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Koinange daughter chosen to run for Kiambaa MP on Jubilee ticket.

21Apr

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Koinange daughter chosen to run for Kiambaa MP on Jubilee ticket.

The family of Paul Koinange has picked Lenah Koinange, daughter of the former cabinet minister Mbiyu Koinange to vie for the Kiambaa seat on the Jubilee party ticket. Through spokesman Leonard Karuga, they said 10 family members were interested in the seat but they had agreed to support Lenah. “It was a tough decision but we all agreed to support Lenah who is Koinange’s last born,” Karuga said. He said the family was not at crossroads on who to select, calling the choice a show of democracy to agree on one person to face other aspirants. Lenah said, with the blessings of the family, if elected she would work diligently to fulfil the dreams and works of her father. A section of elders also endorsed Lenah and called on Kiambaa people to rally behind her. Koinange...

20Apr

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Chad’s President Idriss Deby dies.

Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno has died of injuries suffered on frontline, the army said on Tuesday. Deby won re-election according to provisional results Monday. Deby, 68, was on course for a sixth term in office after winning 79.32 percent of April 11's presidential election, according to the provisional results from the electoral commission. Having already notched up 30 years in office, he was one of the longest-serving leaders in the world. But the vote was marred by a rebel offensive launched in the country's north on election day. The army said Monday it had killed 300 rebels and quashed the offensive. Deby's long survival in the region's brutal politics has made him a reliable figure in the French-led campaign against jihadist insurgents in the Sahel...

Activist Kiama released due to lack of sufficient evidence.

20Apr

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Activist Kiama released due to lack of sufficient evidence.

A Milimani court has released human rights activist Edwin Kiama unconditionally after the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence for his prosecution. Senior resident magistrate Jane Kamau on Tuesday set the activist free and ordered that the cash bail of Sh500, 000 deposited in court be refunded back to him. While releasing Kiama, Kamau dismissed the application by the prosecution saying that the gadgets obtained from Kiama had been taken to the Communication Authority of Kenya and the report had not been availed. The gadgets include phones and laptops obtained from Kiama. Kiama's lawyer requested the prosecution to release the phones and laptops confiscated from his client. The case will be mentioned on May 21. The court had last week declined to detain h...

Suluhu disappointed as MPs compare her to Magufuli.

19Apr

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Suluhu disappointed as MPs compare her to Magufuli.

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has asked parliament to stop debates comparing her with her predecessor John Magufuli. She said she was disappointed that the parliament was discussing her differences with the former president, who died on 17 March, rather than focusing on the government's agenda. The president, who has been hailed for being unafraid to take the country in a new direction, said she and and her predecessor were "one thing" - and that she was focused on continuing the work that Magufuli had started. "We are supposed to be discussing and passing the government budgets...Let's work the way parliament is supposed to...," she said, speaking at a national conference organised by religious leaders in memory of the late president and to pray for the new leader...

15Apr

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Life Style, Politics

KCPE results to be released today

Education CS George Magoha is set to announce Kenya Certificate of Primary Education results today. The KCPE exams were delayed as a result of Covid-19 pandemic. Magoha is set to meet President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House for handover of KCPE 2020 results report ahead of the official announcement. The 2020 KCPE exam started on March 22 and ended on March 24, with rehearsals having been done on March 19. Some 1,181,725 candidates sat the exam, marking an increase from 1,083,456 learners who sat the 2019 exam. Among 3,500 girls in primary school who were found to be pregnant, more than 200 candidates sat for the exam. Last month, Basic Education PS Julius Jwan said the marking is being conducted by teachers contracted by the Kenya National E...

Somalia’s president mandate extended for 2 years.

14Apr

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International news

Somalia’s president mandate extended for 2 years.

Somalia’s president has signed a controversial law extending his mandate for two years, the state news agency reported. “President Mohamed Abdullahi (Farmajo) has tonight signed the direction of one person, one vote law which was unanimously passed by parliament on April 14,” the statement issued by the Minister of Information Osman A Dubbe late on Tuesday night said. President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s four-year term expired in February without a successor. The new head of state was meant to be chosen by a new crop of legislators, but their own selection was delayed after opponents accused the president of packing regional and national elections boards with his own supporters. Monday the lower house of Somalia’s parliament voted to extend his term but the move was...

Curfew to run until May 29, for the infected zone.

14Apr

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Curfew to run until May 29, for the infected zone.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has said the ongoing curfew will run until May 29, 2021. This is both for the disease infected zone and the rest of the country. The infected zones curfew run from 8pm to 4am while the rest of the country from 10pm to 4am. The president in his directives last month did not give a timeline for the curfews only noting that the restrictions will stay in place "until otherwise notified." In the Gazette Notice dated April 12, Matiang'i said the curfew will be in place for 60 days effective March 29, 2021. The initial Legal Notice issued on March 29 had indicated that the 8pm to 4am curfew would run across the country and would be in place for 30 days. In the revised Gazette Notice, the CS also included Advocates as among t...

Abdulkadir Haji sworn in as Garissa Senator.

13Apr

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Abdulkadir Haji sworn in as Garissa Senator.

Abdulkadir Mohamed Haji has been sworn in as the Senator for Garissa county. He replaces his father, the late Yusuf Haji, who died on February 13 at the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi where he had been undergoing treatment. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission declared Haji as the Garissa senator on April 6. IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati announced that there was “no contest” and declared Haji “duly elected as the Senator, Garissa County.” The Garissa by-election had been scheduled for May 18. He was to contest for the senatorial seat on a Jubilee Party ticket but was the only candidate in the race. Haji is a renowned businessman and featured among private arm holders who played a key role in the rescue mission during the Westgate Mall attack in 2013. I...

13Apr

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Five killed near Isiolo-Garissa.

Tension at Kambi Samaki area near Isiolo-Garissa border have been escalating following the killing of at least five people in a series of attacks that began on Saturday night. Several people were also injured and tens of livestock stolen as well as several houses torched forcing residents to flee their homes. The attack came barely a week after a man was killed and hundreds of animals belonging to one of the communities living near the disputed area were stolen. Isiolo County Commissioner Herman Shambi said police were deployed to the area to beef up security and ensure calm resumes for residents to go on with their activities uninterrupted. Mr Shambi asked elders from both sides to champion for peace saying it was a crucial ingredient to development. Six people we...

13Apr

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Moses Kuria, Spends night behind bars.

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria spent Monday night behind bars after he was arrested for allegedly violating the curfew order imposed by the State. The Jubilee MP was arrested in a night raid that was conducted by police before being locked up at Karuri Police Station in Kiambu County. Kuria confirmed his arrest in a short post on his official Facebook page without providing details on why he had been arrested. But sources say the Gatundu South Legislator was arrested for flouting the Covid-19 regulations by holding a meeting inside one of the hotels along the Northern Bypass. The MP shared pictures in which he is with his supporters as he was being booked at the police station.