Ian Omondi

Ian Omondi

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  • President Ruto commits to support new AUC Chair after Raila’s loss

    President Ruto commits to support new AUC Chair after Raila’s loss

    Mahamoud won the AUC top seat in seven rounds after beating out stiff competition from Kenya’s candidate Raila Odinga.Ruto thanked fellow African Heads of State for according Odinga a listening ear during the campaign season ahead of the final Saturday vote.

  • Djibouti’s Mahamoud Ali Youssouf beats Raila to win AUC Chair seat

    Djibouti’s Mahamoud Ali Youssouf beats Raila to win AUC Chair seat

    Raila won the first two rounds of voting, but then went on to lose the next three rounds to Djibouti candidate Mahamoud Ali Youssouf.In the first round, Raila garnered 20 votes against Mahamoud’s 18, while Richard Randriamandrato of Madagascar bagged 10 votes. There was one abstained vote.

  • Raila wins first two rounds of AUC Chairperson election

    Raila wins first two rounds of AUC Chairperson election

    In the first round, Raila garnered 20 votes against Mahamoud’s 18, while Richard Randriamandrato of Madagascar bagged 10 votes. There was one abstained vote.In the second round, Raila secured 22 votes, Mahamoud got 19, and Randriamandrato received 7 votes. One nation...

  • Kenyan content creator Roy Kanyi named among six African TikTokers to watch in 2025

    Kenyan content creator Roy Kanyi named among six African TikTokers to watch in 2025

    Kanyi is the only Kenyan on TikTok’s 2025 Discover List, which celebrates 50 content creators globally across five categories.The tech enthusiast was recognized in the ‘Educator’ category owing to his ability to simplify “the complex world of gadgets and electronics” for his audience....

  • Qatar Airways delivers 25 million red roses from Kenya for Valentine’s Day

    Qatar Airways delivers 25 million red roses from Kenya for Valentine’s Day

    To accommodate the surge in demand during this peak season, the airline deployed nine additional Boeing 777 charter freighters alongside its regular passenger-and-cargo flights.On an annual basis, Qatar Airways Cargo transports over 25,000 tonnes of freight from Kenya, with flowers accounting for 75...

  • Boost for artists as Mdundo disburses over Ksh.103M in royalties

    Boost for artists as Mdundo disburses over Ksh.103M in royalties

    The platform, which boasts over 38.7 active monthly users presently, commenced the royalty payout season in January 2025 for the period July-December 2024.The African music streaming giant noted that, since its inception, more than 200,000 artists have earned royalties from the platform....

  • MP Babu Owino breaks silence on Raila's endorsement of Nairobi Governor Sakaja

    MP Babu Owino breaks silence on Raila's endorsement of Nairobi Governor Sakaja

    Mr. Owino, speaking on Citizen TV’s JKLive Show on Wednesday night, said “there’s nothing wrong” with Mr. Odinga’s perceived endorsement of Sakaja’s re-election bid.He noted that his differences with the incumbent Nairobi County boss are nothing personal, purely ideological, and so he has no qualms...

  • Britam settles Ksh.71M claim to Limuru Country Club for fire damage

    Britam settles Ksh.71M claim to Limuru Country Club for fire damage

    The fire that occurred on January 4, 2025 led to the temporary closure of the clubhouse pending investigations and assessment.Club Chairman John Keru noted then that no injuries were reported from the 3:30am incident as no staff or guests were present at the time....

  • Babu Owino best performing MP in Kenya, followed by Ndindi Nyoro: Infotrak

    Babu Owino best performing MP in Kenya, followed by Ndindi Nyoro: Infotrak

    The survey, referenced in the Countrytrak Performance Index 2024, covered all the 47 counties, 290 constituencies and 1,450 wards with 39,795 participants.Infotrak CEO Angela Ambitho commended MP Owino for his aggressiveness and constant engagement of the firm to gauge his own performance....

  • Sakaja ranked among bottom 10 performing Governors - Infotrak

    Sakaja ranked among bottom 10 performing Governors - Infotrak

    The Countrytrak Performance Index 2024, which assessed Governors' performance across Kenya, placed Sakaja in the bottom ten, coming at 37 out of 47.The Infotrak ranking comes as the latest in a series of reports that have dented Governor Sakaja’s public image in recent times....