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Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Beatrice Elachi has moved to the Supreme Court seeking to be allowed to assume the roles of Nairobi Governor after Mike Sonko was barred from accessing his office. Elachi, through lawyer Tom Ojienda, wants the Supreme Court to give a constitutional interpretation on…

The High Court on Thursday issued orders for freezing of 10 bank accounts belonging to embattled Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko. This comes two days after Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku ordered the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) to unfreeze five bank accounts owned by Sonko after she established that an…

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has suspended Nairobi Women’s Hospital from its list of approved medical care providers for its staff. In a memo dated Wednesday, February 5th, KRA indicated that the embargo would remain until the authority resolves a number of contentious issues with the hospital.…

The body of the late former President Daniel Arap Moi will be transported from Lee Funeral Home to Parliament buildings on a gun carriage, the government said. This was disclosed by the Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua on Thursday while announcing the official program of Moi’s funeral…

The body of the late retired President Daniel Arap Moi will lie in state in Parliament for three days ahead of his burial on Wednesday, February 12th, the Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua has announced. Addressing the media at Harambee House in Nairobi on Thursday, Kinyua said Moi’s remains…

The late retired President Daniel Arap Moi distributed out his vast estate to all his dependents before he got ill, details have emerged. Moi, who passed away on Tuesday at the Nairobi Hospital after an illness, shared his properties to all his children, both dead and alive, according to a report…

The government has declared Tuesday, February 11th, a public holiday in honor of the late retired President Daniel Arap Moi. This was announced by the Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua while addressing the press at Harambee House in Nairobi on Thursday morning. “The Government wishes to…

Former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri has accused President Kenyatta of deceiving and then dumping him. Kiunjuri, who was fired from Cabinet last month, explained that he intended to vie for the Laikipia Governor’s seat in the 2017 elections but Kenyatta convinced him to drop…

There was drama on Wednesday morning after a young woman stormed the Nairobi home of Cherangany MP Joshua Kutuny, accusing the politician of absconding parental responsibilities. The woman identified as Joyline Chemutai shouted as she demanded child upkeep from Kutuny, causing a commotion that led…

President Kenyatta has said that the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), which was born after his March 9th, 2018 handshake with ODM leader Raila Odinga, will help grow the country’s economy and bring an end to chaotic presidential elections. Kenyatta said the United States can learn a lot from the…