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The Senate will this afternoon begin proceedings on the impeachment of Nyamira Governor Amos Kimwomi Nyaribo, following his removal earlier this week by the County Assembly. The sitting, set for 2:30 p.m., will commence the Senate’s formal review of the charges under Article 181 of the Constitution…
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Mohammed Ali has accused Mombasa governor Abdullswamad Sheriff Nassir of attempting to interfere with Thursday’s Magarini Parliamentary by-election. In a statement issued on Wednesday morning, the Nyali MP said he had credible information that the governor had deployed several presiding officers…
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Auctioneers are preparing to sell several properties linked to former Kesses MP Dr Swarup Mishra in Eldoret on 10 December 2025 over unsettled multimillion-shilling loans. The planned sale targets six significant assets, including land hosting Mediheal Hospital facilities, residential property, and…
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Makueni Senator Daniel Maanzo has urged the government to create alternative ways to compensate victims of the Gen-Z protests, saying families cannot wait for stalled legal processes to be resolved. Addressing the Senate on 26 November 2025, Maanzo criticised the administration for failing to…
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Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions, Renson Ingonga, told a Senate committee that stalled hate-speech cases stem from weak investigations and gaps in the law, not inaction by his office. Mr Ingonga said almost all case files sent to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, about 99…
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IEBC says it is ready for Thursday’s by-elections across 24 electoral areas, including six constituencies, one Senate seat and 17 wards. IEBC Chief Executive Officer Marjan Hussein Marjan said in Embu County that all key preparations are complete. Training for polling clerks has been finalised,…
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Security assigned to Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has been withdrawn, a decision confirmed by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen on the eve of Thursday’s by-elections. Murkomen said the withdrawal followed a review by the National Police Service, which found that some officers…
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Beryl Achieng Odinga, the youngest member of Kenya’s prominent Odinga family, has died in Nairobi. Family members confirmed that she passed away at Nairobi West Hospital, where she had been receiving treatment for a prolonged illness. She had previously sought medical care abroad, including at the…
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Supkem chairperson Hassan Ole Naado is under police investigation after CCTV footage showed him firing a gun during a confrontation with demonstrators outside the council’s Nairobi offices. Police at Central Police Station have opened a formal inquiry into the 24 October incident, with Mr Ole Naado…
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Former Chief Justice David Maraga has shared previously undisclosed details about his early struggles with alcohol, linking his personal transformation to his current bid for Kenya’s presidency in 2027. Maraga said his drinking began in secondary school, starting at Maranda High School and…