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Five suspects arrested in connection with the robbery of millions of shillings from Barclays Bank ATMs in Nairobi two weeks ago have been arraigned in court on Thursday. The suspects, who include two police officers, two security guards, and a taxi driver, have been charged with stealing from…
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Nyeri Senior Resident Magistrate Pauline Chesang will spend more weeks in a police cell after she was denied bail in a case where she is accused of killing her husband, lawyer Robert Chesang. On Thursday, Machakos Court judge David Kimei has directed police to detain Ms. Chesang at Athi River…
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A 36-year-old Kenyan woman has been picked as a 2019 fellow for the Obama Foundation Fellowship. Esther Mwaniki has been selected alongside 19 other fellows from 10 countries around the world. She is also among the three Africans on the list, the other two being Mr. Ayman Sabae Shamseya from Egypt…
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Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary James Macharia says the construction of a double-decker road linking the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Nairobi CBD and Nairobi-Nakuru highway will begin in September. Macharia says the construction of the Sh51 billion state-of-the-art…
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The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has unveiled a new mobile numbering prefix 01xxx. CA Director-General Francis Wangusi says the new prefix takes effect immediately. Wangusi notes that the release of the new prefix, in addition to the existing 07xxx, is informed by the increase in demand…
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The Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti has interdicted two detectives for allegedly covering up lawyer Assa Nyakundi in a case where he is accused of killing his son. Kinoti says the two officers assigned to probe the killing of Joseph Bogonko colluded with two prosecutors in…
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President Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga are reported to have held secret talks in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The two leaders traveled to Dubai on Saturday after attending the second Belt and Road forum in Beijing, China. Kenyatta was scheduled to travel to Riyadh to hold talks with…
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Kenya Airways CEO Sebastian Mikosz has admitted that nonstop flights to the United States have failed to meet the expected results. Although the direct flights between Nairobi and New York were part of the airline's recovery strategy, Mikosz confesses that the route is not lucrative. “I do not…
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ICT Principal Secretary Jerome Ochieng’ says over 21 million Kenyans have so far registered for Huduma Namba as the registration drive enters its 27th day. Speaking in Nairobi on Thursday, PS Ochieng' said the high number of those who have registered is an indication that Kenyans have embraced…
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A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier reportedly killed himself on Tuesday after shooting dead three people in Jua Kali area in the outskirts of Eldoret town. The officer named Haron Tiony shot dead two relatives and his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself on Tuesday morning, Daily Nation…