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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
DPP Withdraws Sh19 Million Graft Case Against Cabinet Nominee Aisha Jumwa
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DPP Withdraws Sh19 Million Graft Case Against Cabinet Nominee Aisha Jumwa

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has withdrawn the Sh19 million graft case against former Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa, who was recently nominated to President Ruto’s Cabinet. On Wednesday, senior State counsel Ale…

Oct 12, 2022
Kimunya Freed on Sh700,000 Cash Bail Pending Retrial in Sh60 Million Land Fraud Case
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Kimunya Freed on Sh700,000 Cash Bail Pending Retrial in Sh60 Million Land Fraud Case

Former Kipipiri MP Amos Kimunya has been released on cash bail pending his retrial in a Sh60 million land fraud case. Kimunya and his co-accused Lilian Njenga, a former director of Land Adjudication and Settlement at…

Oct 11, 2022
Raila Hits Out at President Ruto for Failing to Honor Campaign Promises
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Raila Hits Out at President Ruto for Failing to Honor Campaign Promises

Azimio La Umoja party leader Raila Odinga has hit out at President Ruto for failing to honor the promises he made to Kenyans during his campaigns. Addressing the press at Jevanjee Gardens on Tuesday, Odinga said the c…

Oct 11, 2022
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Kalonzo Protests Gov’t Decision to Lift Ban on GMO Foods
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Kalonzo Protests Gov’t Decision to Lift Ban on GMO Foods

Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has questioned the government’s decision to lift a ban on Genetically Modified Crops (GMO). The move to lift the 10-year ban on GMO foods was made during a Cabinet meeting chaired by…

Oct 11, 2022
Ugandan MP Goes Missing After Boarding an Uber Taxi in Nairobi
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Ugandan MP Goes Missing After Boarding an Uber Taxi in Nairobi

Police in Nairobi are investigating the mysterious disappearance of Ugandan Member of Parliament David Wakikona, according to a report. Wakinona, who is the MP for Bukigai County in Bududa District, was reported missi…

Oct 11, 2022
Kenyan Seeks to Amend the Constitution to Have Losing Presidential Candidate Automatically Elected to Parliament
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Kenyan Seeks to Amend the Constitution to Have Losing Presidential Candidate Automatically Elected to Parliament

A Kenyan voter has petitioned the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) seeking authority to collect a million signatures in a bid to amend the Constitution. Nyongesa Makhanu, an architect by professi…

Oct 11, 2022
Police Search for a Nairobi Church Caretaker Who Stole Sh1.5 Million from the Altar
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Police Search for a Nairobi Church Caretaker Who Stole Sh1.5 Million from the Altar

Police in Nairobi are in pursuit of a suspect who allegedly broke into ACK All Saints Mountain View Church in Nairobi’s Kangemi area and made away with Sh1.5 million. The money, which was meant for the church’s develo…

Oct 10, 2022
Family Rules Out Poisoning in Lawyer Paul Gicheru's Death
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Family Rules Out Poisoning in Lawyer Paul Gicheru's Death

The family of the late lawyer Paul Gicheru has ruled out poisoning as the cause of his death.  Through their lawyer John Khaminwa, the family said an autopsy conducted on Gicheru’s body last week determined that the a…

Oct 10, 2022
Muthama Breaks His Silence After Being Left Out of President Ruto's Cabinet
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Muthama Breaks His Silence After Being Left Out of President Ruto's Cabinet

Former Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama has defended President Ruto for leaving him out of his Cabinet. Muthama, who is the Chairman of Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party, was among the key allies of the…

Oct 10, 2022
Gachagua: I Have Forgiven Police Officers Who Undressed Me Before My Children
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Gachagua: I Have Forgiven Police Officers Who Undressed Me Before My Children

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said they will not punish those who were used by former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration to frustrate President Ruto and him in the run-up to the August elections. Gachag…

Oct 9, 2022
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President Ruto Arrives in Tanzania for a Two-Day Official Visit
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President Ruto Arrives in Tanzania for a Two-Day Official Visit

President Ruto arrived in Tanzania on Sunday evening ahead of his two-day official State visit. Ruto, who is accompanied by his wife, First Lady Rachel Ruto, was welcomed to Tanzania by the country's Foreign Affairs M…

Oct 9, 2022
Atwoli Calls for a Ban of Recruitment Agencies Taking Kenyan Migrant Workers to Gulf Countries
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Atwoli Calls for a Ban of Recruitment Agencies Taking Kenyan Migrant Workers to Gulf Countries

Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli has called on the government to ban recruitment agencies overseeing the migration of Kenyans to the Middle East for work. Atwoli says Kenyan…

Oct 9, 2022
President Ruto in Uganda to Attend Independence Day Celebrations
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President Ruto in Uganda to Attend Independence Day Celebrations

President Ruto has traveled to Uganda to attend the country’s 60th Independence Day celebrations set for Sunday. The president left the country on Saturday afternoon in the company of First Lady Rachel Ruto, State Hou…

Oct 8, 2022
Kenya Supreme Court Rules Senate Has Powers to Summon Governors over County Revenue
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Kenya Supreme Court Rules Senate Has Powers to Summon Governors over County Revenue

The Supreme Court has declared that the Senate has constitutional powers to summon and question governors on the expenditure of county governments. The apex court dismissed an argument by the Council of Governors that…

Oct 8, 2022
Former Ainabkoi MP William Chepkut Collapses and Dies
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Former Ainabkoi MP William Chepkut Collapses and Dies

Former Ainabkoi MP William Chepkut has passed away. Chepkut is said to have collapsed at his home in Nairobi on Saturday morning and was taken to Mediheal Hospital in Parklands, where he was pronounced dead, according…

Oct 8, 2022
MP John Waluke Surrenders Himself to Serve 67-year Prison Sentence
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MP John Waluke Surrenders Himself to Serve 67-year Prison Sentence

A day after the High Court upheld his 67-year prison sentence, Sirisia MP John Waluke has surrendered himself to police in Nairobi. Waluke, who was re-elected for a third term in the August 9th general election, took…

Oct 7, 2022
MCAs Protest Move to Shut Down 43 Nightclubs in Nairobi over Noise Pollution
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MCAs Protest Move to Shut Down 43 Nightclubs in Nairobi over Noise Pollution

A section of Nairobi MCAs has protested the move to close 43 nightclubs in the city over noise pollution. Led by Kitisuru MCA Alvin Palapala, the Ward Representatives have termed the move by the Nairobi Liquor Licensi…

Oct 7, 2022
Kenya Acquires Sh675 Million Advanced Cancer Treatment Machine from the US
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Kenya Acquires Sh675 Million Advanced Cancer Treatment Machine from the US

Kenya has acquired an advanced cancer treatment machine known as CyberKnife, becoming the second African country to own the machine after Egypt. CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery System, the world’s only robotic ra…

Oct 7, 2022