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Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has declared October 10th as a public holiday to mark Moi Day. In a statement sent to newsrooms on Monday, Matiang’i said the decision follows a High Court ruling issued in November last year. “In Judicial Review No. 292 of 2017  the Court affirmed…

A referendum will cost Kenyan taxpayers an estimated Sh12 billion, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Wafula Chebukati says. Speaking to the Standard, Chebukati said the electoral agency is ready to carry out a third referendum but noted that it's yet to be…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has pledged a Sh50,000 cash reward to security guards at Pumwani Maternity Hospital for each child theft arrest or report. Speaking when he made a third impromptu visit to the largest maternity facility in East and Central Africa, Sonko urged the guards to be extra…

Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga has revealed how opposition leader Raila Odinga thwarted plans by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji to arrest him over alleged graft.  Speaking in Awendo, Migori County, Rasanga said there were plans to arrest him immediately he lands at Jomo…

Nyali Member of Parliament Mohamed Ali alias 'Moha Jicho Pevu' has sought to defend himself against claims that he is Deputy President William Ruto’s ‘spanner boy.’ Last week, Ali was captured on tape carrying and presenting Sh5 million donation to a church on behalf of the Deputy President. Photos…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has published a list of multi-billion shilling property owned by former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero and which it claims he acquired illegally. In an affidavit filed in court, the commission listed assets and property worth Sh9 billion which Kidero…

Deported Kenyan lawyer Miguna Miguna has voiced his opinion in the referendum debate that continues to gather pace in Kenya.  The self-declared National Resistance Movement (NRM) general rubbished calls for referendum, noting that the vote is meant to further the interests of Kenyan political…

United States First Lady Melania Trump has concluded her two-day visit to Kenya after arriving in Nairobi on Thursday night. Mrs Trump spent two nights in Kenya, the longest stay in one country during her inaugural solo international tour of four African nations. The plane carrying Melania departed…

Citizen television news anchor Jacque Maribe is set to be charged with the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani alongside her boyfriend Joseph Irungu, alias Jowie. This comes after investigators said they have gathered sufficient evidence incriminating her in Kimani’s killing. “We know that she (…

Deputy President William Ruto has now joined calls for referendum to introduce changes to the 2010 Constitution. In a seemingly sudden change of mind, the Deputy President said those who think he fears the proposal are mistaken. Ruto, who spoke in Tharaka Nithi on Saturday, said he is ready for a…