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Business mogul Jimi Wanjigi now claims that there's a plot by police to plant firearms at his homes and other premises associated with him. In a letter to Inspector-General of Police Joseph Boinnet, the billionaire alleges that the officers were planning to frame him in fresh criminal charges of…
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President Uhuru Kenyatta has fired Tourism Principal Secretary Fatuma Mohamed Hirsi. In a letter of termination sent to her by Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua and copied to Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala, Ms Fatuma was asked to leave office by June 30th. "Your employment contract has…
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No survivors have been found at the site of crash of the missing aircraft, Fly SAX Chairperson Charles Wako has said. In a statement on Thursday afternoon, Fly Sax said none of the 10 people, including 8 passengers and two crew members, on board the plane survived. “It is with a heavy heart that we…
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Nyeri County Director of Communication Carol Nderi has dismissed reports doing rounds on the social media that Governor Mutahi Kahiga is admitted at a United States hospital with prostrate cancer. Nderi said Governor Kahiga is in good health and is in the US to meet investors and not for treatment…
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Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) says three sitting governors will be charged with graft-related charges next week. EACC chief executive Halakhe Waqo said the three will face charges over procurement irregularities and abuse of office and will be charged alongside a former governor who…
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The wreckage of a light Nairobi-bound aircraft that went missing on Tuesday evening has finally been spotted south-west of the Aberdares by an aerial search team. Speaking during a press briefing on Thursday morning, Transport Principal Secretary Paul Maringa said the wreckage was located from a…
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The High Court has suspended the government’s decision to send all heads of procurement and accounting in public offices on compulsory leave as it seeks to have them undergo fresh vetting. The suspension comes after activist Okiya Omtatah challenged the circular sending the officers home, arguing…
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Former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo has reacted to the fight between his successor Governor Ferdinand Waititu and Deputy Governor James Nyoro. Speaking during an interview with The Star, Kabogo termed the fight between the two as a shame to the county. Kabogo asked the two to stop sideshows and…
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Billionaire Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has suspended a top county government official for allegedly defying his orders not to travel abroad. In a letter, Sonko asked County Executive in charge of Devolution Veska Kangongo to step aside for reportedly traveling to the United States on June 1st, yet…
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Ms Anne Wambere Ngirita now claims that she and other accused persons in the Sh9 billion scandal at the National Youth Service are being denied food in jail. The 30-year-old, who became a key figure in the scam after allegedly admitting to receiving Sh59 million from the youth agency despite…