KENYA NEWS

The High Court has nullified the candidature of aspiring Fafi MP Mohamed Gedi on grounds of holding citizenship of three countries. In a ruling on Wednesday, Justice Abida Aroni noted that Gedi is not qualified to run for public office since he holds citizenship in Kenya, Somalia, and the United…

President Kenyatta’s former aide-de-camp (ADC) Lieutenant-General Peter Mbogo Njiru has been sworn in as the new commander of the Kenya Army. Mbogo, who replaces Lt. Gen Walter Koipaton following his retirement, was sworn in during a ceremony presided over by the Head of Public Service Dr. Joseph…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i says banks are facing a shortage of Sh200 and Sh100 notes ahead of the August 9th general elections. Matiang’i, who spoke on Wednesday during the launch of the inaugural Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing National Risk Assessment Report, said the…

Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition party presidential candidate Raila Odinga says his competitor Deputy President William Ruto scored an own goal during the presidential debate at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa on Tuesday evening. Odinga, who skipped the debate, says Ruto denied claims…

The first batch of presidential ballots has arrived in the country ahead of the August 9th general elections. An Egyptair flight carrying the consignment landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Wednesday morning and was received by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission…

The Jubilee Party has submitted the name of President Kenyatta's elder sister Kristina Wambui Pratt for Senate nomination. Kristina, 70, is named in the Senate nomination list alongside Nairobi Governor Ann Kananu, Uasin Gishu Senator Margaret Kamar, Gender Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS)…

Former Jubilee Party secretary-general Raphael Tuju now claims that Deputy President William Ruto was paid to support President Kenyatta’s presidential bid in 2013. Tuju, who is the Executive Director of the Azimio Presidential Secretariat, says Ruto made a raft of demands to be met before throwing…

Deputy President William Ruto has pledged to make public all contracts signed by Kenya and other countries if elected president in the upcoming elections. Speaking during the 2022 presidential debate at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), Ruto affirmed that contracts and agreements…

Deputy President William Ruto has hit out at his main competitor Raila Odinga for skipping the presidential debate held at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) on Tuesday evening. Speaking during the debate, Ruto described Odinga as a project, adding that he pulled out because he does…

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has reassured Kenyans that the August 9th general elections will be free, fair and credible. This comes in the wake of the arrest of three Venezuelan nationals at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) carrying rolls of election materials,…