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The Hustler Fund has disbursed loans totaling over Sh10 billion since its launch on November 30th, according to the latest figures from the government. Cooperatives and MSMEs Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui said 17 million Kenyans had borrowed Sh10.67 billion from the fund as of December 23rd, Sh3…
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A car importer is counting losses running into millions of shillings after a carrier overturned along the busy Nairobi-Mombasa highway, damaging several brand-new cars. Police said the accident also left the driver of the multiple-car carrier that was destined for Nairobi and his assistant with…
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Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga says he will make an announcement on his next political move in January 2023. Odinga, who spoke at a burial ceremony in Migori on Saturday, insisted that IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati bungled the August 9th presidential election, saying…
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Former Transport Cabinet Secretary Michael Kamau and former Chief of Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) Gen. Julius Karangi have landed government jobs in the latest appointments by President Ruto. Kamau has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) board to…
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Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga has described President Ruto’s performance in his first 100 days in power as below average, saying he has failed to honor the promises he made during the campaign period. In a statement on Thursday, Odinga accused Ruto’s administration of…
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The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has summoned nominated Senator Karen Nyamu for a disciplinary hearing over last week’s baby daddy drama in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). In a letter dated December 19th, UDA disciplinary committee chairperson Charles Njenga said Nyamu’s conduct…
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President Ruto has appointed retired Chief Justice David Maraga as the Chairperson of the national taskforce on police reforms. The 23-member team is tasked to identify and recommend legal, administrative, and institutional reforms in the National Police Service (NPS) and the Kenya Prisons Service…
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US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is currently on a visit to Kenya, where she lived as a refugee before relocating to the US. The 40-year-old US Representative for Minnesota’s 5th congressional district held a meeting with a section of leaders from Northern Kenya on Tuesday and is expected to meet…
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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…
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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…