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The government is set to roll out new digital car number plates beginning January 2020. Correctional Services Principal Secretary Zainab Hussein said the government is in the process of identifying design for the new generation number plates ahead of the roll out next year. Hussein revealed that…
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Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong’o and his sister Risper Nyagoy have been found guilty of contempt of court. High Court Judge Thrispisa Cherere said the two failed to include their nephews as beneficiaries of Sh200 million estate left behind by their father Hesbon Shimei Nyong’o, who died on November…
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Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Thursday arrested a woman and her daughter for allegedly kidnapping her employer's child. 47-year-old Leah Muhonja, who works as a house help, allegedly kidnapped the 7-year-old boy from her Nairobi employer before demanding Sh3…
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A Kenyan man who posted a photo on Facebook while holding a firearm has been arrested on Thursday. The suspect was arrested in Kirinyaga County, two days after the image went viral on social media. In the photo, the suspect who police have not revealed his name is seen holding a G3 rifle in what…
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Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has obtained an anticipatory bail of Sh500,000 following his arrest on Thursday morning. The bail was granted by Kiambu Senior Resident Magistrate Bryan Khaemba hours after Governor Waititu's arrest. Magistrate Khaemba directed the Ethics and Anti-Corruption…
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The government has set aside Sh700 million for the renovation of dilapidated Kenyan Embassies and residences of diplomats in London, Washington, DC and New York. Kenyan ambassadors in the three cities have been forced to rent premises due to the poor state of their official homes and offices.…
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Kenyan activist Scheaffer Okore has been appointed to serve in the Goalkeepers Advisory Board at Bill and Melissa Gates Foundation. Ms. Okore is among 10 people from different countries who have been appointed to serve in the board. The Kenyan human rights activist took to social media to break the…
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Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Thursday arrested Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu. Waititu was apprehended hours after the detectives raided three of his homes in Nairobi.  The sleuths are said to have arrived at Waititu's homes in Runda, Garden Estate,…
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A Facebook user has been arraigned in court and charged with conning Sh200,000 from Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina on March 3rd, 2019. In court documents, Senator Ledama says he met the suspect identified as Peter Njoroge on Facebook. This is after he saw a post  on Facebook made by the trader…
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17 foreigners accused of operating illegal businesses in Kenya are set to be deported back to their countries. This comes after Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i signed their deportation orders on Tuesday. The foreign nationals were reportedly found to be running betting businesses in Kenya…