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Impeached Wajir Governor Mohammed Abdi Mohamud was ejected from a meeting led by Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i on Wednesday, June 30. The meeting was between county governors and Matiang'i's National Development implementation and communication cabinet committee (NDICC). The former county boss was forced to leave the meeting after organizers discovered that Wajir County was represented in the sitting by two governors. When...

The Permanent Secretary for Defense has been sentenced to six months in civil jail for failing to pay Sh12.5 million to five former military officers for illegal detention during the 1982 coup. High Court judge Jairus Ngaah on Wednesday, June 30, ruled that Dr Ibrahim Mohammed was in contempt of court after failing to appear in court to explain why...

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has waived party membership registration fees for the next three months. Secretary General, Edwin Sifuna said this came about after many people asked the party to waive the Sh100 required for ordinary membership registration due to the current economic situation caused by Covid-19 pandemic. "The Party Leader HE. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga has directed my...

Lawyer Cliff Ombeta has declared interest in the Bonchari Parliamentary seat in the 2022 General Election. The lawyer on Tuesday, June 29, confirmed that he will be going for an elective post in Kisii County. Ombeta says he is eyeing the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ticket, a political party associated with Deputy President William Ruto. According to the criminal law attorney,...

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been jailed for 15 months. Zuma was on Tuesday, June 29, found guilty of contempt by a Constitutional Court after he failed to appear at a corruption inquiry while he was president. "The Constitutional Court can do nothing but conclude that Zuma is guilty of the crime of contempt of court," Acting Chief Justice...