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A Kenyan man suspected to be the mastermind behind the disappearance of new-generation passports from job recruitment agencies in Nairobi has been arrested. 30-year-old Stephen Obiero was apprehended on Friday by detectives based at the Directorate of Immigration Services. The arrest of Obiero, who…

Police in Ruiru, Kiambu County are searching for a man who attacked and robbed his employer on Thursday evening. The suspect, Benjamin Munene Ndiang’ui is said to have driven his employer Jane Muraguri to a secluded place at ClayWorks along the busy Thika superhighway, where he stabbed her multiple…

Deputy President William Ruto says the handshake contributed to his fallout with President Kenyatta. In an interview with the Voice of America (VOA) on Friday, Ruto admitted that President Kenyatta kept him abreast during the entire process that led to the famous handshake between him and ODM…

Former United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi has shelved his presidential ambitions to support ODM leader Raila Odinga. Speaking when he accompanied Odinga during his tour of Bungoma on Friday, Kituyi said he made the move after holding talks…

Makueni Governor Prof. Kivutha Kibwana has announced he will contest for the county’s senatorial seat in the August 9th elections. Kibwana’s second and final term as Makueni governor expires in August and is constitutionally barred from defending the seat as the 2010 Constitution prescribes at a…

The Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) has filed an application seeking forfeiture of Sh109 million held in two bank accounts belonging to Kenyan college student Felesta Nyamathira Njoroge. This is after investigations revealed that Nyamathira, a 21-year-old student at Nairobi Technical Institute, was…

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is set to investigate Deputy President William Ruto’s vote-rigging claims. IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati says the commission’s investigations team will look into the deputy president’s remarks and give a report. "As a commission, all…

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria says his Chama Cha Kazi (CCK) party is in talks with the Kenya Kwanza alliance with the intent of forming a grand coalition ahead of the August 9th elections. Kuria, who recently declared his bid for the Kiambu governor’s seat in the forthcoming elections, announced…

The University of Nairobi (UoN) has deregistered over 30,000 students in a clean-up exercise mainly targeting learners who have overstayed.  The deregistration exercise kicked off last year after the University’s Senate approved Guidelines for Student Progression 2020, which provides for…

State House has assured Kenyans that President Kenyatta is committed to free and fair elections in August. State House spokesperson Kanze Dena on Friday said the government has laid out plans to ensure the forthcoming elections are peaceful, free and fair. “In the forthcoming elections, the…