KENYA NEWS

President Uhuru Kenyatta has promised a state appointment to former Meru governor Peter Munya if he withdraws a petition he filed challenging the election of Kiraitu Murungi. Speaking during a campaign tour of Meru region on Friday, the Head of State asked the two leaders to iron out their…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has told his rival Raila Odinga of National Super Alliance to prepare for a huge lose in the repeat presidential election slated for October 26th. Addressing a series of rallies in Meru County on Friday, the head of state exuded confidence that he will trounce the…

Chief Executive Officer Ezra Chiloba has once again been left out of a new project team unveiled by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairperson Wafula Chebukati to preside over the October 26th repeat election. In a new 7-member team, Chebukati also pushed aside two other…

The US government has expressed concerns over events surrounding Kenya's October 26th repeat presidential election. In a statement issued by the State Department Friday, the US said it was "deeply concerned" over the current political situation in the country. The statement comes even as opposition…

Starehe Member of Parliament Charles Njagua popularly known as 'Jaguar' by his stage name as a musician on Friday led residents of his constituency in fighting against land grabbing. The first time MP led a number of constituents in bringing down a perimeter wall that had been erected around an…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has pledged that the government will support traders affected by Friday morning inferno that razed down Kenya's largest open air market, Gikomba in Nairobi. The head of state further directed authorities to carry out speedy investigations to establish the cause of the fire…

Police were forced to fire teargas canisters to disperse National Super Alliance (NASA) anti-IEBC protesters who clashed with members of the Nairobi business community at the city centre on Friday. The opposition supporters had obeyed the call by their leaders to move to the streets to protesters…

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has agreed with six of the 11 clauses that the Jubilee Party seeks to amend on the elections law ahead of October 26th repeat presidential election. While submitting its views on the proposed laws to the joint parliamentary committee on…

The controversial 'Nairobi Business Community' has defended itself over claims by Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) that it does not represent businesspeople in the city. In a statement, the lobby group dismissed Kenya Private Sector Alliance (Kepsa) as an elitist caucus that is clueless and…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has submitted 10 nominees of his cabinet to the County Assembly for approval. Sonko sent home all members of the executive serving his predecessor Evans Kidero's administration. Media Council of Kenya Chairman Charles Kerich, who has been serving as editor-in-chief at…