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Miguna Only Needs To Fill A One-Page Document

18Apr

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Miguna Only Needs To Fill A One-Page Document

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has clarified details on the requirements exiled lawyer Miguna Miguna needs to meet to return to the country. According to Matiang'i, citing the rule of law, Miguna will be required to fill out a one-page document for citizenship re-registration, which will allow him to return to the country. "You have to fill a piece of paper so that you regain your Kenyan passport or citizenship. There's a judgment by the court on this matter which prescribed clearly how you regain your citizenship," said Matiang'i speaking to NTV on Sunday. According to CS Matiang'i, Miguna lost his citizenship due to the requirements of the old constitution, which prohibited dual citizenship. He stated that the implementation of the new constitution ...

Raila Odinga Pledges to Free All Petty Offenders

16Apr

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Raila Odinga Pledges to Free All Petty Offenders

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya party presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga has pledged to free petty offenders should he clinch the country's top seat at the upcoming August polls. Odinga, speaking in a virtual rally on Friday, castigated the country’s judicial system for prioritizing the arrest of petty offenders instead of going after high-profile persons facing more serious crimes such as graft charges. The ODM party leader was referring to the case of one Alvin Linus Chivondo, a man who was sentenced to a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to stealing cooking oil at a local supermarket on Monday.

UDA Postpones Nominations In Bumula, Mt. Elgon, Turkana And Kakamega

14Apr

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UDA Postpones Nominations In Bumula, Mt. Elgon, Turkana And Kakamega

The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party’s National Elections Board (NEB) has postponed the party primaries in Bumula, Mt. Elgon, Turkana Central, Kakamega and Turkana East constituencies. Speaking while issuing a media update on the nomination exercise on Thursday, NEB Chairman Anthony Mwaura stated that the Bumula, Turkana Central, and Turkana East elections will be held on Tuesday, April 19. Mt. Elgon and Kakamega will, meanwhile, hold their primaries on Friday, April 15. “In Mt. Elgon and Kakamega we are carrying out tomorrow. This affects very few constituencies and county assemblies and as a body we are really pleased with the happenings,” said Mwaura. He attributed the postponement in Mt. Elgon to reports of violence after rowdy youth barricaded roa...

Direct ODM Ticket For James Orengo In Siaya Governor Race

13Apr

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Direct ODM Ticket For James Orengo In Siaya Governor Race

Siaya Senator James Orengo has been given a direct ticket in the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) for his gubernatorial race in the August General Election. Orengo will be running against former Rarieda MP Nicholas Gumbo of the United Democratic Movement (UDM) in the race to succeed Cornel Rasanga. This comes ahead of ODM's primaries in Siaya County which are slated for Wednesday, April 13, for the parliamentary seats, MCAs and the woman representative. East African Legislative Assembly MP Oburu Oginga, Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi and Rarieda MP Otiende Amolo have also bagged direct nominations for their respective bids. Wandayi and Amolo are seeking to defend their current seats.

Kenya Kwanza parties sign coalition agreement

12Apr

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Kenya Kwanza parties sign coalition agreement

The Kenya Kwanza Alliance parties signed their Coalition Agreement on Tuesday prior to depositing the document with the Registrar of Political Parties. The signing was done by the Secretary Generals of constituent parties of the coalition at the Ngong Racecourse, Nairobi. Deputy President William Ruto, ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi and his Ford Kenya counterpart Moses Wentangula witnessed the occasion Twelve political parties have come under the fold of Kenya Kwanza, including the coalition's founding parties, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), Ford Kenya and Amani National Congress, ANC. The coalition has settled on Ruto as its presidential candidate in the August 9 polls.

Mike Sonko To Run For Mombasa Governor’s Seat in Wiper Party

11Apr

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Mike Sonko To Run For Mombasa Governor’s Seat in Wiper Party

Mike Sonko, the former governor of Nairobi, is making a political comeback, with his sights set on the governorship of Mombasa. Sonko's name was submitted to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) by the Kalonzo Musyoka-led Wiper Democratic Movement as one of those who had been cleared to run in the party primaries. Sonko, who was impeached by the Nairobi County Assembly in December 2020, will run on a Wiper Party ticket for the seat, but he must first defeat Kisauni MP Ali Mbogo, who is also gunning for the same ticket. In the duel for Mombasa’s top job, he will face off against former Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar, who will run on a UDA ticket as well as Mvita MP Abdulswamad Sharif Nassir, and Mombasa billionaire Suleiman Shabal, who are seeking the ODM ti...

IEBC Launches Election Security Programme

8Apr

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IEBC Launches Election Security Programme

The Independent Electoral and Boudaries Commission (IEBC) is launching Election Security Arrangement Programme (ESAP) for the upcoming August elections. The event attended by security stakeholders is taking place at KICC. More to Follow on this story.......

Ugandan President Museveni Arrives In Kenya Ahead Of EAC Treaty Signing

8Apr

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Ugandan President Museveni Arrives In Kenya Ahead Of EAC Treaty Signing

Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has arrived in Kenya hours before the signing of the East African Community (EAC) treaty of Accession. Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo made the announcement on Friday as she received the Head of State at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. (JKIA) “President Museveni arrives in Kenya to witness the signing ceremony of the treaty of Accession by the Democratic Republic of Congo to the East Africa Community (EAC),” Foreign Affairs Ministry stated. Museveni is expected to witness the agreement where other heads of states from the seven EAC member states are expected to be in attendance. This comes following the recent joining of the DRC Congo to the EAC as the seventh State. Other members include; Kenya, Burundi,...

8Apr

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Key highlights of 2022/23 Budget

The budget is Sh3.31 trillion. This is 4.8 per cent more compared to the Sh2.9 trillion budget for the 2020/21 fiscal year. The Budget comes two months earlier than the usual June date. This is to allow sufficient preparation for the August 9 general elections. The budget will be the last under President Uhuru Kenyatta’s regime. It will cover expenditure for the period between July 1, 2022, to June 31, 2023. The national government will take the biggest chunk of the monies- Sh2.07 trillion. The majority of national government expenditure will go to the Executive – Sh2.01 trillion. Parliament will take Sh38.4 billion. Judiciary will get Sh18.8 billion. County governments will be allocated Sh370 billion as sharable revenue. For more information down...

Yatani Ready To Deliver 2022/23 Budget Statement

7Apr

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Yatani Ready To Deliver 2022/23 Budget Statement

Yatani is expected to read the budget statement in parliament after 3pm detailing how the Sh3.3 trillion budget will be executed to manage the country in the next one year. Unlike other years, this year’s budget will be read two months before the end of the 2021/22 financial year. A situation Government has explained is being aggravated by the current situations mainly the general elections slated for August 9, 2022. Today at the Treasury Building, the Budget Planning Committee, Administrative secretary, Hiram Kahiru said the budget statement is ready and the CS will present it tomorrow as scheduled. Being read at a time when the country is facing harsh economic conditions, coupled with external shocks that have so far affected the local economy, Kahiru assured that the Go...