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Gachagua’s DCP Seeks to Avoid Vote Splitting Ahead of 2027 Polls
The Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) has proposed a zoning plan that would see opposition parties field joint candidates in five major counties during the 2027 General Election.The strategy, announced after a party…
Kenyan Domestic Worker Deported from Saudi Arabia After Leaving Abusive Employer
A Kenyan domestic worker who travelled to Saudi Arabia in 2021 in search of employment was later arrested, imprisoned and deported after leaving an abusive employer and falling outside the country’s legal labour syste…
Two Killed as Forest Rangers Clash with Residents Over Illegal Sand Harvesting in Kakamega
Two men were killed and several others injured on Tuesday after a violent confrontation between Kenya Forest Service officers and residents in Nabanga village, Lurambi constituency, Kakamega County.According to a poli…
Sakaja Halts Mukuru Demolitions, Says Operation Was Unlawful
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja on Tuesday ordered an immediate halt to demolitions in Mukuru Kwa Njenga, saying the operation was unlawful and carried out without authorisation or notice.Clashes erupted between polic…
IPOA Probes Fatal Shooting of Businessman by Police Officer in Nyeri
A police officer has been arrested after a businessman was fatally shot during a confrontation at a petrol station in Karatina, Nyeri County, on Sunday night.The deceased has been identified as 40-year-old George Gath…
Babu Owino Warns of Alternative ODM NDC if Party Polls Are Manipulated
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has warned that he will organise a parallel National Delegates Conference (NDC) of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) if he believes the party’s planned elections are compromised.Speaking…
What Kenyans with Italian Citizenship Need to Know About Italy’s 2026 Referendum
Italy will hold a constitutional referendum on judicial reform on 22 and 23 March 2026, following a formal decree by the President of the Republic.The vote centres on a proposal to restructure parts of Italy’s judicia…
Turkana Woman Hugs Tree for Three Days to Demand Free Diabetes Treatment
A woman living with diabetes in Turkana County staged a 72-hour tree-hugging protest in Lodwar to demand affordable treatment for patients unable to meet the cost of care.Priscillah, who has managed diabetes for four…
Why Sharing the Viral Nairobi Woman’s Video Could Get You Arrested
FIDA-Kenya Warns Against Sharing Intimate Viral Content, Citing Legal RisksThe Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (FIDA-Kenya) has warned that sharing or reposting intimate images and videos without consent is illeg…
Tragic Discipline: Sisters Sentenced to 10 Years Over Daughter’s Death
The High Court in Kibera has sentenced two sisters to ten years in prison for the manslaughter of a 20-year-old woman who died after being assaulted at her family home.Mary Njeri, 42, and her sister Lilian Muhiaki, 40…
Peter Salasya Must Launch 14-Day Peace Drive and Issue Public Apology, Rules Nairobi Court
A Nairobi court has ordered Mumias East MP Peter Salasya to lead a national peace campaign and issue a public apology before his hate speech case can be concluded.The order was issued on 19 January 2026 by Senior Resi…
Government to Begin Door-to-Door Campaign to Ensure Full School Transition
The government will launch a nationwide door-to-door exercise to trace learners who have not enrolled in Junior Secondary School or Senior Secondary School.The initiative was announced by the Ministry of Interior in a…
UK Police Still Seek Suspect a Year After Murder of Kenyan Citibank Executive
More than a year after Citibank executive Marianne Kilonzi was killed in her London home, police have made no arrests and have not named a suspect.Marianne Kilonzi, 43, was found dead in her flat on Argyll Road in Woo…
Death of Homeless Kenyan in UK Renews Calls for Overseas Safe Houses
The death of a Kenyan man who was living without shelter in the United Kingdom has prompted renewed calls for Kenya to establish safe houses for citizens facing crisis abroad.The man, identified as Kepha Otundo, was f…
Senegal Announces National Holiday to Celebrate AFCON Victory
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has declared Monday a paid public holiday to mark Senegal’s victory over Morocco in the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.The announcement was made shortly after the Lions of Tera…
Gachagua Dismisses Rift Claims in DCP, Says Malala Still Loyal
Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has dismissed claims of a rift within the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), saying his deputy party leader Cleophas Malala remains a committed member of the party despite…
ODM Rift: Winnie Odinga and Oburu Oginga Clash Over Party Direction
Winnie Odinga has publicly criticised sections of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leadership, accusing them of sidelining her family and steering the party away from its founding principles.Speaking at a rally in…
ODM Sets Firm Conditions for Coalition Talks with UDA Ahead of 2027 Polls
ODM Sets Firm Conditions for Coalition Talks with UDA Ahead of 2027 PollsThe Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has said any coalition talks with President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) must include a…
Ruto Congratulates Museveni on Seventh Term as Uganda’s President
President William Ruto has congratulated Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni on his re-election to a seventh term, following the Electoral Commission’s declaration of results on 17 January.In a statement, Ruto said Museveni’s vi…
Kenyan Rider Completes 18,000km Africa Journey to Champion Visa-Free Travel
A Kenyan motorcyclist has completed a 43-day, 18,000-kilometre journey across East and Southern Africa, using the expedition to promote visa-free movement across the continent.Wako Hassan Boru set off from Nairobi on…