KENYA NEWS

Three ODM MPs on Saturday lost nomination battles to their primary opponents and are planning to appeal the nominations, citing poor organization and irregularities. The three MPs, all from Kakamega County, are Andrew Toboso (Butere), Raphel Otaalo (Lurambi), and Silverse Anami (Shinyalu). Andrew…

Taveta MP Dr Naomi Shaban has decamped from Jubilee Party, just days to the April 21st party nominations. Dr Shaban has been one of the strongest and most loyal lawmakers for President Uhuru Kenyatta at the Coast and is the National Assembly Deputy Majority Leader. In her resignation letter to…

Charles Chege, an aspirant for the Kabete MP seat has gone missing. Chege, popularly known as “Chege Fresh”, was reported missing on Friday night. His vehicle, a white Toyota Prado, was found riddled with bullets near  Rungiri Dam in Gitaru area early Saturday. Chege, who is vying for the…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has mourned the late former Finance Minister David Mwiraria, who passed away from cancer at Karen Hospital in Nairobi on Thursday. The president hailed the late David Mwiraria’s dedication and performance in his many years of service to the nation, having served as both a…

Muadavid’s party ANC (Amani National Congress) has announced that Nominated Senator Elizabeth Ongoro has defected from ODM to ANC. ANC Secretary-General Godfrey Osotsi said Ongoro will vie for the Ruaraka MP seat on an ANC ticket, a day after ODM scratched her name from the list of aspirants for…

The ODM National Elections Board had nullified the results of the Busia primary election following massive irregularities and ordered the nomination process be repeated on April 25th. The nomination exercise saw Governor Sospeter Ojaamong win with 92,358 votes against his challenger, Funyula MP…

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho will know on April 26 if he can be arrested and charged with forging a KCSE certificate. Justice Eric Ogola of the High Court extended to April 26th the order he issued last week barring the investigation, arrest or prosecution of Joho by the Kenya National Examination…

Nairobi politicians Mike Sonko (Nairobi Senator) and Johnson Sakaja (Nominated Senator) have pledged to unite and help each other capture their respective seats during the Jubilee nominations on April 21st. Mike Sonko is running for Nairobi Governor in a bid to kick  Evans Kidero out of office…

ODM nominated senator Elizabeth Ognoro has been barred from contesting the Ruaraka parliamentary seat on an ODM ticket. The ODM disciplinary committee said she is free to contest for a seat anywhere else, just not in Ruaraka constituency.  The disciplinary committee’s move came in response to…

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has been cleared on hate speech, incitement to violence, and fanning ethnic hatred charges in relation to remarks he was accused of having made on Facebook in 2014. Kuria stood accused of issuing statements against Luos on his Facebook account after the Gikomba market…