Category: Politics
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President William Ruto hosts the Nairobi County empowerment programme at State House on August 9, 2025. PHOTO | PCS A group of youth from Jacaranda in Embakasi who attended last Saturday’s State House empowerment event claim they never received the promised motorbikes and other items. They say they now fear for their lives after posting…
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President William Ruto has made new appointments and redeployments in the county’s Foreign Service. President William Ruto has made new appointments and redeployments in the county’s Foreign Service. In a press release on Friday, August 15, the President realigned the nation’s foreign service to optimize performance and enhance service delivery by nominating and redeploying Ambassadors,…
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Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has proposed that governors who serve a maximum of two terms be entitled to pensions. Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has proposed that governors who serve a maximum of two terms be entitled to pensions. Speaking at the annual devolution conference in Homa Bay on Thursday,…
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Senator Edwin Sifuna has challenged President William Ruto to name those he accused of soliciting bribes from Cabinet Secretaries and Governors Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has challenged President William Ruto to name those he accused of soliciting bribes from Cabinet Secretaries and Governors, citing that such remarks require proof. President Ruto, in his address during…
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MPs have summoned Auditor General Nancy Gathungu to account for what they term a troubling drop in the quality of audit reports from her office. Their action follows allegations that some officers in the audit office are colluding with leaders of state agencies to sanitise questionable financial records. During a joint sitting of the Public…
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Thika town is steadily moving closer to city status, with Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi leading the charge in the Senate. The Senate Devolution Committee, chaired by Wajir Senator Abass Mohamed, has already begun hearings on the proposal. During the hearings, Governor Wamatangi described Thika as one of Kenya’s fastest emerging industrial hubs with a thriving…
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In a Thursday, August 14 statement, DCP Deputy Party Leader Cleophas Malala said Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen had issued public threats to arrest Gachagua. Malala further alleged that the party had received credible intelligence pointing to a more sinister plan. “While our Party Leader was abroad forging a path…
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Fresh artist renders have landed for the next phase of the United Nations complex in Gigiri, Nairobi, giving the clearest look yet at how the campus will evolve into a modern, accessible and net-zero conference hub. At the heart of the plan is a new 1,600-seat Assembly Hall flanked by a visitors centre, a media…
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Kenyan socialite and entrepreneur Huddah Monroe has sparked a new wave of online debate with a provocative statement about the fashion choices of the country’s affluent. Taking to her social media, she claimed that many wealthy Kenyans dress in a way that makes them appear to be “sinking in poverty,” drawing a sharp contrast between…
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A Congolese mining company sanctioned by the United States has rejected allegations it is linked to armed groups and mineral smuggling, claiming rebel control — not corporate misconduct — is behind the illicit coltan trade in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Cooperative des Artisanaux Miniers du Congo (CDMC) was blacklisted Tuesday by the U.S. Treasury…