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Kenyan Fugitive Wanted for Wildlife and Drug Trafficking Extradited to the US
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Kenyan Fugitive Wanted for Wildlife and Drug Trafficking Extradited to the US

A Kenyan fugitive wanted for wildlife and drug trafficking has been extradited to the United States to face charges. Abdi Hussein Ahmed, alias Abu Khadi, was banished on Saturday night following orders issued by Magis…

Sep 4, 2022
Ruto Pledges to Accept Supreme Court Verdict on Presidential Petition
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Ruto Pledges to Accept Supreme Court Verdict on Presidential Petition

President-elect William Ruto says he will accept the Supreme Court verdict on the petition challenging his victory in the August 9th presidential election. Ruto, who spoke on Sunday at a thanksgiving service at Larmud…

Sep 4, 2022
Wetang’ula to Face Off with Kenneth Marende in the National Assembly Speaker Race
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Wetang’ula to Face Off with Kenneth Marende in the National Assembly Speaker Race

Raila Odinga-led Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition has settled on Kenneth Marende in the race for the National Assembly Speaker. Azimio Secretary-General Junet Mohamed says the decision was arrived at following exte…

Sep 4, 2022
Kenya Gov't Beefs Up Security Ahead of Supreme Court Ruling
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Kenya Gov't Beefs Up Security Ahead of Supreme Court Ruling

The government has deployed additional security officers in selected parts of the country ahead of the Supreme Court ruling slated for Monday. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Edward Mbugua directed all regional pol…

Sep 3, 2022
Aloise Kinyanjui in Court to Challenge Juja Parliamentary Results
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Aloise Kinyanjui in Court to Challenge Juja Parliamentary Results

Juja MP candidate Aloise Kinyanjui has filed a petition challenging the election of George Koimburi Ndung'u. Kinyanjui, who contested on a Jubilee Party ticket, filed the case at the High Court in Kiambu which has sin…

Sep 3, 2022
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Paul Muite: Why Four IEBC Commissioners Stormed Out of Bomas Before Chebukati Announced Results
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Paul Muite: Why Four IEBC Commissioners Stormed Out of Bomas Before Chebukati Announced Results

Senior Counsel Paul Muite says the four IEBC commissioners led by Vice Chairperson Juliana Cherera stormed out of the Bomas of Kenya to protest the presidential results that Chairperson Wafula Chebukati was about to d…

Sep 2, 2022
Kenya High Court Freezes Additional Sh400.6 Million Linked to Nigerian Start-up Flutterwave
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Kenya High Court Freezes Additional Sh400.6 Million Linked to Nigerian Start-up Flutterwave

The High Court in Nairobi has frozen an additional Sh400.6 million belonging to Nigerian start-up Flutterwave. The money held in three accounts at UBA and Access banks and 19 Safaricom MPesa paybill numbers is linked…

Sep 2, 2022
Kiraitu Murungi and His Party Ditch Raila's Azimio for Ruto's Kenya Kwanza Alliance
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Kiraitu Murungi and His Party Ditch Raila's Azimio for Ruto's Kenya Kwanza Alliance

Former Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi has ditched Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition which is led by Raila Odinga and joined President-elect William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza Alliance. Murungi and several leaders of his Dev…

Sep 2, 2022
Martha Karua: We Will Accept Supreme Court’s Ruling on the Presidential Petition
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Martha Karua: We Will Accept Supreme Court’s Ruling on the Presidential Petition

Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition deputy presidential candidate Martha Karua says they will accept the Supreme Court’s decision on the presidential election petition. Speaking at a burial ceremony in Meru County on…

Sep 2, 2022
Another Passenger Dies Aboard a Kenya Airways Flight Heading to New York from Nairobi
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Another Passenger Dies Aboard a Kenya Airways Flight Heading to New York from Nairobi

Kenya Airways (KQ) has confirmed the death of another passenger aboard one of its flights heading to New York in the United States from Nairobi. In a statement on Friday, the national airline said the passenger died f…

Sep 2, 2022
Kenya High Court Orders Retrial of All Sexual Offenders
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Kenya High Court Orders Retrial of All Sexual Offenders

The High Court has ordered the retrial of all defilement offenders in the country, arguing that the mandatory minimum sentences on sexual offences impinge on a fair trial guaranteed under Article 50 of the Constitutio…

Sep 2, 2022
Venezuelan Jose Camargo Decided Kenya's President-Elect, Raila Lawyers Tell the Supreme Court
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Venezuelan Jose Camargo Decided Kenya's President-Elect, Raila Lawyers Tell the Supreme Court

Lawyers representing Raila Odinga in the presidential petition on Friday demonstrated to the court how a Venezuelan national allegedly tampered with Forms 34A on the IEBC server.  Lawyers Paul Mwangi and Julie Soweto…

Sep 2, 2022
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Kisumu Governor Nyong'o Protests Security Alert by US Embassy
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Kisumu Governor Nyong'o Protests Security Alert by US Embassy

Kisumu Governor Anyang Nyong’o has protested the travel advisory issued by the United States Embassy in Kenya ahead of the Supreme Court ruling on the presidential petition. The embassy, in an alert dated September 1s…

Sep 2, 2022
Over Sh8 Million Raised in Four Days in Support of a Kenyan Cyclist Who Died Racing in the US
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Over Sh8 Million Raised in Four Days in Support of a Kenyan Cyclist Who Died Racing in the US

Well-wishers have contributed more than Sh8 million for Kenyan cyclist Suleiman Kangangi, who died after a crash in the United States last weekend. Following his tragic death, a GoFundMe page was created on Monday to…

Sep 1, 2022
Ruto's Lawyer Kithure Kindiki Likens Bomas Chaos to the US Capitol Attack
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Ruto's Lawyer Kithure Kindiki Likens Bomas Chaos to the US Capitol Attack

President-elect William Ruto’s lawyer Kithure Kindiki has described the events and chaos witnessed at the national tallying centre in Bomas of Kenya on August 15th as an attempted but failed coup d’état. Making his su…

Sep 1, 2022
UK-Based Tech Company Smartmatic Refuses to Grant Raila Full Access to Servers
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UK-Based Tech Company Smartmatic Refuses to Grant Raila Full Access to Servers

Smartmatic International, the UK-based company contracted by IEBC to facilitate electronic voter identification and result transmission, says it cannot grant full access to its servers as directed by the Supreme Court…

Sep 1, 2022
MP William Kamket Ditches Raila's Azimio for Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza Alliance
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MP William Kamket Ditches Raila's Azimio for Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza Alliance

Tiaty Member of Parliament William Kamket has ditched Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition which is led by Raila Odinga. Kamket, who successfully defended his seat in the August 9th general election on a KANU party tic…

Sep 1, 2022
US Embassy in Kenya Issues a Security Alert Ahead of Supreme Court's Ruling on Monday
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US Embassy in Kenya Issues a Security Alert Ahead of Supreme Court's Ruling on Monday

The United States Embassy in Kenya has issued a security alert for American citizens ahead of the Supreme Court ruling on the presidential election petition on Monday. In the alert dated September 1st, the embassy rem…

Sep 1, 2022
Ruto's Lawyer Fred Ngatia: Raila Wants to Throw the Country into a Constitutional Crisis
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Ruto's Lawyer Fred Ngatia: Raila Wants to Throw the Country into a Constitutional Crisis

President-elect William Ruto has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the prayers sought by Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga and other petitioners in the consolidated presidential election petition seeking to…

Sep 1, 2022
Presidential Petition: IEBC Dismisses Hacking Claims, Says Its System is Secured with Double Firewalls
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Presidential Petition: IEBC Dismisses Hacking Claims, Says Its System is Secured with Double Firewalls

IEBC lawyers have dismissed claims by petitioners that the electoral commission’s system was infiltrated and crucial data altered. Lawyer Eric Gumbo while making his submissions before the Supreme Court on Thursday sa…

Sep 1, 2022