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Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua has once again reiterated his quest to succeed President Kenyatta in the 2022 general elections. Addressing supporters outside Machakos High Court on Friday following a land mark ruling that upheld his re-election, Mutua said he is firmly in the race for the country's…

National Super Alliance (Nasa) has now threatened to call for countrywide protests if the Jubilee government refuses to engage it in dialogue. The coalition said its principals will hold meetings next week to discuss among other issues, resumption of nationwide demonstrations to push the ruling…

Yale University president, Peter Salovey will be making an official tour to Kenya in March, becoming the first ever senior official of the Ivy League institution to visit the country, since its establishment in 1701. Kenya gets the highest number of annual students' admission to the American…

The Department of Immigration has maintained that lawyer Miguna Miguna, who was deported on Tuesday night, is a Canadian and not a Kenyan. Director Gordon Kihalangwa, in his affidavit which was ordered by the court on Wednesday, says Miguna had fled the country as a political refugee. He further…

Canada has expressed its concern over the Kenyan government’s recent crackdown on opposition leaders and recent shutdown of television stations. Global Affairs Canada, in a statement, said it is deeply concerned by some of the recent government as it cracks down on opposition leaders who were…

Machakos governor Alfred Mutua has won a court case challenging his election as governor. Justice Aggrey Muchelule of the Machakos High Court on Friday struck out the petition filed by Wanyiva Ndeti, saying she did not provide sufficient evidence in court to prove that Mutua stole the elections. "I…

Mombasa governor Ali Hassan Joho has vowed not to surrender his passport to government, even if the state suspends it. Joho is among National Super Alliance (Nasa) leaders who the government is said to be targeting in the ongoing crackdown on opposition figures involved in the swearing-in of Raila…

Kenyan billionaire businessman Jimmy Wanjigi says that the obituary published on the Wednesday edition of the Daily Nation newspaper, which alluded to his ‘death’, is a confirmation that there is a plot by his 'enemies' to eliminate him. Speaking to CNN on Wednesday, Wanjigi said that there's no…

National Super Alliance (Nasa) has threatened to call for civil disobedience if President Kenyatta fails to stop the ongoing crackdown on opposition hardliners. The opposition outfit further demanded the government to stop disregard of court orders as recently witnessed. Nasa leaders said that…

Days after National Super Alliance (Nasa) leaders urged President Trump's administration to recall American Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec, the US government has expressed its confidence in the envoy. Responding to Daily Nation's query on calls by Kenyan opposition to have Godec fired, Amanda…