Kenya will facilitate cost effective movement of goods from the port of Mombasa to South Sudan. President William Ruto said South Sudan traders can choose to clear their goods from the port of Mombasa, Nairobi or Naivasha. The President was speaking in Juba after a bilateral meeting with President Salva
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Abdulswamad Nassir elected Mombasa Governor
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)’s Abdulswamad Nassir was on Tuesday 30th August pronounced Governor-Elect for Mombasa after garnering 119,083 votes flooring UDA’s Hassan Omar who got 98,105. The results were announced by Mombasa IEBC Returning Officer Swalha Yusuf after the tightly fought race that included Hezron Awiti of the Vibrant Democratic Party
Azimio on the suspension of polls in Mombasa & Kakamega
The suspension of two gubernatorial elections has come to us as a shock. Mombasa County and Kakamega county are known to be Azimio strongholds. Suspension of the gubernatorial election is carefully mis engineered to lower voter turnout in these two counties and affect out imminent election victory. It is a
Uhuru launches the new Makupa bridge
President Uhuru Kenyatta has launched the new Kshs 4.5 billion Makupa Bridge in Mombasa and commissioned the construction of Makupa railway bridge and MGR line from Mombasa Central Station to the SGR Terminus in Miritini. The 450-metre long, 8-lane dual carriageway Makupa Bridge has replaced the 1929 Makupa Causeway that was
Mike Sonko now defects to DP Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza
Supreme Court rules Sonko’s impeachment was valid
The Supreme Court has dismissed former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko's appeal challenging his impeachment as Governor by the Nairobi County Assembly and the Senate. The judges led by Chief Justice Martha Koome ruled that the impeachment of the Nairobi Governor was conducted in accordance with the constitution. The Supreme Court ruling comes
Mike Sonko cleared to vie for Mombasa gubernatorial race
Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was on Thursday 14th July formally cleared to run for Mombasa gubernatorial race in the upcoming August 9th elections. Sonko's clearance followed a court order issued on 13th July by Mombasa High Court which ordered the Mombasa IEBC County Returning Officer to accept Sonko's nomination papers
Court directs IEBC to clear Mike Sonko for Mombasa race
A court in Mombasa has directed the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to clear former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko to vie for the Mombasa gubernatorial race. The court also directed the IEBC to gazette Sonko, who is eying the Mombasa governor seat under the Wiper Democratic Movement. In their one-hour judgment,
Boxer Conjestina checks into Mombasa rehab
Former boxer Conjestina Achieng’ has been admitted for rehabilitation to a Mombasa hospital thanks to the support of Mombasa gubernatorial aspirant Mike Sonko. Conjestina's latest tribulations was highlighted by Sonko after the boxer's son texted him regarding his mother's situation. The former Nairobi Governor despatched a vehicle to pick Conjestina from
Mike Sonko fails to get IEBC clearance for Mombasa race
There was standoff in Mombasa as former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko unsuccessfully presented his application to be nominated to vie for the upcoming Mombasa gubernatorial race. Sonko and his supporters engaged the Mombasa Retuning Officer Swalha Yussuf who insisted that an earlier High Court ruling lifting the order barring