KENYA NEWS

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has dismissed reports that security agencies are detaining ballot papers at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The commission termed reports claiming that election materials allegedly imported to the country outside the indicated…

Deputy President William Ruto presidential campaign secretariat has confirmed that he will attend the much-anticipated presidential debate slated for July 26th. The secretariat’s Director of Communications Hussein Mohamed said Ruto, who is eyeing the presidency on a UDA party ticket, is “ready for…

Deputy President William Ruto has hit out at his main competitor Raila Odinga for taking credit for the recent move by the government to reduce the prices of maize flour. Speaking during a campaign rally in Nakuru this week, Odinga said he prevailed upon President Kenyatta to put in place measures…

President Kenyatta has made major changes in the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) ahead of his retirement later this year. The changes cutting across the Kenya Army, Kenya Navy, and Kenya Air Force have seen 22 senior military officers promoted and appointed to new positions. Major General Peter Mbogo…

There was a scare at Kakuma Airstrip in Turkana County on Wednesday evening after a fixed-wing aircraft carrying politicians allied to the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition skidded off the runway. The plane registration number 5Y-SPZ veered off the runway after one of its rear tires burst moments…

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has filed an appeal against a High Court ruling that ordered the clearance of gospel singer Reuben Kigame as a presidential candidate in the August 9th elections. Stating that the order will affect election timelines, IEBC insists that Kigame…

President Kenyatta has announced that a two-kilogram packet of maize flour will retail at Sh100 down from an average of Sh205, effective immediately until further notice. Addressing the nation following talks with maize millers at State House, Nairobi on Wednesday, the president said the move is…

Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition party presidential running mate Martha Karua has defended her decision to resign from the late former president Mwai Kibaki’s cabinet in 2009. This was after her Kenya Kwanza Alliance counterpart Rigathi Gachagua called her out during the Deputy Presidential…

UDA presidential candidate William Ruto and his Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition counterpart Raila Odinga have praised their running mates for their performance in the Deputy Presidential Debate on Tuesday evening. Ruto lauded his running mate Rigathi Gachagua’s performance, saying that he has…

Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition party presidential running mate Martha Karua has disclosed that she is worth Sh150 million. Karua made the revelation on Tuesday evening during the second-tier Deputy Presidential Debate at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa where she faced off with the…