Newcomers win in Nyeri nominations
New political entrants emerged victorious during the TNA nominations in Nyeri county. In Othaya, political activist Mary Wambui clinched with seat after beating the her closest rival Gichuki Mugambi,...
View ArticleMurang’a TNA losers quit party amid rigging claims
Losers in the just concluded TNA nominations in Murang’a county have announced they have obtained direct nomination from other parties allied to the Jubilee Alliance to vie for various seats. Several...
View ArticleMurang’a gang kidnap trader, shoot at police
Four armed thugs at the weekend raided Huhi Maize millers in Kiharu and kidnapped the owner after seriously injuring three people. Central Province AP commandant Joseph Keitany said the thugs, who were...
View ArticleEx-MPs Nguyai and Mwathi lose in Kiambu nominations
Three immediate former MPs in Kiambu were defeated by their rivals in last week's nominations. Former Kikuyu MP Lewis Nguyai lost to Cotu deputy secretary general George Muchai for the Kabete seat...
View ArticleKilifi ODM polling clerks, presiding officers up in arms over payment
SOME 200 ODM presiding officers and clerks who worked for the party in the just concluded primaries are camping at the Kilifi county ODM office demanding their pay. The election officials said they...
View ArticleTNA cancels Kilifi South, Malindi constituency nomination results
TNA has cancelled the results of the Kilifi South parliamentary seat citing anomalies. National organising secretary Patrick Birya, who led a team from the party's national election board sent to...
View ArticleMwakwere bags Jubilee ticket in Kwale
ENVIRONMENT minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere says his development record in Matuga constituency will win him the Kwale County senate seat in March 4 general election. The former Matuga MP said his election...
View ArticleMwatelas out in ODM primaries
Education assistant minister Calistus Mwatela's family suffered the wrath of voters after they were bundled out of the ODM nominations in what pundits termed as a protest vote. The education assistant...
View ArticleAspirant calls for Msambweni ODM repeat poll
MSAMBWENI parliamentary aspirant Abdallah Juma Mambo has asked the County Elections Supervisory and Appeals Board to nullify ODM primaries in the constituency. In a letter dated January 20, Mambohas...
View ArticleShahbal decamps from Wiper, joins Raila’s ODM
After months of wooing, Prime Minister Raila Odinga has finally pulled Suleiman Shahbal back to ODM under the Cord Alliance. The Mombasa gubernatorial seat aspirant arrived to thunderous applause at...
View ArticleKatuku Ndeti’s running mate
Wiper party loser in the Machakos county nomination for governor seat, Mutua Katuku has now opted to be the running mate of assistant minister for youth affairs Wavinya Ndeti. Katuku, a former cabinet...
View ArticleAspirant hit in poll scuffle
A parliamentary aspirant for the Mwingi North Wiper nominations, John Munuve, was punched in a scuffle that broke during counting of votes. The fracas started after an argument between Munuve's agents...
View ArticleNo results in Wiper poll
The Wiper Democratic Party leaders have been left to decide the winners of the nomination in different seats following unsatisfying results in Mwingi North constituency. “I did not have any results to...
View ArticleProtect the visitors - Haji
DEFENCE minister Yussuf Haji Has proposed that the government arm non-local Garissa residents who have been the target of recent terrorist attacks. This follows a rise in killings over the past three...
View ArticleEnsure peaceful poll - parents
The Kenya National Association of Parents has called on the government to ensure the forthcoming general elections do not turn chaotic to avoid chances of destruction of school property which may...
View ArticleEmbu man commits suicide after failed bid to kill wife
A 30-year-old man committed suicide in Embu West district following a domestic quarrel. The man had unsuccessfully tried to kill his wife and daughter. The man identified as Peter Gatugi and who from...
View ArticleImenti businessman, 25, robbed and killed
Police in Imenti South have found the body of a 25-year-old trader and farmer. Police boss John Cheruiyot said John Mwongera, a timber trader at Mitunguu market, left his home at around 5pm. "His body...
View Article2 aspirants disgruntled over Makueni primaries
Two Wiper aspirants who lost in the party's nomination in Makueni have termed the exercise a sham. “I will not accept the results because the nominations were not done in the right manner as stipulated...
View ArticleHaji’s sister-in-law and five others contesting Ijara parliamentary seat
The Ijara parliamentary seat has attracted six aspirants as outgoing MP Defense minister Yusuf Haji opted to run for Garissa senator. Haji has been MP for the last 10 years. The six include Sofia...
View ArticleJubilee will revolutionise Kenya – Ngilu
Narc leader Charity Ngilu has said a Jubilee government will revolutionise the country’s leadership and find a solution to the myriad of problems facing many Kenyans. “Successive regimes have failed...
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