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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has backed Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome's directive for police officers to make use of firearms when faced with danger. Gachagua, who spoke during a church at Maralal Cathedral Parish in Samburu on Sunday, stated that police officers should not hesitate…
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Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has convened a special sitting on Tuesday to deliberate the impeachment motion of Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza. In a gazette notice, Kingi said the special sitting follows a request by the Senate Majority leader Aaron Cheruiyot and Meru County Assembly Speaker Ayub…
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President Ruto’s allies are among the persons elected to the Board of Directors of Kenya Power in an election that saw a number of board members kicked out. Seven new directors were elected during the State-controlled power distributor's Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Friday. The new members…
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Police in Nairobi are detaining two officials of a women’s group in connection with a Sh300 million fraud. On Friday, Milimani senior principal magistrate Bernard Ochoi allowed police to hold Mary Ndunge Mutuku and Mary Wanjiku Ndung’u of Mitumba Women Self-Help Group in order to grill them and…
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President Ruto on Friday met with several investors at the Executive Business Roundtable and Investment Forum in Washington, DC, where he committed to diversify Kenya’s trade with the US in order to accelerate the country’s economic recovery. The president told the forum that Kenya offers the added…
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Governor Kawira Mwangaza has called for the dissolution of the Meru County Assembly following her impeachment on Tuesday. This comes after a section of Meru residents asked Mwangaza to endorse their bid to have the county government dissolved over her irreconcilable differences with the MCAs. The…
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Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome is under fire for directing police officers to make use of their firearms when faced with danger. On Friday, Koome told off the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) for condemning police officers who err while executing their mandate but remain…
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President Ruto was on Friday inducted into the American Academy of Achievement at a Golden Plate Award Ceremony held in Washington DC. The Golden Plate Award was presented by Awards Council members Dr. Ben Carson and General Charles Q. Brown, of the United States Air Force, State House Spokesperson…
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has heaped praises on Kenyatta University, saying the institution produces the best wives. Speaking at the institution’s 52nd graduation ceremony on Friday, Gachagua recalled his life as a student at the University of Nairobi together with President Ruto, saying…
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A 22-year-old university student is the newest multi-millionaire in town after bagging a Sh200 million jackpot. Eli Kipruto Rotich, a student at Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology (JKUAT), won the Betika Mega Jackpot after predicting 17 matches correctly using a Sh49 stake. “I…