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A group of MPs drawn from Mt. Kenya region have dismissed Deputy President William Ruto's claim that there is a plot to eliminate him. Speaking to the media at Parliament buildings on Monday, the leaders claimed that the assassination allegations were an attempt by Ruto to incite the country…
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A German national has fled Kenya after police launched investigations into alleged racial discrimination and assault accusations against him.   Hinteregger Jurgen, a supervisor at a foreign company that is constructing the Sh20 billion Thiba dam in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, allegedly sneaked out…
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The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has announced that Grade Three learners studying the new competency-based curriculum (CBC) will sit for a national test later this year. On Monday, the council released the timetable for the 2019 KCPE and KCSE examinations as well as that for Grade…
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Kiambu Member of Parliament Jude Njomo has tabled a bill that seeks to allow private motorists to cruise at a speed of up to 130 kilometers per hour on Kenyan major highways. If MPs approve the bill, private cars will be allowed to cruise at the top speed on dual carriageways and roads classified…
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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Monday morning summoned three Cabinet Secretaries over an alleged plot to eliminate Deputy President William Ruto. The three CSs including Peter Munya (Trade) Joseph Mucheru (ICT), and Sicily Kariuki (Health) are accused of holding secret meetings…
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A new report has listed 10 Members of Parliament who failed to make any contributions in the National Assembly in the period between September 2017 to December 2018. The report was released on Sunday by Mzalendo Trust, an organization that has been monitoring MPs' scorecard in Parliament since 2014…
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The University of Nairobi (UON) has identified more than 40 programs that are set to be scrapped. The scrapping of the courses is said to be part of the renewed efforts to reform university education in the country as directed by Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha. Some of the programs…
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Police have arrested a man suspected to have sent threatening and abusive messages to a Member of Parliament. Joel Lawrence Nyamao is accused of sending the messages to Tharaka-Nithi Woman Representative Beatrice Nkatha. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the suspect was…
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The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has launched a new bid to repossess its land, where Nairobi's Weston Hotel stands on. In February this year, the National Lands Commission (NLC) ruled that KCAA was the rightful owner of the piece of land on which the four-star hotel owned by Deputy…
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Kenyans on social media have raised questions over the high number of graduands who were conferred with doctorate degrees in the recent Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) graduation. A total of 118 graduands were awarded Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree during the…