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Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua says he made a whopping Sh36 million from the television series Cobra Squad. Governor Mutua said Cobra Squad “is one of the most successful films in Kenya,” and the fact that Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen and his National Assembly counterpart Aden Duale…

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has reiterated his support for President Kenyatta, vowing to stick with him beyond 2022. Musyoka, who spoke during a meeting with Kamba leaders at his home in Yatta, Machakos County, urged the residents to support the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), noting that it…

Embattled Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has been awarded the World Peace Messenger 2019 Award by US-based World Peace and Diplomacy Organization. The award was bestowed to Governor Sonko in recognition of his efforts in reaching out to the less fortunate and his commitment to reforming youth…

An autopsy carried out on the body of Appellate Court Judge Justice Prof. Otieno Odek revealed that he died of a clot on the vein on his right leg. The clot choked the heart and blocked pulmonary thromboembolism causing his sudden death, according to Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor who…

New documents show that embattled Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu paid his wife and daughters nearly KSh.20 million for tenders awarded shortly after he took office in 2017. A total of KSh.18,871,398 was wired to bank accounts belonging to five companies directly owned by Governor Waititu’s wife…

A 34-year-old mother of seven is set to join university after she performed well in this year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination. Against all odds, Florence Muia Nyenya from Kitui County scored a C+ (plus) of 52 points having joined Nzuli Mixed Day Secondary School in…

President Kenyatta has mourned the death of veteran Kenyan politician Charles Rubia, who passed away on Monday at the age of 96. Rubia, who was the first African Mayor of Nairobi, died at his home in Nairobi’s Karen estate, according to his family. In his message of condolence to the family and…

Former Starehe Member of Parliament and multi-party crusader Charles Rubia is dead. Rubia, who was the first African Mayor of Nairobi, passed away on Monday at his home in Nairobi’s Karen Estate aged 96. Rubia, a former political detainee, served as MP for Starehe from 1969 to 1988. He was arrested…

A section of Nairobi MCAs have threatened to impeach County Assembly Speaker Beatrice Elachi over her refusal to convene a special sitting requested by Minority Leader David Mberia last week. Mberia had written to Speaker Elachi asking for a special sitting where an impeachment motion against…

Sleuths from Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Sunday night nabbed a wanted fraud suspect at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi. Jackson Njau Kinyanjui, who is wanted in connection with fraud in the Arror and Kimwarer dams’ scandal, was arrested at the airport upon…