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More than 600 nurses leave Kenya every year in search of greener pastures in abroad, with United States, Canada and Australia being their most preferred destinations. The Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK) said that a majority of those seeking better fortunes overseas are aged between 21-35. "This…
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Governor Mike Sonko has dismissed reports that he is running Nairobi from his rural home in Mua Hills, Machakos County for fear of his life. This comes after he allegedly held two Cabinet meetings at the rural residence, where he has spending time after the government withdrew several police…
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Details of how National Youth Service (NYS) lost about Sh9 billion in the latest grand scandal in as many years have continued to be unearthed by State detectives. Shocking revelations of how suppliers pocketed  millions for supplying virtually nothing to youth agency have been unravelled. One…
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More than 200 Kenyans have lost their lives as a result of floods caused by the ongoing heavy rains across the country, Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) says. Kenya Red Cross Secretary-General Abbas Gullet further said that over 300,000 people have been displaced, while 22 counties have been placed…
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A British man is set to be sentenced by a United Kingdom court after he was found guilty of raping two Kenyan girls. Keith Morris allegedly committed the offences while he was on a holiday at the Kenyan coast. Britain's National Crime Agency said Morris, a former locksmith from the northern city of…
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The nomination of self-declared National Resistance Movement (NRM) general Miguna Miguna as Nairobi Deputy Governor had been challenged in court.  A voter, John Waigi Migwi, wants the court to revoke the nomination on grounds that the nominee doesn't meet the relevant qualifications for…
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Jubilee secretary-general Raphael Tuju says the party could be forced to 'kill' the famous March 9th handshake between President Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga. Tuju, who spoke to Daily Nation on Tuesday, threatened that the party could be forced to cancel the deal if the Opposition…
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Members of Parliament drawn from the Opposition have vowed to vote against a petition presented in Parliament, seeking to cap the Presidential age limit. The MPs see the petition as an attempt to block Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga from running for Presidency in the next…
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The Director of Public Prosecutions has filed an appeal against the acquittal of Pastor James Ng’ang’a of Neno Evangelism. Ng'ang'a was cleared in a case where he had been charged with causing the death of a woman in a fatal car crash in Limuru area three years ago. In a statement on Tuesday, the…
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Governor Mike Sonko is now running Nairobi from his rural home in Mua Hills, Machakos County for what he says is over fear for his life. The move comes after the government reduced his bodyguards from 26 to 5 last week, in the ongoing mass withdrawal of police officers attached to VIPs. The Star…