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Members of the Shona community in Kenya are set to participate in next year’s general elections. This comes after they were registered as voters in the ongoing mass voter listing exercise, allowing them to participate in an electoral process for the first time. Members of this community remained…

Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua has demanded an apology from activist Boniface Mwangi for linking him to the attack on his house. In a demand letter, Mutua also asked Mwangi to pull down all social media posts, including a video in which the activist blamed the governor for the raid of his…

The National Assembly Health Committee is set to open an inquiry into the circumstances under which an electric mat burned Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria’s feet. This comes after Kuria petitioned the committee to investigate medical products and devices sold in the country by M/S Ceragem Kenya…

Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua has admitted he does not bank some of his money due to strict anti-money laundering laws. Gachagua noted that many Kenyans, including himself, have avoided banking owing to regulations that require individuals to account for all cash transactions exceeding Sh1 million. “…

COTU secretary-general Francis Atwoli maintains that Deputy President William Ruto will not win next year’s presidential election. Speaking on Citizen TV’s JKL show, Atwoli explained that a rift emerged in the executive arm of the government following the handshake between President Kenyatta and…

Hours after President Kenyatta lifted the nationwide night curfew, the National Police Service (NPS) has issued a statement on the operation of bars. The NPS clarified that the order to close bars by 7:00pm remains in effect, adding that police officers will continue to ensure the measures are…

Deputy President William Ruto has pledged to protect President Kenyatta’s legacy if he is elected president in 2022. Ruto, who spoke on Wednesday during Mashujaa Day celebrations at Wang’uru Stadium in Kirinyaga, said he will use his bottom-up economy approach to accomplish Uhuru’s Big Four Agenda…

Traders at Gikomba market in Nairobi are counting losses after a fire razed down property worth millions of shillings on Wednesday. The inferno broke out at the southern part of the market, opposite Jua Kali a few minutes past midnight, according to witnesses. Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan said…

President Kenyatta has lifted the nationwide night curfew that has been in place for 18 months. Kenyatta made the announcement in his speech during Mashujaa Day celebrations at Wan’guru Stadium in Kirinyaga on Wednesday. The president said the decision to vacate the restriction was informed by the…

An autopsy has revealed that slain long-distance athlete Agnes Tirop died of stab wounds on the neck.  It also established that the 25-year-old Olympic star was hit on the head with a blunt object. The postmortem examination was conducted at Iten County Referral Hospital mortuary on Tuesday by…