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A National Super Alliance (Nasa) Member of Parliament has drafted a Bill that is seeking to move elections date from August to December. Kiminini MP Chris Wamalwa is set to table the Bill in Parliament, which, if passed into law will shift the date of general elections from the second Tuesday of…

After tarmacking a road in a record 10 minutes per kilometer, Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua is at it again. This time round, the Maendeleo Chap Chap (MCC) party leader said the Machakos county government had managed to construct a public toilet in Mlolongo in a record seven days. In a tweet, the…

Police have arrested former Laikipia North Member of Parliament Matthew Lempurkel over incitement allegations. The controversial ex-MP was apprehended at Rumuruti town on Wednesday evening and spent the night at Nyahururu police station. Laikipia Police County Commander Simon Kipkeu, said the…

Kenya's Foreign Affairs Ministry has been placed on the spot after it was established that more than Sh48.2 million was wasted in paying allowances and rent for envoys who had been recalled from their stationed countries. An audit report by Auditor-General Edward Ouko indicates that the ministry…

United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has described Kenya as a thriving country. In a speech on Tuesday hours before the start of his one-week tour to Africa, the US top government official mourned the victims of the 1998 American Embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. "…

Embakasi East Member of Babu Owino has filed a notice of appeal at the Appellate Court seeking to challenge last week High Court ruling that nullified his election. In his notice, the embattled youthful MP says he was not satisfied with the decision made by Justice Joseph Seregon after…

National Super Alliance (Nasa) has threatened to boycott the 2022 presidential elections if the current Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is not reconstituted afresh. In a statement after a meeting that brought together the four Nasa co-principals; Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka…

The Leader of Majority in the National Assembly Aden Duale has warned that any Jubilee leader attempting to scuttle Deputy President William Ruto's 2022 presidential bid will be crashed. Duale, a confidant of Ruto, said that any Jubilee allied politician trying to stand in the way of Ruto’s bid to…

Kenya does not need any intervention from the United States to end alleged political impasse in the country, Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau has said. “With memories of US interventions in countries such as Libya and Iraq ostensibly to return democracy, still fresh in our minds,…

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is expected to hold discussions with President Kenyatta once he visits the country later this week. On Monday, acting assistant secretary of state for African affairs, Donald Yamamoto confirmed the meeting between President Uhuru and Tillerson, although he did…