Emmanuel Wanjala

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President William Ruto. /FILEPresident William Ruto has nominated Erastus Edung Ethekon for the position of chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. Ethekon is from Turkana county. In a statement, Head of Public Service Felix Koskei said the President has also nominated six other persons as members of the commission.

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Philip Aroko with lawyer Danstan Omari . SCREENGRABPhilip Aroko, a man the DCI decribe as a person of interest in the murder of Kasipul MP Ong'ondo Were says he has nothing to fear after police asked him to surrender. In a public notice, the DCI said he must comply with the request and surrender himself to the police for questioning. Speaking moments after the notice, Aroko said he is ready to tell police all he knows regarding the April 30 fatal shooting of the MP.

1 week ago | the-star.co.ke | Emmanuel Wanjala

President William Ruto speaks in Nyatike, Migori county, during the launched of the construction of Muhuru Bay Pier, May 5, 2025. /PCSPresident William Ruto has dismissed as inconsequential ongoing opposition alliances being crafted across the country with the primary aim of unseating him during the 2027 general elections. Speaking on Monday in Migori on the second day of his tour of Nyanza, Ruto dismissed the emerging alliances as tribal outfits keen on advancing outdated politics of division.

1 week ago | the-star.co.ke | Emmanuel Wanjala

Pensioners wait in line to get paid./FILEThe government through the National Treasury has reeopened the pensioner self-registration portal one final time until May 10, 2025. Director of Pensions at the National Treasury said this is to ensure that the pensioners who faced challenges during the initial three-month window are not unfairly disadvantaged.

1 week ago | the-star.co.ke | Emmanuel Wanjala

The late celebrated Radio Journalist Edward Kwach. /FILEThe family of the late legendary radio host Edward Kwach is appealing for help to clear a Sh4.2 million hospital bill incurred during the course of his treatment. Kwach died on April 28 after a bout of meningitis. He had been in hospital for a month before he passed on. Kwach was a formidable force in the media industry whose voice was one of the most recognisable on the Kenyan airwaves since the late 1990s.