Politics

Sunday; Former Mwingi MP Joe Mutambu was reportedly involved in a grisly road accident at Kavenge along the Thika-Mwingi highway shortly after leaving the River Enziu accident scene. It is reported that the driver to the former legislator died on the spot. Mutambu had visited the accident scene on Sunday…

Kenya National Examinations Council principal examinations secretary Nabiki ene Kashu on Tuesday told an Anti-corruption court that Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi did not register or sit the 2006 KCSE exams at Highway Secondary School as earlier alleged, according to a report by the star. Speaking before Magistrate Felix Kombo, Kashu…

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) disqualifies Hon. Moses Kuria’s Chama Cha Kazi(CCK) candidate for Kiagu Ward By-Election Milton Mwenda Kabobo and National Ordinary People Empowerment Union (NOPEU)’s Nathan Gitonga. According to Hon. Kuria, this is a result of a petition by the South Imenti UDA Coordinator Salesio Mutuma…

Governors will now pursue a raft of constitutional amendments through Parliament to salvage gains envisaged for counties in the Building Bridges Initiative Bill whose nullification by the High Court has since been upheld by the Appellate Court. The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020 (The BBI Bill) sought to amend…

The leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party was among nearly a dozen officials arrested by government forces during raids in the early hours of Wednesday. Freeman Mbowe, the head of the Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema) party, and 10 other senior party officials were rounded up by security forces…

President Uhuru Kenyatta Tuesday afternoon held a consultative meeting with leaders from the Lower Eastern Region; comprising the Counties of Kitui, Machakos, and Makueni. The delegation was led by former Vice-President H.E Kalonzo Musyoka, Kitui County Governor Charity Ngilu, Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua, Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo, Kitui Senator Enoch…

The Building Bridges Initiative (Constitutional Amendment)-BBI, consolidated appeals will be heard by a Seven-Judge bench for four days beginning 29th June 2021 to 2nd July 2021. Justice Daniel Musinga, the President of the Court of Appeal will constitute the bench, with the permission of Chief Justice Martha Koome. Speaking on…

Pavel Robert Oimeke, the ODM Party candidate for the Bonchari constituency by-election was on Wednesday morning declared winner after garnering 8,049 votes, representing 30 pc of the votes cast. Jubilee Party’s Zebedeo Opore followed closely with 7,279 votes while UDA’s Teresa Bitutu, the widow of former Bonchari MP Oroo Oyioka,…

Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka has urged Kenyans at large to respect independent institutions and especially the office of the President. Kalonzo says as a democratic nation our Country values are drawn from the respect for the rule of law, separation of powers and respect of the people’s freedoms. “It…

Kenya’s Attorney General Paul Kihara has filed an appeal against the High Court’s ruling on petitions filed against the Building Bridges Initiative issued on May 13. Kihara says he is dissatisfied with the decision of the 5-judge bench delivered at the High Court. “I the 1st respondent, being dissatisfied with…