South Africa And Algeria Join Final Stacked 2024 African Nations Championship Line-up

South Africa and Algeria joined the two remaining spots for the 2024 African Nations Championships in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Algeria and South Africa have sealed the final two slots for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), completing the 19-team roster for the eagerly anticipated continental tournament set to take place this August across Kenya,…

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UDA dismisses Gachagua’s exit announcement

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. [FILE] The ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has dismissed an announcement made by its former Deputy Party Leader, Rigathi Gachagua, where he stated that he had formally left the political outfit today. According to the party, Rigathi’s membership was automatically terminated following his impeachment in October last year, and…

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Judge orders detention of businessman Aroko in Kasipul MP murder probe

Homa Bay businessman and politician Philip Nahashon Aroko at JKIA courts. May 09, 2025. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] Businessman Philip Nahashon Aroko, linked to the brutal murder of Kasipul MP Charles Were, will remain in custody pending investigations after the High Court allowed the withdrawal of his petition challenging the legality of his detention. Justice Alexander Muteti ordered…

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Judge upholds detention of businessman Aroko in Kasipul MP murder probe

Homa Bay businessman and politician Philip Nahashon Aroko at JKIA courts. May 09, 2025. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] Businessman Philip Nahashon Aroko, linked to the brutal murder of Kasipul MP Charles Were, will remain in custody pending investigations after the High Court allowed the withdrawal of his petition challenging the legality of his detention. Justice Alexander Muteti ordered…

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Gachagua sheds light on the role Uhuru will play in their opposition coalition

Uhuru’s image while addressing an AU summit. PHOTO/@4th president/XDuring an interview with a vernacular radio station from the Kisii region on Monday, May 12, 2025, former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua explained the role former President Uhuru Kenyatta will play in the emerging opposition coalition. The coalition, which is expected to bring together Gachagua, Wiper leader…

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IEBC nominees to face parliamentary vetting on May 26

Parliament. PHOTO/@katibainstitute/XIndependent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) nominees are set to face vetting on  May 26, 2025, by the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Justice and Constitutional Affairs. According to a public notice published in the local dailies on May 12, 2025, National Assembly Clerk Samwel Njoroge indicated that the chairperson and the six nominees…

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Gachagua officially resigns from UDA party

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at a past church service. PHOTO/@rigathi/XFormer Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has officially resigned from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party. In a letter addressed to the UDA Secretary-General on Monday, May 12, 2025, Gachagua indicates that he was resigning with immediate effect. “By a copy of this letter, you are…

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Gachagua lays out conditions for supporting Matiang’i’s presidential bid

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua speaking on Monday March 31, 2025. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/DPGachagua Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has expressed his willingness to support former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i in the 2027 presidential race, but only if specific conditions are met. In a media interview on a local media station on May 12, 2025, Gachagua…

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Gachagua accuses Ruto of bias against Abagusii community in IEBC reconstitution

Former DP Rigathi Gachagua in a past function. PHOTO/@rigathi/XFormer Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched a scathing attack on President William Ruto over the ongoing reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), accusing him of sidelining the Abagusii community and rejecting a qualified candidate out of personal vendetta. In a media interview on…

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Kindiki sets the record straight, says he wasn’t lecturing Ruku

Kindiki during a public address. PHOTO//@kindiki/XDeputy President Kithure Kindiki has dismissed claims that he publicly lectured Environment Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku during a recent public event. This follows a viral video that showed Kindiki speaking firmly to Ruku. The controversial video In the video, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki was hitting back at the newly appointed…

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