Ambitious Raila wants Cord to win all seats in Nairobi
ODM leader Raila Odinga is planning an electoral sweep of Nairobi, the jewel in the crown, and this time he’s shifting strategy and calculating how to win smart.“We can do it and must do it,” Raila...
View Article[VIDEO] Jubilee merger was 'vicious political conmanship', says Onyango Oloo
Former TNA boss Onyango Oloo has accused Jubilee Party of sidelining him when the party back folded up last year.Oloo, who was secretary general of The National Alliance, said promises made were yet to...
View ArticleTwo CSs, top civil servants to quit and run for seats
Resign yourself. It's time to call it quits if you want to run for office.A host of ambitious public servants — Cabinet Secretaries, PSs, hundreds of heads of government agencies and parastatal chiefs,...
View ArticleChebukati, IEBC team to take office
The new IEBC commissioners led by chairman Wafula Chebukati are set to take office after President Uhuru Kenyatta formally appointed them yesterday.The appointment of the seven-member team will...
View ArticleOloo and 100 ex-TNA offi cials join ODM, say more to follow suit
More than 100 Jubilee members and officials, led by former TNA secretary general Onyango Oloo, have defected to ODM.The members drawn from eight counties accused Jubilee of betrayal and sidelining them...
View ArticleLand invasion wrecks Laikipia
Herders are still invading Laikipia and Nyeri counties, despite warnings and deadlines from the government.In four months, about 10,000 pastoralists from Baringo, Isiolo and Samburu counties with...
View ArticleArrest order issued for Lempurkel
A Nairobi court yesterday ordered the arrest of Laikipia North MP Mathew Lempurkel who is facing charges of assaulting legislator Sara Korere.Milimani senior resident magistrate Hellen Onkwani issued...
View ArticleGambia's Barrow inauguration in Senegal as Jammeh stays put
The man who won The Gambia's disputed election says he will be sworn in as president at the country's embassy in neighbouring Senegal.The message, posted on Adama Barrow's social media accounts,...
View ArticleRaila reports double registration but says he will not complain again of rigging
Cord leader Raila Odinga has reported double registration of his ID number, hours after the Interior ministry said Kalonzo Musyoka lied about a similar occurrence.Raila said on Thursday that he was...
View ArticleIs DP behind plot to block Kenneth in Nairobi race?
Behind-the-scenes struggles are threatening to spoil Jubilee's Nairobi game plan as claims emerge DP William Ruto is secretly bankrolling a faction opposed to Peter Kenneth.Kenneth has announced he's...
View ArticleKikuyus will wear shorts, lose all respect if Raila wins – Waititu
Mt Kenya men will wear shorts instead of trousers and people will sneeze using their elbows if Cord leader Raila Odinga is elected, Kabete MP Ferdinand Waititu has said.Speaking Wednesday in Kikuyu,...
View ArticleGambia crisis: Jammeh given last chance to resign as troops close in
West African leaders have given Yahya Jammeh a final opportunity to relinquish power after Senegalese troops entered The Gambia.Jammeh has been given until noon on Friday to leave office or be forced...
View ArticleRead: AG Muigai's list of rogue lawyers banned from practice
A list of 32 rogue lawyers has been released by the office of Attorney General Githu Muigai.Twenty have been struck off the Roll of Advocates following public outcry, Muigai said on Wednesday.He said...
View ArticleTrump sworn in as 45th President of United States
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Friday, succeeding Barack Obama and taking control of a divided country in a transition of power that he has declared will lead...
View ArticleGambia's Jammeh 'to quit and leave', says Adama Barrow
The Gambian strongman Yahya Jammeh has agreed to step down and leave the country, a spokesperson to President Adama Barrow said on Friday.Adama Barrow made the announcement on Twitter, after hours of...
View ArticleRaila still wants to be NASA 2017 candidate
The general election could well be a rematch between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Cord leader Raila Odinga, despite much talk and deliberate suspense about another joint opposition flagbearer.The Star...
View ArticleUhuru congratulates Trump, invites him to visit Kenya
President Uhuru Kenyatta has invited US President Donald Trump to visit Kenya hours after he was sworn in.During his inauguration, Trump promised to fight for America and to ensure it reclaims its...
View Article{PHOTOS} Mama Ngina Kenyatta meets ex-president Moi in Kabarak
Former first lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta on Saturday paid a courtesy call to retired president Daniel Arap Moi in Kabarak, Nakuru county.With the details of the meeting scanty, it is believed that the two...
View ArticleI will not cling to power if defeated in August, Uhuru says
President Uhuru Kenyatta has said he will hand over power if he loses the August 8, 2017 elections.Uhuru was responding to a question by a journalist whether he will accept the outcome or refuse to...
View ArticleWhy Mama Ngina met Mzee Moi
A visit by President Uhuru Kenyatta's mother, Mama Ngina, to retired President Daniel arap Moi may have been more political than spokespeople for either side admitted.The Saturday meeting came to light...
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