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Please enable JavaScript to read this content. It is a shift that has tested the foundations of the traditional political establishments and kept the political class at the edge of their seats as a growing wave of discontent, open criticism and hostility from the populace gains root. And as President William Ruto, opposition chief Raila Odinga and their lieutenants mull ways to win back public support and rally Kenyans to their course, the rebellion is growing from several quarters. While the backbone of the pushback against the political class is taking place majorly in social media, its spillage has cascaded to some constituencies where several leaders, especially in the Mt Kenya region, are facing a backlash for backing the Kenya Kwanza administration. To them, even visiting their constituencies has become a tall order since they participated in the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. So bad is the rebellion that at the weekend, Kenyans on X rallied in their numbers to push for a trend to weaken Raila's African Union Commission chairmanship bid in an attempt to dissuade African Heads of State from backing the experienced politician. As the #Raila Must Fall trend dominated social media circles, ODM released a statement to defend its alliance with Kenya Kwanza, a move observers believe is a sign of the heat the party is facing for its dalliance with the President. "As we move forward, let every Kenyan know that ODM is committed to the aspirations of the people and will continue to be a beacon of hope, integrity and progress in our nation's politics," said acting party leader Anyang' Nyong'o. Yesterday, a senior ODM official confided in The Sunday Standard that the backlash within the party and from the public has rattled the party's ranks. READ: How Raila's dalliance with Ruto might influence 2027 contest "It is true Kenyans are unhappy and, as a party, we must tread very carefully. We also noticed the lack of interest in the party elections we held about two weeks ago. Very few members turned up, and their concern was our support for controversial policies," said the leader. Observers believe the pushback by Kenyans is already getting into the skin of the politicians as they struggle to contain a grouping that once danced to their tunes with little questions. “There is growing public dissatisfaction and the pressure of looming re-election campaigns. The President faces the critical task of regaining trust and delivering on his promises,” says Gitile Naituli, a lecturer at Multimedia University. This week, a seemingly frustrated President lashed out at those he claimed were on a mission to derail all the projects his administration is pursuing. While on a development tour of Taita Taveta county early in the week, the President’s frustration was evident as he questioned how the public sentiment had shifted so drastically against him. Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletter Critics have intensely scrutinised several of his flagship projects such as Taifa Care, affordable housing, the national livestock vaccination campaign, the university funding model and the contentious Adani agreements. His choice of words, body language and the social media mockery that followed his speech highlight the growing discontent and rebellion against his administration. In an attempt to address the backlash, Ruto equated the wave of dissent to an evil spirit undermining national progress. “Wakenya tafadhali, kuna pepo chafu ya kupinga kila kitu. Affordable housing, chanjo ya ng’ombe, kubadilisha mfumo wa university zetu, hata matoleo kanisani, kila kitu inapinga. What is this, surely?” Kenyans please, there is a spirit of opposining everything. Affordable housing, livestock vaccination, university funding model, church offerings, everything!), he said during the groundbreaking of the Devki Iron Processing Project. In social media, disconnected Kenyans have been making memes to mock the Kenya Kwanza administration and its policies. The clergy, who overwhelmingly supported his presidential campaign, have also joined in the growing chorus of criticism, urging Ruto to realign his administration. ALSO READ: With the looming Ruto-Raila party, focus shifts from Mt Kenya region A few voices in the Judiciary have also come out to question the country's priorities over the delays in reconstituting the IEBC. With the growing discontent, every decision Ruto makes has come under intense scrutiny. While his allies have called for patience, urging Kenyans to allow more time for the policies to bear fruit, many citizens argue that two years is enough to judge the Kenya Kwanza administration’s performance. This is the same predicament Raila has found himself in as social media trolls unleash their rebellion on him and his troops who are now defending the Kenya Kwanza administration. “After he joined government, some Kenyans feel that Odinga betrayed his followers and doesn’t deserve the AUC seat,” Prof Naituli observes. Kenyans opposed to Raila’s AU bid have rallied their support behind Djibouti’s former Foreign Affairs Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. “What is happening across the social spectrum where people are venting out is as a result of an accumulation of unsolved issues that negatively impact on their lives,” Joseph Omondi, a social analyst and a governance expert, says. “The sense of political betrayal has disoriented the people who feel that the government was unwilling to address their social and economic plight, which has disrupted their normal way of life,” Mr Omondi adds. He says failure by the government, which is mandated to resolve people’s problems and restore their hope, has “given rise to this new phenomenon of sudden bouts of impulsive, aggressive, violent or angry verbal outbursts amongst the citizenry, with the anger being directed to the government and leaders.” Omondi says by resorting to social media to hurl insults at leaders and institutions of governance, the people were only venting their anger which has been accumulating. “By using social media to express their feelings, victims undergo a therapeutic and healing process as they feel they have relieved what was ailing them in their hearts,” Omondi notes. He says mounting anger and a sense of betrayal by the government has been witnessed amongst residents of the Mt Kenya region following the ouster of Rigathi Gachagua from the position of Deputy President. Andrew Nyabuto, another social and political analyst, says the government had failed to read and interpret the indicators of social strife and take remedial action. “Aristotle, a leading philosopher, said psychology is part of the soul. What we are experiencing now are behavioural problems associated with some deep-rooted socio-psychological issues that have remained unaddressed for a very long time,” Nyabuto says, adding: “When a cup is full to the brim, it overflows. The anger we are witnessing from people and which is manifested in the posts being made in social media indicate that their souls are ailing, and that is why they are emitting anger.” Julius Kariuki, a political strategist, says the country’s leadership had failed to establish a convergence point with the people, creating a breakdown of communication and enhancing a sense of anger and betrayal among the people. “There is an absence of a meeting point between the rulers and the governed to address pressing social issues which are exerting pressure on the people,” Dr Kariuki says. ALSO READ: Ruto-Raila alliance: Will it lead to political survival or ruin? “A good leader at this age and era must seek to establish effective channels of communication with the people to sustain a harmonious working relationship and also maintain the people’s trust and confidence in the leadership,” Kariuki opines. Former Molo MP Njenga Mungai says the country’s political landscape had rapidly changed over the past few years due to the advent of social media platforms. “The mounting socio-economic and political problems in the country, coupled with the use of social media to convey information, poses a great challenge to those in leadership to effectively manage their relationship with the people,” Mungai says. Mungai who is the chairman of the Jubilee Party’s council of elders, attributed Kenyans' frustrations to unfulfilled aspirations and broken promises made by their leaders. In the Mt Kenya region, several leaders who supported Gachagua's impeachment are walking on a troubled path as the wave of criticism continues to cascade across the region. Residents accuse their leaders of betraying the country by failing to address critical issues affecting the public. This, perhaps, is the reason members of Kirogo village in Murang'a denied Deputy President Kithure Kindiki's allies to read his speech during the burial of an MCA two weeks ago. Others who received a cold welcome included President Ruto's adviser and former Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria. Kuria, however, pulled through his speech despite murmurs in the crowd.

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LONDON: A group of climate vulnerable nations is using a U.N. meeting this week to push for a credit ratings overhaul, arguing ratings should reflect climate resilience measures, an advisor to the group told Reuters. The U.N. meeting in New York is the second of four to set goals for a major finance conference in Spain next year, where heads of state will look to step up efforts to meet the world's climate and sustainability targets. At the forefront of the talks are 39 so-called Small Island Developing States (SIDS) - including Cuba, Haiti, Fiji and the Maldives - that are bearing the brunt of increasing tropical storms, flooding, erosion and rising sea levels. Proponents of the initiative say the current ratings system undermines their ability to raise funds because it focuses on the potential economic damage from their exposure to the effects of climate change . 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DELAND, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Johnson scored seven of his 26 points in overtime to lead Mercer to an 89-83 victory over Stetson on Sunday. Johnson had five rebounds and three steals for the Bears (5-4). Alex Holt added 23 points and seven rebounds. Ahmad Robinson scored 16. Robinson made the first of two free throws with 1 second left to force overtime tied at 73. The Hatters (1-8) were led in scoring by Jordan Wood, who finished with 23 points and two blocks. Josh Massey added 22 points and eight rebounds. Mehki also had 14 points and six assists. The Hatters extended their losing streak to eight in a row. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .Across the Asia-Pacific region, especially in urban centres, electric cars and buses are increasingly replacing petrol-powered ones as a means of transportation. Aided by the ubiquity of smart devices, smart mobility and other transport innovations are significantly reshaping everyday life through ride-sharing apps, driver assistance technology and real-time traffic management. With new highways and railways operationalised in the last decade, the region is getting yet more connected, while the ongoing digitalisation of road, rail and maritime freight transport further improves efficiency and cost reduction. These are part of the wider trend of sustainable transport development, which benefits everyone through making the transport of people and goods safer, "greener", more efficient and more accessible. Countries across Asia and the Pacific have made great progress towards these goals, but major challenges remain. More cooperation will be needed to advance these trends and overcome obstacles. The transition to sustainable transport leads to interlinked benefits that are felt across multiple aspects of life. The move towards public transport, walking and cycling not only improves general mobility by relieving congestion stress, but also significantly cuts down on emissions from personal vehicles, reduces the risk of road accidents and promotes physical fitness. Ride-sharing or ride-hailing apps offer personalised transport solutions tailored to individual needs, reducing fuel consumption and waste, while connected and autonomous vehicle technology improves traffic flow and prevents crashes -- by UN estimates, up to 80% of non-alcohol ones -- by minimising human error. Coupled with inclusive transport planning, these developments make it much easier for the elderly, disabled, pregnant women and other underserved populations to access transport solutions and fully engage in society. The knock-on effects across economic growth, health, climate action and social inclusion thus make sustainable transport a key enabler of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations. The good news is that the Asia-Pacific region has made solid progress towards sustainable transport. Coordinated regional development of transport infrastructure continues to advance economies of scale to meet increased demand in freight transport. Currently, approximatively 145,000 kilometres of Asian Highways, 121,000km of Trans-Asian Railways and 275 dry ports cover all parts of the region and almost 99.7% of the total population, while the region also hosts the world's ten largest container ports and accounts for more than half of the global maritime trade. In addition to the widespread adoption of smart mobility solutions, countries are in general committed to the decarbonisation of their roads, railways and maritime transport, with plans to electrify transport modes and promotion of fuel efficiency and the use of clean sources of fuel. Most countries saw a decline in road traffic deaths in the last decade, and several have made progress in improving gender equality in the transport sector. However, this path is fraught with challenges. Most of the projected future growth in global transport demand will take place in the Asia-Pacific region, owing partly to rapid urbanisation and a growing appetite for personal vehicles. While the most tangible effect of this growth will be the rise in greenhouse gas emissions due to the ongoing heavy reliance on fossil fuels, these trends also add additional strain to existing urban transport systems, many of which are underinvested. Missing links and sub-standard quality of infrastructure, coupled with lack of transport facilitation, continue to increase costs and delays of international transport, especially in landlocked developing countries. Likewise, small island developing states continue to show limited and often stagnant levels of their maritime connectivity, hindering their integration into the regional and global economy. The disparity in technological capabilities between countries, as well as current gaps in meeting low-carbon transport goals, hinder the effective adoption of region-wide smart mobility systems and net-zero strategies, respectively. And despite improvements, a person in Asia and the Pacific loses their life in a road accident every 45 seconds. Women only make up approximately 16% of the regional transport workforce, a slightly lower figure than the global average. Government representatives gathered in early November and assessed these achievements and challenges within the framework of the Regional Action Programme for Sustainable Transport Development in Asia and the Pacific. Many tasks, such as transport decarbonisation, cannot be overcome by any country alone; meanwhile, the benefits of transport innovations such as digitalisation and automation will only be fully realised if widely implemented. With Asia and the Pacific 32 years behind in achieving the SDGs, accelerating sustainable transport development benefits everyone, so everyone needs to get on board to make it happen. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.

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