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Five DCI Officers Arrested Over Disappearance of Two Indians Working with Ruto's Campaign Team
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Five DCI Officers Arrested Over Disappearance of Two Indians Working with Ruto's Campaign Team

Five more police officers have been arrested in connection with the disappearance and suspected murder of the two Indian nationals, who were working with President Ruto's campaign team. Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan, Mohamed Za…

Oct 27, 2022
EACC Moves to Recover Sh2.4 Billion Grabbed Land Belonging to Moi International Airport
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EACC Moves to Recover Sh2.4 Billion Grabbed Land Belonging to Moi International Airport

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has filed an application in court seeking to recover 10 parcels of land valued at Sh2.4 billion grabbed from the Moi International Airport, Mombasa. In the suit filed a…

Oct 26, 2022
Men to Cover Multiple Wives on NHIF for an Extra Cost of Sh500
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Men to Cover Multiple Wives on NHIF for an Extra Cost of Sh500

The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has published new regulations with a clause providing medical coverage to polygamous families. If Parliament approves the proposed regulations, men will be allowed to get co…

Oct 26, 2022
Murkomen, Duale, and Alice Wahome Formally Resign from Parliament
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Murkomen, Duale, and Alice Wahome Formally Resign from Parliament

Elgeyo-Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen, Garissa Township MP Aden Duale and his Kandara counterpart Alice Wahome have formally resigned from Parliament. The three tendered their resignations on Wednesday afternoon…

Oct 26, 2022
Pakistan Deploys Top Detectives to Kenya to Probe Journalist Arshad Sharif's Shooting
Kenya

Pakistan Deploys Top Detectives to Kenya to Probe Journalist Arshad Sharif's Shooting

The Pakistani government has deployed three top military and intelligence officers to Kenya to probe the killing of renowned journalist Arshad Sharif by police officers. The three, the Federal Investigation Agency Dir…

Oct 26, 2022
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MPs Approve President Ruto’s 24 Cabinet Nominees
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MPs Approve President Ruto’s 24 Cabinet Nominees

The National Assembly has approved all 24 Cabinet nominees, including Peninah Malonza whose nomination was unanimously rejected by the Committee on Appointments. In a report tabled before the House on Tuesday, the vet…

Oct 26, 2022
Ruto: Kenya to Plant Five Billion Trees in Five Years to Combat Climate Change
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Ruto: Kenya to Plant Five Billion Trees in Five Years to Combat Climate Change

President Ruto has pledged to plant five billion trees in the next five years and 10 billion in 10 years as part of the efforts to combat climate change. Ruto announced the plan on Wednesday during a joint media brief…

Oct 26, 2022
DCI Director Orders a Thorough Probe into Detective Boniface Muganda's Death
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DCI Director Orders a Thorough Probe into Detective Boniface Muganda's Death

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) director Amin Mohamed has ordered a probe into the death of detective Boniface Muganda. Muganda was killed in a hit-and-run accident along the Northern Bypass at the Maruru…

Oct 25, 2022
Nairobi Governor Sakaja Rejects Sh500 Million Budget for Official Residences
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Nairobi Governor Sakaja Rejects Sh500 Million Budget for Official Residences

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has rejected a Sh500 million budget set aside for the construction of official residences for him and Deputy Governor Njoroge Muchiri, saying they are not a priority. Insisting that his…

Oct 25, 2022
President Ruto Abolishes Kazi Mtaani Program, Says It is Outdated
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President Ruto Abolishes Kazi Mtaani Program, Says It is Outdated

President Ruto has abolished the Kazi Mtaani program that was launched by his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta in 2020 to cushion the most vulnerable youth in the informal settlements from the effects of the Covid-19 pandem…

Oct 25, 2022
Body of Pakistani Journalist Shot Dead in Kenya Flown Home
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Body of Pakistani Journalist Shot Dead in Kenya Flown Home

The body of renowned Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif, who was killed in Kenya on Sunday, has been flown back home for burial, his wife Javeria Siddique said on Tuesday. Through social media, Siddique shared picture…

Oct 25, 2022
Body of a Kenyan Woman in a Saudi Arabian Morgue for Eight Months Finally Arrives Home
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Body of a Kenyan Woman in a Saudi Arabian Morgue for Eight Months Finally Arrives Home

Emotions run high as the family of Margaret Ruguru Waweru, who died under mysterious circumstances in Saudi Arabia in March, received her remains at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) over the weekend. The…

Oct 25, 2022
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'Irresponsible and Immoral' Kenyan Mother Granted Full Custody of Her Child in Court Battle with a British Man
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'Irresponsible and Immoral' Kenyan Mother Granted Full Custody of Her Child in Court Battle with a British Man

The High Court in Mombasa has granted a Kenyan woman custody of her five-year-old child after a two-year battle with the father, a British national. Justice John Onginyo on Monday granted Hellen Maria Imokor full cust…

Oct 25, 2022
Court Throws Out Bid to Suspend an Order Requiring Gachagua to Forfeit Sh200 Million to Gov't
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Court Throws Out Bid to Suspend an Order Requiring Gachagua to Forfeit Sh200 Million to Gov't

The Appeals Court on Monday dismissed an application seeking to have an order requiring Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to forfeit Sh200 million to the State suspended. In July, High Court judge Esther Maina ruled t…

Oct 24, 2022
Kenya Airways Captain Irene Koki Inducted into Aviators Africa Hall of Fame
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Kenya Airways Captain Irene Koki Inducted into Aviators Africa Hall of Fame

Kenya Airways (KQ) captain Irene Koki Mutungi has been inducted into the Aviators Africa Hall of Fame, joining an elite class of distinguished aviators who have made an immense contribution to driving the sector forwa…

Oct 24, 2022
Pakistan Prime Minister Phones President Ruto over the Murder of Journalist Arshad Sharif
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Pakistan Prime Minister Phones President Ruto over the Murder of Journalist Arshad Sharif

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday phoned President Ruto over the killing of renowned Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif by Kenyan police officers. Through Twitter, Shehbaz said he asked the Kenyan presi…

Oct 24, 2022
Court Frees Kiambu Politician Accused of Murdering Her Husband
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Court Frees Kiambu Politician Accused of Murdering Her Husband

Kiambu politician Gladys Chania, who is accused of killing her husband George Mwangi was on Monday released on a Sh1 million bond following her arrest last week. Chania, a former Kiambu County Woman Representative asp…

Oct 24, 2022
Renowned Pakistani Journalist Arshad Sharif Shot Dead by Police in Kenya
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Renowned Pakistani Journalist Arshad Sharif Shot Dead by Police in Kenya

Renowned Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was on Sunday night shot dead by Kenyan police in what has been described as a case of “mistaken identity.” Sharif was being driven to Nairobi by his brother Khurram Ahmed w…

Oct 24, 2022
US Secretary of State Blinken Commends President Ruto for Critical Role in Regional Peace
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US Secretary of State Blinken Commends President Ruto for Critical Role in Regional Peace

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday spoke to President Ruto and commended his critical role in regional peace and security in Ethiopia as well as the Horn of Africa.  In a statement on Sunday, Bl…

Oct 23, 2022
Kalonzo Rejected an Offer to Join My Gov’t, President Ruto Says
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Kalonzo Rejected an Offer to Join My Gov’t, President Ruto Says

President Ruto has said he is willing to work with Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and has made attempts to make him part of his government. Speaking during a church service at African Inland Church in Kitui on Sun…

Oct 23, 2022
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