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Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i is among high profile individuals set to be grilled over multi-billion shilling Ruaraka land scandal. This is after Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Hajji returned the files of the case to the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) and…

Remanded Youth Affairs Principal Secretary Lillian Omollo has come out to reveal how a sour supply deal with a company linked to President Kenyatta's kin exposed the multi-billion scandal at the National Youth Service (NYS).  PS Omollo revealed the intricate details of the deal-gone-wrong in a…

Peter Mbugua, the widower of freedom fighter Wambui Otieno has moved to court to challenge his late wife's will.  In court papers filed at Milimani Law Court, Mbugua wants Wambui's will reviewed, arguing that she was mentally unwell when she wrote it.  “The deceased did not have the…

President Kenyatta's continued fight against corruption has taken a new twist after the deployment of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) to monitor the process. The President has directed the intelligence body to track top government officials involved in corruption and keep surveillance on…

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has pledged to work with President Kenyatta after the two formally buried the hatchet on Thursday. The two shared a podium at Miritini where President Uhuru commissioned the first phase of the Sh11.5 billion iconic Dongo Kundu bypass. Their rivalry started in 2016 after…

The Employment and Labour relations court  has allowed suspended Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chief Executive Officer Ezra Chiloba to resume office. In a ruling, Justice Stephen Radido allowed Chiloba, who was sent on a compulsory leave in April by IEBC chairperson…

The High Court in Kerugoya has, for the second time, upheld the election of Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru. While delivering the ruling on Thursday in a petition filed by Nark-Kenya party leader Martha Karua, High Court's Justice Lucy Gitari said the election was free and fair. Justice Gitari said…

Kenyan students who score grade E in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam will now be allowed to join public universities to undertake undergraduate, postgraduate and even doctorate degrees. Under new regulations gazetted by Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed, this…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i says he's received threats over his vicious crackdown on contraband goods imported into the country. Speaking at the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) headquarters along Kiambu Road in Nairobi, Matiang'i vowed he's ready to die if that's what it…

Remanded suspects in the multi-billion shilling National Youth Service (NYS) scandal appear to be going through hard times in jail after they were denied bail by the Anti-corruption court two weeks ago. Seven suspects out of the more than 30 charged in connection to the scandal have so far made…