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Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho has hinted that he might vie for an MP’s seat in the 2022 general elections. Joho’s current term as Mombasa Governor expires in 2022, thus will not be eligible to defend the seat as he will have exhausted the statutory two five-year terms. In a recent interview with…

Five people suspected to be part of a gang that has been drugging and robbing revelers in Kiambu and Nairobi have been arrested. The suspects were nabbed by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) at Rainbow Hotel in Ruiru on Sunday following a tip-off from members of the…

President Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party has cleared two candidates ahead of the upcoming Nairobi gubernatorial by-election. The two, former Dagoretti South MP Dennis Waweru and businesswoman Agnes Kagure, will face off in the primaries to decide who will be the ruling party’s flagbearer in the February…

The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) on Monday cleared former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu to run for Nairobi governor’s seat. Waititu received the green light to contest in the February 18th, 2021 Nairobi gubernatorial by-election as an independent candidate. This came…

The family of ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi is mourning the death of his mother, Mama Hannah Atsianzale Mudavadi. 92-year-old Mama Hannah passed away on Monday morning at the Nairobi Hospital where she was undergoing treatment.  “On behalf of the entire Mudavadi family, I wish to announce that…

Kenya’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Manoah Esipisu has urged Kenyans to apply for Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS). The programme offers a full scholarship for a two-year master’s degree for students from low or middle-income Commonwealth countries. The scholarships are…

The Jubilee Party has invited applications from those interested in vying for the Nairobi Governor’s seat on the governing party’s ticket. The move is an indication that the President Kenyatta-led political outfit is keen on retaining the position that fell vacant following the impeachment of Mike…

At least 14,000 Kenyans who had registered themselves as refugees have had their names expunged from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) database. Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) in the Ministry of Interior Hussein Dado said these Kenyans were seeking to benefit from…

Kenya Airways (KQ) has set up a cargo pharma facility at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi The ultra-modern facility is expected to meet the global demand for pharmaceutical products with its initial use being supporting logistics for a potential Covid-19 vaccine. Its launch…

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has announced Kenya will not ban flights to and from the UK and Europe following the discovery of a new COVID-19 strain. Kagwe said Kenya does not need to take such a drastic move given that countries hit by the new virus are carrying out thorough screening on…