KENYA NEWS

Former Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter has conceded defeat after failing to capture the UDA party ticket to vie for the Kericho governor’s seat. Keter, a close ally of Deputy President William Ruto, suffered a heavy loss at the hands of Dr. Erick Mutai in the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party…

A 24-year-old woman beat the odds to secure the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ticket to vie for the Bomet woman representative seat in the August 9th elections. Linet Chepkorir, alias Toto, trounced 10 other aspirants who were eyeing the ticket in the UDA party nominations held on Thursday…

National Assembly Deputy Speaker Moses Cheboi is among prominent politicians who suffered defeat in the just-concluded UDA party primaries. Cheboi was seeking to defend his Kuresoi North MP seat on a UDA party ticket but lost the nominations to Alfred Mutai, a former charcoal dealer and the current…

Azimio-One Kenya coalition presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga has pledged to free all petty offenders if he ascends to power this year. Odinga, who spoke during a virtual rally on Friday, stated that it is unfair for petty offenders to fill the prisons while those accused of looting billions are…

Mombasa politician Ali Mwatsahu, who survived a suspected assassination attempt on April 5th, has recounted the harrowing ordeal that nearly claimed his life. Mwatsahu says he was driving home at around 9:30 pm after prayers at a mosque in Bamburi when he noticed a vehicle trailing him as he…

Detectives in Webuye, Bungoma County have arrested a man who displayed a firearm on social media. Samson Wafula, a boda boda rider within Webuye town, shared a photo of himself holding a pistol on his WhatsApp and Facebook accounts. He was apprehended by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal…

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has extended the SIM card registration deadline by six months to October 15th. This followed a meeting between the State agency and the CEOs of mobile network operators, where they agreed to extend the exercise to achieve 100 percent compliance. “During…

President Kenyatta has reiterated his support for his preferred successor Raila Odinga ahead of the August 9th general elections. Kenyatta says he will soon start a tour of the vote-rich Mt Kenya region and the country at large to drum up support for Odinga, who is the Azimio-One Kenya coalition…

Rubis Energy has refuted reports that its CEO and Managing Director Jean-Christian Bergeron was deported out of the country on Wednesday. The oil marketer, in a statement on Thursday, said Bergeron only traveled to the company’s headquarters in Paris, France to provide an update on its operations…

ODM leader Raila Odinga is set to make a week-long tour of the United States ahead of the August elections. Odinga, who is the Azimio-One Kenya coalition presidential flagbearer, is expected to leave the country when the ODM party primaries conclude next week. Nation reports that he will travel to…