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Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga has named Nark-Kenya party leader Martha Karua as his running mate in the August 9th elections. Odinga, who is giving his fifth stab at the presidency, unveiled Karua at a function held at the Kenyatta International Conference…

Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has ditched the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition and announced he will vie for the presidency in the August 9th elections. Musyoka announced the move shortly after the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga named Nark-Kenya…

The Wiper Democratic Movement Party has announced it will move to court on Monday seeking to exit the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition. Makueni MP Dan Maanzo, one of the lawyers representing Wiper, said the party wants to withdraw from the coalition since talks to have Kalonzo Musyoka picked as…

Detectives in Kiambu County have arrested the suspect behind the brutal murder of Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC) student Purity Wangechi Kiringa. John Wanyoike Kibungi, 24, was smoked out of his hideout in Kirigiti, Kiambu in the wee hours of Sunday morning as he prepared to escape,…

Deputy President William Ruto has named Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua as his running mate in the August 9th presidential election. While making the announcement at his Karen residence on Sunday, Ruto said Gachagua trounced other candidates who were being considered for the position including…

Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition party will unveil Raila Odinga’s running mate on Monday. The spokesperson of Odinga's Presidential Campaign Secretariat Prof. Makau Mutua said the long-awaited announcement will not be made on Sunday as earlier expected. "Our campaign is aware that Kenyans are…

Former Kiambu governor William Kabogo says the August 9th presidential election will not be won in the first round and will be decided through a runoff. Kabogo, who is eyeing the Kiambu gubernatorial seat on a Tujibebe Wakenya party ticket, opines that none of the presidential candidates will meet…

China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) which built the Nairobi Expressway has been awarded a Sh9 billion tender to rehabilitate the lower section of the 27-kilometer elevated highway. The Chinese contractor just completed the construction of the Nairobi Expressway, which opened to the public on a…

Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga is set to unveil his running mate on Sunday ahead of the Monday deadline set by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Sources told Saturday Nation that Odinga will name his running mate in the August 9th…

The Nairobi Expressway was on Saturday morning opened to the public on a trial basis ahead of its official launch by President Kenyatta later this month. Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia says at least 11,000 vehicles have already been registered on the eight-lane elevated dual carriageway…