State burial for Kofi Annan set for today

By Reuters,

Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan will be buried in Ghana on Thursday. Photos: Kofi Annan in Kenya with Kibaki, Raila His wife Nane joine...

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End of a legacy as Zimbabwe bids farewell to Tsvangirai

By VOA,

Zimbabweans climbed into tree tops and onto bus carriers in a heavy downpour on Tuesday to give opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai an emotional buria...

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Cyril Ramaphosa elected as South Africa’s new president

By AFP,

South African lawmakers formally named wealthy former businessman Cyril Ramaphosa as new president Thursday after scandal-tainted Jacob Zuma resigned ...

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Former Liberia President Ellen Sirleaf honoured with reputable Ibrahim prize

By AFP,

Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Monday won the rarely awarded Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership the world's bigge...

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FKF says a lot yet to be done as Achesa replaces Wario

By Jacob Icia,

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa has urged nominated Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Mohammed Achesa to prioritise on building a...

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Maraga, Wanjigi, Akombe and personalities who defined 2017

By Wahome Gitonga,

2017 will go down as one of the years that defined Kenya’s political and social landscapes. It was during this period that a presidential electio...

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S.Africa’s troubled ANC meets to elect new leader

By AFP,

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, former African Union chief and President Jacob's Zuma's ex-wife, is one of the favourites to be the next ANC leader South A...

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ANXIETY as Raila postpones the big announcement

By Majanga Michael,

The opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) now says that it will address the nation on Wednesday, August 16 on the next move it will take after the...

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Rift in the valley? Gideon Moi announces he will challenge Ruto in 2022

By Citizen Reporter,

By Martin Munene Kenya African National Union (KANU) party leader, Gideon Moi, has officially announced that he intends to run for presidency in 20...

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Kenyan General replaced by Rwandan after Juba dismissal

By Citizen Reporter,

The United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, has appointed Rwandan national Lt. Gen. Frank Kamanzi to succeed Kenyan Lt. Gen. Johnson Kima...

UN Secretary-General Chastises South Sudan’s Leaders for Humanitarian Crisis

By VOA,

UN Secretary-General Chastises South Sudan's Leaders for Humanitarian Crisis nited Nations Security Council members have unanimously called on Sout...

Mutai targets to bring the Safari 7s groove back as KRU boss

By Charity Wanja,

Reviving the defunct annual Rugby Super Series 15s tournament and restoring the fading glamour of the Safari 7s are some of the key campaign pillars f...

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KANU finally agrees to back Uhuru’s re-election bid

By Koome Kimonye,

Independence party, Kenya African National Union (KANU), has resolved to support President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election bid in the August 8 General ...

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe turns 93

By Reuters,

Hailed at independence in 1980 as a model African democrat, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe turns 93-years-old on Tuesday (February 21). Mugabe,...

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World body FIFPro joins in pressing for Miheso justice

By Matthews Mutai,

The professional footballers' union, FIFPro, has become the latest organization to rally their support for Kenyan international Clifton Miheso who was...

5 things to know about CS Amina Mohamed

By Moses Ngugi,

Kenya is pushing hard to have her foreign affairs Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Amina Mohamed elected as the first Kenyan chairperson of African Union ...

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Amina’s Agenda: CS’s to-do list should she win top AU seat

By Citizen Team,

Amina’s Agenda:Her to-do list should she win at AU Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Amina Mohamed, remains optimistic that the Afric...

CORD calls for MASS ACTION after Jubilee amends electoral law

By Moses Ngugi,

The Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) has called for street demonstrations to protest the successful amendment of the Election Laws (Amendmen...

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KIRUKU: Juba’s too far, the wails of women and kids didn’t reach Uhuru

By Anne Kiruku,

In a highly insensitive move, Kenya has made good its threat to withdraw more than 1,000 troops from South Sudan despite the worsening security situat...

Big South African union backs Ramaphosa as next president

By Reuters,

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa's chances of becoming the next leader of South Africa got a boost on Monday when a powerful mining union backed him t...

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