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Governor Mike Sonko has given more details on the person he is likely to appoint as the new Nairobi Deputy Governor, a seat that fell vacant after the resignation of Polycarp Igathe earlier this year. Speaking during an interview with Kameme FM on Monday morning, Sonko disclosed that Igathe's…
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The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has dismissed reports by a section of local media that opposition chief Raila Odinga is set to be offered a job at the United Nations following his unity pact with President Kenyatta. The reports claimed that President Kenyatta was lobbying for Odinga to be…
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Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi now says that Miguna Miguna is to blame for his woes at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) two weeks ago. In an interview with a local TV on Sunday, Mudavadi said that the self-declared National Resistance Movement (NRM) general dug…
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Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati has reportedly sent the agency’s Chief Executive Officer Ezra Chiloba on a compulsory leave. The Star reports that Chebukati's decision to suspend the embattled CEO was also backed by two other Commissioners over what…
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Kiambu Woman Representative Gathoni Wamuchomba's call for rich men to embrace polygamy has received a backing from Gikuyu Cultural Association (GCA). Speaking during a special delegates retreat held in Naivasha, the over 200 members of GCA threw their weight behind the Woman Representative's call,…
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Former Presidential aspirant Dr Ekuru Aukot has formally launched a bid to slash the number of Members of Parliament from the current 349 to 194. In a campaign dubbed "Operation Punguza Mzigo" Ekuru wants to collect 1 million signatures and throw the country into a Referendum that will see the…
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Deported self-declared National Resistance Movement (NRM) general Miguna Miguna has lashed out at Embakasi East MP Babu Owino over his move to seek peace with his Gatundu South counterpart Moses Kuria. Miguna, who reacted to the Friday meeting between the two fiery MPs via Twitter told Babu that…
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President Kenyatta and Opposition chief Raila Odinga are scheduled to issue a joint statement on the progress of the unity pact reached between them last month. The statement will come at a time when a section of politicians allied to the opposition raised questions over the success of the unity…
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A Kisumu-based activist who went on hunger strike last week to protest the deportation of fiery opposition lawyer Miguna Miguna has been rushed to the hospital. Boniface Ogutu Akach launched the hunger strike on March 30th in a bid to push the government to allow the self-proclaimed National…
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Ford Kenya party chief Moses Wetang'ula has vowed to lock out opposition leader Raila Odinga from the Western region following fallout that saw Wetang'ula ousted from the prestigious Senate Minority seat by Senators allied to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). Speaking on Saturday, the Bungoma…