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Jubilee party will campaign for Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) candidate in the Migori Senatorial by-election, Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja has said. Speaking on Monday, Sakaja said the ruling party decided not to field a candidate for the seat because they are confident the candidate selected…

Two Members of Parliament have threatened to launch a bid to have the 12th Parliament dissolved. Lugari MP Ayub Savula and his Matungu counterpart Justus Murunga said they will be petitioning the Supreme Court to approve dissolution of the 12th August House over graft allegations. Should the two…

25 medics from the United States arrived in Nairobi on Monday ahead of their deployment in four county hospitals within the city. Nairobi County said the medical practitioners will work in Pumwani, Mama Lucy, Mbagathi and Mutuini hospitals for two weeks. The medics include 10 specialists from Hope…

Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has reacted to the ongoing demolition of  buildings by the government in Nairobi. In a video that has since gone viral on social media, Waititu has asked the government to stop bringing down the expensive structures sitting on riparian land and instead “move…

Likuyani MP Enock Kibunguchy narrowly survived a suspected assassination attempt on Sunday night after masked gunmen sprayed his car with bullets. Kibunguchy's driver was however killed after he was shot in the head during the incident that happened at Soy Highway Motel along Eldoret–Kitale highway…

Governor Anyang' Nyong'o has revealed plans to have Kisumu borrow from Washington, DC's model on the construction of buildings and plan. Nyong'o said the county is contemplating banning all buildings that rise above 10 storeys. This plan, the Governor said, would protect residents of the lakeside…

You'll not be saved by money or power in the fight against corruption and impunity, President Uhuru Kenyatta has told graft lords. Kenyatta who addressed a church congregation at Faith Evangelistic Ministry church in Karen, Nairobi said the renewed war on graft and impunity will not choose who one…

Members of Parliament are under fire after claims that they received bribes to reject a report by a joint House Committee on illegal sugar probe that incriminated senior government officials. This has prompted National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi to invite the Ethics and Anti-Corruption…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko wants residents living in buildings with more than five floors and which have no elevators to vacate. Taking to social media, the Governor said such buildings are targeted for demolition in ongoing crackdown on illegal structures in the city. “Musikubali kuishi kwa flat…

Proprietors of Nairobi's high-end shopping mall Village Market have dismissed claims that the structure sits on riparian land. In a statement, the mall's management termed as false reports on the media that the structure is earmarked for demolition in the ongoing crackdown on buildings located on…