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Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho is presently admitted to the hospital after he fell ill earlier this week.  Joho, who is admitted at Mombasa Hospital, said he has been there for the past five days and hopes he will be discharged soon. “I have been watching this TV yaani naomba Mungu nasema…

A Kenyan woman is being held by Thai authorities after she was busted attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country. The woman, whose identity is yet to be revealed, was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok after she was found with more than one kilogram of cocaine in her stomach, according…

A court on Thursday ruled that Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga did not commit any crime when he was sworn-in as people’s president in January 2018. Chief Magistrate Stephen Mbungi ruled that the oath administered on Odinga was not unlawful and would only have violated the law…

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) candidate Bernard Imran Okoth was declared the winner of the hotly-contested Kibra parliamentary by-election held on Thursday. Imran, who is the younger brother of late Kibra MP Ken Okoth, clinched the seat after garnering 24,636 votes. "I want to thank God, my…

Deputy President William Ruto on Friday celebrated the results of Thursday Kibra by-election despite Jubilee party candidate McDonald Mariga losing. Mariga, who conceded defeat as vote counting was still underway, came in second after garnering 11,230 votes. Independent Electoral and Boundaries…

McDonald Mariga, the Jubilee Party candidate in the Kibra parliamentary by-election has conceded defeat. Mariga phoned his Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) rival Imran Okoth on Thursday night to congratulate him for the victory even before the final results are announced by Independent Electoral…

Voting ended earlier today in the Kibra parliamentary by-election, and vote tallying is currently underway. Results trickling in the tallying center in Woodley have ODM candidate Bernard Otieno Okoth (Imran) leading in the votes tallied so far, followed by McDonald Mariga of Jubilee. ANC’s Eliud…

Two weeks after he was admitted to Nairobi Hospital, retired President Daniel Arap Moi was discharged from the facility on Thursday. The 95-year-old was discharged after his medical team, led by his personal physician Dr. David Silverstein, gave him a clean bill of health, his Press Secretary and…

Kenyan authorities on Wednesday destroyed cocaine worth more than Sh500 million that was seized in Mombasa three years ago. The drugs were burnt at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters in Nairobi under the supervision of High Court judge Luka Kimaru. The cocaine weighing…

Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma has defended President Kenyatta’s frequent foreign trips saying they are of benefit to the country.  Juma indicated that international travel by the President is a necessary activity for the country’s development. “The president has a duty to grow…