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Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua says he is ready to face his fierce rival Wavinya Ndeti in a by-election should the Supreme Court fail to uphold his victory. Mutua's election was quashed by the Appeals Court on June 8th after an appeal by Ndeti, but the Governor moved to the Supreme Court seeking to…

Kenyan human rights activist, Njonjo Mue has been arraigned in a Nairobi Court where he was charged with offensive conduct. The lawyer is accused of throwing coins worth Sh850 in a wooden box at President Uhuru Kenyatta's office at Harambee House. Appearing before Senior Principal Magistrate…

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday hosted a 60-member United States delegation at State House, Nairobi for talks on how to strengthen trade and investments between the two countries. Led by Undersecretary for Trade Gil Kaplan, the team discussed with the President ways of sharing information on…

Property worth millions of shillings was on Thursday night destroyed after an inferno reduced Nairobi's Korogocho market to ashes. This came hours after a similar incident at city's largest open air market, Gikomba, where at least 15 people perished and more than 70 left with burn wounds. Kenya Red…

At least 15 people have been confirmed dead while more than 70 others sustained serious burn injuries after Thursday dawn inferno razed Nairobi's largest open air market, Gikomba. Nine bodies are yet to be retrieved from a residential building, while six more have been taken to City Mortuary. “At 2…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has reacted to the linking of his brother Muhoho to the contraband sugar scandal. Speaking during the United States Chamber of Commerce Summit at the United Nations headquarters in Gigiri, Nairobi on Thursday, the President said he will not protect anyone in the fight…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has officially flagged off the 100 Cuban doctors to the 47 counties after they completed an induction at the Government School of Science in Nairobi.  The medics arrived in the country on June 6th amid a court case challenging their hiring. Three jobless medics had…

Members of Parliament on Wednesday debated a motion seeking to bar police from arresting them on Fridays and during public holidays.  The motion, tabled by West Mugirango MP Vincent Kemosi seeks to stop legislators from being apprehended and detained on the aforementioned days.  In his…

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri has defended President Uhuru Kenyatta’s brother Muhoho against claims that his company imported contraband sugar. On Tuesday, Aldai MP Cornelius Serem alleged that Protech Investment Limited, a firm reportedly owned by Muhoho, imported 180,000 metric…

A delegation of 60 businesspeople from the the United States has landed in Kenya for a three-day visit. American embassy in Nairobi said the delegation, which is led by US Under Secretary for International Trade Gil Kaplan, arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Wednesday. “…