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Pastor Mackenzie's Cult: Family of Five Among More 14 Bodies Exhumed in Kilifi
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Pastor Mackenzie's Cult: Family of Five Among More 14 Bodies Exhumed in Kilifi

The bodies of a family of five, including a man, a woman and three kids were on Saturday exhumed from one of the Shakahola graves in Kilifi County. The five were among 14 bodies dug out of shallow graves discovered on…

Apr 22, 2023
President Ruto Pledges to Double Funding for Universities
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President Ruto Pledges to Double Funding for Universities

President Ruto has announced plans to double the funds allocated to tertiary institutions by the government. Speaking in Laare, Meru County, on Saturday, the president said the move will help the institutions to impro…

Apr 22, 2023
Gachagua: I Would Be Languishing in Kamiti Prison If We Did Not Win 2022 Election
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Gachagua: I Would Be Languishing in Kamiti Prison If We Did Not Win 2022 Election

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says he would be languishing in jail if the Kenya Kwanza coalition did not win the 2022 presidential election. Speaking in Mathira, Nyeri County on Friday, the deputy president recall…

Apr 21, 2023
Pastor Mackenzie’s Cult: Seven Bodies Exhumed as Detectives Identify 58 Shallow Graves
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Pastor Mackenzie’s Cult: Seven Bodies Exhumed as Detectives Identify 58 Shallow Graves

Forensic detectives on Friday exhumed the bodies of seven people believed to be Pastor Paul Mackenzie’s followers who fast to death in an attempt to ‘meet God.’ The bodies, including those of two children, had been bu…

Apr 21, 2023
Joho Announces Political Comeback After Undergoing Surgery Abroad
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Joho Announces Political Comeback After Undergoing Surgery Abroad

Former Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho has resurfaced after staying out of the public limelight for months. Joho, who has maintained a low profile since leaving office in August last year, said he has been away for h…

Apr 21, 2023
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Gachagua Wants Kenyatta Family to Surrender Half of Their Land to Mau Mau Fighters
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Gachagua Wants Kenyatta Family to Surrender Half of Their Land to Mau Mau Fighters

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta to surrender part of the family’s land to Mau Mau fighters who are living in poverty. Gachagua, who spoke in Nyeri on Friday, applauded…

Apr 21, 2023
Former Governors Kiraitu Murungi and Samwel Ragwa Land Gov’t Jobs in Ruto’s Latest Appointments
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Former Governors Kiraitu Murungi and Samwel Ragwa Land Gov’t Jobs in Ruto’s Latest Appointments

President Ruto has appointed former governors Kiraitu Murungi (Meru) and Samwel Ragwa (Tharaka Nithi) to State agencies. Through a Gazette Notice dated April 20th, 2023, Ruto appointed Kiraitu as the Chairperson of th…

Apr 21, 2023
DJ Evolve Regains His Voice Three Years After Being Shot by MP Babu Owino
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DJ Evolve Regains His Voice Three Years After Being Shot by MP Babu Owino

Felix Orinda, alias DJ Evolve, has regained his voice more than three years after he was shot by Embakasi East MP Babu Owino. Orinda said his voice was restored after undergoing a successful surgery that lasted around…

Apr 20, 2023
Kenyan Court Rules it Can Hear a Case Against Meta Over Sacking of Facebook Moderators
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Kenyan Court Rules it Can Hear a Case Against Meta Over Sacking of Facebook Moderators

A judge has ruled that Facebook's parent company Meta can be sued in Kenya. This is after 43 Facebook moderators at its Nairobi hub last month filed a lawsuit against Meta and its local partner Sama for unfair termina…

Apr 20, 2023
Mama Ngina Buys Field Marshal Muthoni Kirima a House and Clears Sh4.7 Million Loan
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Mama Ngina Buys Field Marshal Muthoni Kirima a House and Clears Sh4.7 Million Loan

Mau Mau freedom fighter Field Marshal Mary Muthoni wa Kirima has thanked former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta for buying her a house and clearing a bank loan of Sh4.7 million. On Thursday, Muthoni and her family visi…

Apr 20, 2023
Gov’t to Allow Matatus Back on Nairobi Expressway
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Gov’t to Allow Matatus Back on Nairobi Expressway

Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen says Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) will soon be allowed back on the Nairobi Expressway. Murkomen told MPs that plans are underway to clear matatus to use the Sh88 billio…

Apr 20, 2023
Kenyan Authorities Deport Eight Cartels for Exploiting Macadamia Farmers
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Kenyan Authorities Deport Eight Cartels for Exploiting Macadamia Farmers

Kenyan authorities have deported eight alleged macadamia cartels accused of exploiting local farmers, Cooperatives and MSMEs Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui has said. Speaking in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County on Thursday…

Apr 20, 2023
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Detectives Discover 12 Shallow Graves as Probe into Pastor Paul Mackenzie’s 'Cult' Intensify
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Detectives Discover 12 Shallow Graves as Probe into Pastor Paul Mackenzie’s 'Cult' Intensify

Detectives investigating the activities of a cult led by controversial Pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie have discovered 12 shallow graves in Kilifi County. The officers mapped out sections of the worship site at Shakahol…

Apr 19, 2023
Nairobi Governor Sakaja Gets a Sh500 Million Official Residence
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Nairobi Governor Sakaja Gets a Sh500 Million Official Residence

The Nairobi City County government is expected to spend Sh500 million for the construction of an official residence for the governor in the next financial year, which starts in July. The county government is also seek…

Apr 19, 2023
Neil Wigan Appointed as New British High Commissioner to Kenya
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Neil Wigan Appointed as New British High Commissioner to Kenya

Desmond Patrick Neil Wigan has been appointed as the new British High Commissioner to Kenya to replace Jane Marriott whose tenure ends in July this year. The British government on Wednesday said Marriott will be trans…

Apr 19, 2023
CS Kindiki Declares Friday a Public Holiday in Kenya
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CS Kindiki Declares Friday a Public Holiday in Kenya

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has declared Friday a national public holiday. Through a Gazette Notice on Wednesday, Kindiki indicated that the holiday will allow the Islam community to celebrate Idd-ul-Fi…

Apr 19, 2023
Court Rules MP Babu Owino Has a Case to Answer Over DJ Evolve Shooting
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Court Rules MP Babu Owino Has a Case to Answer Over DJ Evolve Shooting

A Nairobi court has ruled that Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has a case to answer over the shooting of Felix Orinda, alias DJ Evolve, in 2020. Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Bernard Ochoi ruled that the prosecutio…

Apr 19, 2023
Kenyan Woman Arrested for Attempting to Smuggle Sh41 Million Cocaine into Ghana
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Kenyan Woman Arrested for Attempting to Smuggle Sh41 Million Cocaine into Ghana

Authorities in Ghana are detaining a Kenyan woman who attempted to smuggle 11.04 kilograms of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of $309,120 (Sh41.6 million). 35-year-old Mary Njeri was intercepted at Ko…

Apr 19, 2023
Nairobi and Mombasa Ranked Among World’s Wealthiest Cities
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Nairobi and Mombasa Ranked Among World’s Wealthiest Cities

Nairobi and Mombasa have been ranked among the world's wealthiest cities in the latest report published by Henley & Partners and New World Wealth. The 2023 World's Wealthiest City Report covers the population data of…

Apr 18, 2023
Kenya and US Officials Open Trade Talks Amid Protest by Farmers
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Kenya and US Officials Open Trade Talks Amid Protest by Farmers

Trade representatives from Kenya and the United States have begun the negotiation round of the proposed bilateral trade agreement. The four-day talks, which follow the round of conceptual discussions held in Washingto…

Apr 18, 2023
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