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State House Spokesman Manoah Esipisu at a press briefing on Sunday defended Cabinet and Principal Secretaries campaigning for President Uhuru’s re-election, saying it is their duty to explain to Kenyans the progress the Jubilee administration has made. “They have to account for the trillions of…
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A new poll shows Evans Kidero a strong favorite to win back his governorship seat in Nairobi. The TIFA poll has Kidero’s chances of winning at 46%. Peter Kenneth has the support of 20%, Mike Sonko 18%, and Bishop Margaret Wanjiru at 2% support. 11% of those polled remain undecided. Peter Kenneth…
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The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has threatened to go on strike again next month to protest inadequate funding of teachers in the budget proposal presented by government las week. KNUT Secretary-General Wilson Sossion said the government only allocated Sh2 billion to hire 5,000 tutors,…
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A photo has surfaced online of Uhuru Kenyatta on his graduation day in 1985 at Amherst College in Massachusetts, USA. The photo, probably meant as further proof that the president received an undergraduate degree show Uhuru in his graduation regalia receiving a peck on the check from his mother,…
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Kenya Police boss Joseph Boinnet has ordered an investigation into a video circulating on social media that depicts a person believed to be plainclothes police officers shooting dead two suspected gang members. The incident happened in Eastleigh, Nairobi. When the video starts running, one of the…
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Retired Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Saturday revealed he is suffering from an unidentified issue with his throat that has made speech difficult. "I have a problem here, that is why my voice is so low. It is good to talk the truth because there is nothing to hide," said the retired president…
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Kenya will extradite three Italian nationals on Interpol’s wanted list who were netted in an anti-narcotics sting operation by police in Mombasa and Kwale. Leon Aberto Fulvio, Mario Mele, and Stefano Poli were arrested on Friday among eight others in connection with drug trafficking in the coast.…
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Kitutu Chache South MP Richard Onyonka has decamped from ODM and moved to Ford-Kenya. The MP said the move was necessitated by the fact that he did not trust the upcoming ODM nominations in Kisii to be free and fair. Onyonka said his allegiance is still with Raila Odinga whom he still expects to…
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Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has dismissed claims that he intends to abandon NASA if he is not picked as the coalition’s flag-bearer. Kalonzo said the statement by National Assembly minority leader should be taken as a personal statement and in no way reflect Kalonzo’s stand or that of Wiper party…
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The labor court on Friday issued an order that stops the government from hiring 500 medics from Tanzania to address labor shortage in the field. The court issued the order following an application by the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) opposing the move by the…