Garissa Senator Abdulkadir Haji pays glowing tribute to his father

By Edwin Obuya,

Abdulkadir Haji, the newly-sworn in Garissa Senator, gave a glowing tribute to his late father Yusuf Haji on Tuesday. Abdul -- as he is popularly k...

Abdulkadir Haji , garissa senator

Abdulkadir Haji sworn in as Garissa Senator

By Citizen Reporter,

Abdulkadir Haji has been sworn in as the new Senator for Garissa County. He takes over from his father Yusuf Haji who died on February 15, 2021. ...

Abdulkadir Haji , garissa senator , Yusuf haji

Somali lawmakers vote to extend presidential term for up to two years

By Reuters,

The Somali lower house of parliament voted on Monday to extend the president’s term for another two years to let the country prepare for direct elec...

President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed , somalia

BBI taskforce raises concerns over delays in passing BBI bill

By Sam Ogina,

The debate over whether to reopen the constitution amendment bill 2020 for further review is raging, dividing the Joint Justice and Legal Affairs Comm...

Former Kamukunji aspirant Ibrahim Ahmed ‘Johnny’ dies in Nairobi

By Citizen Reporter,

Ibrahim Ahmed, a senior official at the Jamia Mosque and a former Kamukunji parliamentary seat aspirant, has died. Ahmed, who was known by his alias...

Ibrahim Ahmed , johnny

IEBC declares Abdulkadir Mohamed Haji as Garissa Senator, says there is no contest

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has declared Abdulkadir Mohamed as the duly elected Senator for Garissa County, replacing the late...

Abdulkadir Mohamed Haji , Garissa County

ODM: Reports on Raila battling Joho, Oparanya for 2022 ticket was Fools’ Day prank

By Tonny Ndungu,

The ODM Party now says that a statement sent out to the media on Thursday and which claimed that Raila Odinga would battle for the party’s president...

odm , raila odinga

Raila to battle it out with Joho, Oparanya for 2022 ODM presidential ticket

By Teddy Otieno,

ODM leader Raila Odinga will battle for the party’s presidential ticket with his deputies Ali Hassan Joho (Mombasa Governor) and Wycliffe Oparanya (...

2022 elections , JOHO , odm , Oparanya , raila

‘Reggae is still on’: Junet Mohamed and Dennis Waweru on BBI

By Edwin Obuya,

The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) reggae is still on and reverberating, according to the co-chairs of the Secretariat Junet Mohamed and Dennis Waw...

BBI , Junet Mohamed

Gov’t-owned Tanzanian paper apologises for ‘mourning’ new president

By Agencies,

Tanzania's government-owned newspaper has apologized for printing an incorrect advertisement mourning the death of new President Samia Suluhu Hassan. ...

Samia Suluhu

Governor Mutua announces raft of measures to cushion residents

By Elphas Lagat,

With President Uhuru Kenyatta issuing Public Order number 2 of 2021 on the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic, strict measures including cessation o...

coronavirus

UN condemns ‘mass murder’ in Myanmar after 114 killed in one day

By CNN,

Two top UN officials condemned Myanmar's military junta on Sunday in the wake of the bloodiest day of protests yet against the military coup that over...

Myanmar

Troops fire at funeral as Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup

By Reuters,

Myanmar security forces opened fire on Sunday, witnesses said, at people gathered for the funeral of one of the 114 people killed the previous day, th...

Myanmar

At least 50 protesters killed in Myanmar on ‘day of shame for armed forces’

By Reuters,

Myanmar’s security forces shot and killed at least 50 protesters on Saturday, news reports and witnesses said, a brutal crackdown on dissent that ca...

Myanmar

Moi, Mudavadi, Kalonzo, Wetangula now unveil One Kenya Alliance

By Erick Owenga,

A new political formation dubbed the 'One Kenya Alliance' was on Thursday unveiled by four key political leaders. The political alignment brought t...

2022 General Elections , Gideon Moi , kalonzo musyoka , Moses Wetangula , Musalia Mudavadi , One Kenya Alliance

‘I am fine,’ says DP Ruto as he hints at formally ditching Jubilee to join UDA

By Ian Omondi,

Deputy President William Ruto has finally come out to break his silence after suspending all public rallies mid this month amidst the rising COVID-19 ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , DP William Ruto , Jubilee Party , UDA

PROFILE: Lorna Irungu – Macharia, the epitome of redefining the impossible

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu This week’s series is dedicated to Lorna Irungu- Macharia, who passed away earlier this week. We join the me...

coronavirus , lorna irungu , lupus

NASA ousts Senator Malala as Deputy Minority Leader

By Edwin Obuya,

Kilifi Senator Stewart Madzayo has taken over as the Deputy Minority Leader after Cleophas Malala was bundled out by NASA Senators on  Wednesday. M...

malala , NASA

NASA split on the looming removal of Senator Malala as Deputy Minority Leader

By Edwin Obuya,

The National Super Alliance (NASA) is split down the middle over the looming removal of Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala as Deputy Minority Leader. ...

Cleopas Malala , NASA

OPINION: Media and civil society need to have synergy

By Guest Writer,

By Maria Wanza Journalists have been urged to use gender disaggregated data as they write, publish or broadcast stories on women and girls empowerm...

gender , Journalists , media , women