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Acting Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph has come out to defend the appointment of Kenyan Peter Ndegwa as the new head of the giant telecommunications company.
Ndegwa, the Diageo Continental Europe Managing Director was named the new Safaricom CEO on Friday to replace former CEO Bob Collymore, who…
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Two suspects in the murder of Catholic priest Michael Maingi Kyengo were on Friday arraigned in court where the prosecution sought to have them detained for eight more days.
The two; Kavivya Mwangangi and Solomon Mutava were arraigned before Milimani Law Courts Senior Principal Magistrate Hellen…
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A Nairobi court has allowed police to detain a United States national accused of assaulting and causing bodily harm to a Kenyan police officer.
Appearing before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Hellen Onkwani on Friday, Alex Harpe was charged with assault and creating a disturbance.
Harpe, a…
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On October 16th, President Kenyatta commissioned the construction of the multi-billion-shilling Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)–Westlands Expressway.
The 27-kilometer road is expected to cost about Sh65 billion or Sh2.41 billion per kilometer, becoming Kenya’s second-most expensive…
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The Interior Ministry has dismissed reports claiming that Monday, October 28th has been declared a public holiday to mark Diwali.
In a statement on Friday, the ministry said Monday will be a normal working day, stating that a gazette notice shared on social media claiming Monday was announced a…
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Details of the luxury private jet that President Kenyatta and his entourage are flying during his latest foreign tour have emerged.
flightradar24.com, an online aircraft tracking website shows the Airbus A318-112 (cj) elite A6-CAS hired from Dubai-based Constellation Aviation Services (CAS) landed…
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The following public outrage, the government has defended the planned encroachment of the iconic Uhuru Park to create space for the JKIA-Westlands Expressway.
An area of 1.3 acres along Uhuru Highway will be hived off from the park during the construction of the Sh60 billion highway,…
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Award-winning teacher Brother Peter Tabichi was on Thursday named the United Nations (UN) in Kenya Person of the Year for 2019.
UN recognized Tabichi, who is Kenyan, for being “a living witness to the power of education and the inherent value and dignity of the teaching profession.”
The 36-year-old…
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Gilgil MP Martha Wangari has asked the court to deny her estranged husband Peter Karanja bail, saying that the accused does not have a fixed abode.
In his application for bail, Karanja-who is a suspect in the murder of Dutch businessman Tob Cohen-claims that he has a fixed residence in Gilgil,…
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A suspect has told detectives that he killed Catholic Priest Michael Maingi Kyengo after a request from his cult in order to get rich.
46-year-old Kavivya Mwangangi was arrested on Thursday in Gategi area, Embu County following the interrogation of Michael Muthini Mutunga, the prime suspect in the…
