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Matiang’i’s Rift Valley gamble shakes up Narok politics

Narok, Kenya- Former Interior Minister Fred Matiang’i has kicked off what looks increasingly like a full-throttle run for the presidency and he's star...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

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Gachagua to launch new political party, deepening rift with Ruto

Nairobi — Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is set to launch a new political party on Tuesday in Nairobi, deepening an already bitter split wit...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Kenya’s Muslim Council backs Ruto’s IEBC picks, calls for swift approval

NAIROBI —As Kenya prepares to rebuild its electoral body, one of the country’s top religious organizations has stepped into the fray urging lawmakers...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Former DP Gachagua courts Gen Z, dismisses coalition rift

JUJA, Kenya — At a packed Sunday church service in Juja, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua made an emphatic return to the political stage rally...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

First white South Africans granted refugee status fly to US under Trump Programme

JOHANNESBURG — Under the flickering fluorescent lights of OR Tambo International Airport, a quiet procession of white South Africans pushed trolleys h...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Malalah: Rigathi Gachagua is legitimate Deputy President of Kenya

NAIROBI — Former Kenyan Senator Cleophas Malalah has issued a bold call for President William Ruto to dissolve his government, following a Court of Ap...

1 year ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Africa

Charles Ong’ondo Were’s real killers still out there – Raila Odinga

A solemn hush fell over Karabok Primary School grounds in Homa Bay County on Friday as the nation bid farewell to Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were. A...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Court rejects Ong’ondo murder suspects’ bid to stop JKIA Case

NAIROBI — An attempt by four suspects linked to the killing of opposition MP Charles Ong’ondo Were to halt proceedings at the JKIA Law Courts has been...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

President names new IEBC Chair, Six Commissioners

NAIROBI — Thursday, 8 May 2025 President William Ruto has nominated Erastus Edung Ethekon as the new Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boun...

1 year ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Kenya

A global Church awaits: Who will be the next Pope?

By Nixon Ngari Behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel, 133 cardinals are now deep in deliberation. Their task is monumental: elect a new pope t...

1 year ago · By Switch TV Reporter

Kenya

Shoe-1, Ruto-0: President Dodges Footwear in Migori as Tensions Boil Over

President William Ruto was nearly struck by a flying shoe while addressing a public rally in Migori County on Sunday, a dramatic moment that briefly h...

1 year ago · By Njeri Mitchell

Kenya

Tensions Rise as UDA Urges Calm After ODM Blames State for MP’s Killing

In the quiet hills of Homa Bay, a storm is gathering. The fatal shooting of Kasipul Member of Parliament Charles Ong’ondo Were has opened a fresh woun...

1 year ago · By Switch TV Reporter