Articles by Francis Gachuri

MPs allied to DP Ruto want Tuju out over leaked audio

922, June 23, 2019 (EAT)

A section of Jubilee Parliamentarians now want the Party’s Secretary General Raphael Tuju to either resign or be sacked, for allegedly fueling divis...

Crushing Central rebellion, Uhuru planned tour after outburst

1059, June 19, 2019 (EAT)

Even as State House on Tuesday denied a split in the Presidency, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s vicious outburst directed at a section of Central Kenya ...

Duale: I will move new Division of Revenue Bill next week

1411, June 13, 2019 (EAT)

National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale has intimated that he will move a new Division of Revenue Bill next week. Speaking during an exclusive...

CBK Patrick Njoroge presents the new generation notes to President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday during ...

New CBK directive targets top gov’t officials, politicians in anti-graft purge

1516, June 2, 2019 (EAT)

CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge on Saturday unveiled what to many Kenyans was a major surprise. Though CBK claims the withdrawal directive is meant to...

Ruto ‘donates Raila’ to Britain as joke causes jitters, allies hit back

1216, May 31, 2019 (EAT)

An unintended outcome of the national prayer breakfast was Deputy President William Ruto’s joke that rubbed ODM supporters the wrong way. Tongue...

Battle for KDF top slot intensifies as General Mwathethe’s tenure ends

1149, May 4, 2019 (EAT)

Intense behind the scene jostling is on for Chief of Defence Forces General Samson Mwathethe’s successor after his four-year tenure lapsed a fortnig...

File image of government officers registering for NIIMS.

Why firm that supplied Huduma Namba, IEBC kits could be blacklisted

912, April 24, 2019 (EAT)

IDEMIA, formerly known as Safran Morpho, a French information technology company that supplied kits being used in the ongoing Huduma Namba registratio...

Embakasi Central MP proposes new Bill to help waive hospital bills

1108, April 17, 2019 (EAT)

Patients who die while receiving treatment in public hospitals or those rushed to public health institutions for emergency services may be exempted fr...

Uhuru shames three Cabinet Secretaries at a public forum

1344, March 23, 2019 (EAT)

Three Cabinet Secretaries accompanying President Uhuru Kenyatta in Namibia suffered embarrassing moments as the Head of State publicly dressed them do...

Revealed: Samburu Governor’s Ksh.600M properties acquired in just four years

1343, February 25, 2019 (EAT)

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has traced and listed properties valued at hundreds of millions of shillings that Samburu Governor Mo...

DP William Ruto at celebrations to mark Bishop Thiong'o's 50 years of God's Ministry, Kitale, Trans ...

DP Ruto says he will quit politics after 10yrs

1555, February 16, 2019 (EAT)

Deputy President William Ruto has chided politicians who want to be in the game longer than necessary. Speaking in Kitale during Mzee Samuel Thiong...

A general view is seen of a special Parliamentary session in Nairobi. Photo/REUTERS

Parliament resumes sittings next week after two-month Christmas break

1359, February 10, 2019 (EAT)

Members of the National Assembly and Senate resume their sittings on Tuesday, February 12 after a two-month Christmas recess. Other than the rigoro...

Judiciary under siege: Senator Murkomen says attack unfair

1443, January 26, 2019 (EAT)

The Judiciary has lately been under siege, over alleged collusion with corruption masterminds to defeat justice. This even as investigative agencie...

Kenyan policemen walk from the scene where explosions and gunshots were heard at the Dusit ...

Wife and father of Riverside suicide bomber arrested in Mombasa

1703, January 20, 2019 (EAT)

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and anti-terror unit have nabbed six more suspects, among them the wife and father to the s...

Identity of suicide bomber at 14 Riverside revealed

1325, January 19, 2019 (EAT)

Days after the horrific terror attack at 14 Riverside Drive, the identity of a lone terrorist who blew himself up before his colleagues made their way...

The Kenya Army at 14 Riverside, Nairobi on January 14, 2019. Photo/REUTERS

Key Riverside terror suspect Ali Gichunge, his mother and girlfriend arrested

2101, January 17, 2019 (EAT)

Detectives are interrogating 9 suspects, among them the mother to a top terror suspect arrested in connection with the 14 Riverside terror attack that...

How the Uhuru-Raila Handshake changed Kenya

1222, December 27, 2018 (EAT)

The handshake between two erstwhile rivals in last year’s State House contest; Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga was one of the key highlights in 2018...

Matiang’i off the hook as senators shoot down Ruaraka Land report

2119, November 27, 2018 (EAT)

Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i and Education Principal Secretary Dr. Belio Kipsang have escaped censure over the controversial Ruarak...

Concerns over MCAs defiance of courts as a wave of impeachments hits counties

747, November 8, 2018 (EAT)

Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) are yet again on the spot for defying court orders with impunity and embarking on an impeachment spree, targeting ...

Building bridges task force begins its sittings

1040, November 3, 2018 (EAT)

The team of experts established by President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition Chief Raila Odinga has began collecting views from citizens and organizatio...