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Former United States President Barrack Obama is set to visit Kenya on July 16th. for the first time since he left office in 2016. During the one-day tour to Kenya, Obama will visit his ancestral K'Ogelo village in Siaya County, where he will preside over the official opening of global standard…
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Corruption has grown by 240 per cent since President Kenyatta took over government in 2013, Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho has admitted. In a sworn affidavit dated June 8th, Kibicho listed corruption cases that has led to loss of taxpayers' hard earned money running to billions of…
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Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko says he owes his success in business and politics to his late father. In his inspirational speech at the Buru Buru Girls High School on Saturday, Sonko said the late Mzee Kivanguli equipped him with life skills at an early age, which have enabled him to fight his way to…
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Former Cabinet minister in President Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi’s administrations, Eliud Mwamunga has passed on. In a statement on Saturday, President Uhuru Kenyatta mourned the late minister as an astute politician who played a great role to the growth of a modern Kenya. Mwamunga served as…
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A fresh 6.3 billion scandal has been unearthed at a State agency, becoming the latest addition to what appears to be an unending chain of massive looting of public coffers. The Standard reports that the taxpayers cash was found to have been lost at the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (…
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Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua has threatened to disclose the identities of top politicians involved in the alleged multi-billion maize scandal at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). Mutua, who spoke during a tree planting exercise in Kalama, Machakos on Saturday praised President…
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Two Nigerian citizens have been arrested in Nairobi for allegedly swindling Kenyans by impersonating some top politicians and leaders in the country. Police said the two, identified as Timothy Ogba Ebakole and Alex Olesugun Adebayo had managed to defraud several unsuspecting Kenyans by posing as…
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The government has revived the free milk program for more than 200,000 school-going children across the country. The program was launched by the Ministries of Education and Health, in collaboration with dairy company Brookside. Speaking during the launch, Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed…
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Jubilee's Francis Mureithi says he will challenge Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino's election at the Supreme Court. This comes after the Appeals Court sitting in Nairobi on Friday overturned a ruling by the High Court that nullified Owino's victory in March. A three-judge bench…
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Top Kenyan lawyer Cliff Ombeta says American officials warned him that he would be arrested if he ever sets foot in the United States. Speaking during an interview with Standard Digital, Ombeta said he clashed with officers from the America's Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), who were…