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A section of MPs allied to Deputy President William Ruto have threatened to sue President Kenyatta for misusing public funds. The MPs claim that the president spent taxpayers cash amounting to Sh13.5 billion on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) process that was declared unconstitutional by the…

Kenya is set to receive over 800,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the United States. The consignment of 880,000 shots of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is set to arrive at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Monday morning, according to Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe. The…

Acting Nairobi Governor Ann Kananu on Friday signed the Public Nuisance Bill, 2020 into law. The new law, which seeks to bring order and sanity in the city, proposes a Sh10,000 fine or a six-month jail term for those found spitting or blowing their nose in public spaces within Nairobi. Public…

Police have exhumed the body of a 12-year-old girl who was found dead in Moi’s Bridge, Uasin Gishu County last year. The body of Grace Njeri, one of the alleged victims of self-confessed Moi’s Bridge serial killer Evans Juma Wanjala, was exhumed for postmortem and DNA tests. She is believed to be…

The courts have fatally deflated President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga’s 2022 game plan — annulling the BBI process— a central pillar in their succession strategy. The Building Bridges Initiative, among other proposals, sought to expand the executive,  introducing the office of…

An American missionary has been detained at a private hospital in Kitale over a Sh259, 465 medical bill. Ms Sandra Joyce Lichtfuss, 68, who suffered a hip bone fracture after falling at her house at Gatua Estate, has been receiving treatment at Goodwill Cottage Hospital. Ms Lichtfuss, who comes…

Deputy President William Ruto has reacted after the Appeals Court upheld a High Court ruling that nullified the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) constitutional review process. Ruto, a fierce critic of BBI, took to Twitter to express his joy moments after the seven-judge bench finished delivering…

The Appeals Court has upheld a High Court ruling declaring the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) constitutional review process null and void. Justices Daniel Musinga, Gatembu Kairu, Hannah Okwengu, Roselyn Nambuye, Patrick Kiage, and Francis Tuiyott ruled in favor of the High Court’s judgment while…

Narc-Kenya party leader Martha Karua has ruled out the possibility of working with Deputy President William Ruto. Karua stated that she is not interested in being Ruto’s running mate in the 2022 general election, saying she has set her eyes on the Kirinyaga gubernatorial seat. “I have said this…

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has approved the use of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Kenya. The approval came after China declared interest in supplying Kenya with coronavirus jabs early this year, according to the Ministry of Health. Acting Director-General of Health Dr. Patrick…