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National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential flag-bearer Raila Odinga is a tribalist, propagandist, divisive and is stuck in archaic politics, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said. Speaking on a campaign trail at Chaaria market in Imenti Central constituency, Meru County, the head of state urged Meru…

The Treasury says it has set aside a budget for a possible run-off between President Uhuru Kenyatta and National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential candidate Raila Odinga should any of them fail to meet the constitutional threshold of winning an election in the first round of voting. The two front-…

The US government has given $169 million for feeding program to starving people in Kenya and Ethiopia, USAID said on Thursday. USAID, the US government's humanitarian relief agency, in a statement said that that $33 million will be issued for relief to Kenya. The funding comes after Trump…

President Uhuru Kenyatta says that anyone planning to cause chaos during the elections will face the full force of the law. Speaking in Kilifi, the head of state called on Kenyans to cast their ballot peacefully and go home and wait for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to…

A postmortem examination carried out on a woman found dead alongside IEBC ICT director Chris Msando has revealed that she was also strangled. Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor said that killers squeezed the neck and throat of 21 year-old Carol Ngumbu. He said she succumbed to "asphyxia as a…

The vice-chair of the Congressional Black Caucus is set to arrive in Kenya this week to co-lead an election monitoring delegation from the United States' Democratic Party. Congresswoman Karen Bass, who represents a section of Los Angeles, will lead five US Congress employees as part of the National…

Police in Mombasa have arrested a British citizen of Somali origin at Moi International Airport after being found in possession of 42 bullets. 27 year-old Surone Abdiwahid Faiza was nabbed at the airport screening point at 4.10am on Thursday. Surone had wrapped the bullets in two magazines— one had…

National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential candidate Raila Odinga has defended his daughter Rosemary Odinga’s alleged Sh540 million foundation bank account frozen by the Non-Governmental Organization board, saying that the account does not belong to her. Through his spokesman Dennis Onyango, the…

Police on Thursday morning foiled an attempted attack by Al Shabaab Militants at Lafey Police Station in Mandera County, leaving one police officer and several militants killed during the repulse. Police said that the attackers were targeting two police camps and managed to destroy two police…

Jubilee Party has written to Chief Justice David Maraga demanding the removal of High Court Judge Justice George Odunga from the panel of Judges who will be hearing elections petitions emanating from the August 8th elections, saying that he has been ruling in favor of opposition leaders in past…