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Police in Nairobi have gunned down two suspected gangsters that are said to be part of a group that has been terrorizing city residents. The two were shot dead on Thursday evening at the Limuru Road – Red Hill intersection in Gigiri, Nairobi. Gigiri DCIO Daniel Muleli says the two were in a four-…
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Police have launched hunt for a middle-aged man from Kapkiamo village in Baringo County for allegedly abusing and defiling his three underage daughters. Deputy County Commissioner Obwocha Bobwocha says the man has been sexually abusing the minors in the last one year after their mother fled due to…
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Officers from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) have seized three illegally imported luxury cars at the port of Mombasa. The three high-end vehicles include two Range Rovers and a Land Rover Discovery. KRA says the three cars had been hidden in two containers that had been declared to be carrying…
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Former Jubilee party vice-chairperson David Murathe is set to move to the court in a bid to block Deputy President William Ruto's 2022 presidential bid. Speaking to The Star, Murathe says he has contracted the services of senior counsel James Orengo to seek Constitutional Court's advisory on the…
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Deputy President William Ruto has laughed off opposition leader Raila Odinga's claim that Pope Francis ordered Kisumu Archbishop Philip Anyolo to return a luxury car gifted to him. Last weekend, Odinga claimed that Pope Francis had instructed Archbishop Anyolo to return the Sh4 million car gifted…
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A 24-year-old Kenyan has been charged with electronic theft of more than Sh294 million from a local bank. Kevin Kunga Mwaka is accused of fraudulently interfering with data in the Family Bank banking system by altering 22 prepaid card balances involving Sh294.8 million. “Fraudulently and with…
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The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) on Thursday said normal operations have been fully restored at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) following Wednesday's hitch. In a statement to newsrooms, KAA apologized to travelers and airport users inconvenienced by the strike. “We also appreciate the…
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Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has urged Kenyans to wisely invest loans taken from financial institutions. Speaking during a function in Nairobi, Matiang'i has advised Kenyans against spending loans on things such as holidays and leisure. While addressing police officers during the Kenya…
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Ekeza Sacco founder and chairman Bishop David Kariuki Ngare alias Gakuyo has surrendered himself to police. Gakuyo has surrendered himself at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters in Nairobi on Thursday at 2 pm. Gakuyo appeared alongside six other Ekeza Sacco officials and…
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At least 306 Kenyans joined the exclusive dollar millionaires club in 2018, a new report shows. This group defied economic headwinds to grow their wealth above Sh100 million ($1,000,000), their primary residences excluded. The 2019 Knight Frank’s Wealth Report shows that 9,482 Kenyans made it to…