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Kenya is set to receive $390 million (Sh52 billion) from the World Bank to put up 25,000 free Wi-Fi hotspots across the country under the Kenya Digital Economy Acceleration Project.
The disbursement will finance the first phase of the project, which seeks to expand access to high-speed internet,…
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Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma has submitted to the National Assembly a new bill seeking to criminalize homosexuality in Kenya.
The Family Protection Bill proposes a ban on homosexuality, same-sex marriages, and all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) activities and lobbying in…
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President Ruto has defended his decision to launch the construction of the same road twice following criticism from Kenyans on social media.
During his tour of Nyandarua County on Thursday, Ruto launched the upgrading of the 55-kilometer Captain-Ndemi/Wanjohi-Kwa Matu-Geta-Kahuruko-Ndunyu Njeru…
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The Environment and Land Court has awarded over Sh126 million to a businessman whose land was compulsorily acquired by the government for the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).
Justice Oguttu Mboya ordered Kenya Railways Corporation and the National Land Commission to pay George…
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Anti-narcotics detectives have arrested two suspected drug traffickers in Nairobi and recovered 222 sachets of drugs believed to be heroin and cocaine.
The highly addictive drugs were recovered from a boda boda rider in the Uthiru area, who is believed to have been making deliveries to…
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The Kiambu County government and a multi-sectoral team on Buildings Construction have ordered tenants of a residential building in Thindigua estate to vacate with immediate effect.
The five-storeyed building named Jennid Apartments, which is on the verge of sinking and collapse, has three blocks of…
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Kenya is set to establish a body organ and tissue bank that will accept donations from both the living and dead.
The body organ and tissue donation bank will be domiciled at the East Africa Kidney Institute (EAKI) on Ngong Road in Nairobi and will begin operations in September.
EAKI director Peter…
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American tech giant Amazon has partnered with the Kenyan government to train more than 10,000 university students on cloud computing.
The initiative between Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the ICT Authority will equip learners from 10 Kenyan universities with cloud computing skills to prepare them…
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The Nairobi County government has announced plans to set up a private wing within City Mortuary in an effort to compete with privately-owned funeral homes.
The new facility targeting ‘rich Kenyans’ will be equipped with modern coolers and accommodate up to 24 bodies. It will also provide hearse and…
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Former President Uhuru Kenyatta, who left office last September, has started receiving his monthly pension of Sh1.32 million.
Kenyatta has been receiving the pension payments from December 1st, 2022, and was also paid a lump sum of Sh39.6 million send-off package, Business Daily reported…
