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Senior Counsel Fred Ngatia claims that there was rigging in the just-concluded Chief Justice recruitment process. Speaking during an interview with Business Daily, Ngatia alleged that he outscored the other nine candidates interviewed for the position but some members of the Judicial Service…

Veteran Kenyan journalist and author Philip Ochieng has passed away at the age of 83 years. Ochieng, a former Sunday Nation columnist, died of pneumonia at his home in Awendo, Migori County on Tuesday.  His family said Ochieng had just been discharged from the hospital last week. Deputy…

A former employee of the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) has been arrested for allegedly forging her academic certificates. Lilian Akoth Ochieng, a former Assistant Supply Chain Management officer at REREC, was arrested by officers from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption…

President Kenyatta on Tuesday held separate talks with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. During his virtual visit to Kenya, Blinken and Kenyatta discussed trade and investment opportunities, touching on the untapped potential held by the Kenya-US Free Trade…

Wajir Governor Mohamed Abdi Mohamud has been removed from office through impeachment. Mohamud was ousted by the Wajir County Assembly on Tuesday on grounds of financial impropriety, gross misconduct, abuse of office, and violation of the Constitution. 37 MCAs voted in favor of his impeachment…

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has forwarded Justice Martha Koome’s name to President Kenyatta for appointment as Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya. JSC settled on Justice Koome to replace retired Chief Justice David Maraga following interviews that concluded last Friday. Koome, a judge…

President Kenyatta has launched a digital land resource management system whose aim is to enhance the security of land records, speed up land transactions, and curb fraud. Dubbed the National Land Information Management System (NLIMS) or Ardhi Sasa, the system was designed and developed by a team…

Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika has slammed President Kenyatta for allegedly breaking COVID-19 protocols.   Kihika accused Kenyatta of holding political meetings at State House in complete disregard of the government guidelines for the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic. "So Uhuru bans all…

President Kenyatta on Monday opened a nanotechnology and semiconductor manufacturing facility at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DKUT) in Nyeri. The manufacturing facility was set up by Semiconductor Technologies Limited (STL) on the university’s 177-acre Science and Technology Park through…

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has convened special sittings to debate the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020, popularly known as the BBI Bill. In a notice on Monday, Speaker Muturi said the sittings will be held on Wednesday and Thursday this week. “Pursuant to the provisions of…