KENYA NEWS

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has proposed a raft of changes to the country's election system. In an evaluation report for the 2017 general elections, the electoral commission wants the country to have two sets of elections. In the document, IEBC proposes that…

The Ministry of Education has launched a door-to-door campaign in pursuit of 100,000 2018 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) candidates who have failed to join Form One. The Ministry says this is part of the plan by the government to achieve 100 percent transition from primary to…

The United States Embassy in Nairobi has refuted claims that it is responsible for the dismissal of 358 guards from Kenya Kazi (KK) Security Company. The guards, who were previously attached to the American embassy in Gigiri and US diplomats working in Nairobi, have moved to court seeking to be…

Election losers in the 2017 elections have been awarded plum state jobs in the latest appointments made by President Kenyatta. In what appears to be an effect of the March 9th, 2018 handshake between President Uhuru and Opposition leader Raila Odinga, the beneficiaries are drawn from across the…

Airport safety officials have launched investigations into circumstances leading to the collision of two aircraft at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Saturday. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) Director-General Gilbert Kibe says the two Embraer planes belonging to…

Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary ambassador Monica Juma has announced that Nairobi has been chosen to host another United Nations body. Speaking on Saturday, Juma said the Kenyan capital will be home to one of the three United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) regional…

Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka now says he is ready to support President Kenyatta if he decides to extend his tenure for another term. Speaking during a meeting of Kamba leaders in Machakos County, Musyoka says plans are underway to amend the Constitution to remove the presidential term limit.…

Rameshchandra Gorasia, the owner of demolished Nairobi's Airgate Centre (formerly Taj Mall), has been cleared to run for Embakasi South Parliamentary by-election. The billionaire will fight for the seat on a Democratic Party (DP) ticket and has been cleared by the Independent Electoral and…

Deputy President William Ruto says he is not ready to engage in a political showdown with former Jubilee party vice-chairperson David Murathe. Speaking in London where he has delivered a public lecture at Chatham House on Friday, Ruto says he chooses not to answer Murathe. “I have not…

Deputy President William Ruto has proposed changes to the current governance structure to include election losers in the country's leadership. Speaking in London where he has delivered a public lecture at Chatham House on Friday, Ruto has appeared to endorse the push for a referendum to introduce…