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New Bill Seeks to Bar Kenyan Employers from Calling Employees After Working Hours
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New Bill Seeks to Bar Kenyan Employers from Calling Employees After Working Hours

Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has tabled a new bill that seeks to bar employers from contacting their employees after working hours. The Employment(Amendment) Bill, 2023, seeks to give an employee the "right to disco…

Jan 26, 2023
Court Orders Reinstatement of Interdicted IEBC Deputy CEO Ruth Kulundu
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Court Orders Reinstatement of Interdicted IEBC Deputy CEO Ruth Kulundu

The Employment and Labor Relations court has ordered the reinstatement of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Deputy CEO Ruth Kulundu. On Thursday, Justice Linnet Ndolo ruled that Kulundu was wrongf…

Jan 26, 2023
President Ruto Opens Kenya’s First Embassy in Francophone Africa
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President Ruto Opens Kenya’s First Embassy in Francophone Africa

Kenya has opened an embassy in Dakar, Senegal as part of President Ruto administration’s efforts to enhance diplomatic ties with other African states in order to unlock trade and investment opportunities for Kenyans…

Jan 26, 2023
Diplomat, Three Kenyans Convicted of Murder of Venezuelan Ambassador to Kenya
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Diplomat, Three Kenyans Convicted of Murder of Venezuelan Ambassador to Kenya

Four suspects, among them three Kenyans, have been found guilty of the 2012 murder of Venezuelan Ambassador to Kenya Olga Fonseca. Fonseca, who was the Latin American nation’s acting ambassador at the time, was strang…

Jan 26, 2023
US Man Involved in a $250 Million Fraud Scheme to Forfeit Properties He Acquired in Kenya
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US Man Involved in a $250 Million Fraud Scheme to Forfeit Properties He Acquired in Kenya

A man in Minnesota, USA has pleaded guilty to his role in the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Liban Yasin Alishire, 43, of Brooklyn Par…

Jan 26, 2023
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Senate Opens a Probe into Alleged Cheating in 2022 KCSE Exam
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Senate Opens a Probe into Alleged Cheating in 2022 KCSE Exam

The Senate Education Committee has opened a probe into allegations of massive cheating in the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam. Murang’a Senator Joe Nyutu, who chairs the committee, said the p…

Jan 25, 2023
Pope Francis Says Homosexuality is Not a Crime
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Pope Francis Says Homosexuality is Not a Crime

Pope Francis has urged Catholic bishops to welcome members of the LGBTQ community into the church.  In an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, the pontiff termed laws that make homosexuality a criminal offe…

Jan 25, 2023
Woman Arrested with Over 200 Boxes of Counterfeited Alcohol in Nairobi
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Woman Arrested with Over 200 Boxes of Counterfeited Alcohol in Nairobi

Detectives in Nairobi have arrested a woman with over 200 cartons containing thousands of bottles of counterfeited alcohol. Teresia Nyokabi Ngatia was arrested after detectives acting on intelligence leads raided a re…

Jan 24, 2023
Former Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha Dies
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Former Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha Dies

Former Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has passed away after a short illness. The 71-year-old died at Nairobi Hospital on Tuesday evening, Nairobi Hospital CEO James Nyamongi confirmed in a statement t…

Jan 24, 2023
Petition Filed to Block Waititu's Appointment to Nairobi Rivers Commission By President Ruto
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Petition Filed to Block Waititu's Appointment to Nairobi Rivers Commission By President Ruto

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and Transparency International Kenya have moved to court to challenge the appointment of former Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu as a member of the Nairobi Rivers Commission. The two pe…

Jan 24, 2023
Chebukati: We were Offered a Bribe to Declare Raila as President or Force a Run-off
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Chebukati: We were Offered a Bribe to Declare Raila as President or Force a Run-off

Former IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati claims he was offered a bribe to alter the results of the 2022 presidential election in favor of Azimio candidate Raila Odinga or force a run-off. Chebukati made the revelation…

Jan 24, 2023
Three Killed, Six Seriously Injured in Nandi Goldmine Explosion
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Three Killed, Six Seriously Injured in Nandi Goldmine Explosion

At least three people were killed following an explosion at a gold mine site in Tinderet, Nandi County, on Monday. Police said the Monday afternoon incident at Karebe Gold Mines in the Kibisem area left six other peop…

Jan 24, 2023
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I am Not Interested in a Handshake, Raila Fires Back at President Ruto
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I am Not Interested in a Handshake, Raila Fires Back at President Ruto

Azimio coalition leader Raila Odinga has vowed to hold more public rallies to demand electoral justice, insisting that the 2022 presidential election was rigged in President Ruto’s favor. Addressing a charged public r…

Jan 23, 2023
President Ruto Jets Out for a Three-Day Official Visit to France and Senegal
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President Ruto Jets Out for a Three-Day Official Visit to France and Senegal

President Ruto on Monday left the country for a three-day official visit to France and Senegal. In Paris, Ruto is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with his French counterpart President Emmanuel Macron, State House sp…

Jan 23, 2023
Kenyan Security Forces Kill 12 Al-Shabaab Fighters in Garissa
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Kenyan Security Forces Kill 12 Al-Shabaab Fighters in Garissa

Kenyan security forces have killed 12 fighters from the Al-Shabaab Islamist group in Garissa County. This is after a multi-agency security team raided an Al-Shabaab camp in Sedahgose in Garissa, according to Counter T…

Jan 23, 2023
Raila Demands Resignation of President Ruto and the Entire Kenya Kwanza Gov’t
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Raila Demands Resignation of President Ruto and the Entire Kenya Kwanza Gov’t

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga has called for the resignation of President Ruto and the entire Kenya Kwanza government. Addressing a public rally at Kamkunji grounds in Nairobi on Monday, Odin…

Jan 23, 2023
US Top Diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield to Visit Kenya
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US Top Diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield to Visit Kenya

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield is set to visit Kenya this week. Amb. Thomas-Greenfield is expected to land in Nairobi on Wednesday, where she will receive briefings from the UN…

Jan 23, 2023
Nairobi Sabis International School Accredited By a US-based Agency
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Nairobi Sabis International School Accredited By a US-based Agency

Sabis International School, Runda has been accredited by the Middle States Association-Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS) after an extensive evaluation process. The recognition by the US-based…

Jan 22, 2023
26-Year-Old Caroline Njoki Appointed Member of Kenya Ports Authority Board
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26-Year-Old Caroline Njoki Appointed Member of Kenya Ports Authority Board

26-year-old Caroline Njoki, alias Njoki wa Mathira, has been appointed as a member of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) board. Njoki was appointed to the position by Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen throug…

Jan 22, 2023
President Ruto Claims Raila is Trying to Force a Handshake
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President Ruto Claims Raila is Trying to Force a Handshake

President Ruto has told off Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga after he called a public rally to address the rigging claims made recently by an alleged IEBC whistleblower. The whistleblower, who claims to be an IEBC…

Jan 22, 2023
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