Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Chairman Wafula Chebukati has said the media will be allowed to relay election results direct from polling stations. Speaking at KICC on Saturday 9th July during an event organized by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) and Mkenya Daima Initiative, Chubakati said that the
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Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shot dead
Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been shot dead while campaigning for the country's upper parliament. Abe was in the western city of Nara to seek support for a candidate of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) for weekend senate elections. The motive for the shooting is not known but the
Multiple casualties in Nakuru Nairobi highway accident
Medical student kidnaps self to obtain money from parents
A 23-year-old medical student at Makindu Medical Training College, is in custody at Kayole police station, after he staged his own kidnapping to milk money from his parents. According to a statement from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Edwin Kamau ‘disappeared’ last Sunday before he blocked his father and called
Popular Kenyan actor Olwenya Maina dies
Kenyan actor Olwenya Maina collapsed and died suddenly of unknown causes in Nairobi. Olwenya was very popular in the local movie industry and is famous remembered for his role in Nairobi Half Life released in 2012 where he starred as ‘Oti’. He also starred in the movies, ‘Poacher’, ‘Fifth Estate’, and
Clashes persist as Rwanda & DRC agree to de-escalate
Clashes continue in Eastern DRC despite an agreement signed between Rwanda and DRC to de-escalate tension between the two neighbourly nations. The Luanda mediation talks came after the African Union appeared Angolan President Joao Lourenco to mediate between the two countries that have been feuding over M23 rebels which DRC accuses
KRA records highest revenue growth in Kenyan history
KRA boss Githii Mburu For the first time in Kenya’s history, the annual revenue collection has hit and surpassed the Two Trillion mark, defying the difficult economic environment brought about by Covid-19. This is after Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) recorded a monumental revenue collection of KShs. 2.031 Trillion for the Financial Year 2021/2022 (July
Uhuru is Champion for Africa adaptation acceleration
President Uhuru Kenyatta was today inaugurated as the Global Champion for the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP), an initiative of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) which aims to raise 25 billion US dollars for investment in Africa's climate adaptation initiatives. The President was, at the
Burundi honours Uhuru for promoting Peace & Stability
President Uhuru Kenyatta has been honoured for his outstanding role in promoting peace, security and stability in Burundi and the Great Lakes region as a whole. President Kenyatta received the National Order of the Republic of Burundi, the highest award of honour in the East African nation, today at State House,
Uhuru reaffirms Kenya’s commitment to APRM process
President Uhuru Kenyatta has reaffirmed Kenya’s commitment to the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), saying the process is important in helping African countries to learn from each other. President Kenyatta emphasized that African countries do not necessarily have to go and copy what they see in the Western world in order