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Former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru has promised her rival in the Kirinyaga gubernatorial seat Martha Karua a job when she clinches the county’s top seat. Speaking at St Michaels Primary School shortly after she was cleared by the IEBC to contest in the August elections, Waiguru said…

Two people lost their lives on Friday afternoon after Jubilee Party supporters and the National Super Alliance (NASA) clashed in Bungoma town. The two died after two support groups allied to incumbent Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka of Jubilee Party and his competitor, Ford Kenya's Wycliffe…

Governor William Kabogo maintained that he never at any point insulted Kiambu County Women, saying that let God punish him, if he did it. “Let God strike me with leprosy if indeed I insulted them”. The governor was speaking on Friday at Kiambu Institute of Science and Technology in Kiambu town,…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed the issuance of title deeds by the Ministry of Lands to 150 colonial villages in Nyeri within three weeks. Speaking during the Madaraka Day celebrations on Thursday, Uhuru ordered Cabinet Secretary for Lands Jacob Kaimenyi to ensure that the matter is resolved…

Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho has accused President Uhuru Kenyatta of planning to ‘kill’ the city of Mombasa by mortgaging the Mombasa as a guarantee for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project loan. While acknowledging the new SGR project, the governor said that President Kenyatta's…

National Super Alliance (NASA) Presidential candidate Raila Odinga has broken the silence after he was snubbed by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto during this year’s Madaraka day celebrations on Thursday. Speaking on Friday, the opposition chief refused to blame President…

The Council of Governors has warned the President and Ministry of Interior and National Coordination against intimidating and harassing Hassan Joho and other governors. Led by the Councils Chairman Turkana County Governor Josphat Nanok, the governors’ took issue with the treatment of Mombasa…

NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga has constituted a legal team that will be tasked to represent him in court in the campaign period for this year's general election. The team of legal practitioners will handle legal matters on his ascendancy to the Presidency if he wins the August election.…

Several people had to run for their lives after a campaign rally of an aspiring Nyeri women representative on Thursday was stormed by a swarm of bees, forcing the aspirant, campaigners and the crowd to scamper for safety. Three people were seriously injured after the bees attacked the central…

Nairobi Governor aspirant Miguna Miguna’s nomination papers were rejected by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) officials on Thursday morning for submitting signatures in the wrong format. Miguna was given a chance to correct the anomaly and submit the papers later in the…