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Kenya:Cord leader Raila Odinga calls for mass action over election

Opposition protesters plan to pour into the streets in mass action starting January 4 to protest what they call Jubilee's "legal coup". Yesterday Jubilee lawmakers passed amendments that Cord says weaken electoral laws and enable rigging and election theft. Cord leaders Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka...

Kenya embassy staff on the spot as 2,000 visa stickers ‘go missing’ in DC

By Paul Wafula NAIROBI: Kenyan embassy staff in the US lost 2,000 visa stickers in one year that could have been sold in the black market in the latest scandal to rock Kenyan missions abroad. In his latest audit report on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,...

Tanzania denies meddling in Kenya affairs

Tanzanian government has denied that President John Magufuli is interfering in Kenya’s election by supporting National Super Alliance flagbearer Raila Odinga. However, the Tanzanian opposition was yesterday adamant that Dr Magufuli was backing the Kenyans and accused Mr Odinga of supporting a “dictator”. The controversy follows...

Kenya: Schools reopen amid strike threat

A spot check by the Nation Sunday showed students from various schools buying books and uniform from shops in Nairobi. Most of the schools are expected to reopen Monday and others Tuesday. This comes amid a looming strike by teachers, which parents are opposed to. Members of...

Kenya Senate Speaker, Somaliland Ambassador Discuss Promoting Bilateral Ties

Speaker of The Kenya Senate Amason Jeffah Kingi and Somaliland Ambassador to Kenya Mohamed Ahmed Mohamoud discussed promotion of the ties between two nation
By: Staff writer Speaker of The Kenya Senate Amason Jeffah Kingi and Somaliland Ambassador to Kenya Mohamed Ahmed Mohamoud discussed promotion of the ties between two nation. Statement Speaker of Kenya Senate Hon Kingi posted...

Kenya:You can’t form govt before 2022 polls—Ruto tells NASA

By JOSEPH MURAYA, NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 3- Deputy President William Ruto has cautioned Opposition leaders to stop hoodwinking their supporters of a possibility of forming government before 2022 election. Ruto’s message was directed at National Super Alliance leaders (NASA) leaders, led by Raila Odinga, who was took...

Kenya:Duale, Maalim camps clash, several injured

By STEPHEN ASTARIKO @stephen ASTARIKO Several people sustained minor injuries after supporters of the main JP and Wiper rivals for Garissa Township MP clashed in Garissa Ndogo on Thursday evening. Police fired in the air and used tear gas to disperse the fighters that were hurling...

Aden Duale under fire for ‘hate’ clip

The heat is being turned on the Leader of Majority in the National Assembly, Mr Aden Duale, in the wake of a sound clip circulating on social media where a voice is calling for the barring of a neighbouring Bantu community from registering as...

Kenya and Turkey to sign a bilateral trade agreement

By:CGTN A Turkish diplomat in Kenya has revealed that both countries are set to sign a double taxation avoidance agreement by the end of this year. Turkey’s ambassador to Kenya, Ahmet Cemil Miroglu said the two countries are keen to improve investment and trade opportunities. “The officials...

Kenya extends amnesty period for al-Shabaab recruits

Kenya on Saturday has extended indefinitely the amnesty period offered to youths who are considered to have been lured and radicalized to join the Somalia-based al-Shabaab militant group after being promised financial support. Coast regional coordinator Nelson Marwa on Saturday said that government will continue...