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The opposition coalition NASA may have to change its name after an NGO registered a trademark under the same acronym and moved to court to block the Registrar of Political Parties from registering a political entity by that name.
Northern Advocacy for Sustainable Agriculture (NASA) is an entity…
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The Court of Appeal on Friday said the use of breathalyzers to test and arrest drunk drivers is illegal, saying the laws introduced by NTSA in regards this this are inconsistent with the Traffic Act.
The three-judge bench ordered that the laws be taken back to Parliament for review.
The judges made…
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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Thursday allowed the opposition coalition NASA to operate a parallel tallying system during the August 8th general election, but for internal use only and they [NASA] cannot announce and declare their own result tally.
After a meeting…
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The United States Department of State on Thursday released a new travel alert for Kenya ahead of the August 8th general elections.
The alert warns US citizens living in or traveling to Kenya that with the political nominations taking place in April and campaigns lasting until the general election…
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NASA leader on Thursday eulogized President Uhuru Kenyatta’s half sister Margaret Wambui Kenyatta, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 89.
Raila said he shares a long history with Wambui and her family, adding that his (Raila’s) father Jaramogi Odinga adopted Wambui during the struggle for…
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Nairobi Women Representative has confirmed that she will be defending her seat in the upcoming elections. Silencing rumors that she will not be on the ballot, Shebesh said on Thursday that she is incident of retaining her seat on a Jubilee ticket.
Her long silence on the matter had led to rumors…
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The son of Kenyan billionaire businessman Jeremiah Kiereini is dead. The son, Githae Kiereini, 42, was found dead in his Karen house on Wednesday morning by a worker.
A police officer called to the scene said there were no visible injuries on Githae’s decomposing body.
The elder Kiereini lost…
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President Uhuru Kenyatta’s older sister, Margaret Wambui Kenyatta, has passed on.
Wambui, the first daughter of Kenya’s founding President Jomo Kenyatta and his wife Grace Wahu, died on Wednesday at her Lavington home in Nairobi. She was of 89.
She served as Mayor of Nairobi from 1970 to 1976…
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President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that Jubilee will not offer direct nominations to any candidates running for any seat in the country.
The President said Jubilee respects democracy and will let voters make the choice of those they want to lead them when the party holds nominations on April 21st…
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ODM nominated senator Elizabeth Ongoro on Wednesday stormed Orange House, the ODM headquarters, along with a crowd of her supporters to protest ODM’s decision to bar her from contesting the Ruaraka parliamentary seat. Police had to shoot in the air to disperse the rowdy protestors.
Ongoro claimed…
