KENYA NEWS

West Pokot Deputy Governor Dr. Nicholas Atudonyang has defended his decision to work from the United States in the last four years. Atudonyang, who left for the US shortly after his election in 2017, recently returned to the country and declared his bid for the county’s gubernatorial seat in the…

Businesswoman Muthoni Grita has joined the presidential race ahead of the August 9th elections. Muthoni officially declared her State House bid during a media briefing in Nairobi on Sunday, saying she will contest on a Ford Asili party ticket. She becomes the first female presidential aspirant in…

Four college students have been arrested in connection with high-level national examination fraud. The suspects were arrested by detectives attached to the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) following intelligence reports of the sale of examination papers to candidates sitting the ongoing…

Two Kenyan women have been appointed to high-level positions in the United Nations. Nanjala Nyabola was named to a UN high-level advisory board on effective multilateralism while Dr. Jemimah Njuki will lead their work on Women's Economic Empowerment around the world. Nyabola, an author and…

Narc-Kenya party leader Martha Karua says she is yet to decide which coalition she will join ahead of the August 9th elections. Karua, who is eyeing the Kirinyaga gubernatorial seat, said she is still weighing her options before throwing her support behind any coalition or presidential candidate.…

Azimio La Umoja presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga says he will accept defeat if he fairly loses the August 9th election.  Odinga, who is on a visit to the United Kingdom, told Sunday Nation that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) needs to do more to assure Kenyans of…

Wiper Democratic Movement party leader Kalonzo Musyoka on Friday evening hosted President Kenyatta for dinner at his residence in Karen, Nairobi.  The two, who were joined by KANU Chairman and Baringo Senator Gideon Moi, held lengthy political talks during the meeting. Reports indicate that…

President Kenyatta on Friday presided over the opening of a new level-four hospital in Nairobi’s Korogocho slums. The four-storey 350-bed facility named Mama Margaret Kenyatta Children’s Hospital was constructed by the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS). It is one of the 24 health facilities that…

President Kenyatta on Friday drummed up support for the Azimio La Umoja coalition and its presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga in Nairobi. Addressing a roadside rally in Korogocho, Mathare, Kenyatta urged residents to rally behind Odinga and Azimio ahead of the August 9th elections. Kenyatta, who…

Deputy President William Ruto has pleaded with President Kenyatta to stop campaigning for ODM leader Raila Odinga and let the two square off for the presidency. Ruto, who spoke on Friday during a tour of Kenyatta’s Gatundu South home turf, urged the president to stand aside and allow him to deal…