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The United States has thrown its weight behind the recently unveiled Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report. Ambassador Kyle McCarter said although he does not agree with all the details contained in the 156-page report, the US will back its implementation before the 2022 elections. McCarter, who…

The High Court has declined to stop the planned impeachment of Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko who was barred from accessing his office over graft charges. George Bush and Lawrence Oyugi of Concerned Citizens Alliance had moved to court on Monday seeking to have the court issue orders stopping Nairobi…

Appellate Court Judge Prof. Otieno Odek has passed away aged 56. Prof. Odek reportedly collapsed and died at his residence in Kisumu on Monday morning, according to his family. The cause of his death is yet to be established. Justice Odek became a judge of the Appeals Court in 2012 and served as…

The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) will from January 2020 begin administering written exams to trainee drivers. This comes after NTSA introduced revised testing guidelines for those seeking to acquire Kenyan driving licenses. Under the new strict syllabus, only those who pass the…

Pastor James Maina Ng’ang’a of Neno Evangelism has been accused of grabbing a parcel of land belonging to an elderly woman identified as Susan Ngina Kanyali. Ngina claims that the area where Pastor Ng’ang’a’s Neno Evangelism Centre Bulbul branch in Ngong is built is part of her land, according to…

Jubilee secretary-general Raphael Tuju says the party was forced to settle for Mike Sonko as its candidate for Nairobi Governor’s seat in the 2017 elections despite being uncomfortable with his candidature. Tuju explained that although the governing party had reservations on Sonko’s candidature,…

Members of the Nairobi County Assembly on Saturday held a meeting to discuss the way forward after Governor Mike Sonko was barred from accessing his office over graft charges. During the meeting, MCAs from both Jubilee and the opposition agreed to convene a special sitting where an impeachment…

A Kenyan woman has narrated the suffering she went through during her short-lived stay in Saudi Arabia, where she worked as a house help. Lydia Mutua was hooked up with a Saudia employer by a Nairobi-based recruitment agency after paying up Sh60,000 as processing fee and an additional medical fee…

Murder suspect, Joseph Kuria Irungu alias Jowie has sued the State over alleged mistreatment while behind bars. In an affidavit, Irungu’s lawyer Wilson Nandwa claims that his client’s life is in danger and wants the court to protect him, Citizen Digital reported. “The applicant is being subjected…

Nairobi’s Weston Hotel has insisted it will not compensate the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) for the parcel of land where it stands on. Early this year, the National Land Commission (NLC) ordered Weston Hotel, which is owned by Deputy President William Ruto, to pay KCAA for the land at…