KENYA NEWS

Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Bungoma Senator-elect Moses Wetang’ula are among the seven candidates who have so far expressed interest in the National Assembly Speaker position. The two picked nomination papers on Monday after President Kenyatta gazetted Thursday as the first sitting of…

The government has allocated Sh200 million for President-elect William Ruto’s swearing-in ceremony next week. Ruto, 55, will be sworn in on Tuesday after the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld his win in the August 9th presidential election in which he garnered 7,176,141 votes, representing…

Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Amb. Macharia Kamau has irked Kenyans on social media over his comment on the mistreatment of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia. PS Kamau made the comment after a Twitter user named Lizz-Ntorinja Mutuma questioned why the government remains silent and has…

The United States government has congratulated President-elect William Ruto after the Supreme Court validated his election on Monday. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in a statement said the US looks forward to enhancing ties with Kenya under Ruto's administration. "The United States…

Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli has congratulated President-elect William Ruto after the Supreme Court upheld his victory on Monday. Atwoli, who was backing Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga and had predicted Ruto…

President Kenyatta has questioned Monday’s Supreme Court judgment upholding the election of President-elect William Ruto. In a recorded speech released by State House on Monday evening, Uhuru urged Kenyans to hold all institutions to account, saying that their decisions must be consistent and…

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld President-elect William Ruto’s victory in the August 9th presidential election. The seven-judge bench unanimously ruled that Ruto was validly elected as president, paving the way for his swearing-in on September 13th. "This is a unanimous decision of the court and…

President-elect William Ruto says he will call President Kenyatta to discuss the transition process after the Supreme Court upheld his victory in the August 9th presidential election. Ruto, who spoke at the deputy president’s official residence in Nairobi hours after the apex court delivered its…

Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga and his running mate Martha Karua have reacted to the Supreme Court ruling that upheld President-elect William Ruto’s victory. Odinga and Karua said while they respect the opinion of the apex court, they disagree with the…

The Supreme Court has upheld President-elect William Ruto’s victory in the August 9th presidential election. In a unanimous decision read by Chief Justice Martha Koome, the seven judges ruled that Ruto was validly elected, having attained the 50 percent plus threshold. "We declare the election of…