Senate is set to convene at 2.30pm Tuesday to consider preliminary matters ahead of the impeachment trial of Kericho Governor Eric Mutai. Senate Speaker Amason Kingi said Senators will decide whether to hear the impeachment case in plenary or through a committee. Kingi directed the sitting after receiving a transmittal from the Kericho County Assembly…
Kajiado North MP Onesmus Ngogoyo has dismissed as hot air evidence tabled by Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Mutuse has in his motion tabled on September 26 listed 11 grounds on which he wants the Deputy President removed from office, including advancing ethnic division, gross violation of the constitution,…
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) wants Thursday dedicated as a day for repentance, forgiveness and redemption, citing the country’s prevailing socio-political and economic climate. NCIC called on the Inter-Religious Council of Kenya and the National Council of Elders to lead the occasion. The commission said it is deeply concerned about the prevailing situation…
Multiple Olympics champion Faith Kipyegon displayed her great sense of fashion when she donned a jacket that paid tribute to her Olympics success at the weekend. Three-time Olympics champion Faith Kipyegon does not just bring style on the track but has drip flowing even off it. The 30-year-old is coming off a remarkable season when…
After serving as Council of Governors (CoG) vice chair, Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi has been elected to serve as chair, replacing Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru who served for two terms. Abdullahi won the seat after an election held at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi where Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga was elected to serve as…
Former World 800m Under-20 Champion and 2017 Bronze Medalist Kipyegon Bett has died at the Tenwek Hospital in Bomet after a long illness. His family says he died due to what doctors termed liver and kidney failure after a lengthy illness. His sister Purity Kirui, who is also an athlete, said the deceased had been depressed…
As Parliament prepares to debate the impeachment motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, many Kenyans prefer Interior CS Kithure Kindiki as his potential replacement. According to the latest Tifa polls, 37 per cent of Kenyans support Kindiki assuming the role if Gachagua is impeached. Support for Kindiki is particularly strong in the Mt. Kenya region,…
Next to the world-famous Maasai Mara national reserve, an indigenous forest called Nyekweri serves as a sanctuary for elephants, rare birds such as the bright green Schalow’s turaco, a small nocturnal mammal called the tree hyrax and the endangered giant pangolin. Despite its importance as a conservation hotspot and ecotourism destination, Nyekweri is disappearing. Originally,…
Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir has proposed the banning of vehicles from using the Likoni ferry. This comes after a Sunday morning incident where a bus tipped as it disembarked from the ferry leaving nine people nursing serious injuries. The bus, which was traveling from Ukunda to Nairobi, lost control and tipped over while disembarking from the Likoni…
Is President William Ruto ready to part ways with his deputy, Rigathi Gachagua? This question looms large as Tuesday marks the formal impeachment proceedings against the country’s second-in-command. While it’s no secret that President Ruto and Gachagua’s relationship hit rock bottom months ago, few anticipated that it would reach the point where the former Mathira…
