KENYA NEWS

A section of leaders drawn from Kisii County have thrown their weight behind Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i for the Deputy President seat in the 2022 elections. The leaders asked Deputy President William Ruto to pick the no nonsense CS as his running mate in 2022, arguing that he is the…

Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has penned a hard-hitting speech that he intends to read during the funeral late second liberation icon Kenneth Matiba. In a seemingly attempt to copy South Africa Economic Freedom Fighters party leader Julius Malema, who wowed Kenyans after laying it…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga is set to name his full team that will spearhead the unity initiative reached between him and President Kenyatta last month. Sunday Nation reports that Odinga will unveil the team that will work with lawyer Paul Mwangi on Tuesday, before flying to Kakamega for the…

Kirinyaga Governor Ann Waiguru has assured Deputy President William Ruto that Mt Kenya region will rally behind him during the 2022 presidential race. Speaking when she accompanied Ruto to the launch of the inaugural Eldoret City Marathon, Waiguru asked Rift Valley residents to have faith that the…

Ten students from Green Garden Girls High School in Kikuyu, Kiambu County have won a World Lego League award in Texas, United States. The team travelled to the US to represent East Africa in the first ever World Lego League and have won the award of the best NXT Robot. The international teams…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has opened up on his recent dalliance with his past political nemesis including President Uhuru Kenyatta and retired presidents Daniel Moi and Mwai Kibaki. Speaking to leaders and supporters from Western Kenya region, Odinga sought to explain his sudden change of hard…

Second liberation icon Kenneth Matiba's remains will reportedly be cremated later this week in line to his wishes to the family. A source privy to the burial preparations for the multiparty hero said the veteran politician will be incinerated at the Lang’ata crematorium in Nairobi on Friday. “The…

The US State Department says corruption and impunity are still rife in President Uhuru Kenyatta's administration. In its latest annual human rights report published on Friday, the State Department, however stated that Kenya has made some progress in the fight against graft. “Despite some progress…

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has declared his 2022 presidential bid. Speaking in Mombasa on Friday after he launched an anti-malaria campaign, Joho said not even the Kenyatta-Odinga handshake will stop his bid for the country's top most seat. The flamboyant politician dismissed the unity deal…

President Kenyatta has cleared the air on the relationship between him and controversial British data mining firm, Cambridge Analytica. Speaking during an interview aired on CNN on Friday evening, the Head of State strongly  denied that he has any ties with the controversial marketing research…