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Deputy Governor Ann Kananu is set to be sworn in as the third Governor of Nairobi County on Tuesday. In a letter dated November 11th, acting Nairobi County secretary Jairus Musumba requested the Registrar of Judiciary Anne Amadi to avail a judge to preside over the ceremony. The event will take…

United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa) has kicked off the process of recruiting a new vice-chancellor. On Thursday, the Nairobi-based private university announced the recruitment will be done through the United Kingdom-based hiring agency Oxford HR. "The successful candidate…

Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua has recounted how Deputy President William Ruto was nearly locked out of former US President Barack Obama’s meeting in Nairobi. Speaking on Citizen TV on Thursday, Mutua said the incident happened during Obama’s visit to Kenya in 2015. The governor noted that Obama,…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has weighed in on the violence that erupted during Deputy President William Ruto's political rally in Kondele, Kisumu County on Wednesday. Odinga distanced himself and the ODM party from the chaos, stating that the deputy president is a Kenyan and has a right to tour any…

Deputy President William Ruto has slammed the police for doing nothing to stop the violence witnessed during his rally in Kondele, Kisumu on Wednesday. The National Police Service said intelligence gathered by security officers showed there was tension in Kondele ahead of Ruto’s visit as local…

There was confusion at a Nairobi court on Wednesday after it emerged that a Belgian woman believed to have been murdered might be alive. Murder suspect Lucy Waithera had been arraigned in court to face charges of killing one Dysseleer Mirielle Lesoipa, alias Leila. But the case took a new twist…

The National Police Service (NPS) has issued a statement regarding the chaos witnessed during Deputy President William Ruto’s tour in Kondele, Kisumu on Wednesday. Police spokesperson Bruno Shioso said the violence broke out after two groups clashed over the sharing of cash handouts. He noted that…

Popular Churchill show comedian Jasper Muthomi, alias MC Jessy, has announced his entry into politics. MC Jessy declared he will run for the South Imenti parliamentary seat in the 2022 general elections after receiving blessings from Meru elders. In a statement posted on his social media pages, the…

Police in Kondele, Kisumu were on Wednesday forced to fire teargas to disperse a group of rowdy youth that hurled stones at Deputy President William Ruto’s convoy. Ruto visited Kondele on the second day of his tour of the Nyanza region to drum up support for his 2022 presidential bid. He was…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has published the names and photos of five wanted terror suspects described as “armed and dangerous.” The DCI, in a statement on Monday, offered a Sh10 million cash reward for information leading to the arrest of any of the five suspects. The five…