Rex Tillerson sworn in as top US diplomat

Rex Tillerson, the former chairman and chief executive of Exxon Mobil, has been sworn in as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state. The Texas native, 64, was cleared for full Senate approval in a 56-43 vote. The vote came after Senate Republicans changed the...

Millions urgently need food as drought persists

More than 12 million people across Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are in need of food aid, FAO has said. The UN body yesterday warned the risks are massive and the costs high. It said response must be immediate. “The magnitude of the situation calls for scaled-up action...

Opposition set to announce unity talks

Formation of a super-opposition alliance outfit to face off against President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto in the August elections, inched closer following talks which revealed opposition politicians are about to inking a deal to endorse one presidential...

You are Fired!-Trump sacks defiant acting AG

Donald Trump has fired the acting US attorney general, after she questioned the legality of his immigration ban. Sally Yates, who had been appointed under Barack Obama, earlier ordered justice department lawyers not to enforce the president’s executive order. In...

IEBC to release latest figures of registered voters Tuesday

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was on Tuesday scheduled to release the number of voters listed during the first two weeks of the one month-long Mass Voter Registration (MVR) exercise. In the first week, the commission recorded only 825,145...