News & Politics
A space for professionally informed commentary on issues affecting contemporary Kenyan politics.
If there was no running mate story on May15th the fuel price increase will have dominated both the social and mainstream media.
The political management system of Kenya timed to increase the price of petrol on May 15th which makes the running mate the main issue and the increase of fuel a non...
Jimmy Kibaki, the eldest son of the late former president Mwai Kibaki, has distanced himself from fake social media accounts linking him to Deputy President William Ruto and the Kenya Kwanza alliance.
Kibaki says he was alarmed by the number of bogus Twitter accounts impersonating him by...
Who Will william ruto elect as running mate? He is set to unveil his running mate at his karen residence today
Let me tell you this politicians will only use you but can never sacrifice their own so don't be used by them
Kenyan nurse Anna Qabale Duba has won the inaugural Aster Guardian Global Nursing Award.
Duba received the award from Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman and CEO of Emirates airline and group at a grand ceremony held in Dubai to...
Kenyan MPs want a 62% pay increase to Sh1.1 million monthly plus Sh7.5 million tax-free car grant.
They also want house allowance reinstated and perks raised to Sh400,000
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The Treasury is set to stop funding the office of the late former President Mwai Kibaki following his death last month.
Kibaki, who died on April 22nd aged 90, has been receiving millions of shillings in retirement benefits annually since he exited office in March 2013. These included a fleet...
Senator Johnson Sakaja has promised to copy the administration system of New York City in the United States if he is elected Nairobi governor on August 9th.
Sakaja, who is eyeing the city gubernatorial seat on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket, says he will divide Nairobi into boroughs...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested parliament to allocate it funds for the purchase guesthouses for visiting presidents and other foreign dignitaries.
Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo in a report to parliament says the move is aimed at cutting the cost of hotel...
Former Independent, Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Issack Hassan has been shortlisted for an Appeals Court judge job.
Hassan was among 68 individuals who applied for six positions of the Court of Appeal judge advertised by the Judicial Service Commission on March 14th...
Kenyans will pay more to use the Nairobi Expressway, after the government on Friday gazetted new toll rates for motorists who will use the Chinese-built partially elevated highway. The construction of the 27km road that runs from Mlolongo to Westlands is almost complete. It has been touted as a...
17 people suspected to be involved in Friday’s attack on ODM leader Raila Odinga and his entourage in Eldoret have been arrested.
Police said the suspects had in their possession cash in form of Ksh 50 denominations and mobile phones. These were being used to carry out forensic analysis.
Raila...
Authorities in DR Congo have arrested Kenyan terror suspect Salim Rashid Mohamed alias Chotara.
Salim was apprehended on suspicion of being a member of Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an Islamist rebel group in Uganda and DRC. It is alleged that Salim, who hails from Mombasa and scored an A-...
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has ordered a probe against Kitutu Chache MP Richard Onyonka over incitement claims.
Haji wants police to investigate a video in which Onyonka is captured uttering alleged inceteful remarks while addressing a gathering in Kisii.
“Reference is...
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested 91 Ethiopian nationals for being in the country illegally.
The 91 foreigners, including 55 adults and 44 juveniles, were found in a house within Milimani estate in Kitengela, Kajiado County on Sunday.
The arrest...
Kirinyaga Woman Representative Wangui Ngirici says she cannot return to the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party due to the humiliation she was subjected to.
Ngirici ditched the Deputy President William Ruto-led political outfit last month, saying she will contest for the Kirinyaga governor...
Meru Senator Mithika Linturi was on Sunday morning arrested over alleged incitement remarks he made at a political rally on Saturday.
Linturi was picked from Rupa Hotel in Eldoret by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and was driven to Nakuru where he recorded a...
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced it will deploy spies in the next year’s general elections.
The commission says the undercover agents will be tasked with monitoring, identifying, and arresting those engaging in electoral malpractices during the voting...
President Kenyatta on Friday presided over the official commissioning of the Mombasa Shipyard at the Kenya Navy Base in Mtongwe.
The military installation is part of the Kenya Shipyards Limited (KSL) which was launched in May this year as part of government efforts to expand the contribution of...
Four suspects have been arrested for allegedly altering a motor vehicle logbook and collaborating to secure credit using the same document.
In the case, a man identified as Gideon Kiarie was financed by the Cooperative Bank to buy a lorry after depositing Sh1.2 million and agreeing to pay...
The National Police Service (NPS) is celebrating one of its officers Dr. Resila A. Onyango, who has become the first Kenyan policewoman to attain a Ph.D.
Dr. Resila, a Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), currently serves as the Deputy Director of Planning at the Office of the Inspector...
Police in a standoff with armed robbers at Equity Bank on Angawa Avenue in Kisumu. People held hostage.
Over 10,000 Kenya Power employees have been given until November 22nd to declare their financial and asset records.
The move is part of an ongoing lifestyle audit aimed at curbing fraud at the State-run power utility company that has been dogged by corruption scandals for years.
Kenya Power...
President Kenyatta has signed the Foreign Service Bill, 2021 into law.
The Foreign Service Act bars Kenyans holding dual citizenship from serving in diplomatic positions unless they relinquish the foreign one. Section 23 of the new law stipulates that heads of missions abroad or consuls-general...
The government has launched a crackdown on cybercriminals and social media bullies ahead of next year’s general elections.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i on Thursday announced the creation of a multi-agency team to enforce the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act, 2018.
Dubbed the...
President Kenyatta on Thursday held private talks with his US host President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington.
Kenyatta made history by becoming the first African president to visit the White House since Biden took over office in January this year.
During the historic meeting, Biden...