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Somalia-based Islamic terror group Al-Shabaab has reportedly claimed responsibility for Saturday's improvised explosive device (IED) attack that claimed the lives of 11 Kenyan police officers.
The security officers were killed after the vehicle they were traveling in ran over the landmine planted…
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A Kitui-based microfinance institution has lost Sh1.5 million following a Saturday night robbery.
Robbers made away with the money after reportedly digging a tunnel leading to Financial Services Association (FSA) bank's strongroom.
Confirming the heist, Kitui East Deputy OCPD Edward Legei said the…
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Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has ditched Deputy President William Ruto's camp.
Governor Waiguru announced the move when she joined an outfit of women leaders dubbed 'Team Embrace', which supports the handshake between President Kenyatta and Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga.…
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A lawyer has sued Kenya Airways after he was allegedly thrown out of a Nairobi-bound flight.
In a case filed at the Milimani Law Courts, Peter Kiprotich Bore claims that he was mistreated and detained at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Tanzania over KQ's negligence.
The advocate is seeking…
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Eight Kenyan police officers were killed after a vehicle they were traveling in ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) on Friday evening.
The incident reportedly occurred between Khoros-Harar and Konton in Wajir County.
Reports indicate that the security officers were carrying out routine…
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Kenyan-Mexican Hollywood actress Lupita Nyong’o on Friday attended the burial of her grandmother Dorcas Owino.
Ms. Owino was interred at her matrimonial home in Rata, Seme in Kisumu County in a ceremony attended by among others, President Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga.
The Oscar Award…
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Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has instituted a lawsuit against 'The Star' Newspaper for alleged defamation.
Sonko sued the publication over its June 7th article alleging that he is HIV positive.
Through lawyer Cecil Miller, Sonko says the local newspaper, through the article, exposed him to…
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Chief Justice David Maraga has suspended Kiambu Principal Magistrate Bryan Khaemba over gross misconduct.
This comes after Khaemba issued anticipatory bail orders for the release of Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu, who had been arrested over graft allegations.
It was later established that…
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Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has declared war on Governor Mike Sonko.
Speaking at the annual Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (Kippra) conference in Mombasa, Passaris vowed to bring Sonko down for tarnishing her image through false allegations.
"I am…
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The United Kingdom has appointed Ms. Jane Marriott as its High Commissioner to Kenya.
Until her appointment to the position on Thursday, Ms. Marriott was serving as the director of the UK government’s Joint International Counter-Terrorism Unit.
She takes over from Nic Hailey, who leaves after…
