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EACC Seeks to Recover Sh13.9 Million Fraudulently Acquired by Former Taita-Taveta County Gov’t Official
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EACC Seeks to Recover Sh13.9 Million Fraudulently Acquired by Former Taita-Taveta County Gov’t Official

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has filed an application in court seeking to recover Sh13.9 million from Geoffrey Kimonge Mbogho, a former Taita Taveta County government official. Mbogho is alleged to…

Jun 25, 2022
Ruto Pledges to Buy Two Million Acres from Absentee Landlords to Settle Coast Squatters
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Ruto Pledges to Buy Two Million Acres from Absentee Landlords to Settle Coast Squatters

Deputy President William Ruto has pledged to address the issue of landlessness in the Coast region if he ascends to power after the August 9th general elections. Ruto, who is eyeing the presidency under the UDA party…

Jun 25, 2022
 I Will Not Ban Importation of Mitumba, Raila Insists
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I Will Not Ban Importation of Mitumba, Raila Insists

Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition party presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga has assured traders that he will not ban the import of used clothes, commonly known as ‘mitumba’, if he is elected president. Odinga, who…

Jun 25, 2022
Kenyan Lawyer Paul Gicheru's Trial at ICC to Conclude on Monday
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Kenyan Lawyer Paul Gicheru's Trial at ICC to Conclude on Monday

The trial of Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is set to conclude on Monday, with both the prosecution and defense teams expected to make closing statements before Judge Maria Samba…

Jun 25, 2022
IEBC Defends Decision to Scrap Use of Manual Voter Register for 2022 Elections
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IEBC Defends Decision to Scrap Use of Manual Voter Register for 2022 Elections

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has defended its decision to drop the use of the manual voter registers as a complementary mechanism to the electronic identification of voters in the August 9th…

Jun 25, 2022
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Wajackoyah Claims He Was Offered Sh200 million to Drop Presidential Bid
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Wajackoyah Claims He Was Offered Sh200 million to Drop Presidential Bid

Roots Party presidential candidate George Wajackoyah claims that he was offered a whopping Sh200 million to shelve his bid for the presidency in the August 9th elections. The 62-year-old said that the money was offere…

Jun 25, 2022
British Woman Defends a Kenyan Man Jailed over Her Husband's Murder
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British Woman Defends a Kenyan Man Jailed over Her Husband's Murder

A British woman whose husband was murdered while on a vacation in Kenya 11 years ago has defended a Kenyan man who was convicted and jailed over his killing. Judith Tebbutt was with her husband David Tebbutt when unkn…

Jun 24, 2022
Al-Shabaab Militants Stop a Mandera-Bound Bus and Preach to Passengers for Hours
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Al-Shabaab Militants Stop a Mandera-Bound Bus and Preach to Passengers for Hours

Suspected Al-Shabaab militants on Thursday flagged down a bus heading to Mandera from Nairobi before preaching to passengers for hours. The heavily armed militants stopped the bus belonging to Al-Mukaram company at La…

Jun 24, 2022
 Azimio Coalition Targets 15 Million Votes for Raila in the August Presidential Race
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Azimio Coalition Targets 15 Million Votes for Raila in the August Presidential Race

The Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition party says it targeting to garner at least 15 million votes in the August 9th presidential contest, out of the 22,102,532 registered voters. The coalition’s national executive c…

Jun 24, 2022
Human Trafficking: Detectives Rescue 60 Foreigners Held in a Nairobi Apartment
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Human Trafficking: Detectives Rescue 60 Foreigners Held in a Nairobi Apartment

Detectives in Nairobi have rescued 60 victims of human trafficking from an apartment in Tassia, Embakasi. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) says the victims aged between 14 and 50 were set to be sold as…

Jun 24, 2022
Five People Feared Dead After Building under Construction Collapses in Kitengela
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Five People Feared Dead After Building under Construction Collapses in Kitengela

At least five people are feared dead after a building under construction collapsed at the EPZ area in Kitengela, Kajiado County on Friday morning. Reports indicate that a section of the three-storey building caved in…

Jun 24, 2022
Kenyan Teen Jeremy Michoma Accepted to Nine Top US and Canadian Universities
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Kenyan Teen Jeremy Michoma Accepted to Nine Top US and Canadian Universities

A brilliant Kenyan student was spoilt for choice after being accepted into nine top universities in the United States and Canada. Jeremy Morara Michoma, 19, sat his KCPE examination at Strathmore Primary School in Nai…

Jun 23, 2022
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Wajackoyah: Why I was Blocked from Vying for Tottenham MP Seat in the UK
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Wajackoyah: Why I was Blocked from Vying for Tottenham MP Seat in the UK

Roots Party presidential candidate Prof. George Wajackoyah says he unsuccessfully attempted to run for a parliamentary seat in the UK where he lived as a refugee. Speaking in an interview with a local FM station on We…

Jun 23, 2022
Man Who Hung on CS Peter Munya's Helicopter in Meru Arrested
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Man Who Hung on CS Peter Munya's Helicopter in Meru Arrested

A man who hung onto a helicopter ferrying Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya in Meru County on Wednesday has been arrested. The suspect hung precariously on the landing skid as the chopper took off from Kiegoi…

Jun 23, 2022
President Kenyatta Convenes Azimio National Executive Council Meeting
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President Kenyatta Convenes Azimio National Executive Council Meeting

President Kenyatta has convened the second meeting of the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition party national executive council. The meeting to be held at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) on Friday will…

Jun 23, 2022
High Court Dismisses a Petition to Block Raila from Presidential Race
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High Court Dismisses a Petition to Block Raila from Presidential Race

The High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to have Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition party presidential candidate Raila Odinga barred from vying for the presidency in the August 9th elections. The case was file…

Jun 23, 2022
Househelp Vanishes After Stealing Sh4 Million and Sh500,000 Jewelry from Treasury CAS
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Househelp Vanishes After Stealing Sh4 Million and Sh500,000 Jewelry from Treasury CAS

Police in Nairobi are searching for a househelp who fled after stealing Sh4 million and other valuables from her employer Nelson Gaichuhie, the Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) in the National Treasury. The 45-yea…

Jun 23, 2022
Nairobi MCA Aspirant’s Body Found Dumped at Ngubi Forest in Kiambu
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Nairobi MCA Aspirant’s Body Found Dumped at Ngubi Forest in Kiambu

The body of an aspiring Nairobi MCA has been found dumped at Ngubi Forest in Lari, Kiambu County. Joseph Njau Ng'endo, who was eyeing the Njiru Ward Representative seat in Nairobi’s Kasarani Constituency on a Jubilee…

Jun 23, 2022
Businessman Loses Sh5.7 Million After Visiting a Public Toilet in Thika
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Businessman Loses Sh5.7 Million After Visiting a Public Toilet in Thika

Detectives in Thika, Kiambu County are investigating an incident where a businessman lost Sh5.7 million after parking his car and going for a short call in a public toilet. Mathew Magenda Githinji, the director of Bxb…

Jun 23, 2022
Mungu Anawaona: Senator Kihika Laughs Off Claims That She is Not a Kenyan Citizen
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Mungu Anawaona: Senator Kihika Laughs Off Claims That She is Not a Kenyan Citizen

Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika has reacted to a petition seeking to block her bid for the county’s governor seat on grounds that she is not a Kenyan citizen. A petitioner named Joseph Kimani Njuguna wrote to the Independ…

Jun 22, 2022