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Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has announced plans by the government to scrap off parallel degree programs from public universities. The self-sponsorship programwas launched in 1999 and has been the major source of revenue for public universities in the country. The move is part of…

Deputy President William Ruto was quick to dismiss Constitutional amendments to introduce a three-tier system of government proposed by opposition leader Raila Odinda on Wednesday. While delivering a key-note address at the just ended 5th annual Devolution Conference in Kakamega on Wednesday,…

Deputy President William Ruto has revealed why he makes frequent visits to Kakamega County. Speaking when he officially closed the 5th annual Devolution Conference in Kakamega on Thursday morning, Ruto disclosed that he feels connected to the Western Kenya county because he got his better-half from…

President Kenyatta has slammed those opposed to his handshake with opposition leader Raila Odinga, accusing them of being against national unity. Speaking during the funeral service of the late Kenneth Matiba held at Ihura Stadium in Murang’a County on Thursday, the President stated that he was…

Deputy President William Ruto has admitted that it is not easy to be someone's deputy because one has to put aside his political ambitions. Speaking when he officially closed the 5th annual Devolution Conference in Kakamega on Thursday morning, the Deputy President sought to give a word of advice…

Kirinyaga Deputy Governor Peter Ndambiri says that the incident where an explicit video showing him naked together with an unidentified woman that went viral on social media on Tuesday was a setup by fraudsters. Addressing the press on Wednesday, a day after the video emerged, Ndambiri said that…

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has announced plans to meet President Uhuru Kenyatta. Addressing opposition supporters when he made a stopover at Kondele in Kisumu on Wednesday, Joho said he will seek compensation for victims of last year's hotly contested elections during his meeting with the…

The Requiem mass of the late Kenneth Matiba held on Wednesday took an interesting twist after one of his longtime friends Joseph Gilbert Kibe, named Matiba’s "tormentors" during his fight for political pluralism. When he was called to read his eulogy, Kibe narrated how Matiba had created several…

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has come out to explain his long stay overseas that saw him receive harsh criticism from the coastal county residents and other Kenyans. Joho, who recently returned to the country, spent more than a month in Europe and United Arab Emirates, with many Mombasa residents…

Deported lawyer Miguna Miguna says the government is persecuting him in the same style President Moi's Kanu administration treated the late second liberation hero Kenneth Matiba. Reacting to a tweet where President Kenyatta eulogized Matiba as a nationalist, the self-declared National Resistance…