Kenya’s president nominates interior minister as new deputy but high court orders halt to process
Kenya’s president has nominated the country’s interior minister as his new deputy. The nomination came hours after Rigathi Gachagua was overwhelmingly voted out as deputy president in an impeachment motion tabled in parliament over allegations of corruption and ethnic division.
The man lined up to be Kenya's next deputy president
The man who was the face of the Kenyan government in the aftermath of the police’s deadly crackdown on recent anti-tax protests is set to become the country’s next deputy president. Parliament has approved the nomination of the softly spoken Kithure Kindiki to fill the vacant role,
Kenya Senate Votes to Remove Deputy President From Office by Impeachment
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's Senate on Thursday voted to dismiss Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office by impeachment on the first of 11 charges levelled against him, in an unprecedented move that risks pushing the country towards a political crisis.
Kenya’s Parliament removes the deputy president from office in an impeachment trial
Kenya’s Senate has voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office in an impeachment trial on corruption and other allegations, hours after the deputy president was taken to the hospital with chest pains.
Kenya’s deputy president sacked while in hospital
Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after his lawyer said he had been taken to hospital.
Kenya Senate Proceeds With Ill Deputy President's Impeachment Hearing in His Absence
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's Senate opened a second day of hearings on Thursday ahead of a vote on whether to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office over charges he embezzled public funds, stirred ethnic hatred and undermined the government, which he denies.
Kenya senate adjourns impeachment hearing for deputy president after he falls sick
The senate in Kenya has briefly adjourned an impeachment hearing for the deputy president after he was hospitalized over an illness, according to his lawyers
Kenya deputy president in hospital ahead of impeachment vote - lawyer
Kenya's Senate is set to vote on whether to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office at the end of the second day of his impeachment trial. The deputy president is on Thursday defending himself before the lawmakers in the upper house of parliament, two-thirds of whom are required to oust him.
Impeachment of Kenya’s Deputy President Could Signal Further Turmoil
It’s the first impeachment under the country’s new Constitution, but some are now calling for a similar move against President William Ruto.
Kenya's Ruto chooses close ally as deputy president after Gachagua impeached
Interior minister Kithure Kindiki was appointed as President William Ruto's deputy on Friday, hours after the Senate voted to impeach the last man in the job. Ruto nominated Kindiki, a close ally, and parliament gave its approval on Friday afternoon.
The ever-shifting alliances that fuelled Kenya's impeachment drama
The unprecedented impeachment of his deputy leaves President Ruto holding all the cards - for now.
‘The hostility was something I’d never experienced before’: The cost to women of the overlooked rise of Kenya’s manosphere
Women’s rights groups, activists and therapists in Kenya are raising the alarm about the potential impact on women following ...
British national and several Turkish citizens abducted in Kenya
A British national has told the BBC that he and several Turkish citizens were abducted in the Kenyan capital Nairobi by ...
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List Of Cultural Festivals In Kenya
Kenyans and visitors alike to experience the depth of the country's culture. Below is a list of cultural festivals in Kenya.
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Smart Salary Negotiation Tips to Help You Get the Pay You Deserve in Kenya
The salary expectation question is one of those that can catch you off guard, but with practice, you can master the art of ...