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US Offers a $10 Million Bounty on Three Al-Shabaab Leaders Responsible for Attacks in Kenya
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US Offers a $10 Million Bounty on Three Al-Shabaab Leaders Responsible for Attacks in Kenya

The United States government has announced a $10 million (approximately Sh1.2 billion) reward to persons who will provide information leading to the arrest of three leaders of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group. In a noti…

Nov 14, 2022
Treasury PS Nominee Chris Kiptoo Puts His Net Worth at Sh338 Million
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Treasury PS Nominee Chris Kiptoo Puts His Net Worth at Sh338 Million

National Treasury Principal Secretary (PS) nominee Chris Kiptoo has revealed that he is worth an estimated Sh338 million, accrued from immovable assets including land and houses. Appearing before the National Assembly…

Nov 14, 2022
Kenya Gov't Publishes Regulations for Implementation of Sh50 Billion Hustlers Fund
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Kenya Gov't Publishes Regulations for Implementation of Sh50 Billion Hustlers Fund

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u has published regulations that will govern the Sh50 billion Hustlers Fund under the Public Finance Management Act. To be eligible for single-digit interest-rate loans under t…

Nov 13, 2022
President Ruto Says Gov't to Construct 1,000 Dams Across the Country
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President Ruto Says Gov't to Construct 1,000 Dams Across the Country

President Ruto has revealed plans by his government to construct 1,000 dams across the country as part of the efforts to tackle food insecurity. Speaking during an interdenominational thanksgiving prayer service in Ka…

Nov 13, 2022
Nairobi Man Arrested After Kidnapping Stepson and Demanding Sh50,000 Ransom from His Wife
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Nairobi Man Arrested After Kidnapping Stepson and Demanding Sh50,000 Ransom from His Wife

Police in Nairobi have arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly kidnapping his stepson to extort money from his wife after a domestic disagreement. Nemwel Ondari was arrested by detectives at the Green Park matatu ter…

Nov 13, 2022
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Former Makueni Governor Kibwana Announces Retirement from Active Politics
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Former Makueni Governor Kibwana Announces Retirement from Active Politics

Former Makueni governor Prof. Kivutha Kibwana has announced his retirement from elective politics. Kibwana, who unsuccessfully contested for the Makueni senatorial seat in the August 9th general election, said he will…

Nov 13, 2022
MP Sponsors a Bill to Increase Counties the Number of Counties from 47 to 52
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MP Sponsors a Bill to Increase Counties the Number of Counties from 47 to 52

Kuria East MP Marwa Maisori has drafted a bill seeking to amend the constitution to increase the number of counties from the current 47 to 52 through a referendum. The bill seeks to amend Article 98 of the Constitutio…

Nov 12, 2022
CS Aisha Jumwa Demands an Apology from a Pastor Who Called Her a Witch
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CS Aisha Jumwa Demands an Apology from a Pastor Who Called Her a Witch

Public Service, Gender and Affirmative Action Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa has demanded an apology from a pastor who referred to her as a witch. Through her lawyer Danstan Omari, Jumwa wrote a letter to River of God’…

Nov 12, 2022
Equity CEO James Mwangi Donates Sh120 Million to Help Kenyans Facing Starvation
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Equity CEO James Mwangi Donates Sh120 Million to Help Kenyans Facing Starvation

Equity Bank CEO James Mwangi has donated $1 million (Sh120 million) to help support families affected by the ongoing drought in the country. Speaking on Saturday during a consultative meeting presided over by Presiden…

Nov 12, 2022
KRA Employee Dies After Falling off Times Tower Building
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KRA Employee Dies After Falling off Times Tower Building

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is mourning the death of one of their members of staff, who died after falling off the Times Towers building, which houses the agency's head office. In a statement on Friday, the KRA…

Nov 12, 2022
Court Orders Former Tourism PS Rebecca Nabutola to Refund Sh8.9 Million Obtained Fraudulently from Gov’t
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Court Orders Former Tourism PS Rebecca Nabutola to Refund Sh8.9 Million Obtained Fraudulently from Gov’t

The High Court has ordered former Tourism Principal Secretary Rebecca Nabutola and two others to refund Sh8.9 million acquired fraudulently from the government. Nabutola, Dr. Ong’ong’a Achieng (CEO, Catering and Touri…

Nov 11, 2022
President Ruto Orders Police to End Muggings and Cattle Rustling
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President Ruto Orders Police to End Muggings and Cattle Rustling

President Ruto has directed police to tackle insecurity in the country, particularly the recent spate of mugging incidences witnessed in Nairobi. Speaking at State House, Nairobi when he met the new Inspector General…

Nov 11, 2022
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Ruto's UDA Contests Sh577 Million Political Parties Fund Share, Demands an Additional Sh115 Million
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Ruto's UDA Contests Sh577 Million Political Parties Fund Share, Demands an Additional Sh115 Million

The Political Parties Tribunal has issued an order staying the Registrar of Political Parties' gazette notice dated November 4th on the distribution of Sh1.48 billion political parties fund. This follows an applicatio…

Nov 11, 2022
Mount Kenya University to Train Healthcare Assistants for German Hospitals
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Mount Kenya University to Train Healthcare Assistants for German Hospitals

Mount Kenya University has launched a new program in which Kenyans will be trained as healthcare assistants for German hospitals starting January 2023. Dubbed the Certificate in Healthcare Assistant for German Hospita…

Nov 11, 2022
President Ruto Pledges to Transform Kibera from a Slum into an Estate by 2027
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President Ruto Pledges to Transform Kibera from a Slum into an Estate by 2027

President Ruto has pledged to transform Kibera from a slum into a ‘real estate’ by the end of his term in 2027 through the ongoing affordable housing program, which seeks to build 200,000 units annually. Speaking duri…

Nov 11, 2022
We Are Not Related, Chief Justice Martha Koome and Police Boss Japhet Koome Say
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We Are Not Related, Chief Justice Martha Koome and Police Boss Japhet Koome Say

Kenya’s new Inspector-General of Police Japhet Koome has clarified that he is not related to Chief Justice Martha Koome. Speaking during his swearing-in ceremony at the Supreme Court on Friday, Koome dismissed claims…

Nov 11, 2022
Kenyan Woman Arrested for Poisoning Her Child So As to Fly to Saudi Arabia for Work
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Kenyan Woman Arrested for Poisoning Her Child So As to Fly to Saudi Arabia for Work

A Kenyan woman has been arrested for allegedly poisoning her four-year-old daughter so as to be free to fly to Saudi Arabia to work as a housemaid. The woman from Kandara, Murang’a County, is suspected to have committ…

Nov 11, 2022
Court Orders Joseph Kamotho's Family to Agree on How to Share His Sh250 Million Wealth
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Court Orders Joseph Kamotho's Family to Agree on How to Share His Sh250 Million Wealth

The High Court has given the family of the late former Cabinet minister Joseph Kamotho until the end of November to agree on how to distribute his multi-million-shilling estate. On Wednesday, the family told Justice S…

Nov 10, 2022
Kenyan MPs Threaten to 'Go On Strike' if CDF is Not Disbursed By Next Week
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Kenyan MPs Threaten to 'Go On Strike' if CDF is Not Disbursed By Next Week

Members of the National Assembly have threatened to suspend Parliament business if the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) is not disbursed by next week. Led by Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi, th…

Nov 10, 2022
Kenya’s Second Attorney-General James Karugu is Dead
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Kenya’s Second Attorney-General James Karugu is Dead

Kenya’s second post-independence Attorney-General James Karugu is dead, the family confirmed on Thursday. Karugu, described as the country’s most independent attorney-general, died on Wednesday night at the age of 86…

Nov 10, 2022
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