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The US State Department has said it has overwhelming evidence that Busia Senator Amos Wako was involved in corruption. Senator Wako engaged in the alleged corrupt activities when he served as Kenya’s Attorney-General between 1991 and 2011, a US government official told Daily Nation. On Monday, the…
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Former Attorney-General Amos Wako has played down the travel ban issued on him by the US government on Monday. Wako, who is the current Busia Senator, dismissed the sanction as a “small issue” that will not affect his work, stating that he has no plans to travel to the US. “Hii ni kitu kidogo…
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Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has cautioned Kenyans against making online transactions with questionable individuals and organizations. The warning follows an upsurge in reported cases of online fraud in the country, with scammers taking advantage of unsuspecting Kenyan social media…
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A video showing a group of people brutally attacking a helpless elephant to death has sparked outrage from Kenyans on social media. In the video shared online on Tuesday, a group of men armed with machetes and axes is seen mercilessly attacking the lone jumbo as villagers watch from a distance. At…
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President Kenyatta on Tuesday presided over the destruction of 8,700 illegal firearms and 366,000 pieces of ammunition.  The arms were destroyed by burning at the General Service Unit (GSU) Magadi Field Training Campus in Kajiado County. Speaking at the function, Kenyatta said the move was…
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Kenyan televangelist James Ng'ang'a of Neno Evangelism has divulged plans to set up a state-of-the-art church complex worth Sh2.5 billion in Nairobi central business district. The building, to be named Neno Towers, will boast features such a swimming pools, hotel with accommodation facilities,…
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Three widows of the late Jonathan Moi are embroiled in a legal dispute over who should be named as the administrator of the deceased’s estate. In an application filed before a Nairobi court, Faith Milka Nyambura and Beatrice Kipkemboi Moi have opposed a petition for grant of letters of…
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A new report by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has revealed the most corrupt government institutions and departments in Kenya. The report dubbed National Ethics and Corruption Survey 2018, which was released on Tuesday, ranked the Registrar of Persons as the most corrupt institution…
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A Kenyan college student and her boyfriend were on Friday evening arrested by detectives from Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for allegedly faking her abduction. The 19-year-old student at Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) is said to have called her brother claiming that her…
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Kenyans took to social media to mock the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) after it threatened to name and shame loan defaulters. In a notice, Helb gave loan defaulters a 30-day deadline to make repayments failure to which it will publish their names and photos in the newspapers. "Please take…