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UDA presidential running mate Rigathi Gachagua has hit out at Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i and Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho for allegedly coercing chiefs to engage in politics. Gachagua claims that the two have been luring the administrators to campaign for the Azimio La Umoja-…
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Deputy President William Ruto has weighed in on the arrest and detention of IEBC personnel at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Thursday. Speaking during a campaign rally in Kajiado on Saturday, Ruto claimed that the arrest of the three technology contractors was part of the government’…
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Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition party has given conditions for its presidential candidate Raila Odinga to participate in the July 26th presidential debate. The coalition’s secretary-general Junet Mohammed said Odinga, who is giving his fifth stab at the presidency, will only attend the forum if…
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The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has seized assets valued at Sh100 million belonging to a Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA) employee. Esther Wanjiru Chege, who is attached to KERRA’s Kajiado county office, is accused of fraudulently acquiring assets that include over Sh3 million…
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The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has obtained an order to freeze Migori Governor Okoth Obado’s assets worth millions of shillings.  High Court judge Esther Maina on Thursday ordered EACC to seize Obado’s two luxury vehicles and residential property in Nairobi’s posh Loresho…
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A 62-year-old man claiming to be the first-born son of the late former president Mwai Kibaki has filed a case in court seeking official recognition and a share of the family’s multi-billion-shilling estate. In the case filed before Nyeri High Court judge Florence Muchemi, Jacob Ocholla wants Kibaki…
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St Kitts and Nevis, a little-known dual-island country in North America has become a preferred investment destination for wealthy Kenyans, according to London-based investment migration consultancy Henley & Partners. Henley & Partners says Kenya’s super-rich are expressing more interest in…
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A police officer attached to Deputy President William Ruto has been admitted to a Nairobi hospital with serious injuries following a fight with a gardener. The gardener is said to have hit Corporal Timothy Mugendi Rucha on the rear part of the head after the confrontation turned physical, according…
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Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has dismissed reports that security agencies are detaining ballot papers at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The commission termed reports claiming that election materials allegedly imported to the country outside the indicated…
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Deputy President William Ruto presidential campaign secretariat has confirmed that he will attend the much-anticipated presidential debate slated for July 26th. The secretariat’s Director of Communications Hussein Mohamed said Ruto, who is eyeing the presidency on a UDA party ticket, is “ready for…