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Seven pupils lost their lives on Monday morning after classrooms at Precious Talent School along Ngong Road in Nairobi collapsed.
The death of the seven learners was confirmed by government spokesperson Colonel Cyrus Oguna, who indicated that 57 other kids sustained injuries and were rushed to…
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Deputy President William Ruto has vowed to stop Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga’s bid to wreck Jubilee Party ahead of 2022 elections.
Speaking in Embu on Saturday, Ruto alleged that Odinga was working hard to break the governing party in an attempt to boost his bid for the…
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Slain Dutchman Tob Cohen’s sister Gabrielle Van Straten reportedly left the country hours before the burial of the tycoon.
Gabrielle flew back to the Netherlands on Saturday, a day after the 71-year-old businessman’s Will was opened, her lawyer Cliff Ombeta told Citizen TV.
Ombeta said Gabrielle…
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Slain Dutch businessman Tob Cohen is set to be laid to rest on Monday in Nairobi in accordance with the Jewish traditions.
Cohen, who went missing on July 19th before he was found dead on September 13th, will be buried a Jewish cemetery located along Wangari Maathai Road in Nairobi, The Standard…
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Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and former Gichugu MP Martha Karua are among lawyers whose names are set to be presented to President Kenyatta for promotion.
Musyoka and Karua are among 24 top lawyers who were selected by a committee for conferment of the rank of senior counsel.
Their listing…
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Kenyan Eddy Njoroge has formally taken over as the President of International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Njoroge took over the top position from John Walker of Canada and becomes the first African to ascend to the summit of the global agency in more than 70 years.
Walker handed over…
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Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is closely monitoring 800 personal bank accounts ahead of September 30th deadline for exchanging the old Sh1,000 notes.
The banks’ regulator suspects that the owners of the said accounts may attempt to launder illicit cash before the deadline, according to Daily Nation.…
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The government says at least 2.6 million Kenyans in 24 counties are facing starvation as a result of drought.
A significant number of those affected (623,000) are children while 69,000 of them are pregnant women and lactating mothers, according to government spokesman Cyrus Oguna.
The worst…
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The government has secured Sh82.7 billion that will be used to construct a bridge connecting Likoni and the Mombasa Mainland among other projects.
Kenya is in the process of identifying a contractor for the project that is fully funded by the Japanese government through a loan and grant.
The…
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The government has given Kenyans holding illegal firearms until September 30th to surrender them to local authorities in anonymity.
Speaking on Saturday, Kenya National Focal Point on Small Arms and Light Weapons (KNFP) Director Mohamed Amin said persons who will return the guns before September…
