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First Lady Margaret Kenyatta was among voters who braved chilly weather and drizzles waiting in line for several hours for polls to open at St Mary School polling center in Lavington, Nairobi on Tuesday morning. The first lady is said to have arrived at the polling station around 5:45am and voted…

Kiambu governor William Kabogo stormed the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) offices in Kiambu on election eve alleging that the officials were colluding with Kabete MP Ferdinand Waititu to rig him out. Kabogo alleged that the electoral officials had held a meeting with the…

One person sustained serious injuries while five others were left with minor injuries after a commotion ensued at Mathare North Social Hall in Nairobi and at a stampede at Donholm Primary School. Police said the injured were rushed to hospital for treatment with queues at Mathare North Ward in…

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Kenyans started casting their votes on Tuesday in an exercise characterized by long queues. Voting started at 6am in most polling stations across the country where voters started trooping in as early as 3am. Anxious voters camped at the polling stations throughout the night ready to cast the vote…

A World Bank recent report has questioned Kenya's preparedness to handle a pandemic, citing failure by the government to take necessary steps to withstand an attack as the key reason. The report indicated that Kenya had not carried out two external evaluations in its readiness to face pandemics.…

With 87.6 per cent of polling stations tallied, Kabete MP Ferdinard Waititu appears headed for a landslide win in Kiambu gubernatorial race on a Jubilee Party ticket. Waititu has already garnered 684,434 (78.33%) votes against his challenger, William Kabogo, who has marshaled 182,172 (20.85%) votes…

My fellow Kenyans, As we reach the final few hours of this general election campaign, let me to take this opportunity to speak to you directly, today, not as a political candidate, but as your President, President of our great nation, the Republic of Kenya. As this campaign season draws to a close…

The United Nations has made a refund of Sh7.9 billion for Kenyan troops fighting Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia after persistent low and delayed reimbursement. Treasury documents indicate that Kenya received Sh6.78 billion in the year to June against the targeted Sh6.44 billion, with the annual…

Former United States President Barrack Obama has sent a message to Kenya ahead of Tuesdays general election. Obama, who traces his roots to Kenya, in a statement issued hours to the polls has urged for peace and called on Kenyans to reject politics of ethnic hatred and incitement. "Almost two years…