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The United States has issued an alert warning its citizens in Kenya against traveling to some parts of the country due to insecurity.
In the alert issued on Friday, the US Embassy in Nairobi cited the recent deployment of additional security personnel to six Rift Valley counties in a bid to counter…
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Nairobi business hub Eastleigh is set to host the largest shopping mall in Africa with more than 3,500 shops.
Dubbed Business Bay Square (BBS), the mall is set to open in early May 2023, Business Daily reports.
BBS boasts a floor size of 130,000 square meters, making it the largest mall in Kenya…
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The High Court has ordered Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) CEO Charles Ringera to refund Sh491,852 to the State agency.
This is after High Court judge Esther Maina granted the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) the powers to hold the heads of State agencies accountable for loss of…
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Former Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has been appointed the Chancellor of the International University of East Africa (IUEA).
Amina, who headed the Foreign Affairs, Education, and Sports ministries during President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration, was installed as the university’s new chancellor…
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The Nairobi County Government is set to roll out free health insurance cover for poor households in the city.
While making the announcement on Thursday, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja said the initiative is aimed at providing much-needed healthcare access for the vulnerable population in the city…
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A Kenya Airways passenger was on Wednesday arrested for trying to smuggle 11.94kgs of heroin into India.
The woman was intercepted at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said.
An examination of her baggage resulted in the…
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A Kenya Airways (KQ) flight was on Wednesday forced to turn back to Heathrow Airport in London, the United Kingdom after an ‘incident’, according to reports.
MyLondon reported that the flight to Nairobi left Heathrow at around 10.15 a.m UK time.
But about ten minutes into its journey, the aircraft…
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President Ruto's administration has raised the borrowing limits of the financial inclusion fund, popularly known as the Hustler Fund.
Cooperatives and MSME Development Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui said on Thursday that the increase was a result of the tremendous growth recorded since the fund’s…
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An armed suspect responsible for a series of violent robberies in Nairobi's Eastlands area was on Tuesday night gunned down during a police shootout at Mlango Kubwa area in Mathare.
The suspect only identified as Vinnie walked into a police dragnet but refused to surrender, leading to a fierce…
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Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Wednesday evening raided the home of former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i.
DCI Director Amin Mohamed confirmed that officers raided the home in Karen, Nairobi, to obtain CCTV footage as they seek to unravel the puzzle…
