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Tharaka-Nithi Senator Prof. Kithure Kindiki has announced he is taking a break from active politics following his failed bid to become Deputy President William Ruto's running mate in the August 9th presidential election. Ruto, who is eyeing the presidency under the UDA Party and Kenya Kwanza…

President Kenyatta on Monday held talks with United States Army General Stephen Townsend, who paid him a courtesy call at State House, Nairobi. State House said the discussion between Kenyatta and Gen. Townsend, who is the Commander of the U.S. Africa Command, centered on peace and security in the…

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has settled on real estate entrepreneur Faith Mwaura as his running mate in the Kiambu gubernatorial race. Mwaura holds a bachelor of commerce degree from Daystar University and a master’s in Real Estate from Heriot-Watt University in Scotland. Kuria is eyeing the…

Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga on Monday unveiled Nark-Kenya party leader Martha Karua as his running mate in the forthcoming elections. Karua, a former Cabinet Minister and MP for Gichugu, will also serve as the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and…

Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga has named Nark-Kenya party leader Martha Karua as his running mate in the August 9th elections. Odinga, who is giving his fifth stab at the presidency, unveiled Karua at a function held at the Kenyatta International Conference…

Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has ditched the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition and announced he will vie for the presidency in the August 9th elections. Musyoka announced the move shortly after the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga named Nark-Kenya…

The Wiper Democratic Movement Party has announced it will move to court on Monday seeking to exit the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition. Makueni MP Dan Maanzo, one of the lawyers representing Wiper, said the party wants to withdraw from the coalition since talks to have Kalonzo Musyoka picked as…

Detectives in Kiambu County have arrested the suspect behind the brutal murder of Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC) student Purity Wangechi Kiringa. John Wanyoike Kibungi, 24, was smoked out of his hideout in Kirigiti, Kiambu in the wee hours of Sunday morning as he prepared to escape,…

Deputy President William Ruto has named Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua as his running mate in the August 9th presidential election. While making the announcement at his Karen residence on Sunday, Ruto said Gachagua trounced other candidates who were being considered for the position including…

Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition party will unveil Raila Odinga’s running mate on Monday. The spokesperson of Odinga's Presidential Campaign Secretariat Prof. Makau Mutua said the long-awaited announcement will not be made on Sunday as earlier expected. "Our campaign is aware that Kenyans are…