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A suspected Kenyan drug trafficker who has been on police radar since May this year was over the weekend arrested in Nairobi.
Police officers nabbed the suspect named Hillary Wanjiku Wachira along Limuru Road in Nairobi following a tip-off from members of the public.
Authorities described Wachira…
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Suspected gangsters on Saturday night attacked a police officer attached to Anti-Mugging Squad in Nairobi CBD.
The officer, who was on foot, lost his loaded Jericho pistol after the thugs ambushed him near Globe Cinema at around 9 pm before escaping in two motorcycles. The gun was loaded with 15…
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Deputy President William Ruto on Sunday led Jubilee leaders in drumming up support for McDonald Mariga, the Jubilee Party candidate in the upcoming Kibra by-election.
Ruto promised residents of Kibra an array of goodies from the government if Mariga wins the November 7th contest.
Among the benefits…
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Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has threatened to take unspecified action against media houses publishing false information about her ministry.
Speaking on Sunday, Ms. Amina defended her performance at the helm of the sports docket, dismissing claims that she had failed.
She spoke days…
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The luxurious private jet hired for President Kenyatta during his recent foreign tour to Japan and Russia may have cost over Sh1 million per hour, it has now emerged.
The Airbus A318-112 (CJ) Elite A6-CAS was hired from Dubai-based Constellation Aviation Services (CAS), according to Citizen Digital…
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At least 7,000 Kenyans have lost their jobs in 2019 alone in a spate of mass layoffs that have hit more than 10 companies in the country.
Companies from nearly all sectors including finance, telecommunications, agriculture, manufacturing, energy and ICT have been affected.
The affected companies…
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The High Court Friday dismissed Gilgil MP Martha Wangari’s request to be enjoined in the murder case of Dutch national Tob Cohen.
MP Wangari had requested the court to be allowed to make statements about her estranged husband Peter Karanja, one of the suspects in the tycoon’s murder.
Justice Daniel…
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Deputy President William Ruto on Saturday morning took to Twitter to wish President Kenyatta a happy 58th birthday.
In his tweet, Ruto, who described Kenyatta as his friend and boss, said the president was an inspiration to him, the party and millions of Kenyans.
“Happy birthday to my friend and…
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The government has refuted reports that the burial site of Kenyan freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi has been discovered.
In a statement a day after Dedan Kimathi Foundation CEO Evelyn Wanjugu Kimathi announced that the gravesite of the Mau Mau fighter was identified at Kamiti Maximum Prison, the…
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Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital is set to be inaugurated next week after months of delay.
Speaking during a tour of the hospital on Friday, Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki said the 650-bed facility will open its doors to the public on October 28th.
Ms. Kariuki…
