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The panel tasked to select Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga’s running mate has shortlisted eight candidates for interview. The eight were picked from a list of 21 applicants while the rest were disqualified since their names were not forwarded by the…

Independent, Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has commenced the process of verifying the voter register ahead of the August 9th general elections. The commission suspended voter registration in Kenya and diaspora until March 13th, 2023, to make the voter register available to the public…

ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has dismissed election rigging claims by Deputy President William Ruto’s camp.  On Thursday, Ruto’s presidential campaign secretariat led by its director-general Governor Josphat Nanok questioned Mucheru’s decision to publicly declare support for the Azimio La…

Popular comedian Felix Odiwuor, alias Jalang’o, says he expects to spend about Sh40 million on his campaigns ahead of the August 9th elections. Jalang’o, who is eyeing the Lang’ata parliamentary seat on an ODM party ticket, said most of the funds will go towards the logistics of the campaign. “It…

President Kenyatta is expected to officially commission the Nairobi Expressway this month. Infrastructure Principal Secretary Paul Maringa on Friday said the Sh88 billion dual carriageway is ready for use following the completion of its construction.  “The expressway will be launched this…

The government has disbursed Sh8.6 billion to the beneficiaries of the Inua Jamii and the Nutrition Improvement through Cash and Health Education (NICHE) programmes. The Ministry of Public Service on Thursday announced that the funds have been credited to the accounts of 1,071,856 beneficiaries of…

ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru is under fire from Deputy President William Ruto’s presidential campaign secretariat for allegedly being partisan. The secretariat accuses Mucheru of openly declaring support for the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga. Turkana…

The High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to have the August 9th general election postponed to 2023. The petition had been filed by former nominated Senator Paul Njoroge, who argued that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was not properly constituted when it announced…

The Appeals Court has ordered the National Bank of Kenya (NBK) to pay former Taveta MP Basil Criticos Sh2.28 billion after auctioning his 15,994.5-acre sisal farm in 2007. A three-judge bench found that the auction of the ranch in Taita Taveta was undervalued since there were buildings, sisal,…

Roots Party presidential candidate Prof. George Wajackoyah has named Justina Wambui Wamae as his running mate. Wamae, who holds a bachelor’s degree from Daystar University and a master’s from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), becomes the first female presidential…