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Former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko has been acquitted in a Sh20 million graft case. In a ruling on Wednesday, anti-corruption court magistrate Douglas Ogoti said that the charges against the former governor were defective. In the case, Sonko had been charged with conspiring to commit an offense of…

The government on Wednesday released the results of the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination, with a majority of the candidates (50.2 percent) scoring between 200 and 299 marks out of 500. Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu said the best candidate in this year’s…

The High Court in Mombasa on Wednesday granted an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to withdraw a murder charge against Public Service and Gender Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa. The former Malindi MP will now be a state witness and is expected to testify against her former…

Defense Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has defended his remarks about the wearing of hijabs by Kenyan Muslim women and girls. Duale stirred up a storm on Tuesday after saying it is mandatory for Muslim women to wear hijabs in public and asked those opposed to the practice to find another country to…

Otieno Lewis Omondi Glen and Fwaro Makokha Robinson have been identified as the top candidates in the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination. The two tied at position one in this year’s Standard Eight exam after garnering 431 marks out of a possible 500 points. Omondi is…

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has offered to fly a three-year-old boy whose eyes were gouged out to China for eye implants. Sonko said he conducted thorough research on the best hospital that can attend to baby Junior Sagini's emergency case and settled on Dennis Lam Eye in Shenzhen, southern…

A total of 4,449 road users were killed in road accidents between January 1st and December 13th this year, according to the latest data from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA). NTSA said the death toll from road carnage rose by 161 people from 4,271 in 2021, marking a 3.77 percent…

The operator of the Nairobi Expressway has announced that speed guns have been installed on the highway as part of the measures to curb overspeeding. In a notice on Tuesday, Moja Expressway Company Limited said the guns placed at various points along the 27-kilometer dual carriageway will be…

Hundreds of patients detained in Nairobi county hospitals over unpaid bills have been given a reprieve after Governor Johnson Sakaja ordered their release. Sakaja said the county government will settle the outstanding bills to allow the patients to reunite with their families during the Christmas…

Defense Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has told Kenyan Muslim women that they must wear a hijab or scarf in public. Duale, who spoke during the launch of the International Quran Competition at Sir Ali Muslim Club in Parkroad, Nairobi on Tuesday, said it is mandatory for Muslim women to wear hijabs in…