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Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has been cleared on hate speech, incitement to violence, and fanning ethnic hatred charges in relation to remarks he was accused of having made on Facebook in 2014.
Kuria stood accused of issuing statements against Luos on his Facebook account after the Gikomba market…
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Former Kenya Finance Minister David Mwiraria is dead. Mwiraria passed away from cancer on Thursday morning at Karen Hospital. He was 79.
Mwiraria served a Finance Minister from 2003 to 2006 during retired President Mwai Kibaki’s administration. He resigned as a cabinet minister following…
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The American couple held in custody for 35 days at Muthaiga Police Station in connecting with the hacking of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) system and stealing of Sh40 billion were deported to the USA on Tuesday night.
Larry Peckham and his wife Denis Hilton were put on a 10pm Lufthansa Airlines…
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The government of the United Kingdom has issued a new travel warning for Kenya.
In the travel warning issue on Wednesday, the UK government warns its citizens to stay away from public gatherings during this electioneering period.
“Rallies and protests may take place during primaries and in the lead…
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Raila Odinga’s daughter Rosemary Odinga will not be contesting the Kibra parliamentary seat.
Although Rosemary has not publicly announced her withdrawal from the race, her name was left out of the list of aspirants for nomination that ODM published on Wednesday.
She is currently recovering at a…
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Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has said a report listing Raila Odinga as the flag bearer of the NASA coalition and him (Kalonzo) as the running mate is incorrect as no decision has been reached yet. He also called on ODM to withdraw the statement.
A report leaked to the media last week listed Raila…
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An American couple arrested in connection with the hacking of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) system and stealing Sh40 billion were scheduled to be deported to the US on Tuesday night.
The couple, Larry Peckham and Denis Hilton have been held at the Muthaiga Police Station for 35 days after they…
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Laikipia MP Mathew Lempurkel was on Monday cleared of murder charges in a Nanyuki court for lack of evidence.
The MP was arrested on March 8th and charged with participating in the March 5th murder of a former British army officer and dual British/Kenyan citizen, Tristan Voorspuy at his Sosian…
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President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday honored Mama Sarah Obama with the the Order of the Burning Spear (EBS) honor for her dedicated service to the poor.
Mama Sarah Obama, who is retired US President Barack Obama’s step grandmother, received the award for her work with the Mama Sarah Obama Foundation…
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There was turmoil in the NASA (National Super Alliance) on Tuesday after Musalia Mudavadi’s ANC party accused Raila Odinga’s party, ODM, of acting in bad faith in releasing a report detailing the collation line-up for the August 8th general election.
ANC Secretary General Godfrey Osotsi said such a…
