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Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho has bowed to pressure from his rival in the Mombasa governor race and announced that he has ‘donated’ his billboard sites to his opponents, who have been on his neck accusing him of using underhand tactics to block them from erecting billboards in the city. Joho’s…

Jubilee Party primaries losers will be the biggest beneficiaries to nomination into the 12th Parliament, as they dominate the list submitted by President Uhuru’s party for possible Nomination to the August House. Nominated MP Isaac Mwaura, Starehe MP Maina Kamanda and their Runyenjes counterpart…

All political campaigns in Raila Odinga’s home county of Siaya have been banned by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for the next six days. The Electoral Commission said that it arrived at the decision after a meeting with security heads from the county that discussed the…

Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar has teamed up with his counterpart in the race, Awiti Bolo in a bit to ‘tame’ Mombasa governor Ali Hassan Joho. While addressing the press in Mombasa, Omar said that he was sure that Joho will not be the Mombasa governor comes August, lashing out at him for blocking…

Deputy President William Ruto is embroiled in bitter war of words with National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential running mate Kalonzo Musyoka over corruption. The Deputy President, addressing residents of Embu on Thursday called the Wiper Democratic Party leader a land grabber, saying that he…

Devolution Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri has warned Kiambu Governor William Kabogo that he will expose his shady business deals if he continues attacking President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto. The Cabinet Secretary questioned the governor’s wealth, adding that his dealings…

Jubilee Party’s President Uhuru Kenyatta remains the most popular presidential contestant with an approval rating of 48%, with his closest rival National Super Alliance (NASA) flag bearer, Raila Odinga having with a 43% approval rating. In a newly released opinion poll results by Kenya’s leading…

The government says that it has suspended the much-awaited exportation of crude oil from Turkana County. Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter said the suspension was informed by the delay by Parliament in passing the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill of 2015. June 30 had…

Laikipia Senator and veteran politician Godfrey Gitahi Kariuki, popularly known as G.G. Kariuki, has passed on. He died on Friday morning at a Nairobi Hospital, aged 79. A close relative said that the first Laikipia County senator had been admitted at a city hospital after developing unnamed health…

A Kisumu County man who vowed to sell his land to raise funds to campaign for President Uhuru Kenyatta’s reelection bid has made true his pledge and held his first campaign rally in his area. Michael Omondi, an ex-convict who ‘endorsed’ President Uhuru reelection bid after attributing his…