KENYA NEWS

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The court on Friday rejected an application by the prosecution seeking to have embattled Migori Governor Okoth Obado detained for 15 days pending completion of investigations into allegations of being in possession of illegal firearms. In a ruling on Friday, Kibera Law Court Chief Magistrate Joyce…
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President Kenyatta has vowed to ensure that individuals involved in siphoning of taxpayers cash from the National Youth Service (NYS) will pay the price and the funds recovered. Kenyatta says his administration will not watch as a few individuals pocket millions of shillings meant to benefit…
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Detectives from the Serious Crimes Unit have arrested four people suspected to have defrauded Kenyans of millions of shillings using the name of First Lady Margaret Kenyatta. In a statement, DCI says the four created a website similar to that of Uwezo Fund and used Mrs Kenyatta's name to con…
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Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has reportedly refused to carry out surgery on murder suspect Joseph 'Jowie' Irungu, who is accused of killing businesswoman Monica Kimani. Irungu was taken to the hospital on Monday and was scheduled to undergo an operation on the left side of his chest where he…
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A section of leaders from Ukambani region have taken issue with Wiper chief Kalonzo Musyoka's decision to declare himself as President Kenyatta's 'errand boy.' Led by Governor Kivutha Kibwana, Senator Mutula Kilonzo and former Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama, the leaders want Musyoka to withdraw…
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Officers from the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) are on the spot over claims that they forced residents of Mpeketoni, Lamu County to swim in raw sewage. Residents say the soldiers who were deployed in the area for operation Linda Boni with an aim of flushing out Al Shabaab militants hiding in Boni…
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The court has barred Meru Senator Mithika Linturi from accessing his matrimonial home in Runda Estate. This comes after his wife, Marianne Jebet Kitany obtained restraining orders against the politician following a scuffle between them two weeks ago, where the Senator allegedly brandished a gun and…
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Several people including airport employees and passengers sustained injuries during a security drill carried out at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Thursday. In a statement, Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) says the drill involved an anonymous person making a call to the agency's…
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Suspected quack doctor James Mugo Ndichu alias Mugo wa Wairimu will be forced to hire the services of another attorney after popular lawyer Cliff Ombeta refused to represent him in his latest case. Ombeta represented Mugo when he first faced allegations of sedating female patients and sexually…
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Migori Governor Okoth Obado has been presented in court following his arrest in Nairobi on Wednesday afternoon. Governor Obado was arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations over eight firearms found in his Nairobi and Migori homes during a raid by officers from the…