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A Kenyan man who returned to the country on Friday and exhibited coronavirus-like symptoms has died, according to reports. The 56-year-old man of Asian descent was admitted to a private hospital in Nairobi after showing symptoms similar to those of the deadly virus, Citizen TV reports. …

Deputy President William Ruto claims that the killing of Sergeant Kipyegon Kenei, who was attached to his office, was meant to intimidate him. Addressing mourners during the funeral service of Kenei in Solai, Nakuru County on Saturday, a seemingly furious Ruto alleged that the murder of the police…

American-owned church group, Clarence Matheny Leadership and Training Institute (CMLTI) has won the compensation battle for its land in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County. The High Court on Friday directed that the church group is paid Sh710 million for the property that was acquired by the State during…

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has taken a swipe at President Kenyatta, accusing him of wasting his second term. Speaking when he accompanied Deputy President William Ruto to a function at Kandara Technical Training Institute in Murang’a County on Friday, Kuria claimed that Uhuru has nothing to show…

American singer Selena Gomez has challenged President Kenyatta to fulfill a key pledge on education he made in 2018. In a post on her Twitter page on Thursday, Gomez indicated she recently concluded a tour to Kenya and in the process learned that the promise made by Kenyatta to increase the…

Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma is set to table a new bill seeking to have unmarried magistrates barred from handling family cases involving children. Kaluma, who wants the Children Act amended, argues that magistrates who are not married lack experience in family matters hence unfit to hear such…

Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has opened a probe into an incident in which over Sh3 million was deposited into a Kenyan woman’s bank account by the National Youth Service (NYS) despite not doing any business with the agency. Emily Nyambura, a businesswoman, is said to have received…

Deputy President William Ruto on Friday accused the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) of dramatizing the murder of Sergeant Kipyegon Kenei. Kenei, a police officer attached to DP Ruto’s Harambee Annex office, was found dead at his house in Imara Daima, Nairobi on February 20th with a…

A Kenya Airways employee who was suspended from work last week for filming the arrival of a Chinese flight at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has been reinstated. Kenya Airways on Thursday told High Court Justice Weldon Korir that it had lifted Gire Ali’s suspension while police said…

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) says that Polycarp Igathe is still the Nairobi deputy governor. The commission said it is not aware that Igathe resigned from the position since it did not receive any formal communication regarding his exit. IEBC said this while responding…