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A Nairobi court has ordered Mumias East MP Peter Salasya to lead a national peace campaign and issue a public apology before his hate speech case can be concluded.
The order was issued on 19 January 2026 by Senior Resident Magistrate Paul Mutai, who declined to immediately approve a conciliation…
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The government will launch a nationwide door-to-door exercise to trace learners who have not enrolled in Junior Secondary School or Senior Secondary School.
The initiative was announced by the Ministry of Interior in a statement issued on Sunday, 18 January. Officials said the campaign aims to…
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Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has dismissed claims of a rift within the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), saying his deputy party leader Cleophas Malala remains a committed member of the party despite his recent absence from key events.
Speaking during a radio interview on Sunday,…
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Winnie Odinga has publicly criticised sections of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leadership, accusing them of sidelining her family and steering the party away from its founding principles.
Speaking at a rally in Kibra, Nairobi, on Sunday, the East African Legislative Assembly legislator said…
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ODM Sets Firm Conditions for Coalition Talks with UDA Ahead of 2027 Polls
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has said any coalition talks with President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) must include a guaranteed share of executive power and formal recognition of ODM’s political…
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President William Ruto has congratulated Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni on his re-election to a seventh term, following the Electoral Commission’s declaration of results on 17 January.
In a statement, Ruto said Museveni’s victory reflected public confidence in his leadership and in the ruling National…
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Two foreign nationals aged 56 and 40 have been arrested in Thika in connection with an alleged attempt to commit a drug-facilitated offence at a mobile phone shop in the town centre.
Police said the suspects, who are reported to be from the Middle East, entered the shop posing as customers…
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The United States Embassy in Nairobi will suspend routine operations on Monday, 19 January, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with normal services scheduled to resume the following day.
The federal holiday is marked across the United States and at American diplomatic missions worldwide…
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Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has secured a seventh term as Uganda’s president, winning 71.6 percent of the vote in the election held on 15 January 2026.
His main opponent, Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, received 2.7 million votes. Museveni first came to power in 1986 after leading the…
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President William Ruto has affirmed his strong ties with the Mt Kenya region, telling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) leaders that efforts to weaken his alliance with the area will fail.
Speaking to over 17,000 newly elected polling centre officials at Sagana State Lodge in Nyeri County, Ruto…
