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Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced campaign spending limits for all elective seats ahead of the 2022 general elections. Through a gazette notice on Monday, the commission capped spending for a presidential campaign at Sh4.4 billion while political parties will be…

A Kenyan charity organization has put smiles on the faces of dozens of orphans after building a decent plastic bottled house for them. Dear Diary Initiative Kenya, founded by Nafisa Khanbhai, collected 50,000 plastic bottles and used them to set up a modern orphanage in Kilifi County. The…

Well-wishers have contributed $2,063,500 million (Sh219 million) towards the treatment of Ayah Lundt, a 17-month-old baby who requires the world’s most expensive drug to save her life. The amount is against a target of $2.1 million that the girl’s family seeks to raise for her treatment in the…

Four officials of a Nairobi-based self-help group were on Friday arraigned in court over alleged involvement in a Sh1 billion land fraud. The four suspects were identified as former Kayole chief Alexander Hoops, Patrobas Awino, Peter Gitau, and Peter Njoroge. They were arrested after both Sowesava…

Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) secretary-general Francis Atwoli has warned Kenyans against voting for Deputy President William Ruto. Atwoli indicated that Ruto, who is seeking to succeed President Kenyatta in 2022, lacks the integrity required to lead the country, adding that the odds…

Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge successfully defended his Olympic title with a commanding performance in Japan’s Sapporo on Sunday morning. Kipchoge, who is the marathon world record holder, clocked 2 hours, 8 minutes, 38 seconds to win the gold medal in the 42-kilometer race. The 36-year-old…

A Ugandan businessman has a section of Kenyan MPs at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ). Dr. Paul Bamutaze wants a group of ODM MPs sanctioned for undermining the Ugandan ruling party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM). The petitioner accuses MPs Junet Mohammed, John Mbadi, Opiyo Wandayi…

Police in Bugoma are investigating the gruesome murder of Kanduyi MP Wafula Wamunyinyi’s aide. Peter Ochieng, a communications assistant at the MP’s office, was hacked to death by unknown assailants in Kanduyi on Friday night. The deceased’s mutilated body was found dumped near a popular bar along…

A Turkish businessman associated with Deputy President William Ruto was on Saturday arrested by security officers in Nairobi. Harun Aydin, who was in Ruto’s aborted trip to Uganda, was arrested at Wilson Airport in Nairobi upon arriving in the country and was taken to Kilimani police station before…

Kenyan long-distance runner Peris Jepchirchir on Saturday won the women’s marathon at the Tokyo Olympics. Jepchirchir, a two-time world half-marathon champion, bagged the Gold medal after finishing first in 2:27.20 ahead of her compatriot Brigid Kosgey and American Molly Seidel. “When I was there I…