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Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0300
Early risers throng CBD to talk politics before reporting to work
It's not unusual to see several groupings engaged in heated debates between 6am and 8am. The groups mostly converge near bus termini and outside the National Archives building.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0300
Crowded race as 14 candidates fight for Alice Wahome's seat
A total of 15 candidates have been cleared by IEBC to run for the Kandara parliamentary seat currently held by Alice Wahome. 

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0300
The real hustler picked as Busia running mate in governor race
The true hustler who could become Busia deputy governor. 'He is like David in the Bible who God raised from a humble background.'

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 06:30:00 +0300
Private detective who gave up job to rescue poor, street children
Shammah Children's Home shelters children, who were either abandoned in the streets, hospitals or in churches. The proprietor relies on well-wishers to buy food and pay school fees for the children.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 06:00:00 +0300
Kingi, Mvurya fight to undo Joho's influence
Kingi and Mvurya are Ruto's point men in the Coast as Joho leads Azimio campaigns. Kingi's party has fielded governor candidates in Mombasa, Kwale, Kilifi and Tana River.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 04:00:00 +0300
MP Mishra faces tough battle as he seeks to break one-term jinx
Save for 1992, Kesses has never elected an MP for more than one term since independence. Mishra is defending his seat as an independent candidate in a UDA stronghold.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 03:00:00 +0300
DP Ruto plans to break into Raila turf as UDA fields aspirants in region
Nyanza is the stronghold of Raila Odinga, the Azimio One Kenya presidential candidate. Ruto is keen to change the trend but Raila is also strengthening his grassroots support.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 11:20:00 +0300
Pastoralists enter deal with local ranches to beat biting drought
Pastoralists pay monthly fee and their animals get unlimited access to pasture and water.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 10:52:06 +0300
Thiba Dam, delivered on budget, begins pumping water to Mwea
The dam is currently pumping two million cubic metres of water to the Mwea Irrigation Scheme.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0300
Dennis Mbae: Cruel side of man who spread fear in Embu
Dennis Mbae was ruthless with those he saw as standing in his way. Few people understood the intricate underground operation he ran.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0300
How Musalia Mudavadi dug himself into a political ditch as elections near
UDA and ANC candidates' rivalry in Western Kenya threatens his political survival. Analysts say if DP Ruto doesn't win presidency, the ANC leader's political career doomed.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 07:30:00 +0300
William Ruto to flag off team to halt Raila Odinga big march in Western
Top Mulembe Nation leaders allied to DP to pledge allegiance at today's Bukhungu meeting. Poll shows Azimio's Raila has enjoyed region's unwavering support since 2007.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 06:00:00 +0300
You can now call me Kiarie, says Dr Fryda after Kikuyu rituals
He fell out with Assumption Sisters of Nairobi over the Sh3 billion St Mary's Hospital-Gilgil. He came to Kenya with his late parents in 1991 and has no intentions of moving back to America.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0300
Pastoralists alternative source of livelihood as drought persists
Women engage in bead-work project for extra income. Some residents have given up on pastoralism and moved to urban areas.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 16:33:34 +0300
Embu murder victim Dennis Mbae 'had a premonition of his death'
Dennis Mbae was living the life in Embu as some of his neighbours accused him of ruining their lives.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 12:36:33 +0300
Lake Naivasha choking under abandoned nets
The nets which are spread in most parts of the Lake are affecting navigation and are also killing fish, in the process adversely affecting the fisheries sector.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 12:24:50 +0300
Kikuyu factor in Mpeketoni seen to influence pick of Lamu governor
Political demographics point to the growing number of voters in Lamu West, particularly Mpeketoni, which was created in 1968 to settle the landless Kikuyu community.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 12:19:09 +0300
Child sex trafficking dominates Kilifi governor aspirants debate
ODM's Gideon Mung'aro, George Kithi of Pamoja African Alliance (PAA) and Michael Tinga of Ford-Kenya battled it out in the debate that brought out the social ills bedevilling Kilifi County.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 11:48:14 +0300
Showdown looms as Ruto visits Kakamega
Former Senator Boni Khalwale asked their supporters to turn out in large numbers and even asked Governor Wycliffe Oparanya to use the chance to shift from Azimio.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 09:25:00 +0300
William Ruto, Amason Kingi party candidates collide over SGR
PAA aspirant dismisses promise to return port operations as empty talk to hoodwink voters. UDA's Omar insisted Kenya Kwanza government would make it happen in 100 days.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0300
In Kilifi, women crush stones to escape stigma of poverty
Faced with drought occasioned by climate change, residents have ditched farming for quarry business. Some of the workers have developed visual and respiratory complications.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0300
Youth on volatile Nakuru-Narok border drop arrows for sports
NCIC listed Nakuru among six counties likely to experience election violence. The youth from various ethnic communities would arm themselves for war.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 06:30:00 +0300
Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka to hit the campaign trail after Karua paves way
Kalonzo had left Azimio coalition after Raila picked Martha Karua as his running mate. During her tour of Ukambani yesterday, Karua urged the community to support Raila.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0300
Haunted by ghost of post-election violence, woman helps the needy
Divya Shah supports 100 needy people by donating food and wheelchairs. Eunice Nganga provides food to 200 elderly people and people with disabilities.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:29:43 +0300
Nurse charged with killing two sons denied bail
In April, Ms Maero denied murdering her nine-year-old son Winston Limusi and Mayson Mito, seven, at Mwiyala estate in Kakamega town on March 6.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:50:00 +0300
Home and dry for Woman Rep candidate who has no opponent
Beatrice Chepngeno Kemei tried her hand at politics during 2017 election and got 111,236 votes but lost.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:52:19 +0300
Joho named most business-friendly governor in Africa
Joho will be formally decorated with the instruments of the honour at the 7th Africa Summit - London 2022, which will be held at the House of Lords, United Kingdom, on July 4.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:30:00 +0300
Wamalwa urges senators to pass Sugar Bill, says reforms crucial
Sugar Bill proposes reforms such as the gazettement of the sugar sector regulations including import rules, amendment of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act and Crops Act.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:00:22 +0300
Supremacy fights, impeachment motions jolt Homa Bay assembly
Since they came into office in 2017, the assembly has barely known peace as a scramble for leadership positions dominated most sittings.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:49:11 +0300
Othaya coffee farmers want society probed
Some of the issues raised by the report included a lack of appended notes in the society's budgets to explain and support the income and expenditure.



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