Category: Politics
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Malava constituency finds itself at a defining moment in its political history. As the by-election approaches, the stakes have never been higher, and the political landscape is shifting in ways that promise a decisive outcome. One fact is now unavoidable: Seth Panyako will not be on the ballot. His late resignation from public service has…
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When 27-year-old Rhyan Malulu threw his hat into the political ring, he carried the hopes of a generation yearning for fresh voices in leadership. But in the wake of the UDA nominations, those hopes now stand bruised amid allegations of betrayal, political manipulation, and bribery involving senior political figures. Names such as Prime Cabinet Secretary…
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Nairobi County is bleeding money, not from investing in roads, schools, or hospitals, but from paying an army of bloated staff who exist more on paper than in service. The Auditor-General’s revelation that the wage bill jumped from Sh6 billion to Sh17.3 billion is not just a statistic — it’s a confession of theft. When…
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Nairobi MPs protest upcoming KDF recruitment Members of Parliament representing constituencies in Nairobi County have protested the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruitment advertisement published on Sunday, September 14. In a joint statement on Thursday, September 18, MPs representing Nairobi’s 17 constituencies, the Senator and the Woman Representative, demanded an urgent review of the recruitment itinerary,…
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A deepfake video of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga endorsing a cryptocurrency has turned out to be from a hacked social media account. A deepfake video of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga endorsing a cryptocurrency has turned out to be from a hacked social media account. The video, which depicted Odinga recommending the digital currency,…
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Brenda Biya, daughter of Cameroon’s long-serving president, Paul Biya, has called on her fellow countrymen not to vote for her father in the upcoming October 2025 election. In a post on her TikTok Live session Brenda, who is popularly known on social media as “King Nasty,” accused her 92-year-old father of dragging the country into…
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Babu Owino addresses video showing him attacking Raila Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has flagged an allegedly doctored video in which he purportedly hit out at former Prime Minister and his party leader, Raila Odinga. Taking to social media on Saturday evening, the MP shared the longer version of the video, claiming that his political…
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The sixth trilateral meeting of the African Union (delegation on the right), the European Union (left), and the United Nations (centre). (Photo: UN /Eskinder Debebe) Leaders of the African Union (AU), the European Union and the United Nations met at the UN Headquarters in New York on Sunday, reiterating support for multilateralism as the most…
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President William Ruto’s daughter Charlene Ruto. (Photo: X/Charlene Ruto) A Nairobi court has allowed the withdrawal of a criminal case filed by President William Ruto’s daughter, Charlene Ruto, against author Webster Ochora after the two parties reached a settlement. Ochora was accused of impersonating Charlene by authoring a book under her name. The matter came…
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Kenyan police officers on patrol in Haiti on June 28, 2024, symbolising Kenya’s leadership in the UN-backed mission to restore peace and stability in Haiti. (Photo: File/Reuters/Ricardo Arduengo) When the United Nations authorised the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) to Haiti in October 2023, Kenya stepped forward to lead the force, aware fully of the…