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Murdered Rongo University student Sharon Otieno was stabbed several times on the stomach, neck and back, an autopsy report has revealed.  Speaking on Friday evening after conducting the post-mortem examination at Rachuonyo Level 4 Hospital in Oyugis, Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor said…

Governor Mike Sonko has hinted at picking President Uhuru Kenyatta’s nephew Jomo Gecaga as Nairobi Deputy Governor. Speaking at his rural home in Mua, Machakos County during the anniversary of his late father, Sonko said he would love to have Gecaga as his deputy but noted that he was still…

The Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA) says rich Kenyans are reluctant to claim the more than Sh8.5 billion idle assets surrendered to the National Treasury. UFAA Chief Executive Officer Kellen Kariuki said the super-rich Kenyans are shying away from taking up the idle assets as they…

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has declared that he will run for the presidency during the 2022 elections. Speaking during an interview with Citizen TV, the Governor said he will vie for the country’s top seat on an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party ticket. “I have served as an MP, I have served…

Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Beatrice Elachi has vowed to fight her impeachment in the corridors of justice even if it means going “all the way to the Supreme Court.” Speaking moments after her impeachment, Elachi said the sitting Members of the County Assembly used to remove her from office was…

Members of the Nairobi County Assembly on Thursday evening impeached Speaker Beatrice Elachi. Ms Elachi was ousted after 103 Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) voted in favor of her removal, surpassing the two-thirds majority required to impeach a Speaker. Two voted against her removal while the…

State House Director of Digital Innovation and Diaspora Communications Dennis Itumbi has opened up on how he was once offered a lucrative government job only to later learn that it was fake. Speaking during an interview on Chipukeezy Show on Wednesday night, the State House operative said he was…

Online users have opposed the government's plan to deport a racist Chinese national caught on camera insulting President Uhuru and Kenyans. In a video widely shared on social media on Wednesday, the young Chinese man is heard calling the President and Kenyans 'monkeys'. He also says he hates black…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has called for a speedy probe into the murder of the 26-year-old Rongo University student Sharon Otieno. Odinga said those behind her killing should be brought to book and urged relevant authorities to expedite the investigation process. "I would like to call upon the…

A majority of Kenyans have named the United States as the most important partner to Kenya according to a newly released opinion poll. An Ipsos Synovate survey published on Wednesday shows that 38 per cent of Kenyans support Kenya's relations with the US. This comes a week after President Uhuru…