KENYA NEWS

Murang’a Senator Kembi Gitura has ditched President Uhuru’s Jubilee Party days after losing to Kiharu MP Irungu Kang’ata in the Jubilee nomination for the senate seat. Kang’ata was announced the winner after garnering 158,167 votes against Gitura’s 146,207 votes in Murang’a County senatorial race,…

Former deputy Speaker of National Assembly Farah Maalim says that the opposition outfit National Super Alliance will be swearing in Raila Odinga after the August polls should the electoral body IEBC ‘rig’ the elections in favor of Jubilee. Maalim disclosed that this time round the opposition has…

Central Organization of Trade Union (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli has endorsed nominated Member of Parliament Johnson Sakaja for Nairobi County Senate seat. "I am telling you Sakaja has been raised in my house together with my children. He is my son. I will vote for him, so will his…

Deputy President William Ruto is facing looming fallout with key allies hailing from the North-rift region following the recently concluded Jubilee Party nominations. The fall-out threat is emerging after some of his allies led by Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago , Nandi Hills Legislator Alfred…

Nominated MP and ODM leader Raila Odinga’s brother Oburu Oginga has conceded defeat to incumbent Bondo MP Gideon Ochanda. Oburu had rejected the announced final results which saw Ochanda declared the winner after garnering 28,446 votes against Oburu’s 4,000. Addressing the media, Oburu thanked the…

The Political Parties Dispute Tribunal on Tuesday nullified the nomination of Anyang Nyong’o as Orange Democratic Movement’s (ODM’s) aspirant for the Kisumu gubernatorial seat. The tribunal barred ODM from issuing the nomination certificate to Nyong’o, saying there were massive irregularities in…

Coast Kaya leaders have told Orange Democratic Movement deputy leader and Mombasa County Governor Hassan Joho to ditch opposition Coalition National Super Alliance (NASA). The elders argue that despite the commitment by Joho to push for the removal of Jubilee administration from power, he was left…

The Jubilee Party has invalidated the nomination of Maina Kamanda as the Starehe Constituency winner of the Jubilee nomination held last week, and handed the nomination to Charles Njagua Kanyi. The Jubilee Party Appeals Tribunal ruled in favor of musician-turned politician Njagua, popular known as…

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday made remarks that probably left his speechwriters in panic mode. During his speech at Uhuru Park during the 2017 Labor Day Celebrations, the president made remarks in reference to the day’s Speech that he read to the nation. A seemingly agitated President said…

Starehe Member of Parliament (MP) Maina Kamanda has pointed fingers at Jubilee Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju, accusing him of working with opposition coalition National Super Alliance (NASA). Kamanda says the Jubilee Secretary General colluded with some Jubilee Party agents allow Opposition…