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Samuel Muchina wins UDA primary for Ol Kalou by-election

The News

Samuel Muchina Nyaga has been declared the United Democratic Alliance flagbearer for the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election slated for July 16, 2026, after winning party primaries with 3,221 votes, narrowly defeating George Wambugu Kanuri who received 3,077 votes in a contest that attracted ten aspirants.

Why it matters

Samuel Muchina's narrow victory in the UDA primary for the Ol Kalou by-election sets the stage for the July 16 parliamentary contest to replace the deceased MP.

1 hour ago · Citizen Digital →

Politics

  1. Samuel Muchina wins UDA primary for Ol Kalou by-election

    Samuel Muchina Nyaga has been declared the United Democratic Alliance flagbearer for the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election slated for July 16, 2026, after winning party primaries with 3,221 votes, narrowly defeating George Wambugu Kanuri who received 3,077 votes in a contest that attracted ten aspirants.

    1 hour ago · Citizen Digital →

  2. Gachagua urges DCP members to vote in Ol Kalou primaries

    Democracy for the Citizens Party leader Rigathi Gachagua has called on registered party members in Ol Kalou Constituency to turn out in large numbers for party primaries on Saturday to select the flag bearer for the July 16 by-election. Gachagua assured the exercise would be conducted freely and fairly, with security arrangements in place and party officials instructed to stay away to avoid interference.

    1 hour ago · Capital News →

  3. Samuel Nyagah wins UDA nomination for Ol'Kalou seat

    Samuel Nyagah has secured the UDA party nomination for the Ol'Kalou parliamentary seat with 3,221 votes, ahead of George Kanuri's 3,077 votes. He will represent UDA in the July 19 by-election following the death of area MP David Kiaraho.

    2 hours ago · Capital News →

Agriculture & Land

  1. Mwea residents demand repairs to deteriorating road network

    Residents of Mwea East Sub-County say the Kimbimbi–Kanjinji–Togonye–Piai road is in poor condition, becoming impassable during rainy seasons and forcing sick children and pregnant women to be transported by wheelbarrow or on foot to health facilities. The deteriorating infrastructure has also hindered agricultural produce transport in an area that grows miraa, tomatoes, and French beans.

    2 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

Sport

  1. Stanbic Aces seek win against Dynamites in basketball

    Stanbic Aces head coach Maurice Obilo expressed confidence ahead of the National Women's Basketball Premier League clash against UON Dynamites on Saturday at USIU Grounds, with the bankers sitting second on the log with 13 points from seven matches.

    6 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

  2. DCI, Pipeline and KCB win in Kenya volleyball league

    DCI beat KDF in straight sets to register their sixth win of the 2025-2026 season, while defending champions Kenya Pipeline and former holders KCB Bank also won their matches. Pipeline defeated previously top-placed Postbank 3-1, with Postbank suffering their second defeat.

    9 hours ago · The Standard →

  3. Real Madrid fines Tchouameni and Valverde for training ground clash

    Real Madrid fined midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde 500,000 euros each following a violent altercation during training that sent Valverde to hospital with a head injury. The club imposed no sporting sanctions, saying the fines conclude internal disciplinary proceedings.

    2 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

  4. Para powerlifter Wawira targets African gold ahead of Commonwealth Games

    Kenyan Paralympic powerlifter Hellen Wawira will compete at the Oran 2026 African Open Championships in Algeria (May 21–24), targeting gold as a step toward qualifying for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics.

    3 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

  5. Team Kenya receives anti-doping education before African Championships

    The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya conducted an anti-doping education session for 67 Team Kenya athletes ahead of the 2026 African Senior Championships in Accra, Ghana (May 12–17). ADAK officials emphasized the importance of accurate athlete whereabouts reporting, noting that missed tests and filing failures have led to sanctions for numerous athletes.

    4 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

  6. 2026 World Cup final stadium rail fare cut to $105

    The roundtrip rail ticket price from New York to the New York New Jersey Stadium, which will host the World Cup final and seven other matches, has been reduced from $150 to $105 following fan complaints about price gouging on transit for the approximately 18-mile journey.

    5 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

World & Region

  1. Homemade bomb injures ten teenagers at Brazil high school

    A homemade explosive device detonated in the courtyard of a school in Belford Roxo, outside Rio de Janeiro, lightly injuring ten teenagers aged 13 to 15. The teens sustained minor injuries and classes were suspended while military police and a bomb squad investigated.

    3 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

  2. WHO chief to coordinate hantavirus evacuation in Canary Islands

    The World Health Organization's director general will travel to Tenerife on Saturday to help coordinate the evacuation of passengers aboard the MV Hondius, where three people have died and others have fallen sick with hantavirus, including the person-to-person transmissible Andes virus strain.

    3 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

  3. Cuba denies U.S. humanitarian aid offer claim by Secretary Rubio

    Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denied U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's claim that Washington offered Cuba $100 million in humanitarian aid, saying Rubio fabricated the claim to justify U.S. actions against the island. Rodriguez said the U.S. provided $6 million through the Catholic Church agency Caritas and countered that Cuba experiences costs from U.S. economic restrictions on revenues, technologies, food, fuel, and medicines.

    3 hours ago · Capital News →

  4. Russian and Saudi foreign ministers discuss Strait of Hormuz situation

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud discussed the situation around the Strait of Hormuz in a phone conversation, stressing the need to avoid escalation, continue diplomatic contacts, and restore freedom of navigation to pre-late-February levels while pursuing normalization between Iran and Arab states.

    3 hours ago · Capital News →

  5. South Africa rejects xenophobic label, seeks migration dialogue

    South Africa denied accusations of xenophobia, characterizing recent incidents involving foreign nationals as isolated, while expressing openness to diplomatic engagement with African countries on migration. The statement followed Ghana's request for the African Union to debate what Ghana described as "xenophobic attacks" against African nationals in South Africa, amid protests since late April in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban.

    4 hours ago · Capital News →

  6. Iran accuses US of reckless military tactics amid Gulf tensions

    Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the US of choosing "reckless military adventure" over diplomatic solutions, as both sides clashed in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said a ceasefire remains intact ahead of talks to end a war the US and Israel launched in February, though Iran controls the waterway and attacks US allies in retaliation.

    6 hours ago · Capital News →

  7. Trump announces three-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire with prisoner swap

    US President Donald Trump announced a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine that includes suspension of all kinetic activity and a prisoner swap of 1,000 prisoners from each country. Both Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian state media confirmed agreement to the proposal.

    7 hours ago · Capital News →

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