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Civil society issues harsh mid-term review on Ruto, citing repression and democratic backslide
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 15, 2025

The coalition condemned the government’s approach to housing, accusing it of demolishing homes without compensation under the affordable housing plan....

Gachagua claims life in danger as he lists 6 'planned' attacks in 5 months
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 15, 2025

The former DP claimed that the threats to his life began in late 2024, when he was attacked during a funeral service in Limuru, Kiambu County, on Nove...

Watch: MPs vet Public Service CS nominee Geoffrey Ruku
Mercy Asamba  |  Apr 14, 2025

The vetting process is being handled by the National Assembly Committee on Appointments. The committee will later table its report before the National...

Raila accuses MPs of frustrating devolution, warns 2027 will be "judgement day"
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 12, 2025

Raila accused MPs of frustrating devolution by holding onto functions that belong to the counties.

Teacher detained for impersonating Ruto’s daughter on Facebook
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 10, 2025

Mainga was arraigned at the Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Court and is currently being held at the Capitol Hill Police Station in Nairobi pending a bail...

Ruto’s task force on police reforms declared unconstitutional
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 10, 2025

The court found that the president overstepped his authority by unilaterally creating a 23-member task force chaired by former Chief Justice David Mar...

Katwa Kigen quits race for IEBC commissioner job, citing suitability concerns
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 10, 2025

His withdrawal comes amid concerns raised from various quarters about the independence and fairness of the electoral body if a close associate of the...

Kindiki orders probe into recurring Gikomba, Toi market fires
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 09, 2025

The Deputy President dismissed suggestions that the incidents were accidental. "It defies logic to imagine these are mere accidents when they keep hap...

Gachagua's claim about Ruto's interests in Sudan could jeopardise Kenya's reputation
Barack Oduor  |  Apr 09, 2025

Gachagua claimed that Ruto has been conducting gold trade with Hemedti so that the RSF leader can get money to buy firearms for the paramilitary force...

150,000 more customers targeted under phase 6 of Last Mile power project
Alfred Onyango  |  Apr 08, 2025

The customers, comprising households and MSMEs, will be spread across 45 counties, except Nairobi and Mombasa.

Ex-CS Justin Muturi alleges state withdrew his security as form of intimidation
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 08, 2025

Muturi, dismissed by President William Ruto on March 26, revealed on Tuesday that his security was removed on Monday night.

Opposition raises polls impartiality concerns over IEBC nominees' connections to President Ruto
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 08, 2025

Lawyer Kigen, who has served as Ruto’s personal advocate for years, Mdivo, who heads the UDA Electoral Disputes Resolution Committee, and Nyachae, a c...

Gachagua defends Linturi, accuses Ruto of orchestrating fertiliser scandal from State House
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 07, 2025

The former Deputy President also alleged that fertiliser donations — including a 40,000-metric-tonne consignment from Russia and 30,000 metric tonnes...

Ruto’s Kosovo recognition is tied to business interests -Gachagua
Amina Wako  |  Apr 07, 2025

According to Gachagua, the officials were too afraid to confront the president directly and sought his intervention instead. When Gachagua approached...

Gachagua: I refused to help Ruto launder gold for Sudan warlord
Amina Wako  |  Apr 07, 2025

He claimed that it later became apparent Hemedti was using Kenya to launder gold smuggled from conflict zones in Sudan, which was then allegedly sold...

He offered me Sh2bn to resign -Gachagua hits back at Ruto over Sh10bn bribery claims
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 07, 2025

The former DP went on to claim that President Ruto had, in fact, offered him Sh2 billion to step down from his role, citing a conversation with a seni...

MPs received Sh500,000 each, senators Sh10 million to impeach me - Gachagua
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 07, 2025

Gachagua claimed that the president orchestrated the impeachment by bribing lawmakers and promising mover of the motion Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse...

Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba says her life is danger
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Apr 07, 2025

Wamuchomba, who was summoned over alleged incitement during President William Ruto’s recent tour of the Mt Kenya region, revealed she had received mul...

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