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Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua has said he will be in the ballot for the presidential contest in the 2022 general elections. Speaking on Wednesday morning, the Maendeleo Chap Chap party leader noted that his superior development track record will propel him to the State House as President Uhuru's…

Kitui West Member of Parliament Francis Nyenze has passed away. Nyenze, who was the Minority Leader in the 12th Parliament passed on at the Nairobi Hospital while receiving treatment on Wednesday morning and his body transfered to the Lee Funeral Home. During the swearing-in of MPs at Parliament…

The United States has told National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga to shelve his planned 'swearing in' slated for December 12th. Speaking when he met Raila on Tuesday, Principal Deputy assistant Secretary at the US government’s Bureau of African Affairs Donald Yamamoto warned Odinga that…

The Amani National Congress (ANC), an affiliate party of National Super Alliance (NASA) has declared it will front its leader Musalia Mudavadi for the presidency in the 2022 general elections. This comes barely days after the party threatened to walk out of the Nasa coalition citing mistreatment by…

Kenya has earned international praise over its bold decision to ban the manufacture, sale and use of plastic bags. The ban, which was effected in June this year has been hailed as a major stride towards the reduction of plastic-related pollution in the country. Speaking during the third United…

A United States top government official will be in Kenya for three days to push for dialogue between president Kenyatta's side and Raila Odinga-led National Super Alliance (NASA) following a disputed presidential election. Donald Trump's administration said that acting assistant Secretary of State…

Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga says that he is ready to head a commission of inquiry that would investigate the use of brutal force by police on citizens. In a post via his Twitter handle, Dr Mutunga offered himself for the role after the unfolding of circumstances surrounding the arrest of…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has named a Kenyan as the new head of its internal audit department. Nancy Asiko Onyango was appointed as the new director of IMF's Office of Internal Audit and Inspection (OIA) to replace Clare Brady, after Clare's four-year tenure comes to end. Asiko will…

The Anglican Church has hit out at the National Super Alliance (NASA) over its planned 'swearing in' of Raila Odinga as the people's president in a ceremony scheduled for December 12th. In a statement, Anglican Archbishop Jackson ole Sapit said the planned inauguration was unconstitutional, adding…

Kalonzo Musyoka’s Wiper party appears to have withdrawn itself from the plans to 'swear in' National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga as the people's president. On Monday, Wiper national vice-chairman senator Mutula Kilonzo joined the party's Deputy leader Farah Maalim in dismissing the…