HIGH COURT CLEARS SONKO TO RUN FOR MOMBASA GOVERNOR
The ruling is a big win for Sonko who has gone back-and-forth with IEBC on whether he'd be allowed to be a gubernatorial candidate in the upcoming general elections.
POLITICS
OUTRAGE OVER AFRICAN ATTACKED BY TUNISIAN POLICE
The Tunis-Carthage Airport incident comes on the heels of another incident in the border of Morocco and Spanish Enclave Melillah where more than 25 African immigrants died after Moroccan and Spanish security forces attacked them while trying to cross over to Spain's territory to seek asylum.
KOIGI WA WAMWERE ON WHY RUTO SHOULD NOT BE PRESIDENT
Koigi Wa Wamwere is one of Kenya's longest-serving detainees. He has played the role of a freedom fighter and Kenyan post-independence civil rights advocate.
IEBC LAUNCHES VOTER SUPPORT FOR KENYANS WITH A DISABILITY
The electoral body has produced voter material in braille to assist visually impaired voters. Azimio la Umoja and Kenya Kwanza have also shared plans to provide specialized support services for Kenyans with a disability.
FOX NEWS CO-HOST REFUSES TO APOLOGIZE FOR FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT PREGNANT KENYAN WOMEN
Emily Compagno Triggered a Firestorm in Kenya's Social Media With False Claims That Pregnant Kenyan Women are Not Allowed to Leave the House, Making it Practically Impossible to Vote. Some Kenyans have asked Compagno to Apologize and Retract Her Statement, others have challenged her to point out Kenya on a Map.
SHINZO ABE, FORMER JAPAN PRIME MINISTER, ASSASSINATED
World leaders express shock at the assassination. Kenya and US remember Abe as a friend. Mourners place flowers in Nara at the spot Abe was gunned down.
RUTO UNVEILS KENYA KWANZA MANIFESTO, PROMISES BILLIONS TO HUSTLERS
Critics note Ruto did not address how his administration plans to tackle rampant corruption, a vice that costs Kenya approximately Ksh 700 billions every year.
SAKAJA TOLD NYASHINSKI IN 2020 HE NEVER STUDIED ABROAD
The UDA Nairobi County gubernatorial candidate is facing accusations of presenting IEBC with fake academic credentials. He has not shown the public his academic transcripts, graduation photos or receipts showing he paid tuition to Team University where he claims to have earned his management degree. To explain his woes, Sakaja has lashed out at President Uhuru Kenyatta. The Kenyan High Court has granted Sakaja some breathing space, ordering a stay in the case and promising to make a decision on June 22.
SAKAJA’S DEGREE FALLOUT THREATEN’S HIS NAIROBI GOV BID
Complaints allege Sakaja presented IEBC with fake academic credentials and that he an impostor, who is not even using his real names. Sakaja has defended himself from the allegations. He supporter claim he's being attacked by the "deep state" a code name for the Kenya government.
WAJACKOYAH GANJA MANIA HIT’S KENYAN PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS
Wajackoya and his running mate Justina Wambui seem to be having the time of their lives campaigning. While their ideas might sound unserious, they are gaining the attention of many Kenyans and might become a force that could siphon-off enough votes from the top contenders and push the election to a run-off.
