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746202571793.jpg",1080,1054,false],"morenews-featured":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746202571793-1024x999.jpg",1024,999,true],"morenews-large":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746202571793-825x575.jpg",825,575,true],"morenews-medium":["https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746202571793-590x410.jpg",590,410,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"Kambaland Times","author_link":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/author\/kituitimes\/"},"category_info":"Corruption<\/a> Newsbeat<\/a>","tag_info":"Newsbeat","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3627"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3636,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3627\/revisions\/3636"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kambalandtimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}