KENYA NEWS

Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has exposed the infighting which rocked his seven judge Supreme Court bench during his time that almost paralyzed the operations of the highest court in the land. In an affidavit sworn on dated August 7th, the former CJ documents how two of the judges — Lady…

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati is expected to make changes in the team that will preside over the October 17th repeat election. Chebukati is scheduled to outline defined roles of the Project Team announced two weeks ago and those of the Secretariat…

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioner Roselyn Akombe's brother has fled the country after reportedly receiving several threats on his phone believed to be targeted at his sister and fellow commissioners. In an interview with the Nation, commissioner Akombe confirmed…

Counties will finally get Sh302 billion from the National Treasury's after Senate approved 2017/18 budget allocated to the counties by the national government. Nairobi county will receive Sh15.4 billion from Sh14 billion it received in previous year and tops eleven counties with highest share of…

French biometrics firm OT-Morpho that supplied Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) with IT services and result transmission system says it will move to court to sue unnamed individuals in Kenya and in France for defamation. OT-Morpho said that its reputation was badly damaged…

A man who has been masquerading as a police officer has been arrested after his proverbial forty days count came to an end. The man is said to have been living in police quarters in Nairobi and has been impersonating police officers. 26-year-old Kennedy Mojong Ekale was arrested on Friday at…

National Super Alliance (Nasa) says that it has so far collected Sh20 million as supporters continue to buy their "tickets to Canaan". The public fundraising appeal through M-Pesa paybill initiative was unveiled by Nasa leader Raila Odinga and his running mate Kalonzo Musyoka last week. “Whether…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has vowed that the repeat presidential election will be held as scheduled and attempts to derail it will be resisted. Speaking when he met leaders from the greater Mount Kenya region as Sagana State Lodge, Uhuru led the leaders in making what they termed as the 'Sagana…

National Super Alliance (Nasa) has scheduled a rally in Nairobi on Sunday where it will launch a campaign against October 17th repeat presidential election. In the event, Nasa principals will rally supporters against the repeat election until its “irreducible minimum” demands are met by the…

Deputy President William Ruto says that Jubilee Party will not be engaging in negotiations with the Opposition National Super Alliance over the electoral commission, arguing that the negotiations are meant to derail October 17th repeat presidential elections. Ruto said the opposition was not ready…