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President Uhuru, Ruto, CJ Koome attend the National Prayer Breakfast

27May

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President Uhuru, Ruto, CJ Koome attend the National Prayer Breakfast

President Uhuru Kenyatta is at the Parliament buildings for the national prayer breakfast meeting. He was received some minutes past 8 am by Deputy President William Ruto and host speakers Justin Muturi of the National Assembly and Senate’s Kenneth Lusaka. Newly sworn-in Chief Justice Martha Koome is also present at the event. President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy Thursday met face-to-face with his deputy after months of avoiding each other. The two greeted each other on the elbow as they smiled at each other with their masks on. Uhuru and Ruto have only met twice face to face this year – on February 15 during the burial of former Cabinet minister Simeon Nyachae in Kisii and February 25 during a Cabinet meeting at State House, Nairobi. Participants observed a minut...

Ruto’s daughter June set to wed Nigerian fiancé today

27May

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Ruto’s daughter June set to wed Nigerian fiancé today

Deputy President William Ruto's firstborn daughter June Ruto is set to wed her Nigerian fiancé Alexander Paul Ezenaga today. The wedding will take place at 11.30 am at Karen 97A, Koitobos Road. An adult reception will follow at the same venue. June's fiance alongside his family members visited Ruto's family early this month for dowry negotiations and introductions. High-profile dignitaries from both Kenya and Nigeria are expected to attend the event. Ezenagu holds an LLB from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria and is also a graduate of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. He currently is an Assistant Law Professor at the Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar. He is known to specialise in international tax law, transfer pricing, tax planning, investment...

Uhuru presided over launch of KDF vehicles,Machinery.

21May

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Uhuru presided over launch of KDF vehicles,Machinery.

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday arrived at Thika Barracks in Kiambu County to preside over the launch of assorted Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) operational and engineering vehicles and machinery. The president was welcomed by Ambassador Monica Juma. Uhuru is expected to launch the operational vehicles and engineering equipment which is expected to support KDF troops to guarantee Kenya's territorial integrity and sovereignty and protect the citizens. "Morale of KDF troops and resources play a key role in mission readiness & success. This project is aimed at enhancing the state of troop readiness and agility through provision of mobility to our troops in and out of operational theatres." Amb. Dr. Monica Juma. "We are energetic, rethinking, modifying and modernising...

Martha Koome Sworn in as new Chief justice.

21May

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Martha Koome Sworn in as new Chief justice.

President Uhuru Kenyatta presided over the event. He congratulated the new appointees. In his speech, the President first apologised for delaying the swearing in as he was held up in Mombasa. He reminded the CJ and the judge to practice what the oath office they ascribed to, at the brief event, states. The President told the Supreme Court president and the Judge that it “was not in his place to teach them how they should do their job”. President Kenyatta said he was honored to witness the swearing in of the first female chief justice of the republic of Kenya. Staying off his official speech, the president said: “These people here (handlers) prepared for me a long story for me to say…but I purposely say I will not because it is not for me to tell you how to execute yo...

Justice Koome lifts lid on IEBC events in 2017.

21May

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Justice Koome lifts lid on IEBC events in 2017.

Chief Justice Martha Koome has lifted the lid on how she managed to be in the team of the Court of Appeal judges that decided the petition against the IEBC on a public holiday. The 2017 case in which the Appeals court overturned the High Court ruling that found the appointment of IEBC returning officers as illegal featured prominently in Koome’s vetting. Khelef Khalifa, a human rights activist and director of the Muslim for Human Rights (Muhuri), petitioned the National Assembly to reject the appeals judge’s nomination. The petitioner told the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee that the judge lied to the Judicial Service Commission on why they held a sitting without the permission of then Chief Justice David Maraga. He argued that on the said day, Interior CS Fred Matiang...

Jennifer Wambua’s murder solved by forensics

8May

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Jennifer Wambua’s murder solved by forensics

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) says it has nailed the killer of National Land Commission (NLC) official Jennifer Wambua. DCI said forensic analysis has placed the prime suspect in the murder case Peter Mwangi Njenga alias Ole Sankale at the scene of the crime. Detectives said Njenga, who is a convicted rapist and violent robber, was last seen with Wambua when she was alive on March 12. “The forensic results are finally out, positively matching the suspect. Following detailed forensic and intelligence-led investigations, detectives established that the suspect had indeed interacted and spent quite some time with the deceased at the location where the body was later discovered,” said DCI. Njenga was arrested last month by homicide detectives ...

Former Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Alex Ole Magelo dies

8May

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Former Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Alex Ole Magelo dies

Former Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Alex Ole Magelo is dead. Magelo died following a short illness at Nairobi Hospital, Kajiado governor Joseph Ole Lenku has confirmed. "It is with a heavy heart that I announce the death of one of our greatest sons and warriors of our community. The late Magelo died at Nairobi Hospital where he has been admitted for some weeks now," Lenku said. "Death has robbed us a brave and dependable man, philanthropist, football administrator, politician, and a dedicated public servant whose wit in matters of society enabled him to rub shoulders with the high and mighty in this country at different stages of his life." Narok senator Ledama Ole Kina sent his condolences to the family of the deceased. "Today is a sad day for us! I am sadden by the...

6May

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SENATORS TO VOTE ON BBI BILL TODAY.

The debate on the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020 resumed in the Senate on Thursday morning ahead of the planned voting in the afternoon. This comes even as a section of senators continues to push for an amendment of the document to realign it with the constitution. According to the order paper, the Bill would proceed to the third reading stage on Thursday afternoon where members would vote on it. Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka said that there were no amendments proposed in the second stage. The speaker said that there are amendments that have been proposed by the committee of the whole. He assured the House that he will make a ruling before the committee of the whole stage. "It will be a well-researched ruling, well reasoned. I am not a speaker by a...

Limuru MP Peter Mwathi,New chairperson of security committee of the National Assembly.

5May

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Limuru MP Peter Mwathi,New chairperson of security committee of the National Assembly.

Limuru MP Peter Mwathi is the new chairperson of the powerful Security Committee of the National Assembly. Mwathi was elected unopposed to take over from the late Kiambaa MP Paul Koinange. Wajir Woman MP Fatuma Gedi, who had expressed interest in the seat, did not submit her application by the deadline. Members of the committee asked their new chairman to take up from where Koinange left. They hailed Mwathi as having what it takes to propel the committee to greater heights. Mwathi was until his election on Tuesday chairman of the Labour Committee. He has been a member of the Parliamentary Service Commission, was the first vice-chair of the privileges committee. Gedi, who is the committee vice-chairperson, said former PM Raila Odinga had expressed his support for M...

30Apr

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Kenya, UNHCR agree on refugee Roadmap.

Kenya and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees have agreed on a repatriation roadmap for refugees in Kakuma and Dadaab camps. The roadmap includes provisions for voluntary safe return of refugees to their home nations, departures to third countries under various arrangements, and alternative stay options in Kenya for refugees from the East African Community member states. The plan that will be implemented by a team of Government and UNHCR officials was agreed upon Thursday evening during a meeting between President Uhuru Kenyatta and the visiting UN Refugee Agency's High Commissioner Filippo Grandi who paid the Head of State a courtesy visit at State House, Nairobi. At the meeting, also attended by Head of Public Service Dr Joseph Kinyua, and Cabinet Secretaries ...