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Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho insists he will be on the presidential ballot come 2022 because he has all it takes to lead the nation after President Kenyatta.
Joho who spoke during an opinion leaders' meeting at a hotel in Mombasa on Saturday says he's a national leader who can garner votes from…
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The government is seeking to monitor and regulate popular online services such as WhatsApp and Skype.
In the new move that is likely to attract resistance, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) seeks to compel internet-based service providers to share data with the State.
To facilitate the…
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a list of prominent Kenyans linked to the Akashas drug trafficking syndicate.
This comes a week after Akasha brothers - Baktash and Ibrahim - pleaded guilty to six counts of drug smuggling charges before a New York court.
The two are facing…
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Chief Justice David Maraga has appointed a five-judge bench to hear and determine a case involving Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu.
The bench will be constituted by Justices Hellen Omondi, Mumbi Ngugi, Francis Tuiyott, William Musyoka and Justice Chacha Mwita.
The five will preside over a case…
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President Kenyatta's declaration that his preferred 2022 presidential candidate will shock many has sent shivers to Deputy President William Ruto's camp.
Already, some leaders allied to the Deputy President say the President has sent a clear message that he might not honor his promise of backing…
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Opposition leader Raila Odinga has defended President Kenyatta and himself against claims that they hail from Kenyan political dynasties.
Odinga says that although they come from prominent families, they have worked hard to reach where they are today.
“There is no dynasty, because the people…
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President Kenyatta now says he will be actively involved in the 2022 presidential elections and that his candidate of choice will shock many.
Kenyatta, who spoke in Nyeri, slammed his critics noting that his silence on succession politics should not be misinterpreted as being weak.
“They think…
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Police in Nairobi have arrested a Dutch national accused of defiling three young Kenyan girls two years ago.
The Directorate of Criminal of Criminal Investigations (DCI) says the man identified as
Hans Egon Dieter Vriens raped the three girls in 2016 before he went missing.
In a tweet, DCI…
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President Kenyatta says he will name his preferred presidential candidate come 2022.
Speaking in Nyeri county after meeting leaders drawn from Mt Kenya region, the President has hit out at politicians who are traversing the country campaigning for certain presidential hopefuls.
Kenyatta has told…
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The prosecution has revealed how members of the Ngirita family received Sh226.9 million from the National Youth Service (NYS) without supplying anything.
Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Gitonga Riungu says there is evidence that the family never applied for any tender for the goods and…
