Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has announced that he will be vying for the presidency in the August 9 elections, after the party severed ties with the Azimio coalition led by Raila Odinga citing deceit. In a bid to to beat the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s (IEBC) deadline for submitting running mates, Kalonzo unveiled Andrew…
Over 300 Nairobi aspirants who were eyeing seats for Members of Parliament and County Assembly, on Wednesday issued the Azimio One Kenya coalition a 48-hour ultimatum to resolve nomination grievances. The aggrieved aspirants who convened at a city hotel lamented that the Azimio coalition is yet to address pertinent issues including zoning as well nomination…
Wiper Democratic Movement Leader and Former Vice President Hon Kalonzo Musyoka has concluded his three-day visit to Juba-South Sudan where he held meetings with the Country’s President Salva Kiir, Mayardit , First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar and Fourth Vice President Rebbecca Garang over the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement. The country has made…
The Government says it has set aside Sh200 million to offset hospital bills for police officers who exhaust their annual National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) cover limits. Speaking when he appeared before the National Assembly Public Accounts Committee, Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho said the funds will be released once NHIF submits the list of…
Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya is now the Azimio Western Region campaigns chairperson. The appointment was done by Azimio la Umoja One Kenya flagbearer Raila Odinga after a Western leaders’ meeting held on Tuesday in Serena Hotel. Oparanya, who is the Orange Democratic Movement Deputy Leader, will be in charge of strategies to ensure that the…
The United Nations (UN) has lauded President Uhuru Kenyatta for leading efforts as the East African Community (EAC) Chairman to foster peace in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the neighboring countries. Secretary General Antonio Guteress who spoke with President Kenyatta on Saturday assured him of the global body’s support in the initiatives…
Former President Mwai Kibaki’s body has arrived in Parliament for a three-day public viewing. The casket draped with the Kenyan flag was carried by a military truck from the Lee Funeral Home through Valley Road escorted in a military convoy. President Uhuru Kenyatta has opened the public viewing of Mwai Kibaki’s body which is lying…
An anti-corruption agency now says that previously impeached leaders should be denied the opportunity to run for public office in the August elections. According to Transparency International Kenya, such individuals should be barred from campaigning or seeking any post. Executive Director Sheila Masinde stated that “Chapter six is very clear that once you have been…
The High Court has thrown out a petition seeking the suspension of the operationalization of the Political Parties Amendment Act 2022. The three-judge bench consisting of Hedwig Ongudi, Esther Maina and Daniel Ogembo found that it was not unconstitutional. They further found that there was an elaborate public participation that led to the amendment of…
Twenty million people are at risk of starvation this year as delayed rains worsen an already brutal drought in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, the UN warned Tuesday. An extreme months-long drought has left the Horn of Africa on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe, destroying crops and livestock and forcing huge numbers of people to…