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A nine-year-old girl who had been married off to a 40-year-old man in Narok County has been rescued. The minor was rescued by police officers from a house belonging to the 40-year-old man identified as John Nchoe. The suspect was arrested during the operation launched following a tip-off from Narok…

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has threatened to take action against Kenyans who failed to file their tax returns by June 30th deadline. In a notice sent to 400,000 defaulters, KRA warned that failure to pay Sh2,000 penalty fee before July 30th, 2019 would attract punitive measures. Among the…

Jubilee secretary-general Raphael Tuju has refused to engage Deputy President William Ruto in a public spat over last Sunday's tweet. On Sunday, Ruto rebuked Tuju over his alleged association with Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga and the opposition. “So our democracy is so…

Two people were on Monday arraigned in a Nairobi court for allegedly using the name of former first lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta to con unsuspecting individuals. Appearing before Milimani Principal Magistrate Kennedy Cheruiyot, Irene Wanjiku Njeri and Fredrick Kinani were charged with obtaining money…

The government has adopted new regulations that will see Kenyan private security guards carry firearms and make arrests. The regulations were gazetted on Friday by Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, according to The Standard. Under the new guidelines, security guards have been empowered to…

Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria says Jubilee Party died immediately after March 9th, 2018 handshake between President Kenyatta and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga. In a Facebook post addressed to Deputy President William Ruto, MP Kuria said the governing party…

Bomet Governor Dr. Joyce Laboso has returned to the country more than a month after she traveled abroad for treatment. Governor Laboso returned to the country on Sunday after undergoing treatment in the United Kingdom and India for six weeks. Laboso left the country for the UK on May 29th after…

President Kenyatta has thrown his weight behind the recent crackdown on rogue betting companies in the country. Speaking on Saturday, Kenyatta vowed the government will not backtrack on its bid to streamline the gambling industry. He said gaming companies whose licenses were revoked would not be…

Controversial Kenyan businesswoman Joyce Akinyi has been arrested in Nairobi over alleged drug trafficking. Ms. Akinyi was apprehended on Saturday morning alongside a Congolese man after police officers raided her house in Nairobi West. Police said the two were found in possession of two kilograms…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i says there are no divisions in President Kenyatta's Cabinet as alleged by some leaders. Speaking on Friday, Matiang'i said claims that the Cabinet was split were false, stating that all CSs are in a good working relationship. “You may have heard that we are…