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Kenyans applying for national identity cards will now be required to provide additional details that were not among the requirements in the past.
This comes after President Kenyatta signed into law a Bill that introduces new requirements for those applying for new IDs.
The Registration of Person’s…
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A section of Ekeza Sacco members are up in arms over the society's refusal to let them withdraw their savings.
The irate members say that they made applications for withdrawal of their funds in 2017 but have not been allowed to do so more than two years later.
They say they made requests for…
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The government has ordered civilian gun holders to acquire new electronic identification cards before March 18th, 2019.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i says that the new special IDs are fitted with chips that contain the holders' personal details.
Speaking in Mombasa during a meeting with…
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The government has begun plans to set up a national database that will capture personal information of all Kenyans as well as foreign nationals living in the country.
More than 30,000 clerks have been hired to traverse the country collecting biometric information that will be used to create the…
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Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has assured Kenyans that the country is safe following last week's terror attack at DusitD2 complex in Nairobi's Westlands area.
Speaking during a meeting with security heads from across the country at Flamingo Hotel in Mombasa, Matiang'i says that…
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Kenyan security forces have thwarted an attack by suspected Al-Shabaab terrorists at two Chinese construction companies in Shimbirey, Garissa County.
Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet says the militants stormed the two firms at around 9 pm on Sunday night but were repulsed by officers from…
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An American citizen who is wanted by Kenyan authorities over accusations of sexually assaulting underage children says he did not commit the alleged crimes.
Gregory Dow from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is said to have committed the crimes in Boito, Bomet County, where he ran a home for orphaned…
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President Kenyatta has once again appeared to throw his weight behind calls for a referendum to introduce amendments to the Constitution.
Addressing mourners during the burial of former Youth Enterprise Development Fund boss Bruce Odhiambo in Kisumu, Kenyatta says there is a need to change the law…
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The relationship between President Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga appears to be growing every day following their unexpected handshake on March 9th, 2018.
Since burying the hatchet, the two have attended several functions together including a trip to Kisumu and Siaya counties last year…
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Two people suspected to be terrorists are in custody at a police station in Garissa after they tried to sneak into Kenya from Somalia.
The two identified as Aden Hassan Mohammed, 22, and Ibrahim Ali Guyo, 19 were arrested after a brave taxi driver drove them into an Administration Police camp in…
