KENYA NEWS

Detectives in Nairobi have arrested an international fugitive who is facing organized crimes charges in Sudan.  Mohamed Nagi Mohamed Magzoub, who was in possession of a Sudanese passport, was flushed out of his hideout at the University of Nairobi staff quarters on Monday evening by…

The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has written to the National Intelligence Service (NIS) raising questions about an alleged report showing that Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga will win the August 9th elections. Details of the alleged intelligence…

Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja has received the green light to run for the capital’s gubernatorial seat in the August 9th general elections. Sakaja, who is vying on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ticket, was cleared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Tuesday…

A Nyandarua politician was on Tuesday arraigned in court for allegedly defrauding an elderly man of over Sh800,000 in a fake United States trip. Martha Wangari Kamau, who is eyeing the Ndaragwa Member County Assembly (MCA) seat in the August 9th elections, appeared before Kibera law courts resident…

Kenyan fugitive Badru Aziz Saleh is set to be extradited to the United States to face drug and wildlife trafficking charges. Saleh, who was arrested on May 30th near the Kenya-Somalia border while trying to flee the country, did not oppose extradition charges when he appeared in a Nairobi court on…

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has revoked the clearance certificate of the Umoja Summit Party presidential candidate Walter Mong’are. Mong’are, who was the first candidate to be cleared to vie for the presidency on June 2nd, had his nomination rescinded on Monday after it…

Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition party presidential candidate on Monday unveiled a 10-point manifesto where he pledged to declare corruption a threat to national security in his first 100 days in office. Odinga, who is trying his luck at the presidency for the fifth time, said his administration…

The government will provide each of the presidential candidates in the August 9th elections with at least 10 armed police officers to ensure their safety. Inspector-General of Police Hilary Mutyambai has set aside more than 200 officers drawn from the General Service Unit, Kenya Police,…

Safina Party’s Jimi Wanjigi has been disqualified from the August 9th presidential race over lack of a university degree. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Wafula Chebukati also said Wanjigi failed to submit the required number of signatures of registered voters who…

Former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko has sued the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for barring him from vying for the Mombasa gubernatorial seat in the August 9th general elections. Through lawyer John Khaminwa, Sonko termed the electoral commission’s decision to block him from…