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  City lawyer Vincent Lempaa Suyianka has filed an urgent petition seeking to block President William Ruto from appointing additional presidential advisors and to suspend salary payments to the 21 individuals already holding such positions. In his petition, Suyianka argues that Kenya lacks a legal framework or regulation that defines how many advisors the President can appoint. He claims this loophole has allowed the head of state to flood the civil service with political appointees, effectively creating a parallel administrative structure. “These individuals were brought into office without observing the values and principles that guide public service,” the petition reads. “Since the Kenya Kwanza government assumed office after the 2022 General
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  On Monday, the Siaya High Court turned into the stage of a harrowing tale as three men stood accused of orchestrating the brutal murder of Wells Fargo’s Human Resource Manager, Willis Ayieko. The court charged Victor Ouma Okoth, known as Sisco, Samuel Onyango alias Jaboda, and Dancun Ochieng with planning and executing what prosecutors described as a cold-blooded killing that shocked the nation in October 2024. Appearing before Justice David Kemei, the suspects listened silently as the prosecution laid out the chilling details of their alleged involvement in Ayieko’s disappearance and death. A Paid Ride into Darkness: Witness Reveals His Role in the Plot The courtroom fell still as a
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  A Kenyan citizen has taken legal action to compel the government to conduct the next General Election on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, claiming this is the constitutionally mandated date under the 2010 Constitution. Bryson Mangla, a resident of Kajiado West sub-county, filed the petition at the Milimani High Court, warning that failing to hold the election on that date would violate multiple provisions of the Constitution — including Articles 101(1), 136(2a), 177(1a), and 180(1). Voter Rights at Risk Mangla argues that Kenya faces a real threat of constitutional violations if authorities do not act promptly to prepare for the 2026 polls. “Time is running out because the nation has only
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  NAIROBI, Kenya May 28 – Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested Cyrus Kieru Muhia, a close ally of Juja MP George Koimburi, over alleged involvement in the MP’s alleged abduction. Muhia, who is said to own the silver Subaru Forester captured in CCTV footage during the incident, is being held for Read More

  Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara rejects state-provided police bodyguards over safety concerns. Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara…
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  The Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) has condemned the cancellation of their booking for…
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  Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been blocked from launching the Democracy for the Citizens…
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  Kimilili Member of Parliament (MP) Didmus Barasa now claims that his Juja counterpart George Koimburi staged his own abduction. Speaking during Ukumbi wa Siasa show on TV47, MP Barasa made the sensational remarks, claiming to have talked to Koimburi via Signal shortly before his woes began. According to Barasa, Koimburi confided in him about a
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  The debate was triggered by an adjournment motion moved by Minority Whip Junet Mohamed, citing threats made by Gachagua that he claimed could plunge the country back into ethnic conflict. Read More

  Moses Kariuki, the caretaker of the coffee farm—owned by businessman Jimmy Wanjigi—told police he had not witnessed any such incident. Read More