Senate committee recommends removal of Wajir Governor [Live]

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A senate committee has recommended the removal of Wajir Governor Mohamed Abdi Mohamud. The Nyamira Senator Okon’go Omogeni-chaired committee ...
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By Fred Kagonye | 3 hours ago

Senate committee recommends removal of Wajir Governor [Live]

Covid-19: Kenya records 72 new cases, 10 deaths in last 24 hours

Health & Science

Covid-19: Kenya records 72 new cases, 10 deaths in last 24 hours

By Mireri Junior | 1 hour ago

MCAs decry the High Court ruling on BBI

Politics

MCAs decry the High Court ruling on BBI

By Lydia Nyawira | 1 hour ago

Kalonzo: Respect court verdict on BBI

National

By Winfrey Owino | 5 hours ago

VIDEO: The hurdles Kenyan athletes face while training

Athletics

By Jonathan Komen and Dennis Okeyo | 8 hours ago

Israel-Gaza fighting enters its second week

Asia

By Reuters | 8 hours ago

Rastafarians seek legalisation of bhang consumption

National

By Kamau Muthoni | 6 hours ago

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NATIONAL

Kibwana: I rarely fit into the natural order of things

By Andrew Kipkemboi | 12 hours ago

Kibwana: I rarely fit into the natural order of things

Tuju: The 40 minutes that saved my life

By Jacob Ng’etich | 12 hours ago

Tuju: The 40 minutes that saved my life

BBI promoters say House route the best option

By Jacob Ngetich | 12 hours ago

BBI promoters say House route the best option

Uhuru, Raila team to appeal BBI verdict

By Jacob Ngetich | 13 hours ago

Uhuru, Raila team to appeal BBI verdict

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COUNTIES

19-year-old boy charged with defiling girl three years younger

A 19-year-old teenager is in trouble with authorities for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl.

By Harold Odhiambo | 3 hours ago

19-year-old boy charged with defiling girl three years younger

By Harold Odhiambo | 3 hours ago

Businessman and politicians in fight over club operations in Likoni

By Weldon Kipkemoi | 6 hours ago

Garissa OCS shoots man dead

By Mate Tongola | 9 hours ago

Ruto’s plan to storm Nyanza

By Harold Odhiambo | 9 hours ago

Residents shun sewer line, cite connection fee

By Robert Kiplagat | 18 hours ago

Streetwise vendor sets eyes on Juja seat in tomorrow's by-election

By Fidelis W. Kabunyi | 18 hours ago

MCAs fault court verdict on BBI Bill, demand justice for electorate

By Grace Ng'ang'a | 18 hours ago

Backlash as elders settle on new entrant, Rusana, to succeed Obado

By Anne Atieno and Mireri Junior | 22 hours ago

Homa Bay health workers: MCAs interfere with health services

By James Omoro | 1 day ago

Drama as woman storms wedding [PHOTOS]

By John Shilitsa | 1 day ago

Grief as three boys drown in abandoned pit

By Bakari Angela | 1 day ago

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BUSINESS

Capital Markets Authority admits seven firms in regulatory sandbox

BUSINESS

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has facilitated the admission of seven firms in the CMA Regulatory Sandbox since its launch in March 2019. .

By Fredrick Obura | 2 hours ago

Green SME financing receives additional Sh2.1 billion

BUSINESS

African Guarantee Fund on Monday received a capital increase of Sh2.145 billion (USD 20 million) from the Danish Investment Fund..

By Fredrick Obura | 3 hours ago

Logging ban leaves timber traders high and dry

BUSINESS

By Fredrick Obura | 3 hours ago

World Bank tops list of Kenya’s external lenders

BUSINESS

By Dominic Omondi | 14 hours ago

Kebs wants all thermal guns re-calibrated

BUSINESS

By Graham Kajilwa | 18 hours ago

Kenya needs a new tax policy that will drive the economy forward

OPINION

By Ken Gichinga | 1 day ago

I left well-paying job in US to do farming in my village

BUSINESS

By Nathan Ochunge | 2 days ago

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OPINION

Marriage is great when the husband is not home

By Ted Malanda | 15 hours ago

Marriage is great when the husband is not home

Kenya and Uganda could as well be one country, or maybe not

By Ted Malanda | 18 hours ago

Kenya and Uganda could as well be one country, or maybe not

Health ministry’s Covid surge warning should be a wake-up call for all

By Editorial | 19 hours ago

Health ministry’s Covid surge warning should be a wake-up call for all

Judiciary’s finest hour or elites’ reckoning moment?

By Andrew Kipkemboi | 20 hours ago

Judiciary’s finest hour or elites’ reckoning moment?

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POLITICS

Mohamud ouster: Be lenient on me, governor asks Senate

The final vote on his proposed impeachment by the Senate will take place this evening.

By Mireri Junior | 24 minutes ago

By Mireri Junior | 24 minutes ago

POLITICS

Senate suspends ouster debate for 15 minutes after Governor Mohamud falls ill

The session is set to resume shortly before senators can take a vote

By Mireri Junior | 1 hour ago

POLITICS

MCAs fault High Court verdict on BBI Bill

By Grace Ng'ang'a | 1 day ago

POLITICS

Drive to enlist UDA members heats up with focus on posts

By Steve Mkawale and Titus Too | 1 day ago

POLITICS

BBI judgment: Uhuru's worst nightmare since Maraga's 2017 shocker

President Uhuru Kenyatta has been exposed politically by Thursday’s High Court ruling, which could trigger a possible bid for impeachment.

By Jacob Ng’etich and Kamau Muthoni | 1 day ago

By Jacob Ng’etich and Kamau Muthoni | 1 day ago

BREAKING NEWS: 11-member Senate Committee recommends removal of Wajir Governor Mohamed Abdi

VIDEO

BREAKING NEWS: 11-member Senate Committee recommends removal of Wajir Governor Mohamed Abdi

3 hours ago

VIDEO

Alfred Otieno from Ashoka East Africa helps unpack the concept of Social Entrepreneurship

3 hours ago

VIDEO

Embu tea farmers welcome CS Matiang'i's directive to eject previous tea directors out of office

3 hours ago

VIDEO

THE INNOVATOR: Focus on Kijani App, that uses A.R.to assists in tree planting & re-afforestation

3 hours ago

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SPORTS

PSG 'have been in touch' with Mohamed Salah over Liverpool exit

By Mirror | 8 minutes ago

PSG 'have been in touch' with Mohamed Salah over Liverpool exit

How Sancho could match Beckham's record if he joins Man United

By Mirror | 1 hour ago

How Sancho could match Beckham's record if he joins Man United

Kane 'to be stuck at Tottenham' - unless Guardiola makes Sh22b decision

By Mirror | 2 hours ago

Kane 'to be stuck at Tottenham' - unless Guardiola makes Sh22b decision

Leicester issue apology to Chelsea over dressing room incident after FA Cup final

By Mirror | 2 hours ago

Leicester issue apology to Chelsea over dressing room incident after FA Cup final

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THE STANDARD INSIDER

Kenyan basketball star makes comeback after career-ending injury

Kenyan basketball star makes comeback after career-ending injury

By Washington Onyango | 11 hours ago

Kibwana: I rarely fit into the natural order of things

Kibwana: I rarely fit into the natural order of things

By Andrew Kipkemboi | 12 hours ago

VIDEO: The hurdles Kenyan athletes face while training

VIDEO: The hurdles Kenyan athletes face while training

VIDEO: The hurdles Kenyan athletes face while training

From rogue motorists, wild animals and rough roads; Kenyan athletes endure a lot of challenges to train for local and international races.

By Jonathan Komen and Dennis Okeyo | 8 hours ago

Tuju: The 40 minutes that saved my life

Tuju: The 40 minutes that saved my life

By Jacob Ng’etich | 12 hours ago

BBI promoters say House route the best option

BBI promoters say House route the best option

By Jacob Ngetich | 12 hours ago

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PICTURE POWER

Muslim faithful mark Eid Ul Fitr in Mombasa

Muslim faithful mark Eid Ul Fitr in Mombasa

14^th May 2021

Heavy rains bring flooding to parts of Kenya

Heavy rains bring flooding to parts of Kenya

13^th May 2021

Muslim faithful mark the end of Ramadhan

Muslim faithful mark the end of Ramadhan

13^th May 2021

Eid-ul-Fitr: Bishops visit Muslim clerics at Masjid Swalihina

Eid-ul-Fitr: Bishops visit Muslim clerics at Masjid Swalihina

13^th May 2021

Mfangano Lane ‘riddled with filth’ as heavy rains pound Nairobi

Mfangano Lane ‘riddled with filth’ as heavy rains pound Nairobi

12^th May 2021

Ramadhan: Muslims faithful at Jamia mosque

Ramadhan: Muslims faithful at Jamia mosque

08^th May 2021

City brewery using water from sewage [Photos]

City brewery using water from sewage [Photos]

08^th May 2021

Suluhu's fashion in maiden visit to Kenya

Suluhu's fashion in maiden visit to Kenya

05^th May 2021

Joe Biden stops to pick a dandelion for Jill

Joe Biden stops to pick a dandelion for Jill

30^th April 2021

Exposed: How this beggar has been fleecing Nairobians

Exposed: How this beggar has been fleecing Nairobians

29^th April 2021

Weight loss: Senator Malala's transformation

Weight loss: Senator Malala's transformation

28^th April 2021

Vihiga Funeral Home collapse: The aftermath

Vihiga Funeral Home collapse: The aftermath

28^th April 2021

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WORLD

Arms deal graft trial against S.African ex-president Zuma adjourned to May 26

By Reuters | 5 hours ago

Arms deal graft trial against S.African ex-president Zuma adjourned to May 26

India's virus cases lower but WHO expert says positive tests ominously high

By Reuters | 8 hours ago

India's virus cases lower but WHO expert says positive tests ominously high

U.S. fuel crisis eases as pipeline returns to normal after hack

By Reuters | 1 day ago

U.S. fuel crisis eases as pipeline returns to normal after hack

India records more than 4,000 daily COVID-19 deaths

By Reuters | 1 day ago

India records more than 4,000 daily COVID-19 deaths

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FACT CHECK

Explainer: What is the science behind the new U.S. mask guidance?

Explainer: What is the science behind the new U.S. mask guidance?

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday advised that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks.

By Reuters | 2 days ago

INCORRECT: Kenya not ranked seventh in world for Covid-19 vaccination

INCORRECT: Kenya not ranked seventh in world for Covid-19 vaccination

FACT CHECK

By Africa Check | 3 days ago

The 17 issues at the heart of landmark ruling on BBI

The 17 issues at the heart of landmark ruling on BBI

EXPLAINERS

By Paul Ogemba and Kamau Muthoni | 3 days ago

Covid-19: Kenya records 72 new cases, 10 deaths in last 24 hours

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Kenya has recorded 72 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, a positivity rate of 3.5 per cent, raising the country's caseload to 165,537.

By Mireri Junior | 1 hour ago

Some hospitals abroad equal Kenya’s Level Fours

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By Mercy Kahenda | 12 hours ago

Snake bites cause kidney failure, blindness, deformity and death

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By Mercy Kahenda | 12 hours ago

At one, my baby needed Sh8 million liver transplant

HEALTH & SCIENCE

By Esther Dianah | 13 hours ago

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ENTERTAINMENT

Kansiime's hubby striking resemblance to Njugush

By Solomon Koko | 2 hours ago

Kansiime's hubby striking resemblance to Njugush

City ya majambazi: Yvonne Afrostreet and TikTok user's daytime robbery

By Solomon Koko | 2 hours ago

City ya majambazi: Yvonne Afrostreet and TikTok user's daytime robbery

Rastafarians move to court to seek legalisation of marijuana

By Kamau Muthoni | 5 hours ago

Rastafarians move to court to seek legalisation of marijuana

'Friends' reunion to air May 27, with slew of celebrity guests

By Reuters | 6 hours ago

'Friends' reunion to air May 27, with slew of celebrity guests

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THE NAIROBIAN

Employees to wait longer for salaries as varsities go broke

Employees to wait longer for salaries as varsities go broke

By Stephen Mburu | 8 minutes ago

Boiling maize takes my children to school, says businesswoman

Boiling maize takes my children to school, says businesswoman

By James Wanzala | 5 hours ago

Fake online lovers dupe young girls to go pick gifts from JKIA

Fake online lovers dupe young girls to go pick gifts from JKIA

NEWS

By Pkemoi Ng'enoh | 8 hours ago

Tycoon linked to son’s murder buried under tight security

Tycoon linked to son’s murder buried under tight security

NEWS

By Lydiah Nyawira | 11 hours ago

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FARM KENYA

What you need to export bananas and broccoli to South Korea

What you need to export bananas and broccoli to South Korea

By Nanjinia Wamuswa | 50 minutes ago

How 28-year-old graduate runs thriving tree tomato farm in Meru

By Phares Mutembei | 1 hour ago

CS Matiang'i warns former tea factory directors who refuse to leave office

By Paul Kangethe | 1 hour ago

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EVE WOMAN

#FashionTips: How to look expensive on a budget

By Lolita Bunde | 6 hours ago

#FashionTips: How to look expensive on a budget

Brave boy, 5, praised for calling 999 after pregnant mum collapsed at home

By Mirror | 8 hours ago

Brave boy, 5, praised for calling 999 after pregnant mum collapsed at home

Is honesty the best policy in dating?

By Chris Hart | 9 hours ago

Is honesty the best policy in dating?

How do I become more approachable to men?

By Chris Hart | 10 hours ago

How do I become more approachable to men?