Kenyan Updates and Beyond
Avideo of ODM Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna addressing a crowd in Kamukunji on Wednesaday attracted the attention of netizens who took issue with some of his sentiments.In the clip, Sifuna spoke…
Prime minister Raila Odinga is on the headlines for rocking fake Air Jordans. The popular politician received the gift from young entrepreneurs.Nairobi West Niccur, the duo who gifted baba, wrote…
Popular blogger Edgar Obare is back at exposing celebrities from prevarication. Through his BNN account, the blogger has revealed that the gift that Eric Omondi received from Jimmy Wanjigi a…
In a recent interview, Eric Omondi spoke about the car that politician Jimmy Wanjigi gave him. Mpasho asked him whether the car had been taken from another person for him…
Kiss 100 presenter and Lang’ata MP hopeful Felix Odiwuor alias Jalang’o has broken down his campaign budget that is set to cost him over Sh50 million. Speaking in a recent…
Just days after comedian Eric Omondi revealed to the nation that he will spearhead businessman Jimi Wanjigi’s presidential campaign, he is all smiles after he was gifted a Chrysler Crossfire.Speaking…
Nairobi County’s women representative, Esther Muthoni Passaris, on Wednesday, September 8, excited a crowd when she urged people to join ODM to get some Luo love.While trying to convince the…
If you have been following Eric Omondi you know by now he has already endorsed Jimi Wanjigi for presidency come 2022.He has since started the #FagiaWote dance challenge in support…
A few months ago, X-Tian Dela announced his interest in vying for a political seat in Westlands (MP); but the excitement has been short lived after he took to his…
Yesterday, all eyes were set on the Court of appeal where 7 judges were to decide whether the famous BBI bill is legal or not.Judges, lawyers, and other legal practitioners…
Kiss FM radio presenter Jalango will have to resign from his radio job six months before he goes to vie for the Langata member of Parliament seat.In a statement MCK…
Last night at around 9.45 pm, Nominated senator Victor Prengei,37, was involved in a fatal car accident on the Nakuru-Kabarak road.According to the police report, “It happened that the said…
Newly elected Kiambaa MP John Njuguna Wanjiku was sworn into office on Wednesday afternoon.The special event held at parliament buildings was attended by his wife.As the saying goes, behind every…
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The communication team for hospitalised Governor Charity Ngilu have officially released a statement about her status.Ngilu was hospitalised after she contracted Covid19.According to the statement, she “is responding well to…
Ogopa Nairobi should already become a slogan because damn, this city is sinning more than Sodom and Gomorrah! Asking why?Well, remember Anwar who was ‘married’ to Saumu Mbuvi before he…
Betty Kyallo has been trending this cold July. Her love-life has been the main draw for many with the former KTN news anchor rumoured to be dating a bearded new…
Former Vice President Musalia Mudavadi has adopted a new Kikuyu name during his trip to Mt Kenya over the weekend.RECOMMENDED ARTICLES“Covid is real but I will not die of hunger,”…
Baringo Senator Gideon Moi also graced the event alongside his wife, Zara.“The return of WRC Safari Rally in the country is a relief to motorsport enthusiasts. It is an opportunity…
Netizens have mixed feelings about an offer put forward by popular aspiring member of parliament Alinur Mohamed. It all started when the city politician and philanthropist offered to sponsor 10…
Barely a month after Pavel Oimeke won the Bonchari Constituency Parliamentary by-election, his seat is already attracting other suitors.Come 2022, the Orange Democratic Party MP has the first challenger in…
The world will celebrate InternationalAlbinismAwarenessDayon Sunday, June 13.Albinism awareness in Kenya still remains to be a big challenge as persons living with this disability are stigmatized, rejected, and in the…
Deputy President William Ruto was interviewed yesterday by comedian Jalang’o. The second in command was as charming as he usually is giving the funny man a lot to think and…
Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o has suspended all officers who were involved in an incident where a hawker was dragged on the road by a county vehicle.Through a statement, the governor…
Tanzania media personality turned politician Jokate Mwegelo turned a year old yesterday.To celebrate her day, she said she took time to reflect on the leadership of the late Tanzanian president…
Migori Governor Okoth Obado might be facing a number of challenges but singing is not one of them.On Tuesday, Kenyans on Twitter (KOT) shared clips of the governor belting out…
ODM leader Raila Odinga has appeared for the first time since contracting Covid-19. In a clip posted on his Twitter account, a fit Raila is seen doing some light exercises…
Comedian Eric Omondi has warned Senator Cheruiyot to stop using his name to look for votes, adding that he should stick to his lane.This was after the politician said he…
Ugandan singer turn politician Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has unveiled an armoured vehicle purchased by well-wishers. The father of four disclosed that the brand-new black Toyota SUV estimated to…
National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga was today, the 30th of January, ‘sworn in’ at Uhuru Park.Odinga took the ‘oath’ in front of his cheering supporters who had thronged…
Most children of politicians are always negatively judged for not being street smart and only have street cred because of their parent’s prominence.But that is not always the case as…
Rapists will be castrated and child rapists put to death in harsh new laws being brought in by a regional governor in Nigeria. Any man who rapes a person aged…
In her second installment of her political web series dubbed The Hot Seat, media personality Jacque Maribe hosted leader of Senate Irungu Kangata.The mover and shaker in the Senate, reminisced…
Jeremy Corbyn after MPs BLOCK his latest bid for snap election – then SHUTS Parliament for five weeks saying he will REFUSE to extend Brexit despite Remainer lawBoris Johnson shut…
Ronnie Osumba, who was Peter Kenneth’s running mate in the 2013 General Election, has fallen foul of auctioneers who are seeking to sell his home in Athi River, Machakos County.Valley…
Gem Member of Parliament Elisha Odhiambo has recorded a statement at a police station over an alleged assault on a Kisumu-based blogger.The legislator, who spent the better part of Tuesday…
What made an influential Jubilee lawmaker change his mind about accompanying President Uhuru Kenyatta to Nyanza last week?This is the question that most MPs are asking themselves after the legislator-…
The Court of Appeal has nullified Dr. Alfred Mutua’s election as Machakos County Governor. Machakos Gubanatorial aspirant in the 2017 elections, Wavinya Ndeti, appealed a High court ruling that upheld…
New York’s Guggenheim Museum offered to lend an 18-karat gold toilet to President Donald Trump after the White House asked to borrow a painting by Vincent Van Gogh, the Washington…
National Super Alliance co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka has spoken out for the first time today as the opposition outfit, National Super Alliance (NASA), gears itself up to the ‘swearing’ ceremony of…
National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga has today been ‘sworn in.’At an event carried out in the presence of thousands of supporters amidst a media shutdown, Odinga took his…
President Donald Trump was set yesterday to play the role of America’s salesman-in-chief in a speech promoting the rebounding US economy in front of the global elite in Davos, but…
Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has warned the public against visiting his offices to peddle rumours.Oparanya who was addressing residents said that his doors were open and that no one should…
Soccer fans mainly from two big football clubs in the country took to social media to roast a soccer player for allegedly describing the two clubs as “small teams”.The fans…
The arrest of celebrated economist Dr David Ndii last week was condemned by many Kenyans who feared the country could be hurtling back to the dark days of the Kanu…
The metamorphosis of a first time MP from the Rift Valley months after he won the plum post has left some residents of the county regretting why they elected him.Immediately…
NASA leader Raila Odinga has spoken out regarding boycotting Uhuru Kenyatta’s inauguration at Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi.Speaking to BBC, Raila stated that he doesn’t believe in Uhuru Kenyatta’s legitimacy as the…
A shrewd politician who is eyeing the presidency in 2022 seems not to be leaving anything to chance, to ensure that he bags the plum post.For the last three months,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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 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,…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 (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…
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…