KENYA NEWS

Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition has vowed to resist any attempts by President Ruto-led Kenya Kwanza Alliance to remove the four IEBC commissioners who disowned the results of the August 9th presidential election. Farmers Party, which is affiliated with the Kenya Kwanza Alliance, has petitioned…

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has refuted reports that the contract for the construction of the proposed Nairobi-Mombasa expressway has been awarded to a Korean company. The highways agency clarified that the Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation (KIND)…

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has been elected the new Council of Governors (CoG) chairperson, becoming the first female governor to hold the post. Waiguru, who successfully defended her seat in the August 9th general election on a UDA party ticket, will be deputised by Wajir Governor Ahmed…

Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition party leader Raila Odinga has yet again castigated the Supreme Court over its ruling upholding President Ruto’s victory in the August 9th presidential election. Odinga, who spoke during the coalition's Parliamentary Group meeting at Stoni Athi Resort on Friday,…

President Ruto is among the world leaders who are expected to travel to London to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 8th. Queen Elizabeth II will be buried next to her late husband Prince Philip in the King George VI Memorial Chapel on Monday. This will follow her state…

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs has hailed the appointment of former President Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya’s peace envoy to the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region. The bureau says Kenyatta will continue to play an important role in pushing for negotiations and peaceful…

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Friday held a meeting with Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition party leader Raila Odinga in Mombasa. Through his Facebook page, Gachagua indicated that he held private conversations with Odinga, but did not reveal details of what they discussed. "We have…

Renowned Kenyan social entrepreneur and community organiser Dr. Kennedy Odede has been appointed to the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA) of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).  His appointment follows the re-establishment of the committee to…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has accused the judiciary of “issuing threats” to Kenyans over their reaction to the Supreme Court ruling validating President Ruto’s Victory. Speaking at a luncheon hosted by Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir following his swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, Odinga…

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has congratulated President Ruto on his election victory. In a telephone call with Ruto, Trudeau commended the peaceful nature of the elections and the strength of the Kenyan democratic institutions.  “The Prime Minister and the President emphasized their…