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The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has allegedly launched a probe against an American couple wanted by Kenyan authorities over allegations of sexually abusing children.
The two; Gregory Dow and his wife Mary Rose from Lancaster are accused of sexually assaulting minors at a children’s home…
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An American company has revealed that it has obtained a permit to grow marijuana in Kenya.
GoIP Global Inc., a New York-based firm has informed its shareholders that it will be growing the stimulant on a 500-acre piece of land in the East African country.
The New York's OTC Markets-listed firm has…
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A youthful Kenyan High School teacher has won the 2019 Global Teacher Prize.
Peter Tabichi, a Mathematics and Physics teacher at little-known Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School in Pwani Village, Nakuru County, has been announced as the winner of this year's Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize.
He…
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A Class Two Kenyan boy has allegedly committed suicide under mysterious circumstances.
The eight-year-old pupil killed himself at his parents' home in Ikonyero village in Lurambi Constituency, Kakamega County.
The body of the boy was found hanging from the roof of their bathroom with a rope tied…
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It has now emerged that close to 20 Kenyan Members of Parliament are part of an illegal business involving fake currency and gold.
The MPs have been found to be part of a local and international cartel that has been defrauding unsuspecting individuals and investors out of their hard-earned cash.…
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Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested city businessman Abdulmajid Mselem Timami in Mombasa.
Timami was found with one kilogram of heroin estimated to be worth Sh1.5 million.
Detectives say the narcotics were wrapped in a polythene bag and concealed in the…
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Former Kenya national football team player Jamal Mohammed has been handed a 15-month jail sentence in a drugs case.
This comes after Jamal pleaded guilty to two charges of being in possession of narcotic drugs as well as selling and promoting smoking of Shisha.
Jamal, an influential figure for…
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The government has announced that the planned mass biometric registration of all Kenyans into a database will start early next month.
The listing of all citizens, foreigners, and refugees on the database dubbed the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) comes after a successful…
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The National Environment Management Authority (Nema) has warned Kenyans against using non-woven polypropylene shopping bags after March 31st.
This comes after the agency announced a ban on the carriers nicknamed 'Uhuru bags' earlier this week. In a notice, Nema said the ban takes effect on March…
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Televangelist David Kariuki Ngare alias Gakuyo has moved to court seeking to stop police from arresting him over alleged embezzlement of Sh1.5 billion from Ekeza Sacco.
In documents filed at the Milimani Law Courts, Gakuyo wants the court to issue temporary orders blocking Interior Cabinet…
