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Deputy President William Ruto has gifted newly installed Kisumu Catholic Diocese archbishop Rev. Philip Anyolo with a brand new car worth millions of shillings. Ruto has presented the Mitsubishi Pajero to Rev. Anyolo shortly after he was installed as the new Kisumu archbishop during a ceremony held…

Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o has admitted to Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu. Nyong'o has been rushed to hospital after reportedly falling ill while attending the ceremony for the installation of Rev. Philip Anyolo as the new Kisumu Catholic diocese Archbishop. Rev. Anyolo, who is the chairperson of…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko on Friday unveiled names of newly appointed County Executive Committee (CEC) members. Sonko has nominated Lucia Mulwa as the new CEC in charge of Education, Youth, Gender Sports, Culture and Social Services to replace Janet Ouko Muthoni, who resigned earlier this week…

Emirates has announced an offer for Kenyans traveling to various destinations in Europe, the Far East, America, and South Asia. The new offer, which is one of the biggest, applies to bookings made between January 7th and January 21st, 2019 with the travel period from January 13th, 2019 to June 30th…

Two of President Kenyatta's allies reportedly blocked Moses Kuria's plan to step down as Gatundu South Member of Parliament. The Star reports that Kuria was set to tender his resignation to National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi on Thursday following outrage about his claim that President Kenyatta…

Police are searching for a social media user who posted an inciting tweet about Deputy President William Ruto's 2022 presidential bid. In a post that has gone viral online, the user identified as Dennis Kiptoo says there will be ethnic clashes worse than the 2007/2008 post-poll chaos should a…

Nairobi is set to get 11 new modern commuter trains, the Kenya Railways Cooperation (KRC) has announced. KRC says plans are underway to upgrade the old Nairobi Commuter Railway ahead of the arrival of the eleven new Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) later this year. KRC further says the purchase of the…

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria now says that his life is in danger following his claims that President Kenyatta has neglected Mt. Kenya region. Speaking during a media briefing at Parliament buildings on Thursday, Kuria says he has been receiving death threats since his criticism of President…

Kenyan primary schools will from 2020 begin teaching the Chinese language, the government has said. Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) Chief Executive Julius Jwan says the move aims at improving the learners' job competitiveness and boost ties with China. Jwan further says that the…

Police in Nairobi have launched an operation to nab a criminal group suspected to be behind a series of robberies targeting foreign nationals within the city. On Monday, a German national lost more than Sh100,000 and electronic items of unknown value in Nairobi’s Kilimani estate in one of the…