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Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho will know on April 26 if he can be arrested and charged with forging a KCSE certificate. Justice Eric Ogola of the High Court extended to April 26th the order he issued last week barring the investigation, arrest or prosecution of Joho by the Kenya National Examination…
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Nairobi politicians Mike Sonko (Nairobi Senator) and Johnson Sakaja (Nominated Senator) have pledged to unite and help each other capture their respective seats during the Jubilee nominations on April 21st. Mike Sonko is running for Nairobi Governor in a bid to kick  Evans Kidero out of office…
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ODM nominated senator Elizabeth Ognoro has been barred from contesting the Ruaraka parliamentary seat on an ODM ticket. The ODM disciplinary committee said she is free to contest for a seat anywhere else, just not in Ruaraka constituency.  The disciplinary committee’s move came in response to…
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Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has been cleared on hate speech, incitement to violence, and fanning ethnic hatred charges in relation to remarks he was accused of having made on Facebook in 2014. Kuria stood accused of issuing statements against Luos on his Facebook account after the Gikomba market…
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Former Kenya Finance Minister David Mwiraria is dead. Mwiraria passed away from cancer on Thursday morning at Karen Hospital. He was 79. Mwiraria served a Finance Minister from 2003 to 2006 during retired President Mwai Kibaki’s administration. He resigned as a cabinet minister following…
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The American couple held in custody for 35 days at Muthaiga Police Station in connecting with the hacking of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) system and stealing of Sh40 billion were deported to the USA on Tuesday night. Larry Peckham and his wife Denis Hilton were put on a 10pm Lufthansa Airlines…
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The government of the United Kingdom has issued a new travel warning for Kenya. In the travel warning issue on Wednesday, the UK government warns its citizens to stay away from public gatherings during this electioneering period. “Rallies and protests may take place during primaries and in the lead…
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Raila Odinga’s daughter Rosemary Odinga will not be contesting the Kibra parliamentary seat. Although Rosemary has not publicly announced her withdrawal from the race, her name was left out of the list of aspirants for nomination that ODM published on Wednesday. She is currently recovering at a…
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Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has said a report listing Raila Odinga as the flag bearer of the NASA coalition and him (Kalonzo) as the running mate is incorrect as no decision has been reached yet. He also called on ODM to withdraw the statement. A report leaked to the media last week listed Raila…
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An American couple arrested in connection with the hacking of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) system and stealing Sh40 billion were scheduled to be deported to the US on Tuesday night. The couple, Larry Peckham and Denis Hilton have been held at the Muthaiga Police Station for 35 days after they…