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17 Apr 2025
Kiambu Governor Wamatangi arrested in EACC graft probe
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives arrested Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi over alleged corruption following early morning raids on April 15 at his residence and county offi...
11 Apr 2025
Tariff Pause
United States President Donald Trump announced a three-month pause on all the “reciprocal” tariffs that went into effect, except for China, a stunning reversal from a president who had insisted hi...
4 Apr 2025
Ruto maintains he is still King of Mt. Kenya Amid Political Tensions
President William Ruto made a notable entry into Mt. Kenya this week, despite concerns that his development tour in the politically sensitive region might spark protests. Choosing Laikipia County as t...
28 Mar 2025
President Ruto Takes Risk Dismissing Muturi With Looming Mt Kenya Tour
President William Ruto has dismissed John Muturi as Cabinet Secretary for the State Department of Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special programmes. In his stead, the President nominate...
21 Mar 2025
Margaret Nduta’s fate still uncertain as Gov’t says over 1,000 Kenyans jailed abroad
The government and Margaret Nduta’s family are still waiting for communication on her fate. Nduta, a Kenyan, was condemned to death in Vietnam for drug trafficking. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia M...
14 Mar 2025
Democratic Party to leave Kenya Kwanza Coalition
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi has pulled yet another move, seeking to divorce his Democratic Party (DP) from the ruling Kenya Kwanza coalition. CS Muturi has written to the Kenya Kwan...
7 Mar 2025
Raila’s next steps: Conditional support and political strategy
Opposition leader Raila Odinga is positioning himself strategically ahead of the 2027 elections. He is making it clear that his support for President William Ruto’s administration hinges on the full...
28 Feb 2025
Defining Week for Koome, Top Judges
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is set to reconvene on Tuesday, 25th February 2025. The meeting will be chaired by Isaac Rutto, the vice-chair, in the absence of the Chief Justice Martha Koome a...
21 Feb 2025
Ruto, Raila parties in stalemate over budget committee
The reconstitution of a critical parliamentary committee remains stalled, threatening the processing of the 2025 Budget Policy Statement (BPS) and the Supplementary Budget II for the Financial Year 20...
14 Feb 2025
Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Wetangula, Under Siege
Following the High Court’s judgment that the Azimio la Umoja Coalition is the majority party in Parliament, Hon. Millie Odhiambo wrote to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetangula, reque...
7 Feb 2025
Global Leaders Mourn Aga Khan IV
World leaders paid tribute to His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili Shia Muslim community, following his death in Lisbon, Portugal. President William R...
31 Jan 2025
Embassies attacked as DRC erupts
The Kenyan, Ugandan, Rwandan, South African and US embassies in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, came under attack by rioters protesting the seizure of Goma City by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, casting a...
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