Category: Politics
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Lamu Senator Anwar Loitiptip has turned himself in after a shooting incident in Nanyuki on Sunday. The senator is alleged to have shot a 32-year-old woman in the wee hours of Sunday morning following a quarrel. The woman sustained gunshot wounds and was rushed to Nanyuki Teaching and Referral Hospital, where she is receiving treatment…
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Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has defied an order to present himself to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). Matiang’i was required to appear at the DCI headquarters at 9.30 am on Friday for questioning over the alleged police raid of his Karen home two weeks ago. Senior Superintendent of Police Michael Sang said…
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Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire is facing scrutiny over the alleged misuse of Sh184 million at the Embu Water and Sanitation Company Limited. The Senate Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds on Monday, July 17, summoned Mbarire after the Auditor General raised concerns about the use of public funds at the water company during…
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The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) says it is probing three former governors and one sitting governor over unexplained wealth amounting to Sh11.5 billion. The four are Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal and former governors Mike Sonko (Nairobi), Ferdinand Waititu (Kiambu), and Evans Kidero (Nairobi). Appearing before the Senate Justice and Legal Affairs Committee on Tuesday,…
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The journey to rebuild Jubilee Party has commenced, Party Leader Uhuru Kenyatta has assured. Uhuru spoke on Friday during the Party’s Special National Delegates’ Council. Kenyatta’s message was that of courage, renewal, and hope. In his heartfelt remarks, the former President retraced the journey of the Jubilee Party, its years at the helm of government…
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A Nakuru County Assembly member now wants Bodaboda operators protected from harrasment by law enforcers. Nominated MCA Hassan Duale has sought a statement on the same from Chairperson Sectoral Committee on Finance. According to the vocal UDA MCA, there has been escalating incidents of harrasment and disorder involving Bodaboda operators in Nakuru County. “Pursuant to…
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It is now a matter of all-systems-go for Kakamega County Assembly member David Athman Ndakwa after he towered over rivals within the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) to grab the nomination to run for the Malava parliamentary by-election slated for November 27. The seat was left vacant following the death of area MP Moses Malulu Injendi’…
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The government machinery in Malava subcounty of Kakamega is aware of plans by the Democratic Action party of Kenya candidate Seth Panyako to sent his goons to interfere with a planned Thanksgiving family meeting that is to be held at the home of former United Democratic Alliance party aspirant Simon Kangwana on Wednesday, Septem er…
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President William Ruto’s aide, Farouk Kibet, has today held a consultative meeting at the home of the United Democratic Alliance party aspirant Simon Kangwana who lost in the recent party primaries calling on his supporters to rally behind the winner David Ndakwa. Kibet, who was accompanied by members of county assembly from the area in…
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The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Malava by-election ticket losers have conceded defeat and agreed to support the government of the day to clinch the seat. Simon Kangwana and Leonard Shimaka unanimously agreed that they had lost to their own, David Ndakwa, in a free and fair election held within the constituency. While attending a thanksgiving…