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Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has reacted to the ongoing demolition of  buildings by the government in Nairobi. In a video that has since gone viral on social media, Waititu has asked the government to stop bringing down the expensive structures sitting on riparian land and instead “move…

Likuyani MP Enock Kibunguchy narrowly survived a suspected assassination attempt on Sunday night after masked gunmen sprayed his car with bullets. Kibunguchy's driver was however killed after he was shot in the head during the incident that happened at Soy Highway Motel along Eldoret–Kitale highway…

Governor Anyang' Nyong'o has revealed plans to have Kisumu borrow from Washington, DC's model on the construction of buildings and plan. Nyong'o said the county is contemplating banning all buildings that rise above 10 storeys. This plan, the Governor said, would protect residents of the lakeside…

You'll not be saved by money or power in the fight against corruption and impunity, President Uhuru Kenyatta has told graft lords. Kenyatta who addressed a church congregation at Faith Evangelistic Ministry church in Karen, Nairobi said the renewed war on graft and impunity will not choose who one…

Members of Parliament are under fire after claims that they received bribes to reject a report by a joint House Committee on illegal sugar probe that incriminated senior government officials. This has prompted National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi to invite the Ethics and Anti-Corruption…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko wants residents living in buildings with more than five floors and which have no elevators to vacate. Taking to social media, the Governor said such buildings are targeted for demolition in ongoing crackdown on illegal structures in the city. “Musikubali kuishi kwa flat…

Proprietors of Nairobi's high-end shopping mall Village Market have dismissed claims that the structure sits on riparian land. In a statement, the mall's management termed as false reports on the media that the structure is earmarked for demolition in the ongoing crackdown on buildings located on…

Fort Jesus, Kenya’s historical monument located in Mombasa is reportedly on the cusp of crumbling.  The 500-year-old historical structure has allegedly developed cracks as a result of strong ocean waves. Amran Hussein, the Keeper, Antiquities, Sites and Monuments in the Coast region said the…

President Uhuru Kenyatta says that the spirited fight against impunity has cost him some of his closest friends in the past few weeks. Addressing congregation at Faith Evangelistic Ministry church in Karen, Nairobi on Sunday, the President however said this will not stop the ongoing crackdown on…

Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has defended the Sh2 million daily bill set aside for payment of alcoholics in the county. Speaking on Saturday, Waititu told off critics of the 'Kaa Sober' initiative, a program that seeks to rehabilitate alcohol addicts by paying them Sh400 each per day for…