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Former vice president Moody Awori has come out to reveal how he watched retired president Mwai Kibaki shed tears after the death of his vice president, Kijana Wamalwa. In his biography, "Riding on a Tiger", Awori says that Kibaki had a strong relationship with Wamalwa before he died. Awori goes…

Mohamed Ali, a journalist- turned-politician most famous for his investigative show ‘Jicho Pevu’, was defeated in his bid for ODM nomination for Nyali Constituency and is not threatening to leave ODM and run as an independent candidate. Ali lost the ODM primary election held on Saturday to Said…

Armed gunmen on Sunday shot and wounded conservationist Kuki Gallmann at her conservancy in Laikipia county. The 73-year-old Italian-born woman was shot on the stomach after the gunmen ambushed a vehicle she was driving. The attack comes barely weeks after a series of attacks by armed raiders…

Raila Odinga’s daughter Rosemary Odinga has announced her withdrawal from the race for Kibra MP, citing health reasons. In a statement on Facebook, Rosemary said that she bowing out of the race following the advice of her doctor, but promised to serve the constituency in other capacities. “It is…

The High Court has extended the deadline for political parties in Kenya to conduct nominations to May 1st. Justice Weldon Korir of the High Court in Malindi issued the ruling on Monday following a petition by Angaza Empowerment Network, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) based in Kenya. The…

A section of Jubilee party aspirants hailing from the expansive Uasin Gishu county led by Governor Jackson Mandago and over 100 others have threatened to boycott jubilee nominations that will be repeated on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. In a meeting held in the Eldoret Sports Club on Sunday, the…

Nairobi Dam is on the verge of vanishing after land grabbers started fencing parts of the dam subdividing it into plots for sale. According to a report in The Standard, continuous siltation has solidified the water body that has acted as an alternative source of water for Nairobians, attracting…

Peter Kenneth has dispelled claims that he was pushing for the prosecution of President Uhuru Kenyatta at the international criminal court. Speaking in an interview with a local FM station, the former Gatanga Member of Parliament who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2013 revealed there was no…

President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga rarely agree on anything, but is the burial of the former finance minister, David Mwiraria that would make the two share the same podium on Saturday. Mwiraria succumbed to death on Thursday, April 13 at the Karen hospital after a long battle with…

Billionaire businessman Chris Kirubi has told Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko that he is not interested in his job offer for a top Nairobi County job. Kirubi said he has neither met nor ever discussed with Sonko on a possibility working on a Sonko administration as Nairobi's Chief Economic Advisor…