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Deputy President William Ruto says Kenyans will enjoy free phone calls and internet connection if he ascends to power after the August 9th elections. Ruto, who is eyeing the presidency on a UDA party ticket, said every household will have access to free data as part of his government’s efforts to…
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Deputy President William Ruto has endorsed the use of electronic voter identification during the August 9th general elections. This comes after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) dropped the use of the manual voter register as a complementary mechanism to the electronic…
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Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition party presidential candidate Raila Odinga says he will accept defeat if he loses the August 9th elections. Speaking during a televised interview on Tuesday night, Odinga described himself as a sportsman, pledging to concede and heartily congratulate the winner of…
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Deputy President William Ruto’s running mate Rigathi Gachagua says his bank accounts will be unfrozen if they form the next government. Gachagua’s three bank accounts at Rafiki Microfinance holding over Sh200 million were frozen by the High Court in 2020 as the government questioned the source of…
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A petitioner has moved to the High Court seeking to have Senator Johnson Sakaja disqualified from the Nairobi gubernatorial race for lack of requisite academic qualifications. Dennis Wahome wants the court to issue conservatory orders barring the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (…
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Nakuru Town East MP David Gikaria was on Tuesday questioned by detectives over alleged links with a notorious criminal gang. The MP was summoned to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) offices in Nakuru to shed light on his alleged association with the dreaded ‘Confirm’ criminal gang…
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Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga has called out Deputy President William Ruto for claiming that he is not in government. Odinga, who spoke during a joint TV interview with his running mate Martha Karua on Tuesday, dismissed claims by Ruto that he joined the…
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Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga and his running mate Martha Karua have pledged to lower the cost of living within their first 100 days in office. Speaking jointly during a roundtable with journalists on Tuesday evening, Odinga and Karua said they will achieve…
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Deputy President William Ruto is set to unveil the Kenya Kwanza Alliance manifesto at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi on Thursday evening. Ruto, who is eyeing the presidency on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party, is expected to give a detailed explanation of his bottom-up economic model during…
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The High Court has frozen $19.48 million (about Sh2.3 billion) held in two bank accounts of a company owned by four Kenyans and a Laotian national. Justice Esther Maina barred the company, its directors, employees, agents, servants and any other persons from withdrawing, transferring, or dealing…