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President Ruto Announces Plan to Abolish HELB and Set Up a Funding Body
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President Ruto Announces Plan to Abolish HELB and Set Up a Funding Body

President Ruto has announced plans to abolish the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) and the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) funding as part of reforms in the education sector. This will pave t…

Jan 3, 2023
Kikuyu Elders Initiate Process to Reconcile Ruto and Uhuru
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Kikuyu Elders Initiate Process to Reconcile Ruto and Uhuru

Elders from the Kikuyu community have initiated a process aimed at reconciling President Ruto and his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta. Kikuyu Council of Elders, who are leading the push for a truce between the two former a…

Jan 2, 2023
Three University of Nairobi Students Drown After Boat Capsizes in Lake Victoria
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Three University of Nairobi Students Drown After Boat Capsizes in Lake Victoria

The University of Nairobi is mourning the death of three of its students who lost their lives in a boat accident in Lake Victoria on Saturday evening. The three drowned after the boat they were traveling in capsized a…

Jan 1, 2023
Kenya's Two-Year Term in the UN Security Council Elapses
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Kenya's Two-Year Term in the UN Security Council Elapses

Kenya has completed its two-year term in the powerful United Nations Security Council (UNSC). This was announced by Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York Amb. Martin Kimani, who expressed…

Jan 1, 2023
President Ruto Dismisses Reports of Increase in Electricity Prices
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President Ruto Dismisses Reports of Increase in Electricity Prices

President Ruto has refuted reports claiming that the cost of electricity will go up by 15 percent this month due to the end of the subsidy. While assuring Kenyans that there will be no additional charges on electricit…

Jan 1, 2023
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Ruto Defends Decision to Scrap Subsidies on Fuel, Food and Electricity
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Ruto Defends Decision to Scrap Subsidies on Fuel, Food and Electricity

President Ruto has assured Kenyans of his administration’s commitment to building a strong, sustainable, and self-reliant economy. In his New Year's address, Ruto defended the government’s decision to suspend subsidie…

Jan 1, 2023
Missing Kenyatta University Student Found Dead at Boyfriend’s House
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Missing Kenyatta University Student Found Dead at Boyfriend’s House

Police in Kiambu are investigating the death of a Kenyatta University student who was reported missing on Christmas Day. The lifeless body of Victoria Muthoni Theuri, a Public Policy and Administration student, was fo…

Dec 31, 2022
CS Kindiki Replaces All Eight Uhuru-Era Regional Commissioners in New Changes
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CS Kindiki Replaces All Eight Uhuru-Era Regional Commissioners in New Changes

Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof. Kithure Kindiki has replaced all eight regional commissioners who were appointed during former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration. The eight have been recalled to the Interior M…

Dec 31, 2022
Spare Us the Hypocrisy, Journalist Ciku Muiruri Tells Politicians Mourning Catherine Kasavuli
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Spare Us the Hypocrisy, Journalist Ciku Muiruri Tells Politicians Mourning Catherine Kasavuli

Media personality Ciku Muiruri has slammed politicians paying tribute to the late veteran TV newscaster Catherine Kasavuli. Through Twitter on Saturday, Muiruri accused the political leaders of being hypocrites, claim…

Dec 31, 2022
Two Italian Nationals Among Captives Rescued from Al-Shabaab Militants in Lamu
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Two Italian Nationals Among Captives Rescued from Al-Shabaab Militants in Lamu

Two Italian nationals who had been kidnapped by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Lamu County on Thursday have been rescued. The two women were among four people who were being held hostage by members of the Somalia-b…

Dec 31, 2022
Kenya Gov’t to Spy on Bank Accounts of Politically Exposed Persons in IMF Deal
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Kenya Gov’t to Spy on Bank Accounts of Politically Exposed Persons in IMF Deal

The Kenyan government has committed to monitoring the financial activities of high-ranking politicians and government officials, among them President Ruto, as part of a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…

Dec 30, 2022
Veteran TV Broadcaster Catherine Kasavuli Dies from Cervical Cancer
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Veteran TV Broadcaster Catherine Kasavuli Dies from Cervical Cancer

Veteran television news anchor Catherine Kasavuli has passed away after a short battle with cervical cancer. The news about her demise was announced by acting Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) Managing Director Sam…

Dec 30, 2022
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Alleged Mastermind of the Infamous Mulot SIM Swap Syndicate Arrested in Kericho
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Alleged Mastermind of the Infamous Mulot SIM Swap Syndicate Arrested in Kericho

Police in Kericho on Friday arrested the mastermind behind the infamous Mulot SIM swap syndicate David Mutai, alias Hillary Langat Matindwet. The suspect was arrested by officers at Kenya Commercial Bank in Kericho af…

Dec 30, 2022
Former Bungoma East MP Mark Barasa Found Murdered, Eyes Gouged Out
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Former Bungoma East MP Mark Barasa Found Murdered, Eyes Gouged Out

Police have launched an investigation into the gruesome murder of former Bungoma East MP Mark Barasa, who was found dead at his home in Tongaren on Wednesday. The body of the deceased was partially burned with acid, w…

Dec 29, 2022
Court Freezes Transport Ministry Official's Sh62 Million Unexplained Wealth
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Court Freezes Transport Ministry Official's Sh62 Million Unexplained Wealth

The High Court has issued orders for the freezing of assets worth over Sh62.3 million belonging to a senior Ministry of Transport official. This followed an application filed by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commissi…

Dec 29, 2022
Cohabitation as Good as Marriage, Mombasa Court Rules in a Succession Dispute
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Cohabitation as Good as Marriage, Mombasa Court Rules in a Succession Dispute

A woman who cohabited with a deceased German man for over five years has won a succession case and will receive a share of his multi-million-shilling estate. This comes after the High Court in Mombasa declared that th…

Dec 29, 2022
Detectives Unmask Mastermind Behind Infamous Mulot SIM Swap Syndicate
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Detectives Unmask Mastermind Behind Infamous Mulot SIM Swap Syndicate

Detectives from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau have identified the mastermind behind the infamous Mulot SIM swap syndicate. Following comprehensive investigations, detectives identified David Mutai, alias…

Dec 29, 2022
UK Police Seek Help in Hunt for a Murder Suspect Believed to be Hiding in Kenya
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UK Police Seek Help in Hunt for a Murder Suspect Believed to be Hiding in Kenya

Police in the UK have sought help in the hunt for a murder suspect who is believed to have fled to Kenya after stabbing to death a man in a London street. The Metropolitan Police believe the suspect identified as Ahme…

Dec 28, 2022
Activist in Court to Block Waititu's Appointment to Nairobi Rivers Commission by President Ruto
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Activist in Court to Block Waititu's Appointment to Nairobi Rivers Commission by President Ruto

An activist has moved to court to challenge President Ruto’s move to appoint former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu to the Nairobi Rivers Commission. Peter Odhiambo Agoro wants the court to quash the appointment and…

Dec 28, 2022
Veteran News Anchor Catherine Kasavuli Appeals for Help to Settle Medical Bills
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Veteran News Anchor Catherine Kasavuli Appeals for Help to Settle Medical Bills

Kenyan media personality Catherine Kasavuli is appealing for help from well-wishers to offset her medical bills. Kasavuli, who was Kenya’s first female news anchor, was admitted to the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)…

Dec 28, 2022
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