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Former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru on Tuesday clinched the Jubilee Party nomination for Kirinyaga County Governor. Waiguru, a newcomer to elective politics who declared interest in the seat after quitting her cabinet position following a corruption scandal, won with 100,632 votes. Her…

Incumbent Kiambu Governor William Kabogo has suffered a shocking defeat to his bid to retain the governor’s seat after being defeated in the Jubilee Party nomination by Kabete MP Ferdinand Waititu. Addressing the media on Tuesday night while conceding the election, Kabogo said his time as governor…

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday named Kenya as one of the three Aftrican countries that will be used to test the first ever Malaria Vaccine. Kenya will join Ghana and Malawi as the world health body launches the pilot project of the injectable next year. According to the WHO regional…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has come out to castigate the shooting of Italian billionaire and Laikipia Nature Conservancy Director, Kuki Gallmann. Gallmann was shot on the stomach at her farm in Laikipia on Sunday during an inspection by armed herders. The head of state promised that the Inspector…

Former Cabinet Minister Dr Munyua Waiyaki is dead. The former Minister for Foreign Affairs died on Tuesday morning at the Aga Khan Hospital where he was being treated. He was 91. Waiyaki served as Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Foreign Affairs during the founding President Jomo Kenyatta’…

Karachuonyo MP James Rege will not be defending his seat in the August 8 polls. Rege announced the move on Monday adding that he will focus on campaigning for president Uhuru Kenyatta as he seeks his second term in office. "I saw it wise to shelve my ambition after I was granted a mandate of…

Former Devolution and Planning Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru is headed for victory in the Kirinyaga Jubilee nominations for governor, flooring incumbent Jospeh Ndathi. With votes tallied for all but two polling stations in the country, Wiguru leads holds a commanding lead with 102,927 votes. Her…

Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko says that some in Jubilee want him to bow out of Nairobi gubernatorial race in favor of his rival, Peter Kenneth. Speaking during a campaign trail in Nairobi’s Eastlands area on Monday, Sonko said that despite being loyal to the President and Jubilee party, some members…

Kibwezi OCPD Leonard Kimaiyo has confirmed that twenty six people perished while several others were injured following an accident involving a passenger bus and a tanker along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway at Kambu Shopping Center. According to eye witnesses, the driver of the bus belonging to…

National Super Alliance (NASA) leaders says that they will remove the Kenya Defense Forces, KDF from Somalia if they occupy the State House. The leaders said they will have the forces return to the country and secure it from Kenya from the the Al Shabaab terror group from Kenya. Speaking in Lamu on…