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President Ruto Rallies Kenyans to Plant Five Billion Trees to Combat Climate Change
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President Ruto Rallies Kenyans to Plant Five Billion Trees to Combat Climate Change

President Ruto has announced his administration’s plan to plant at least five billion trees as part of the efforts to combat drought and climate change. To achieve this, the president urged every Kenyan to plant at le…

Oct 15, 2022
MP Urges Gov't to Declare Gikomba Market a Disaster Area After Saturday’s Fire Incident
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MP Urges Gov't to Declare Gikomba Market a Disaster Area After Saturday’s Fire Incident

Kamukunji MP Yussuf Hassan has urged President Ruto and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja to declare Gikomba market a disaster area after another blaze destroyed sections of the market on Saturday morning. The fire, whi…

Oct 15, 2022
Economist Ndii Explains His New Role as Head of President Ruto's Council of Economic Affairs
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Economist Ndii Explains His New Role as Head of President Ruto's Council of Economic Affairs

Economist David Ndii has revealed what his new role as the chairperson of the President's Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) entails. Ndii, who was appointed to the position by President Ruto on Friday, says the CEA i…

Oct 15, 2022
President Ruto Appoints Amin Mohamed as the New DCI Director
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President Ruto Appoints Amin Mohamed as the New DCI Director

President Ruto has appointed Amin Mohamed Ibrahim as the new director of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to replace George Kinoti, who resigned last month. His appointment was made through a gazette n…

Oct 15, 2022
Mombasa Court Orders Exhumation of Body of a British Woman ‘Killed by the Devil’
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Mombasa Court Orders Exhumation of Body of a British Woman ‘Killed by the Devil’

A Mombasa court has ordered the body of a British national who died in Kenya under unclear circumstances in 2020 be exhumed for an autopsy to determine the cause of her death. Senior Resident Magistrate Ritah Orora or…

Oct 14, 2022
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Kiambu Politician Arrested After Husband’s Body is Found Wrapped in Plastic Bag and Dumped in a Forest
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Kiambu Politician Arrested After Husband’s Body is Found Wrapped in Plastic Bag and Dumped in a Forest

Kiambu politician Gladys Chania has been arrested in connection with the death of her husband George Mwangi whose body was found wrapped in a plastic bag and dumped in Kieni Forest in Gatundu North on Wednesday. Polic…

Oct 14, 2022
Journalist Hussein Mohamed Appointed State House Spokesperson
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Journalist Hussein Mohamed Appointed State House Spokesperson

Former Citizen TV news anchor Hussein Mohamed has been appointed State House Spokesperson to replace Kanze Dena, who has held the position since July 2018. Mohamed, a journalist by profession, previously served as the…

Oct 14, 2022
Police Identify the Suspect in Shooting Death of Ida Odinga's Bodyguard
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Police Identify the Suspect in Shooting Death of Ida Odinga's Bodyguard

Police have identified the suspect behind the murder of Barack Onyango Odour, a bodyguard attached to opposition leader Raila Odinga’s wife Ida Odinga. The assailant, identified as Collins Okundi, is on the run and is…

Oct 14, 2022
Sonko Rescues Kenyan Woman Paralyzed After Torture by Employer in Saudi Arabia
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Sonko Rescues Kenyan Woman Paralyzed After Torture by Employer in Saudi Arabia

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has come to the rescue of a Kenyan woman who was stuck in Saudi Arabia for months after being subjected to torture by her employer. Faith Njeri Ngugi, who went to the Gulf state in s…

Oct 14, 2022
Ida Odinga's Bodyguard Shot Dead in Kisumu
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Ida Odinga's Bodyguard Shot Dead in Kisumu

A bodyguard attached to Azimio La Umoja party leader Raila Odinga’s wife Ida Odinga was on Friday morning shot dead by an unknown assailant in Kisumu, according to police. Barack Onyango Odour was reportedly heading h…

Oct 14, 2022
Raila's Lawyer Paul Mwangi Files a Petition Challenging Lifting of Ban on GMOs
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Raila's Lawyer Paul Mwangi Files a Petition Challenging Lifting of Ban on GMOs

Azimio La Umoja leader Raila Odinga’s lawyer Paul Mwangi has filed a petition in court challenging the government’s decision to lift the ban on the importation and cultivation of Genetically Modified Crops (GMOs). Mwa…

Oct 13, 2022
Court Throws Out Brookside Dairy's Defamation Suit Against Nyali MP Mohammed Ali
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Court Throws Out Brookside Dairy's Defamation Suit Against Nyali MP Mohammed Ali

The High Court has thrown out a defamation suit filed by Brookside Dairy Ltd against Nyali MP Mohammed Ali, saying it was filed in the wrong forum. Justice Hedwig Ong’undi determined on Thursday that the dispute shoul…

Oct 13, 2022
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Treasury Responds to Reports of China Fining Kenya Sh1.3 Billion for SGR Loan Default
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Treasury Responds to Reports of China Fining Kenya Sh1.3 Billion for SGR Loan Default

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani has disputed reports that Kenya defaulted on payment of Chinese loans provided for the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). Citing Treasury documents, Business Daily…

Oct 13, 2022
DPP Haji Under Fire over Withdrawal of Graft Cases Against President Ruto's Allies
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DPP Haji Under Fire over Withdrawal of Graft Cases Against President Ruto's Allies

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) wants the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji to explain the recent withdrawal of a number of graft cases against President Ruto’s allies. LSK President Eric Theuri on Thu…

Oct 13, 2022
Gachagua Leaves for His First Official Foreign Trip as Deputy President
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Gachagua Leaves for His First Official Foreign Trip as Deputy President

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Thursday left the country for his first official trip as the country’s second in command. Gachagua traveled to Kigali, Rwanda, where he will be attending the 2022 YouthConnekt Afri…

Oct 13, 2022
Court Suspends Creation of the Chief Administrative Secretary Position
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Court Suspends Creation of the Chief Administrative Secretary Position

The Employment and Labor Relations Court has suspended the creation of the Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) position in the public service. Justice Monica Mbaru granted the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) stay orders p…

Oct 13, 2022
Raila Claims President Ruto Spent Sh200 Million to Attend Queen Elizabeth's Funeral in England
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Raila Claims President Ruto Spent Sh200 Million to Attend Queen Elizabeth's Funeral in England

Azimio La Umoja party leader Raila Odinga has questioned the source of funds for President Ruto’s recent foreign trips even though he claims they found empty coffers when they assumed office last month. Odinga, who sp…

Oct 12, 2022
Sh400 Million Graft Case Against Former Kenya Power Managing Director Ben Chumo Withdrawn
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Sh400 Million Graft Case Against Former Kenya Power Managing Director Ben Chumo Withdrawn

The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Noordin Haji has withdrawn the Sh400 million graft case against former Kenya Power Managing Director Ben Chumo and 10 others, citing a lack of evidence. Haji withdrew the case…

Oct 12, 2022
Women MPs Demand a Ban on Export of Kenyan Domestic Workers to the Middle East
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Women MPs Demand a Ban on Export of Kenyan Domestic Workers to the Middle East

Female MPs have called for a ban on the deployment of Kenyan domestic workers to the Middle East until the government guarantees their safety and negotiates better terms for them. Through the Kenya Women Parliamentary…

Oct 12, 2022
Gachagua: We will Return Kenya's Economy to Where Kibaki Left it in Two Years
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Gachagua: We will Return Kenya's Economy to Where Kibaki Left it in Two Years

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua insists that the Kenya Kwanza administration inherited a dilapidated economy and it will take time to fix the situation. While calling on Kenyans to be patient, the deputy president s…

Oct 12, 2022
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