Surprise twist as pro-Ruto county unanimously backs BBI Bill

By Raquel Muigai,

Bomet County on Tuesday evening pulled a surprise outcome after the assembly passed the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Bill despite the region bein...

BBI Bill , Bomet County. , DP William Ruto

Gov’t forms team to set sugarcane prices

By Dennis Otieno,

The Ministry of Agriculture has moved a step closer in reviewing cane prices in the country. The government has appointed a nine-member team to ste...

sugarcane

3.1M Kenyans support BBI Bill: IEBC

By Tonny Ndungu,

The BBI Bill has been supported by 3,188,001 registered voters, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commision (IEBC) has said in a statement. T...

BBI

Samburu becomes twelfth county assembly to pass BBI Bill

By Citizen Reporter,

The Samburu County Assembly has overwhelmingly passed the BBI Bill, becoming the twelfth assembly in Kenya to do so. Reports say all the MCAs voted ...

BBI

DP Ruto says those pushing BBI Bill ‘are out of touch with reality on the ground’

By DPPS,

Deputy President William Ruto has said those pushing the bill ‘are out of touch with reality on the ground’. Also Read: Uhuru warns of 'cunning...

BBI , ruto

Ruto: ‘Since when did it become a crime to be friends with the DP?’

By DPPS,

Deputy President William Ruto has said it is unfair for leaders to be relieved of their duties because of their association to him. Speaking in Kab...

BBI , ruto

Baringo MCAs, county assembly staff summoned over BBI vote chaos

By Citizen Reporter,

18 Baringo County Assembly members and staffers are under investigations following the chaos that marred the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) voting ...

baringo , BBI

Vihiga, Nairobi and Laikipia county assemblies pass BBI Bill

By Tonny Ndungu,

The BBI Bill has sailed through three more county assemblies; Vihiga, Nairobi and Laikipia which passed the Bill on Thursday, becoming the ninth, tent...

BBI Bill

Acquitted again by Senate, Trump still a powerful force in Republican politics

By CNN,

It is still Donald Trump’s Republican Party - at least for now. The vote by 43 of the 50 Republican senators to acquit Trump on the charge of inc...

Donald Trump

Baringo becomes first county to reject BBI bill

By Bernadine Tiemoi,

Baringo County has become the first county in Kenya to reject the BBI bill in a day of debate that degenerated into chaos at the Thursday assembly sit...

BBI

OMAR: Kenya key to Somaliland growth and push for international recognition

By Guest Writer,

Bashe Omar Awil Last December, Somaliland President Muse Bihi visited Kenya on invitation from President Uhuru Kenyatta eliciting varied reaction fro...

Diplomatic ties , kenya , President Muse Bihi , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Somaliland

Facebook removes inauthentic assets linked to Ugandan government

By Guest Writer,

By Tessa Knight On January 8, 2020, Facebook removed 32 pages, 220 user accounts, 59 groups, and 139 Instagram profiles working to promote Ugandan ...

bobi , facebook , Museveni , Uganda elections

All-Star Game proposal a ‘slap in the face’: Lakers’ James

By Reuters,

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James said the NBA’s bid to stage an All-Star Game amid the COVID-19 pandemic was like a “slap in the face”. ...

LeBron James , NBA All-Star

Raila Odinga now says BBI referendum should not cost more than Ksh.5 billion

By Ian Omondi,

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga has now stated that the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) referendum should not cost more t...

BBI , DP William Ruto , President Uhuru Kenyatta , raila odinga

Uganda ends house arrest of defeated opposition leader Bobi Wine

By Reuters,

Ugandan troops have withdrawn from around the home of opposition leader and pop star Bobi Wine, ending his house arrest since a Jan. 14 election won b...

Bobi Wine , President Yoweri Museveni , uganda

Tanzanian officials slapped with U.S. visa ban over ‘flawed’ election

By Citizen Reporter,

The United States Government has announced a visa ban on Tanzanian elections who are said to have been complicit during last year's general elections....

Godbless Lema , magufuli , Tanzania , Tundu Lissu

Bobi Wine, still under house arrest, says no food left for relative’s baby

By Citizen Reporter,

Besieged opposition leader Bobi Wine has revealed that he has been under house arrest with an 18 month-old-baby whose food has run out. Taking to T...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

Bobi Wine says troops raided party HQs as staff planned legal challenge

By Reuters,

Bobi Wine, leader of Uganda’s main opposition party, said troops raided its headquarters on Monday as staff tried to prepare a legal challenge to Pr...

bobi , Museveni , uganda

BWIRE: Hopefully, treatment of journalists in Kenya won’t go the Uganda Way

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire Events in Uganda relating to media and journalists treatment during the campaigns, electioneering and voting for the January 14, 20...

‘False information!’ Facebook flags Uhuru’s message congratulating Museveni for his win

By Ian Omondi,

A congratulatory message by President Uhuru Kenyatta to his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni posted on State House Kenya’s Facebook page was on S...

Bobi Wine , facebook , President Uhuru Kenyatta , President Yoweri Museveni , Uganda elections