All demos moved to Nairobi as Governor Nyong’o bans them in Kisumu
If you were planning to join or hold a demonstration in the lake side city of Kisumu you might have to hold it somewhere else.This is after Kisumu Governor Prof…
Magufuli’s ‘Tanzania sio shamba la kuchungia mifugo’ comment sparks online war over sale of Kenyan cows
The auction of Kenya’s 1325 cows has not only left a cold and harsh reality to country’s pastoralists but has created a huge debate as Kenyans and Tanzanians expressed their…
Raila, Kalonzo broken by the pains and sorrows of personal tragedy and loss
When Nasa called a press conference after the announcement of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory on August 12, opposition leader Raila Odinga sat in the shadows, his face black as thunder.But…
I made a big mistake voting for Uhuru Kenyatta – Miguna Miguna shocks Kenyans with revelation
In a live TV interview with a local station, controversial former Nairobi Governor Aspirant Miguna Miguna made public how he voted on August 8th Presidential elections.Lamenting over the choice he…
Top Jubilee leader left with an egg on his face after donating a ‘meagre’ Sh1 million at Harambee
A top Jubilee leader was left with an egg on his face over the weekend during a fundraising at a city restaurant.This was after vocal lawmaker, who was among the…
NASA MP’s shocking call on witchdoctors to disrupt October 26 elections
Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa who is affiliated to the National Super Alliance (NASA) called for an unorthodox way to stop the planned October 26th elections from taking place.Speaking during a…
James Orengo, the teargas king with a disfigured ring finger
Civil disobedience. That may well be Siaya County Senator James Orengo’s middle name. And unbeknown to many, the battle-hardened lawyer has seen it all.Besides being an indefatigable mobiliser and agitator…
Hilarious comments about Former President Moi’s furniture
Yesterday Sunday 19th November, a photo of President Uhuru Kenyatta visiting former President Daniel Moi at his Kabarak home went viral.While most people were caught up in the political angle…
Doctors and Cleopa Mailu ink CBA
The government has inked the doctors Collective Bargaining Agreement at last.Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu and Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) chiefs signed the document on Friday…
Nyeri woman rep aspirant urges politicians to empower youths
Nyeri Jubilee Party woman representative candidate Rahab Mukami has challenged fellow politicians to channel their money to income-generating projects for young people in the region instead of misusing them.Speaking while…
Nasa pledges forum on county, national govt cooperation
The National Super Alliance (Nasa) will begin its administration with a national conference on cooperative government and intergovernmental relations, if it forms the next government.In its manifesto launched Tuesday evening,…
Pipeline defends itself against claim of unnecessary meetings
Kenya Pipeline has defended itself against allegations that it is holding unnecessary board meetings to gobble up taxpayers’ money.In an interview with the Nation, John Ngumi, the chairman of the…
Uphill task for Opiyo Wandayi as he defends Ugunja seat
One of Orange Democratic Movement’s (ODM) loyalists, Mr Opiyo Wandayi, is facing an uphill task in his quest to retain his Ugunja parliamentary seat as rivals, some of them from…
Police grill Aisha Jumwa over alleged plot to murder ex-supporter
Security officers, religious leaders and non-profit organisations in Nakuru have come up with various strategies to sell peace messages to residents of the county.The peace campaigns have been anchored on…
Nasa will not get votes in Meru, insists Kiraitu Murungi
Meru Senator Kiraitu Murungi has downplayed Nasa’s influence in Meru, saying the large crowds witnessed on Saturday during a rally cannot translate into votes.Mr Murungi has also asked Governor Peter…
Doubts raised on electoral commission over tendering
The manner in which the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission conducted itself in the period leading to the single-sourcing of ballot papers tender to the Dubai-based Al Ghurair Printing and…
Kakamega senatorial candidate, MCA aspirants attacked outside church
A Kakamega senatorial candidate and his campaign team was on Sunday attacked by armed youth in Matawa sub-location, Mumias West leaving one MCA aspirant with a deep cut on the…
Nasa goes full force in hunt for Coast vote
The National Super Alliance fought hard this week to consolidate its support at the Coast when four of its five co-principals toured the region ahead of the August polls.Only Chama…
‘Leakage’ of forged letters is an old trick in the book
Newsmakers know the value of leaked official letters to the Press and that has been put to good use over the years.On Thursday, in the United States, former FBI director…
Senator Kindiki’s brother, Isaiah, says Raila Odinga wooed him to Nasa
Prof Isaiah Kindiki, the man leading National Super Alliance (Nasa) campaigns in Tharaka-Nithi County, did not just appear in the Opposition.He says he had a series of meetings with Nasa…
What female politicians go through in quest to ascend to power
The political arena in the country appears to be far from offering a level playing field for women politicians, at least going by the recent party primaries where only handful…
Raila forms legal team for campaign period
Orange Democratic Movement presidential candidate Raila Odinga has formed a legal team to represent him in court battles during the campaign period.The team will also handle legal matters on his…
Police arrest Omar Mwinyi after disrupting voting
Changamwe MP Omar Mwinyi has been arrested after he led his supporters in disrupting voting at a polling station.Mr Mwinyi, who stormed Bomu Primary School, accused Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho…
Carry your cross, Wamalwa tells PS
Water and Irrigation Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa has told his PS Patrick Nduati Mwangi to carry his own cross on the controversy surrounding the award of a Sh62.3 billion tender…
Ruto camp uneasy with Kenyatta secret deal with Moi and Kanu
President Kenyatta is torn between assuaging the political interests of his mentor, retired president Daniel Moi, and those of his Deputy William Ruto two days after he visited the former…
Sossion tells teachers to ignore TSC order to work on weekends
Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) secretary-general Wilson Sossion has told teachers to defy an order by their employer to report to work on weekends.Mr Sossion said the order was…
Political promises on job creation must be actualised to help youth
Job creation has dominated discourse at every election.It will be same this year, in fact, more robustly than ever before.This is because unemployment is a serious social, economic and political…
Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi’s kin was shot dead Wednesday night in the Kerio Valley.
The killing of William Lochuria Loikwang’ayel Suter, 72, an uncle of Mr Sudi, has raised to 40 the death toll from the endless clashes between the Pokot and Marakwet.The incident…
MPs tell government to take action against drug barons
Four Members of Parliament (MPs) from Mombasa have told the government to take action against drug barons if there is evidence.Addressing the media at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi on Tuesday,…
Uganda denies posting soldiers at Busia, Malaba border points
The Ugandan government has denied that it has deployed its soldiers to the Kenya-Uganda borders of Busia and Malaba.Busia-Uganda resident district commissioner Hussein Matanda on Friday said a story published…
Why Uhuru rejected Mwangi Kiunjuri’s request to resign
President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked Devolution Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri not to vie for gubernatorial seat in Laikipia.President Kenyatta told the CS during a rally in Laikipia County not to…
Did President Uhuru Kenyatta make it rain in Nyeri?
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s voter registration drive in central Kenya was disrupted in Nyeri after heavy rains pounded the region when he started to address a crowd on Friday.Pushed by the…
Jubilee and Cord chiefs urge voters in their strongholds to register ahead of polls
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Cord leader Raila Odinga are on their nationwide tours to urge Kenyans to turn out in large numbers to register as voters.The ruling coalition and the…
This is the intelligence that Hassan Joho received that made him vacate his Nyali house IMMEDIATELY
Mombasa governor moved out of his house in Nyali last week following friction with the national government. Apparently Joho received intelligence that made him make the move.Sometimes last week, Flying…
Tit for tat? Flying Squad raid the house of Joho’s close ally a day after the Mombasa governor chased police out of his compound
The friction between Mombasa governor and the government is thought to be the reason why police officers raided the house of his close ally today.Daily nation reports that Flying Squad…
Donald Trump the “Twitter President”
Donald Trump says he was not surprised to come under attack from “liberal movie people” like Meryl Streep at last night Golden Globe awards.Meryl Streep berated the President elect in…
President Uhuru Kenyatta meets doctors in Mombasa over strike
The doctors’ union and a negotiation team from the government are meeting President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House in Mombasa over their strike.Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU)…
Seven counties yet to pay their doctors, says union
Seven counties have not paid more than 300 striking doctors their December salaries, the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has disclosed.Union officials named Mombasa, Bomet, Kwale, Siaya,…
I don’t serve Kambas and Asians only -Senator Mike Sonko
There were online claims that Sonko’s ‘timely’ response to evictions was suspicious. A Martin Nyakundi, said to be a employee of a city gubernatorial aspirant, lambasted Sonko on a WhatsApp…
Cord mistaken on how polls will be conducted, IEBC says
The coming General Election will be conducted manually, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has said.While responding to a case in which the court temporarily suspended a Sh2.5 printing…
Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto, rowdy youth storm doctor’s union meeting
Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto accompanied by a group of rowdy youths Wednesday stormed a doctor’s union meeting at Fair Hill Hotel and allegedly roughed up the officials bringing the meeting…
Margaret Kenyatta responds to Millie Odhiambo after she insulted her husband
Mbita MP Millie Odhiambo hurled unpalatable words to President Uhuru Kenyatta on December 20th. The president’s wife has since responded.Mbita MP called Uhuru a stupid man claiming the president was…
President Uhuru Kenyatta calls Millie Odhiambo ‘idiot’
The head of state has responded to Mbita MP after she hurled a barrage of insults to him during parliament proceeding on Tuesday December 20th.Mbita MP Millie Odhiambo caused a…
The Cold War Continues As Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko Sues Evans Kidero Over Roundabouts
Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko has moved to court to challenge the decision by the Governor Evans Kidero to reconfigure county urban roads with large roundabouts.In his urgent application, Sonko told…
Deputy President William Ruto sends heartfelt condolences to Naivasha accident victims
Deputy President Ruto has condoled with the families of those who died in the Kinungi, Naivasha tanker accident.On his official account, Ruto tweeted, “Heartfelt condolences to the families that have…
Police dismiss Haki Africa report on killings and disappearances
Through a statement signed by the Police Spokesperson George Kinoti, the police said the allegations were based on unfounded distortions of the real facts.The National Police Service through the Office…
‘Uncle’ Robert Mugabe’s Wife Involved In A Scandal
Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe is in trouble. The wife to the longest serving African president Robert Mugabe has been dragged to court after she allegedly seized three properties of…
Farewell Martha Mwangangi: Kitui town mourns mayor with big heart and ‘happy feet’
A dazed Ngilu picked herself from the fence where her aide had shoved her, walked over to the crowd, saw the gory figure that was the body of her trusted…
Raila is bad for economy? He should have been forgotten were it not Uhuru’s bad leadership
Politically speaking, opposition leader Raila Odinga is past his ‘sell-by’ date. Let’s face it; he is a spent force. Were it not for President Uhuru Kenyatta’s lying, corrupt and tribal…
Jumapili iliyopita, wanahabari wa shirika la Standard Media – nikiwa mmoja wao – tulikuwa mjini Eldoret kupeperusha moja kwa moja makala ya 10 mashindano ya KASS MARATHON.
Baada ya mashindano hayo kukamilika, niliwaacha pembeni wahariri wenzangu Hassan Jumaa (KTN), Robin Toskin (Standard) wakibadilishana mawazo na washiriki.Miye nikaitwa pembeni na mashabiki wengi tu wa Radio Maisha. Kilianza kikao…
William Samoei arap Ruto
William Samoei arap Ruto (born 21 December 1966) is a Kenyan politician who has been Deputy President of Kenya since 2013. He served as the Acting President of Kenya between…
Oscar Sudi
The MP for Kapseret in Eldoret was a makanga and cattle herder who now lives in a Sh100 million house. Never mind that the 36-year-old first came to Nairobi in…
DP William Ruto pulls an Obama jogging stunt and Kenyans are not amused
William Samoei Ruto attracts many adjectives and evokes a variety of emotions across different people. He is easily the most opinion splitting politician in Kenya today with as many critics…
Governor Mutua demands public apology from Kalonzo Musyoka
Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua has told Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka to issue an official apology for linking him to the kidnapping of Deputy Governor Bernard Kiala’s daughter.Machakos Governor Alfred…
Jaguar donates his Sh1m Jubilee party performance fee to slum dwellers
After entertaining masses and even dancing with President Uhuru Kenyatta at Kasarani during the Jubilee Party launch, celebrated music star Jaguar got a rare call that changed his plans for…
President Uhuru’s son donates Sh1M in Narok
Jomo Kenyatta, President Uhuru’s eldest son, contributed Sh1 million during a fundraising held in Narok County last weekend.Accompanying local leaders among them Narok Governor Samuel Tunai during a church fundraising…