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Deputy President William Ruto has termed the August 9th general election is a spiritual battle and not a political contest.
Ruto, who is eyeing the presidency on a UDA party ticket, says this year’s election has taken a different wave, adding that it is the reason why we have “all manner of things…
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A group of activists has moved to court seeking to have 13 politicians barred from contesting in the August 9th general elections.
The 12 petitioners want the High Court to issue orders blocking UDA presidential running Rigathi Gachagua, Marsabit governor Mohamud Ali Mohamed, Tharaka-Nithi governor…
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The United States Embassy in Nairobi has issued a security advisory ahead of next week’s general elections in Kenya, warning citizens against traveling to Kisumu.
In a security alert dated August 2nd, the embassy indicated that Kenya has periodically experienced some pre-electoral violence during…
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A new poll by Trends and Insights for Africa (TIFA) has placed Raila Odinga as the most popular presidential candidate in Nairobi County which has 2.41 million registered voters.
The study shows the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition party presidential flagbearer would garner 52 percent of…
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Jubilee Party candidate for the Embakasi East Parliamentary seat Maina Waruinge has dropped his bid and declared support for his rival Francis Mureithi of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party.
Waruinge officially endorsed Mureithi’s bid during a rally in the constituency on Tuesday and was…
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President Kenyatta on Tuesday witnessed the floatation of the new MV Uhuru II ferry wagon, the first ship to be made in Kenya by Kenyans.
The 100-meter vessel with a capacity of carrying up to 22 wagons and an estimated capacity of two million litres of crude oil per trip was constructed by Kenyan…
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Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya and the Kenya Kwanza coalitions have announced they will run parallel tallying centres during the August 9th general elections.
The two leading camps said they will deploy agents to each of the 46,229 polling stations across the country to ensure accurate tallying of…
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Eight suspects have been arrested in connection with the hate leaflets warning some communities to leave Uasin Gishu County ahead of the August 9th general elections.
Speaking on Tuesday, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i said a security review is ongoing to address the growing tension in…
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Naivas and Quickmart supermarkets have announced they will close all their branches across the country on Election Day.
The two leading retailers said the closure is meant to allow their employees and partners to exercise their democratic right of voting on August 9th.
Both Quickmart and Naivas…
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President Kenyatta has officially commissioned the Sh24 billion Karimenu II Dam in Gatundu North, Kiambu County which has been under construction since 2019.
The 59-meter high dam occupying 600 acres of land is expected to supply 70 million liters of water daily to close to 1 million residents of…
