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Deputy President William Ruto claims that some one million registered voters have been removed from the register as part of the wider scheme to rig the August 9th general elections. Ruto, who is eyeing the presidency under the UDA party and Kenya Kwanza Alliance, made the claims during a breakfast…

Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka says he will soon make a major announcement that will tilt the country’s political landscape ahead of the August 9th general elections. Addressing mourners at the burial of former ambassador Joseph Katithi in Mwala, Machakos County on Wednesday, Musyoka said he…

Interior Principal Secretary (PS) Karanja Kibicho says Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga will win the August 9th elections in the first round. Citing data by the National Intelligence Service (NIS), Kibicho indicated that Odinga, who is giving his fifth stab…

President Kenyatta has congratulated Nark-Kenya party leader Martha Karua following her nomination as the running mate of Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga. Speaking during the 59th Madaraka Day celebrations at Uhuru Gardens on Wednesday, Kenyatta indirectly…

President Kenyatta has conferred State commendations to 10 Kenyans for their outstanding services to the nation in various capacities. The 10 were feted during the 59th Madaraka Day celebrations held at the newly commissioned Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi on Wednesday. Former State House Chief of Staff…

The political differences between President Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto played out during the 59th Madaraka Day celebrations at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi on Wednesday.  In an apparent breach of protocol, Kenyatta snubbed Ruto and failed to acknowledge his presence at the function…

This year’s Madaraka Day celebrations cost Kenyan taxpayers approximately Sh70 million, according to Interior Principal Secretary (PS) Karanja Kibicho. Kibicho pointed out the event’s budget is considerably much lower than other past government functions, saying that a huge chunk of the expenditure…

A Kenyan fugitive who was being hunted by Kenyan and the United States authorities for alleged involvement in narcotics and wildlife trafficking has been arrested. Badru Abdul Aziz Saleh was apprehended in Nairobi on Monday, just five days after the US government offered a USD$1 million (about…

President Kenyatta has mourned the death of Senior Assistant Commissioner of Prisons Wanini Kireri. Wanini, who made history by becoming the first-ever female Commandant of Prisons Staff Training College, died on Tuesday at AAR Hospital along Kiambu Road where she was undergoing treatment after a…

Marble Arch Hotel in Nairobi is facing demolition after the court dismissed a petition seeking to block the Nairobi County government from bringing it down Marble Arc proprietor tycoon Mike Maina filed the petition in 2018 after former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko’s administration threatened to…