KENYA NEWS

The Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) has moved to court seeking to have a Gazette notice by Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) that slashed Members of Parliament's sitting allowances among other benefits reversed.  In a petition filed in High Court, MPs argue that the Sarah Serem…

Kenya has finally elected its nine Representatives to the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA). In an election conducted both National Assembly and Senate members on Thursday, seven former MPs and two youthful newcomers were elected to the regional Assembly to represent the country. Former…

A Jubilee Party Member of Parliament has asked President Uhuru to recognize National Super Alliance (NASA) Raila Odinga as a statesman. Addressing the press on Wednesday, Manyatta MP John Muchiri asked the Head of State to recognise the Opposition chief as a statesman, saying that it was…

A newly released report has linked a United States political media firm based in Texas to online smear campaigns against Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga in the run to the August 8th presidential election. The report describes Harris Media, which has reportedly worked for US President Donald…

President Kenyatta on Thursday issued a stern warning to those calling for secession of some parts of the country, noting that his administration will jealously guard Kenya's territorial integrity. Speaking at the Diani Reef Hotel in Kwale County when he officially opened an induction meeting for…

Former US President Barack Obama’s grandmother Sarah Obama, has called on Siaya County government to disburse funds meant for the construction of Barack Obama University College. Sarah faulted Governor Cornel Rasanga’s administration for withhold the cash, noting that it has derailed the…

National Assembly Minority Leader John Mbadi was on Thursday morning kicked out of the assembly chambers for claiming that the country has no sitting President. The Suba South Member of Parliament made the remarks while making his submissions to a procedural motion during the Thursday morning…

President Kenyatta on Wednesday evening traveled from Nairobi to Mombasa using the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to officially open the Governor's induction forum to be held in Kwale county. The President arrived in the coastal city at 8pm aboard the Madaraka Express train launched about five months…

Disquiet continue to rock the opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) as affiliate parties fight over membership in parliamentary committees. The rift in the opposition alliance manifested itself in Parliament on Wednesday afternoon after Borabu Member of Parliament Ben Momanyi (Wiper) accused…

The Supreme Court on Thursday declared mandatory death penalty as unconstitutional. Section 204 of the penal code reads that any individual guilty of murder, robbery with violence, treason and other capital offences shall be condemned to death by hanging. However, while delivering the ruling the…