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The Appeals Court has reversed High Court’s ruling that upheld the election of Julius Mawathe Musili as the Embakasi South MP. While nullifying Mawathe's victory on Friday morning, the Appellate Court noted that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) did not follow the law in…

Rift Valley Council of Elders have challenged President Kenyatta to declare his stand on Deputy President William Ruto's 2022 presidential bid. Speaking in Nakuru, the elders, led by their patron Gilbert Kabage, demanded that the President declare whether he will keep his promise of supporting Ruto…

Hundreds of Kenyans were on Thursday stranded at all Huduma Centres across the country following a network outage. This was after suppliers cut off their services due to nonpayment of internet bills by the government, making all ICT related services at the centres unavailable. “What is unavailable…

Rebecca Musau, a Kenyan woman who was arrested on Wednesday in connection to the robbery of Sh140 million in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has been charged at the Milimani Court. Ms Musau was arraigned before Principal Magistrate Bernard Nzakyo after being arrested on Wednesday at the border town of…

Africa's first female Dreamliner captain, Irene Koki Mutungi has reacted to reports that she will be flying Kenya Airways' inaugural nonstop flight to the United States on October 28th. Taking to Twitter on Thursday morning, Koki refuted reports appearing on a section of local press that she will…

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru on Wednesday delivered a talk at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, commonly known as Chatham House in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday.   The former Cabinet Secretary made the speech in her capacity as the vice chair of Council of Governors' (CoG…

A Kenyan woman suspected to be among individuals involved in the robbery of Sh140 million (Dh5 million) in Dubai in March has been arrested. Rebecca Mweni Musau was arrested by Kenyan police who have been collaborating with the International Criminal Police Organisation, Interpol at the Kenyan…

Thousands of foreigners living and working in Kenya have given the ongoing registration and verification exercise of work permits by the Department of Immigration Services a wide berth. Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i says only 18,000 foreign citizens have so far presented themselves for…

The government has announced a one-month extension of the 100 per cent waiver on penalties for Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) defaulters. The extension comes after HELB netted more than Sh500 million in the two-month waiver period that ended on June 30th. Education Cabinet Secretary Amina…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Machakos County Commissioner Matilda Sakwa as the new National Youth Service (NYS) Director-General. Matilda will take over the helm of the youth agency from Richard Ndubai, who is facing graft related charges over alleged loss of Sh9 billion at the…