KENYA NEWS

Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Benson Mutura was on Friday arraigned in court for allegedly stealing over Sh5 million. Mutura appeared before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Esther Kimilu where he denied charges of stealing by a public servant. He is accused of fraudulently including his name…

President Kenyatta has led the nation in mourning the death of Kenya’s third president Mwai Kibaki, who died on Friday aged 90. In his message of condolence, Kenyatta eulogized Kibaki as an icon and gentleman of Kenyan politics. “Mwai Kibaki lives on in the hearts of millions of Kenyans, East…

The Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition party has unveiled Polycarp Igathe as its candidate for Nairobi governor in the forthcoming elections. This comes after Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi, who was eyeing the Nairobi gubernatorial seat on an ODM ticket, stepped down from the race and will now defend…

President Kenyatta has declared a period of national mourning following the death of former President Mwai Kibaki. Addressing the nation from State House, Uhuru said the country will observe a period of national mourning from Friday until sunset on the day Kibaki will be laid to rest. “That in…

Retired President Mwai Kibaki has passed away at the age of 90.  The announcement was made on Friday by President Kenyatta, who termed his death a sad day for the country. “It is a sad day for us as a country. We have lost a great leader, the former president Mwai Kibaki,” Uhuru said in a…

President Kenyatta on Thursday chaired the inaugural Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition party council meeting at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). The coalition political party, which comprises 26 parties, was officially registered last week and President Kenyatta gazetted as the…

A Kirinyaga woman is embroiled in a court battle with her 97-year-old mother over the ownership of a commercial building. Mary Nguru has sued her mother, Sabena Wairimu, for allegedly trespassing on the property located at Baricho market in Kirinyaga. She accuses her mother and six siblings of…

The Wiper Democratic Movement has issued a direct nomination ticket to former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko to vie for the Mombasa gubernatorial seat. Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka handed Sonko the nomination certificate in a ceremony in Nairobi on Thursday. This comes after Kisauni MP Ali Mbogo, who…

Bonchari MP Pavel Oimeke is up in arms after the ODM party denied him a ticket to defend his seat in the upcoming elections. The Raila Odinga-led party issued a direct ticket to US-based Kenyan Jonah Ondieki to vie for the Bonchari parliamentary seat, leaving out the incumbent. Oimeke, the former…

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) says political aspirants facing graft charges are free to run for office in the August 9th elections. Citing a 2013 High Court ruling which allowed Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto to run for office despite facing charges at the International…