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73 students are set to join top universities in the world after securing scholarships under the Equity Group Foundation’s Education and Leadership Development Program. The scholars will enroll in institutions in different countries including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, India,…

President Kenyatta has made his first public appearance since the August 9th general election when he cast his vote at Mutomo Primary School in Gatundu, Kiambu County. Kenyatta, who appeared to be in a jovial and chatty mood, was seen leaving the famous Barka Restaurant in Mombasa on Wednesday. He…

Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga says the postponement of elections in eight areas was a deliberate voter suppression scheme. While making her submissions in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, lawyer Julie Soweto argued that elections were canceled only in Raila’s strongholds and this…

Lawyer Philip Murgor says president-elect William Ruto’s victory in the August 9th presidential election was decided way before tallying and verification of votes at Bomas of Kenya. “My hypothesis from where I stand is, clearly a result for the 1st respondent (Ruto) was being arrived at way before…

The legal team representing Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga has urged the Supreme Court to nullify president-elect William Ruto’s victory in the August 9th presidential election. Led by Senior Counsel James Orengo, the lawyers told the seven-judge bench that the final vote used to…

Newly elected MPs and their dependents will enjoy a medical cover of up to Sh10.65 million annually, including Sh10 million in-patient per family, Sh300,000 outpatient, Sh150,000 for maternity, Sh100,000 for dental, and Sh100,000 for optical care. The new plan issued to MPs-elect will cover…

Raila Odinga-led ODM party has won the Mombasa and Kakamega gubernatorial elections held on Monday. In Mombasa, immediate former Mvita MP Abdulswamad Nassir was declared the governor-elect after garnering 119,082 votes, defeating his closest challenger UDA’s Hassan Omar Hassan, who got 98,180 votes…

A Kikuyu man has become the first person outside the Luo, Luhya, and Teso communities to be elected to a leadership position in Busia County. Simon Maina Kuria won the Marachi West Ward Representative seat during the August 9th general election, bringing to an end a longstanding order that had seen…

The Supreme Court has framed nine issues that the judges will use to make their verdict in the presidential petition challenging president-elect William Ruto’s win in the August 9th presidential election. The issues were read out by Chief Justice Martha Koome during the pre-trial conference held on…

The Supreme Court has ordered the IEBC to give Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga access to the servers used for storing and transmitting voting information for the presidential election. The orders were issued on Tuesday during the pre-trial conference ahead of the hearing of the petition…