Category: Politics
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The race to replace the late Malava Member of Parliament, Malulu Injendi, is already heating up ahead of the November 27 by-election. According to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), political parties must conclude their primaries by September 20. Already, several parties have already moved to identify their flagbearers with the Democracy for the…
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Kenya and Ukraine are strengthening diplomatic and trade relations despite the disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Kenya Andrii Pravednyk has said. Speaking on Tuesday during an interview with Radio Generation, Pravednyk noted that the two countries have maintained strong ties since establishing relations in 1993, with agriculture, education, and trade remaining key…
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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has issued a stern warning to Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua ahead of his scheduled return from the United States on Thursday, citing intelligence reports of potential unrest. Speaking during the 30th Jukwaa la Usalama forum in Murang’a County on Tuesday, Murkomen said security agencies are on…
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Burkina Faso’s military government has expelled the United Nations’ top official in the country, declaring her persona non grata over a damning report on child rights violations in the ongoing jihadist conflict. Carol Flore-Smereczniak, a Mauritian appointed in July 2024, was forced out for her role in drafting a UN report published in March that…
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Uganda’s Electoral Commission (EC) began issuing nomination forms last week to registered voters seeking to contest the 2026 presidency. By Monday evening, 177 aspirants had picked the forms, according to EC spokesperson Julius Mucunguzi. Mr Mucunguzi emphasised that any registered Ugandan voter who has an intention of leading the country is free to pick the…
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Parliament has delivered a major blow to President William Ruto and Public Procurement Regulatory Board Chair John Mbadi by rejecting a directive that all government tenders be exclusively processed through the e procurement portal. Lawmakers said the order would undermine public participation, limit competition and potentially disenfranchise small suppliers who lack the technological capacity to…
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Murang’a Governor Francis Irungu Kang’ata has been sued at the High Court in Nairobi for allegedly misusing the name of a former employee in a Senate petition linked to the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 crash. The case, filed by Davis Mburu Karanja, accuses Kang’ata of fraudulently including his name and those of seven other…
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BBC News in Johannesburg Gallo Images via Getty Images Brash, controversial and unafraid to speak his mind, South Africa’s Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has been swift to call out racism in others but he himself has now been branded a racist – a charge he refutes. He is often seen as the…
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Ruku dismisses rigging claims, touts development as Ruto’s re-election strategy The Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes, Geoffrey Ruku has thrown his weight behind President William Ruto’s firm stance against corruption, calling it one of the greatest threats to National development and effective service delivery. Speaking during a government outreach…
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Nominated Member of Parliament Sulekha Harun has warned of a growing security crisis in Mandera County, blaming the spillover of armed clashes from neighbouring Somalia. Speaking in the National Assembly, Harun said residents near Border Point One in Mandera Town are living in fear as stray bullets and live explosives from fighting between the Federal…