Also known as: Senator Karen Nyamu · nominated Senator Karen Nyamu
Nominated Senator who faced public backlash over remarks to a student and is embroiled in debt disputes.
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Citizen Digital
I expected it: Karen Nyamu responds after being heckled at KICC By Terry Karanja September 28, 2026 01:42 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu speaking during media personality Nata …
I expected it: Karen Nyamu responds after being heckled at KICCCitizen Digital
… ow._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-m', container: 'taboola-mid-article-thumbnails', placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails', target_type: 'mix' }); The current Woman Representative, Esther Passaris, came in third with 10 per cent, while nominated senator Karen Nyamu …
Study ranks Kagure as Nairobi's most influential woman leaderThe Standard
… Bobea Report said Wamatangi is the only candidate in the survey to secure majority-level support.In the Nairobi women representative race, incumbent Esther Passaris leads with 37.9 per cent, followed by Millicent Omanga at 29.2 per cent, Karen Nyamu at 11.3 per cent and Crystal A …
New poll puts Ruto ahead but leaves race for 2027 openThe Standard
… Third, the Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026, sponsored by Senator Karen Nyamu, has been tabled in the Senate. …
Health data is Kenya's new land We must own it before it's goneCapital News
… A proposed Artificial Intelligence Bill, 2026, sponsored by nominated Senator Karen Nyamu, seeks to establish an Office of the Artificial Intelligence Commissioner as a key oversight body. …
Kenya moves to regulate AI, but who will call the shots?Citizen Digital
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Inside Charlene Ruto’s glamorous Koito ceremony in KilgorisCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya July 17 -UDA nominated Senator Karen Nyamu has been issued with a demand letter requiring her to settle an alleged Sh500,000 debt within 48 hours or face legal action. …
Senator Karen Nyamu Faces Legal Demand Over Alleged Sh500,000 DebtCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya July 17 -UDA nominated Senator Karen Nyamu has been issued with a demand letter requiring her to settle an alleged Sh500,000 debt within 48 hours or face legal action. …
Senator Karen Nyamu Faces Legal Demand Over Alleged Sh500,000 DebtCitizen Digital
Senator Karen Nyamu served with demand letter over Ksh.500K debt By Dzuya Walter July 17, 2026 04:40 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu. …
Senator Karen Nyamu served with demand letter over Ksh.500K debtCitizen Digital
Senator Karen Nyamu served with demand letter over Ksh.500K debt By Dzuya Walter July 17, 2026 04:40 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu. …
Senator Karen Nyamu served with demand letter over Ksh.500K debtNominated Senator Karen Nyamu was heckled and denied an audience at media personality Natalie Githinji's endometriosis awareness event at KICC, with attendees demanding she leave the podium. Nyamu said she expected the criticism, noting she regularly encounters similar opposition on social media.
28 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu was heckled and denied an audience at media personality Natalie Githinji's endometriosis awareness event at KICC, with attendees demanding she leave the podium. Nyamu said she expected the criticism, noting she regularly encounters similar opposition on social media.
28 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Centre for African Progress study of 6,000 respondents ranked businesswoman and politician Agnes Kagure as Nairobi's most influential female leader with 30 per cent support, followed by Millicent Omanga at 26 per cent.
13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Bobea Report poll conducted in late August to early September found President William Ruto would lead hypothetical elections today with 35.2 per cent, ahead of Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna at 19.1 per cent and former Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i at 14 per cent, with 17.7 per cent undecided.
8 September 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece warns that foreign researchers are extracting health data from low-income Kenyan communities to train AI medical devices that generate significant profits, with little or no benefit returning to the data sources. The author argues Kenya must secure ownership of its health data before such exploitation becomes entrenched.
26 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya has launched a National AI Strategy 2025–2030 and proposed an AI law, but confusion is mounting over which institution will regulate AI and how the strategy will be funded, as multiple agencies develop overlapping rules and oversight mechanisms.
21 August 2026 · Capital News →
President William Ruto's daughter Charlene Ruto celebrated her traditional Koito engagement ceremony at Intonna Heritage Farm in Kilgoris, Narok County, with prominent guests including Cabinet Secretaries, governors, and MPs attending the culturally-themed event.
8 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
UDA nominated Senator Karen Nyamu has been issued a demand letter by a businessman's lawyer requiring her to repay an alleged Sh500,000 debt within 48 hours or face legal action. The businessman claims he advanced the funds to the senator on May 30, 2026, on humanitarian grounds to cover personal expenses, and that repeated repayment requests have been refused.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
UDA nominated Senator Karen Nyamu has been issued a demand letter to settle an alleged Sh500,000 debt within 48 hours or face legal action. The businessman claims he advanced the money to the senator in May 2026 for personal expenses, and says repeated requests for repayment have been ignored.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu has been served a demand letter for an alleged unpaid debt of Ksh.500,000 borrowed on May 30, 2026. The lawyer acting for businessman Wilson Owade is demanding repayment within 48 hours, warning that legal proceedings may follow if the debt is not settled.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu has been served with a demand letter over an alleged unpaid debt of Ksh.500,000 borrowed on May 30, 2026. Her lawyer has been given 48 hours to repay the amount or legal proceedings may follow.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has defended his call for Mt Kenya East to pursue its own political course, arguing that regions should make independent political decisions based on their unique interests and development priorities rather than treating development uniformly across the country.
29 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Senator Karen Nyamu and businessman Dickens Odhiambo are in a dispute over an unsettled Sh29,850 hotel bill. Nyamu admits deliberately refusing to pay the bill, citing that Odhiambo tarnished her name on social media after a disagreement over a State House empowerment programme and motorcycles.
19 June 2026 · The Standard →
Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu and businessman Dickens Odhiambo are embroiled in a dispute over an unsettled Sh29,850 hotel bill. Nyamu admits deliberately refusing to pay because Odhiambo tarnished her name on social media, while Odhiambo claims the conflict arose after he complained about not receiving a motorcycle during a State House empowerment programme.
19 June 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that United Democratic Alliance-nominated Senator Karen Nyamu should face party disciplinary action for remarks made to a minor during a Senate civic education visit on 25 March, citing violations of Chapter Six and the Children Act. Over 1,700 people have petitioned UDA Secretary-General Hassan Omar to invoke party mechanisms and issue a formal public censure.
16 May 2026 · The Standard →
Women's rights and governance organisations including FIDA-Kenya and the National Gender and Equality Commission have condemned remarks made by nominated Senator Karen Nyamu on the Senate floor involving a minor present during Thursday's plenary session, calling the conduct inappropriate and demeaning to the child's dignity.
9 May 2026 · The Standard →
People's Liberation Party leader Martha Karua has condemned Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu's controversial remarks directed at a Grade 10 student during a Senate hearing, calling the incident "reprehensible and unacceptable" and joining calls for accountability.
8 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Former Law Society of Kenya President Faith Odhiambo has called for the Senate to take sterner action against nominated Senator Karen Nyamu over inappropriate and degrading remarks she made about a Grade 10 student undergoing voluntary service at Parliament, describing Nyamu's apology as insincere.
7 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kikuyu elders have dismissed the coronation of Nominated senator Karen Nyamu as a political gimmick that falls short of traditions. They say Nyamu remains at the level of Kangei (a woman with young children), and such a woman's status only changes when her daughter marries or her son is circumcised.
30 April 2026 · The Standard →