Western Kenya MPs to skip Atwoli’s meeting

A section of MPs from Kakamega county have said that they will not attend a meeting organised by COTU secretary general Francis Atwoli. Atwoli plans to use the December 31 fete at Muliro Gardens to declare the Luhya community’s preferred presidential candidate....

Khalwale: Atwoli’s rally a”sideshow”

Kakamega senator has lashed at COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli over plans to name the Luhya community’s preferred presidential candidate ahead of 2017 poll. Atwoli said the candidate will be named during an end year fete on December 31 at Bukhungu Stadium...

Former President Moi Mourns Keen

Former President Daniel arap Moi has mourned the death of veteran politician John Keen, describing him as ‘long-time personal friend and fellow freedom fighter’. In his message of condolence to the family through his spokesman Lee Njiru, Moi said he had...

East Jerusalem housing vote delayed

The Latest on the aftermath of the U.S. allowing an anti-settlement resolution to pass through the U.N. security council (all times local): 1:45 p.m. A Jerusalem city councilman says a municipal committee has delayed a vote on roughly 500 new homes in Jewish areas of...

Nigeria’s Sultan of Sokoto rejects gender equality bill

Nigeria’s most senior Muslim cleric has rejected a new gender equality bill, which proposes that women and men inherit an equal share. The Sultan of Sokoto, Mohamed Sa’ad Abubakar, said Muslims would not accept the violation of Islamic law guaranteeing men...