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Most Wanted Fraud Suspect Arrested at Wilson Airport
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Most Wanted Fraud Suspect Arrested at Wilson Airport

Police in Nairobi on Tuesday arrested a most wanted man suspected of fraud. In a statement on Wednesday, the National Police Service said Abdiqafar Abdirashid Abey was intercepted at Wilson Airport while waiting to bo…

Jan 18, 2023
Kenyan Bouncers Want Gov’t to Allow Them to Own Guns
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Kenyan Bouncers Want Gov’t to Allow Them to Own Guns

The Bouncers Association of Kenya has called on the government to allow its members to undergo gun training and carry firearms. Addressing the press at City Hall, Nairobi on Tuesday, the association representatives sa…

Jan 17, 2023
Ruto: There Was an Attempt to Abduct and Assassinate Chebukati
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Ruto: There Was an Attempt to Abduct and Assassinate Chebukati

President Ruto says there was an attempt to assassinate IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati during last year’s general election. Ruto claimed the failed plot by the ‘system’ involved abducting and killing Chebukati in a…

Jan 17, 2023
Kenyan Man Detained for Using Dead Friend's Phone to Extort His Family in the US
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Kenyan Man Detained for Using Dead Friend's Phone to Extort His Family in the US

A Nairobi court has detained a man who used his deceased friend’s phone to extort his family in the United States for 21 days to allow police to complete investigations into his death. Stephen Karanja, who was arreste…

Jan 16, 2023
I Exit IEBC a Very Contented Man, Chebukati Says on His Last Day in Office
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I Exit IEBC a Very Contented Man, Chebukati Says on His Last Day in Office

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Wafula Chebukati, who is set to leave office on Tuesday, says he is a “contented man”. Speaking on Monday during the launch of the Post‒Election Evalu…

Jan 16, 2023
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Kenya Airways Warns of a Fake Job Vacancy Advertisement
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Kenya Airways Warns of a Fake Job Vacancy Advertisement

Kenya Airways (KQ) has warned members of the public of a fake recruitment notice making the rounds on social media platforms. In a statement on Monday, the airline stated that a poster inviting applications for clerks…

Jan 16, 2023
Kenyan Man Convicted of a Conspiracy to Bomb KICC
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Kenyan Man Convicted of a Conspiracy to Bomb KICC

A Kenyan man has been found guilty of a conspiracy to bomb the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in January 2019. Victor Odede Bwire was convicted of the offense by a Nairobi court on Monday and is set t…

Jan 16, 2023
Dedan Kimathi’s Widow Discharged After President Ruto Clears Sh1 Million Hospital Bill
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Dedan Kimathi’s Widow Discharged After President Ruto Clears Sh1 Million Hospital Bill

Mukami Kimathi, the widow of Kenyan freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi has finally been discharged from Nairobi Hospital. This comes after President Ruto settled the Sh1,045,883 medical bill that made the health facility d…

Jan 16, 2023
Uganda's High Commissioner to Kenya Hassan Wasswa Dies in Nairobi
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Uganda's High Commissioner to Kenya Hassan Wasswa Dies in Nairobi

Uganda’s High Commissioner to Kenya Hassan Wasswa Galiwango has died in Nairobi after a short illness. Wasswa, who doubled up as Uganda′s High Commissioner to Seychelles, passed away while undergoing treatment at Nair…

Jan 16, 2023
No More Tax Waivers for Kenyans, President Ruto Says
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No More Tax Waivers for Kenyans, President Ruto Says

President Ruto has announced there will be no more tax waivers for Kenyans due to pressing development needs. Ruto, who is seeking to expand annual revenue collections as part of the efforts to tame ballooning public…

Jan 15, 2023
Gov’t to Kill 5.8 Million Quelea Birds After Kisumu Invasion
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Gov’t to Kill 5.8 Million Quelea Birds After Kisumu Invasion

The government has launched a bird control operation to exterminate millions of the destructive quelea birds that have invaded rice farms in Kisumu. The operation spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture aims to eli…

Jan 15, 2023
Ruto Pledges to Build a Software Factory in Bomet to Keep Infamous Mulot Hackers Productive
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Ruto Pledges to Build a Software Factory in Bomet to Keep Infamous Mulot Hackers Productive

President Ruto has pledged to set up a software factory in Bomet in a bid to keep the infamous Mulot SIM swap scammers positively productive. Ruto made the pledge after Kericho Kericho Senator Aaron Cheruiyot requeste…

Jan 15, 2023
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President Ruto Apologizes to Lawyer Miguna Miguna for His Deportation
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President Ruto Apologizes to Lawyer Miguna Miguna for His Deportation

President Ruto has apologized to Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna for the violation of his rights by the Jubilee administration. Ruto and Miguna met on Saturday during the president’s three-day development tour…

Jan 15, 2023
Gachagua Comes to the Aid of Freedom Hero Dedan Kimathi's Ailing Widow
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Gachagua Comes to the Aid of Freedom Hero Dedan Kimathi's Ailing Widow

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has promised to settle the hospital bill of Mukami Kimathi, the widow of Kenyan freedom hero Dedan Kimathi. Kimathi’s family appealed for assistance from Kenyans of goodwill after Muk…

Jan 15, 2023
Kenyan Man Misses Out on Dream Job Abroad as Company Downsizes Days Before Relocating to Europe
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Kenyan Man Misses Out on Dream Job Abroad as Company Downsizes Days Before Relocating to Europe

A Kenyan man who was set to relocate to Europe this month for work is disappointed after the company that hired him downsized, rendering his position redundant.  Tom Mboya Opiyo, an ICT specialist as per his LinkedIn…

Jan 14, 2023
Michael Mithamo Ordained as First-Ever Blind Catholic Priest in Kenya
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Michael Mithamo Ordained as First-Ever Blind Catholic Priest in Kenya

Michael Mithamo King'ori was on Saturday ordained as the first-ever blind priest in the history of the Catholic Church in Kenya. Father Mithamo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri was conferred holy orders by Archbis…

Jan 14, 2023
Dedan Kimathi's Widow Detained at a Nairobi Hospital over Sh1 Million Bill
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Dedan Kimathi's Widow Detained at a Nairobi Hospital over Sh1 Million Bill

Kenya’s freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi’s widow Mukami Kimathi is appealing for help from Kenyans of goodwill to offset a Sh1 million hospital bill. Mukami, 91, was hospitalized in Nairobi on January 5th with pneumonia…

Jan 14, 2023
3.77 Million NHIF Defaulters to Lose Medical Services
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3.77 Million NHIF Defaulters to Lose Medical Services

3.77 million National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) members will no longer get services in government and private hospitals after defaulting on monthly contributions. The latest NHIF data for the financial year endin…

Jan 14, 2023
Kenya Denies Plans to Set Up an Embassy in Somaliland
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Kenya Denies Plans to Set Up an Embassy in Somaliland

The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs has denied reports that Kenya plans to set up an embassy in Hargeisa.  Hargeisa is the capital of Somaliland, a de facto sovereign state in the Horn of Africa that is still…

Jan 14, 2023
Alarm as Drug-Resistant 'Super Gonorrhea' Spreads in Nairobi
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Alarm as Drug-Resistant 'Super Gonorrhea' Spreads in Nairobi

Medical researchers in Nairobi have discovered a strain of super gonorrhea that is resistant to most drugs used to treat the STI, according to reports. The drug-resistant gonorrhea was isolated from a sample taken fro…

Jan 13, 2023
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