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DCI Seeks Public's Help to Capture Al-Shabaab Terror Suspects Linked to Attacks in Kenya
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DCI Seeks Public's Help to Capture Al-Shabaab Terror Suspects Linked to Attacks in Kenya

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has appealed to members of the public to volunteer any information that may lead to the arrest of four terror suspects. The suspects were identified as Abdullahi Banati…

Jan 13, 2023
Gov't Warns Kenyans Against Using Unauthorized Home DNA Test Kits
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Gov't Warns Kenyans Against Using Unauthorized Home DNA Test Kits

The Ministry of Health has warned Kenyans against using the home DNA test kits that are being marketed on social media platforms, saying they are unauthorized. The ministry, through the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB…

Jan 12, 2023
US Offers $10 Million Reward for Nairobi’s DusitD2 Terrorist Attack Mastermind
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US Offers $10 Million Reward for Nairobi’s DusitD2 Terrorist Attack Mastermind

The US government has offered a reward of up to $10 million (about Sh1.2 billion) for information leading to the arrest of the main suspect behind the January 2019 terrorist attack on the DusitD2 complex in Westlands…

Jan 12, 2023
Mau Mau War Veterans Demand Sh54 Quadrillion as Compensation from British Gov’t
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Mau Mau War Veterans Demand Sh54 Quadrillion as Compensation from British Gov’t

A group of Mau Mau war veterans has renewed their push for compensation from the British government for the atrocities meted on them during the struggle for independence.  Led by the National Chairman of Mau Mau Trust…

Jan 12, 2023
Kenyan Rally Driver Maxine Wahome Being Probed for Boyfriend’s Murder
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Kenyan Rally Driver Maxine Wahome Being Probed for Boyfriend’s Murder

Celebrated rally driver Maxine Wahome is being investigated for the murder of her late boyfriend Asad Khan, who was also a rally driver. On Thursday, a Nairobi court granted police two weeks to conclude their investig…

Jan 12, 2023
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Raila Holds Talks with Jane Marriott, British High Commissioner to Kenya
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Raila Holds Talks with Jane Marriott, British High Commissioner to Kenya

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday held talks with British High Commissioner to Kenya Jane Marriott at her official residence in Nairobi. Odinga said they discussed the situation in t…

Jan 11, 2023
Four KeNHA Engineers Killed in a Suspected Al-Shabaab IED Attack in Garissa
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Four KeNHA Engineers Killed in a Suspected Al-Shabaab IED Attack in Garissa

Four Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) engineers were killed after their convoy was attacked by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Garissa on Wednesday morning. Police said the victims lost their lives when the…

Jan 11, 2023
Court Orders Bank to Pay a Kenyan Couple Sh234 Million for Fraudulently Selling Their Shares
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Court Orders Bank to Pay a Kenyan Couple Sh234 Million for Fraudulently Selling Their Shares

The High Court in Nairobi has ordered Absa Bank to pay a couple Sh234 million as compensation for fraudulently selling their shares. Justice Alfred Mabeya directed the bank to pay Stanley Mwangi Gachugu and his wife B…

Jan 11, 2023
50-Year-Old Kenyan Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Marrying a 9-Year-Old Girl
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50-Year-Old Kenyan Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Marrying a 9-Year-Old Girl

A 50-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to defiling and marrying a nine-year-old girl. Saigulu Ololosereka admitted to marrying the minor in 2019 at Entasekera area in Narok S…

Jan 11, 2023
Ngong Land Registrar Arrested for Demanding Sh2.5 Million Bribe to Process a Title Deed
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Ngong Land Registrar Arrested for Demanding Sh2.5 Million Bribe to Process a Title Deed

A land registrar based at the Ngong Land Registry has been arrested on allegations of demanding a Sh2.5 million bribe from a Kenyan in order to process a title deed. Charles Mwendwa Mutua was arrested on Monday by off…

Jan 10, 2023
Nairobi Does Not Belong to One Tribe, Governor Sakaja Says in Tiff with Gachagua
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Nairobi Does Not Belong to One Tribe, Governor Sakaja Says in Tiff with Gachagua

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja says he is ready to discuss his differences with Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua instead of engaging words in public. The two leaders have differed in the past few weeks over Governor…

Jan 10, 2023
US Calls for a Thorough Probe into Kenyan Gay Activist Chiloba’s Killing
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US Calls for a Thorough Probe into Kenyan Gay Activist Chiloba’s Killing

The US government has called for a thorough and speedy probe into the brutal murder of Kenyan gay activist Edwin Kiprotich Kipruto, alias Chiloba.  US Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price expressed his country’s…

Jan 10, 2023
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Court Drops Sh2.2 Billion Tax Evasion Case Against Businesswoman Mary Wambui
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Court Drops Sh2.2 Billion Tax Evasion Case Against Businesswoman Mary Wambui

A Sh2.2 billion tax evasion case against businesswoman Mary Wambui and her daughter Purity Njoki has been dropped. Anti-corruption magistrate Felix Kombo withdrew the matter on Tuesday after the Director of Public Pro…

Jan 10, 2023
Jailed Kenyan Drug Lord Baktash Akasha's Son Charged with Robbery with Violence
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Jailed Kenyan Drug Lord Baktash Akasha's Son Charged with Robbery with Violence

The son of convicted drug trafficker Baktash Akasha was on Monday arraigned in a Mombasa court, where he was charged with robbery violence. Baktash Akasha Baktash is accused of robbing Derick Gikanga Wanjiku and Naeem…

Jan 9, 2023
Nairobi Businessman Found Dead After Wife Refused to Guarantee a Sh2 Billion Loan
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Nairobi Businessman Found Dead After Wife Refused to Guarantee a Sh2 Billion Loan

Police in Nairobi are investigating the mysterious death of a 50-year-old businessman who was found dead at his home in Karen on Monday morning. Francis Kiambi Kiriro was discovered dead following an argument with his…

Jan 9, 2023
President Ruto Assigns Gachagua and Mudavadi New Roles in Gov’t Reorganization
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President Ruto Assigns Gachagua and Mudavadi New Roles in Gov’t Reorganization

President Ruto has assigned Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi new roles in the latest changes to his administration. In his first Executive Order of 2023, Ruto tasked Gacha…

Jan 9, 2023
President Ruto Makes New Appointments in the Presidential Communication Service Office
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President Ruto Makes New Appointments in the Presidential Communication Service Office

President Ruto has made new appointments in the Presidential Communication Service (PCS) office, which is headed by David Mugonyi. Munyori Buku was named the Public Communications Secretary, David Nzioka the Digital a…

Jan 9, 2023
Family of Slain Model Edwin Chiloba Denies Claims That He was Gay
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Family of Slain Model Edwin Chiloba Denies Claims That He was Gay

The family of slain model and fashion designer Edwin Chiloba has denied claims that the deceased was a member of the LGBTQ community. Speaking on Monday, the family’s spokesperson Caudentia Tanui said Chiloba was brou…

Jan 9, 2023
Gachagua Tells Matatu Operators to Ignore Governor Sakaja’s Order to Move Out of Nairobi CBD
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Gachagua Tells Matatu Operators to Ignore Governor Sakaja’s Order to Move Out of Nairobi CBD

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has told matatu operators to disregard the directive issued by Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and continue with their businesses. Gachagua and Sakaja have been at loggerheads over th…

Jan 9, 2023
21 People Killed in a Bus Crash on Kenya-Uganda Border
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21 People Killed in a Bus Crash on Kenya-Uganda Border

At least 21 people were killed and 49 others injured when a bus heading for the Kenyan capital Nairobi from Uganda crashed on Saturday evening. The ill-fated bus, which was traveling from the eastern Ugandan city of M…

Jan 8, 2023
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