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The All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) wants Uganda’s Team University to revoke Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja’s Bachelor of Science in Management degree. AACC, a Nairobi-based fellowship of 500 member churches, wrote to the university’s management seeking a detailed explanation about the…

The family of ODM leader Raila Odinga has finally settled the protracted legal fight for the multi-million-shilling estate left behind by his late son Fidel Odinga, who died in 2015. This comes after Raila’s wife Ida Odinga reached an out-of-court agreement with Fidel’s widow Lwam Getachew Bekele,…

A Kenyan taxi driver was on Monday arraigned in court for allegedly touching a visiting Congo diplomat on her private parts. Julius Kieti was working in a company contracted to chauffeur the diplomat to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on May 30th after a conference in the Kenyan…

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) says political parties, the media, and individuals are free to set up parallel tallying centres during the August 9th general elections. IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati said no one will be prevented from tallying their own results as long as…

Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition party presidential candidate Raila Odinga has promised to reopen the Kenya-Somalia border if clinches the presidency after the August 9th elections. Odinga, who is giving his fifth stab at the presidency, said the reopening of the border will allow free flow of…

The body of a gold miner who was buried alive at the Abimbo mines in Bondo, Siaya County seven months ago has finally been retrieved. Tom Okwach was trapped after the mine collapsed on December 2nd, 2021, killing one gold digger while seven others were rescued alive days later. The nine gold…

Deputy President William Ruto says the handshake between President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga is to blame for the high cost of living. Ruto, who is seeking to succeed President Kenyatta this year, claims that the handshake derailed the Jubilee administration’s plan on food security under…

One person was killed and scores others injured following a multiple car crash on the Nairobi Expressway on Saturday night. The 10:00 pm accident at the Mlolongo Toll station was caused by a motorist who was driving at a high speed, according to the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA). The…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has filed an application in court seeking to recover Sh13.9 million from Geoffrey Kimonge Mbogho, a former Taita Taveta County government official. Mbogho is alleged to have fraudulently obtained a total of Sh13,997,987 while serving as the political…

Deputy President William Ruto has pledged to address the issue of landlessness in the Coast region if he ascends to power after the August 9th general elections. Ruto, who is eyeing the presidency under the UDA party, says his administration will set aside funds to acquire two million acres from…