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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has said it will not extend period for Kenyans to file tax returns following the elapse of the June 30th deadline. Speaking on Monday, KRA Taxpayer Services Chief Manager Judith Njagi said 3.2 million filed their return by the Saturday midnight deadline. She said…

Deputy President William Ruto has refuted reports that some powerful officials close to President Kenyatta are fighting his bid for presidency in 2022. Ruto said he is in good working terms with all public servants and reports that some State House officials were plotting to stop him from…

Jubilee Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju says there will be no Parliamentary Group meeting on Tuesday as reported earlier by a section of local press. Speaking during a media briefing on Monday, Tuju refuted reports that President Kenyatta had convened the meeting to mend alleged cracks that…

A host of Jubilee MPs have named powerful individuals at the State House who are determined to block Deputy President William Ruto from succeeding President Uhuru in 2022. Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wa, a close ally of the Deputy President, recently said that some of the individuals opposed to Ruto…

Foreign Affairs and Interior ministries are on the spot over missing visa stickers and passports worth a whooping Sh1.4 billion. Appearing before Parliament, Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho shifted the blame to the Foreign ministry, noting that it should account for visa stickers worth…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga's dalliance with a section of Mt Kenya leaders has sent shockwaves in the Jubilee party and particularly on Deputy President William Ruto's camp. Last week, Odinga held a three-hour closed-door meeting with a group of former Mt Kenya MPs and businessmen, a move that…

Late powerful Cabinet Minister Nicholas Biwott's daughter, Rita Field-Marsham has turned down her share of the late billionaire’s estate. Rita, who is one of billionaire's seven children named in the inheritance list, swore deed of disclaimer releasing her one-fourteenth share of her father's…

President Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto on Friday held a five-hour crisis meeting following weeks of disquiet in the ruling party Jubilee. The mid-morning to early afternoon meeting held at State House, Nairobi sought to avert possible fallout in Jubilee party before the President…

Suba South Member of Parliament Millie Odhiambo has vowed to defend President Uhuru Kenyatta against anyone trying to sabotage his fight war on graft. Speaking on Saturday, the firebrand ODM MP said she is fully behind the President's onslaught on corruption and vowed to deal with those who attempt…

Plans to have a national census for gays, sex workers and drug injectors in Kenya by collecting their fingerprints, iris and toe scans has flopped after the United States declined to fund it. Since 2016, Kenya's Ministry of Health has been pushing for a national census for the three groups of…