KENYA NEWS

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The Environment and Land Court on Monday issued temporary orders blocking Governor Mike Sonko's administration from demolishing Nairobi's Marble Arch Hotel. In his ruling, Justice Okong’o has directed the officer in charge of Central Police Station to offer protection to the hotel located…
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Police in Nairobi on Monday gunned down four suspects believed to be behind the murder of a Catholic priest in Kinoo area, Kiambu County on December 10th. The four armed gangsters have been shot dead near K1 Club in Parklands by officers from the Special Crimes Prevention Unit while a fifth suspect…
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A 21-year-old Kenyan woman has been killed in a road accident just two days after she cheated death in another accident involving a motorcycle and a public service vehicle. On Boxing Day, Maximilian Chemutai escaped with minor injuries after the motorbike she was traveling in collided with a matatu…
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The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has threatened to sack teachers who will be taking part in the strike that is set to commence on January 3rd, 2019. TSC says it will hire thousands of new teachers should the Kenya Union of Teachers (KNUT) mobilize its members for a countrywide industrial…
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Deputy President William Ruto is not Jubilee Party's automatic presidential candidate in 2022, Secretary-General Raphael Tuju says. Tuju says the 2022 presidential flag bearer will be picked in accordance with the party’s constitution, which doesn't provide for an automatic presidential ticket as…
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A video of three Chinese contractors beating up a Kenyan man at a road construction site has gone viral online. In the undated video, which is reported to have been captured along Maili Kumi-Solai Road in Nakuru County, the three Chinese men are seen arguing with the Kenyan before descending on him…
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Jubilee Party vice-chairman David Murathe has been involved in a heated social media exchange with Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru amid hot debate on 2022 succession politics. Trouble began after Waiguru called for fresh Jubilee party elections to remove Murathe following his remarks about Deputy…
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Police have arrested Tharaka Nithi County Police Commander Mary Wangui Omari and Kabete OCPD Joseph Ongaya for using police vehicles to escort Prophet Owuor’s convoy during his grand entry into Nakuru on Friday. Their arrest comes hours after Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet vowed to take…
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Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika's husband Samuel Mburu has been arrested in connection with Sh64 million tax fraud case. The Standard reports that the businessman has been arrested alongside 15 others for allegedly defrauding the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) of millions of shillings. Mburu and his…
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Kangundo Member of Parliament Fabian Kyule is among 46 drivers who were arrested in Nairobi on Saturday over drunk-driving. Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet says the MP rammed into a wall while attempting to escape after police officers flagged down his vehicle. Boinnet also says Kyule…