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Irungu Thairu

News Writer

Irungu Thairu is a news writer at Mwakilishi, covering Kenyan, diaspora and international news. He joined Mwakilishi in 2009, which makes him one of the site's longest-serving writers.

He writes on the stories shaping Kenya and its diaspora, from politics and current affairs at home to immigration, the green card lottery and community life abroad. His reporting aims to keep Kenyans everywhere connected to the news that affects them, wherever they are.

When he is not working, Irungu likes to spend time with his family, travel and play golf.

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US Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec Says Election Disputes Must Be Resolved Lawfully

US Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec Says Election Disputes Must Be Resolved Lawfully

US ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec has called on all Kenyans, including candidates to give the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) time to complete its work. Saying no election process anywhere in…

US Applauds Kenya for Peaceful Elections, Urges Leaders to Respect Rule of Law

US Applauds Kenya for Peaceful Elections, Urges Leaders to Respect Rule of Law

The US State Department has applauded Kenya for exercising their democratic rights by holding a peaceful and transparent electoral process. In a press statement, State Department Spokesman Heather Nauert says as a lon…

Laboso, Waiguru, Ngilu Make History as Kenya’s First Elected Female Governors

Laboso, Waiguru, Ngilu Make History as Kenya’s First Elected Female Governors

Dr Joyce Cherono Laboso, Anne Waiguru and Charity Ngilu on Wednesday made history after beingthe first elected female governors in Kenya. Dr Laboso was declared the winner of the Bomet County gubernatorial race, edgin…

[VIDEO] John Kerry: IEBC Voting System "Appears to be Very, Very Strong"

[VIDEO] John Kerry: IEBC Voting System "Appears to be Very, Very Strong"

Former United States Secretary of State John Kerry has said that the the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has put in a voting system “appears to be very, very strong.” The former Secretary of State…

Peter Kenneth Concedes Defeat, Pledges to Work with Sonko to Improve the Lives of Nairobians

Peter Kenneth Concedes Defeat, Pledges to Work with Sonko to Improve the Lives of Nairobians

Former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth has conceded defeat and congratulated Mike Sonko after finishing a disappointing distant third in the race for Nairobi governor. Kenneth, who was running as an independent candidate aft…

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Jubilee's Fahim Twaha Floors Incumbent Issa Timamy in Lamu Gubernatorial Race

Jubilee's Fahim Twaha Floors Incumbent Issa Timamy in Lamu Gubernatorial Race

Jubilee Party’s Fahim Twaha has defeated incumbent Lamu governor Issa Timamy of Amani National Congress (ANC). Twaha, a former Lamu West MP, won with 22,969 votes (46.57%) against Timamy’s 22,848 votes (45.45%) with…

Boniface Mwangi Concedes Defeat As Jaguar Appears Headed for Victory in Starehe

Boniface Mwangi Concedes Defeat As Jaguar Appears Headed for Victory in Starehe

Activist Boniface Mwangi has conceded in the race for Starehe Constituency Member of Parliament seat, with musician Charles Njagua Kanyi, popularly known as Jaguar, headed for victory. With 80.24% of polling stations…

Raila Rejects Provisional Presidential Results Being Announced by IEBC, Calls Them "Fake" and "Fictitious"

Raila Rejects Provisional Presidential Results Being Announced by IEBC, Calls Them "Fake" and "Fictitious"

National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential candidate Raila Odinga has disputed the provision results being reported to the public by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), calling the results “fi…

President Uhuru Kenyatta Maintains Lead over Raila Odinga with 55.25% of Polling Stations Reporting

President Uhuru Kenyatta Maintains Lead over Raila Odinga with 55.25% of Polling Stations Reporting

President Uhuru Kenyatta leads his main challenger Raila Odinga with an 11 per cent margin with 28,172 out of 40,883 (55.25%) polling stations reporting. President Uhuru of Jubilee Party currently has 5,832,837 (55.18…

Isaac Rutto Trails Joyce Laboso in Bomet County Gubernatorial Race

Isaac Rutto Trails Joyce Laboso in Bomet County Gubernatorial Race

In Bomet County, with 337 out of 728 polling stations (36.6%) reporting incumbent governor Isaac Rutto of Chama Cha Maendeleo (CCM) trails Dr Joyce Laboso of Jubilee Party in the gubernatorial race. Dr Laboso, the cu…

Uhuru Kenyatta Takes Early Lead as Election Results Start to Trickle in

Uhuru Kenyatta Takes Early Lead as Election Results Start to Trickle in

Results of the 2017 Kenya general elections have started trickling in, moments after most polling stations across the country closed. Most polling stations closed at 5pm on Tuesday, but the Independent Electoral and B…

NASA Parallel Tallying Center Ready to Go, Says Raila

NASA Parallel Tallying Center Ready to Go, Says Raila

NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga has said the NASA parallel tallying center is ready to go. He described efforts to dismantle the tallying center last weekend as ‘an exercise in futility’, saying what police d…

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NASA Will Accept Defeat if Vote is Fair, Says Moses Wetangula

NASA Will Accept Defeat if Vote is Fair, Says Moses Wetangula

NASA principal Moses Wetangula has said that the coalition will accept defeat if it concludes the process was free, fair and meets international standards. Speaking at Michele Primary School polling station in Kabucha…

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta Queues for Several Hours Waiting to Vote

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta Queues for Several Hours Waiting to Vote

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta was among voters who braved chilly weather and drizzles waiting in line for several hours for polls to open at St Mary School polling center in Lavington, Nairobi on Tuesday morning. The f…

STREAMING LIVE: SUPREME COURT DECISION ON ELECTION PETITION

STREAMING LIVE: SUPREME COURT DECISION ON ELECTION PETITION

Watch LIVE STREAMING VIDEO coverage as the Kenyan Supreme Court rules on the 2017 Presidential election petition.

President Uhuru Kenyatta's Address to the Nation on the Eve of Election Day

President Uhuru Kenyatta's Address to the Nation on the Eve of Election Day

My fellow Kenyans, As we reach the final few hours of this general election campaign, let me to take this opportunity to speak to you directly, today, not as a political candidate, but as your President, President of…

[VIDEO] Kenyans in Diaspora Anxious about Elections, Frustrated with Being Locked Out of Process

[VIDEO] Kenyans in Diaspora Anxious about Elections, Frustrated with Being Locked Out of Process

Video: Kenyans in the Diaspora share their feelings about being locked out of the voting process. The Kenyan general elections take place on Tuesday, August 8th. Courtesy of Chris Wamalwa, Nation.co.ke

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Why the Jubilee Government is the Better Choice for All Kenyans

Improving National Infrastructure The Jubilee government can show record of newly built all-weather roads and the standard gauge railway (SGR) since it took over administration. The SGR connecting Mombasa to Nairobi h…

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On the Death of Christopher Msando and Kenyan General Elections: Avoid Conspiracy Theories and Uphold Peace

To the families of Christopher Msando and Carol Ngumbu, we, UhuRuto supporters in the diaspora would like to express our sincere condolences on the murder of your loved ones. You are in our thoughts and prayers. To al…

Kenyan Preacher Extradited from the UK Arraigned in Court, to Spend Six Nights at Kamiti

Kenyan Preacher Extradited from the UK Arraigned in Court, to Spend Six Nights at Kamiti

Controversial televangelist Gilbert Deya, who was extradited from the United Kingdom on Friday morning, was arraigned in court later in the day. He pleaded not guilty at Milimani Law Courts to charges of child theft…