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Naivas Supermarkets Chairperson Simon Gashwe Mukuha has passed on. Mukuha reportedly passed away on Monday evening while undergoing treatment at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi, where he was admitted since Friday after suffering a stroke. His death was confirmed by the supermarket chain’s Chief…
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Detectives from Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested three suspects accused of defrauding a Nairobi couple out of Sh2 million. DCI said the three; Titus Fedha, Haji Shariff and Suleiman Mzava posed as witchdoctors who were in a position to use ‘black magic’ to help the unnamed…
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President Kenyatta has hinted at more arrest and prosecution of corrupt public officials in the coming days. Speaking when he flagged off Kenya’s first crude oil shipment at the port of Mombasa on Monday, Kenyatta said it is no longer business as usual as far as graft purge is concerned. President…
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Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has refuted claims that he is among prominent Kenyans who are being sought by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) and United States authorities in connection with drug trafficking. Speaking during an interview with K24 TV on Sunday, Governor Sonko…
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President Kenyatta on Monday flagged off the first shipment of crude oil from the port of Mombasa, marking Kenya’s entry into the league of oil exporters. The 200,000 barrels of crude oil will be shipped by Chinese company ChemChina UK Limited, which won the tender to purchase the first Kenyan oil…
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Suspected Kenyan drug lord Ali Punjani is set to be arrested upon landing in Kenya from India on Monday, according to Sunday Nation. Punjani, who has been in India for the past few weeks after he reportedly underwent heart surgery, is expected to land at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)…
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At least 26 candidates are set to battle it out for Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ticket ahead of Kibra parliamentary by-election on November 7th. Speaking during a public rally in Kibra on Sunday, ODM leader Raila Odinga said they will hold a nomination exercise on Saturday, August 31st to…
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President Kenyatta has insisted that no one will be spared in the ongoing fight against corruption. Speaking at the burial of Kenyan singer John De’Mathew in Murang’a County on Saturday, Kenyatta vowed to ensure that all looted public funds are recovered. Kenyatta said the war on graft has…
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Two-time Olympic 800m champion David Rudisha on Sunday sustained injuries after the vehicle he was driving was involved in a road crash. Rudisha was heading to his home in Kilgoris, Narok County when his car collided with a passenger bus at Nyansiongo area on the Kijauri-Keroka Highway. Confirming…
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Sabina Wairimu, the first wife of late benga singer John De’Mathew, stunned mourners on Saturday after she vowed to protect her co-wife Caroline Waithira. Speaking at the burial ceremony of her late husband in Gatanga, Murang’a County, the widow said the two never quarreled when their husband was…