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A Murang'a Law court clerk has died after irate residents of Gitumbi village in Kirinyaga County set him on fire for allegedly refusing to have his son buried on his land. Muriithi Muchiri, 49, was burnt beyond recognition in his five-roomed house on Saturday morning. All hell broke loose after…
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The sentencing of confessed Kenyan drug trafficker Baktash Akasha has been deferred to July 25th, 2019. New York federal court judge Victor Marrero, who has been presiding over the Akasha case, on Wednesday agreed to postpone the sentencing that was scheduled for April 19th. This comes after the…
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Detectives in Nairobi have launched investigations into a series of ATM robberies in the past three days. The Daily Nation and The Star report that more than Sh10 million has been stolen from three Barclays Bank ATMs in different parts of the city in what appears to be an organized theft ring. The…
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Opposition leader Raila Odinga has taken a swipe at Deputy President William Ruto over weekend church donations. Odinga has called for investigations into the source of millions of shillings Ruto donates to churches every weekend. Speaking in Kisumu, the Orange Democratic Movement leader has…
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Barclays Bank of Kenya has issued a statement confirming the theft of money from four of its ATMs in Nairobi. The lender says it is working with investigating authorities to make sure those behind the robberies are arrested. “We can confirm that there has been theft at 4 of our ATMs in Nairobi. We…
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Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has defended the ongoing Huduma Namba registration drive. While urging Kenyans to participate in the 45-day exercise, Odinga has dismissed those opposed to the National Integrated Information Management System (NIIMS), saying the database will…
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Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho has explained why Deputy President William Ruto was not accorded proper security during a recent function in Nyeri. On Thursday, Ruto attended a Church function in Nyeri County but county commissioner and area security chiefs were missing. Area security…
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Shalom Hospital in Athi River is on the spot after a video of a Kenyan woman delivering at the facility's reception area as unbothered nurses enjoy tea emerged online.  The man who recorded the incident says the three nurses on duty refused to attend to the expectant woman despite being…
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Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has announced he will be part of a Kenyan delegation that will travel to China next week to seek funds for Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) extension to Kisumu. The entourage to Beijing will be led by President Kenyatta and other top government…
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President Kenyatta has mourned the death of Jonathan Toroitich, the first-born son of former President Daniel Arap Moi. Jonathan, popularly known as JT, reportedly succumbed to cancer while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Nakuru on Friday. In a message of condolences, Kenyatta has expressed…