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Raila to Launch His Presidential Campaign in Thika on Saturday
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Raila to Launch His Presidential Campaign in Thika on Saturday

ODM leader Raila Odinga is this week expected to launch his presidential campaign ahead of the August 9th elections. Odinga, who will be giving his fifth stab at the presidency, will launch his campaign at a mega rall…

Jan 12, 2022
KRA Acquires Geo-Mapping Technology to Crackdown on Landlords
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KRA Acquires Geo-Mapping Technology to Crackdown on Landlords

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced the acquisition of geo-mapping technology to monitor landlords’ tax payments in major towns across the country. KRA Commissioner for Legal Services and Board Co-ordination P…

Jan 12, 2022
Two Nairobi COVID-19 Testing Labs Suspended for Issuing Fake Results to Travelers
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Two Nairobi COVID-19 Testing Labs Suspended for Issuing Fake Results to Travelers

Two accredited coronavirus testing labs have been suspended for issuing fake Covid-19 PCR test results to travelers. This is after an investigation by the Ministry of Health revealed that a majority of doctored Covid-…

Jan 11, 2022
MP to File a Petition to Bar Raila from Running for President
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MP to File a Petition to Bar Raila from Running for President

Nominated MP David Sankok says he will file a petition to block ODM leader Raila Odinga from running for president in the August 9th general election. Sankok, an ally of Deputy President William Ruto, claims Odinga co…

Jan 11, 2022
Police Probe Kericho Senator Aaron Cheruiyot over Alleged Racist Remarks
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Police Probe Kericho Senator Aaron Cheruiyot over Alleged Racist Remarks

Police have opened a probe against Kericho Senator Aaron Cheruiyot over alleged racist remarks he made on Saturday. Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji on Tuesday directed police to investigate the sena…

Jan 11, 2022
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Renowned Kenyan Scholar Sheikh Abdillahi Nassir Dies in Mombasa
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Renowned Kenyan Scholar Sheikh Abdillahi Nassir Dies in Mombasa

Celebrated Kenyan scholar, historian, and cleric Sheikh Abdillahi Nassir is dead. Abdillahi, who served in the pre-independence Legislative Council of Kenya (LegCo) between 1961 and 1963, passed away in Mombasa on Tue…

Jan 11, 2022
Activist Boniface Mwangi Hires Senior Counsel Martha Karua to Represent Him in Case
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Activist Boniface Mwangi Hires Senior Counsel Martha Karua to Represent Him in Case

Renowned activist Boniface Mwangi has hired senior counsel Martha Karua to represent him in a case in which his house was allegedly blown up with explosives. Mwangi’s unfinished bungalow in Lukenya, Machakos County wa…

Jan 11, 2022
Kenya Retaliates by Suspending All Inbound and Transit Passenger Flights from Dubai
Kenya

Kenya Retaliates by Suspending All Inbound and Transit Passenger Flights from Dubai

Kenya has suspended all inbound and transit passenger flights from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for seven days. Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) Director-General Gilbert Kibe on Tuesday told Business Daily that…

Jan 11, 2022
Kenya Hit by a Nationwide Blackout After Major Transmission Line Breaks
Kenya

Kenya Hit by a Nationwide Blackout After Major Transmission Line Breaks

Power supply has been restored in most parts of the country following a nationwide outage on Tuesday mid-morning. Kenya Power in a statement said the blackout was caused by collapsed towers on a high voltage transmiss…

Jan 11, 2022
Activist Okiya Omtatah Files a Petition to Compel Ruto to Resign Ahead of August Elections
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Activist Okiya Omtatah Files a Petition to Compel Ruto to Resign Ahead of August Elections

Activist Okiya Omtatah has moved to court seeking to have sitting public officers, including the deputy president, barred from running for president. Omtatah, in a petition filed at the High Court on Monday, argues th…

Jan 10, 2022
Two People Killed and Several Houses Torched in Fresh Lamu Attack
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Two People Killed and Several Houses Torched in Fresh Lamu Attack

Two people have been killed and several houses torched following a fresh attack by unknown assailants in Lamu County. The Sunday night attack in the Majembeni area forced residents of Juhudi, Salama, and Widhu to flee…

Jan 10, 2022
Man in Custody for Conning Kasarani OCPD of Sh600,000 in Sim-Swap Scam
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Man in Custody for Conning Kasarani OCPD of Sh600,000 in Sim-Swap Scam

A Nairobi court on Monday detained a suspect accused of defrauding Kasarani OCPD Peter Mwanzo of Sh600,000 in a Sim-swap scam. The court granted the prosecution’s request to detain the suspect named Gideon Mark for ei…

Jan 10, 2022
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MP Richard Onyonka in Trouble over Alleged Incitement Remarks
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MP Richard Onyonka in Trouble over Alleged Incitement Remarks

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has ordered a probe against Kitutu Chache MP Richard Onyonka over incitement claims. Haji wants police to investigate a video in which Onyonka is captured uttering al…

Jan 10, 2022
Wife of Slain Nyeri Tycoon Erasmus Iguku to Face Murder Charges
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Wife of Slain Nyeri Tycoon Erasmus Iguku to Face Murder Charges

Three suspects are set to be charged with the murder of renowned Nyeri millionaire businessman and philanthropist Erasmus Iguku Kinyua. They include his wife Dorcas Wambui Iguku, prison warder Benson Musili and a thir…

Jan 10, 2022
Ruto Apologizes over Senator Mithika Linturi’s Controversial Remarks
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Ruto Apologizes over Senator Mithika Linturi’s Controversial Remarks

Deputy President William Ruto has apologized to Kenyans over the controversial remarks made by Meru Senator Mithika Linturi over the weekend.  Speaking at Bomet Green Stadium on Monday, Ruto admitted that the utteranc…

Jan 10, 2022
Miner Trapped in Collapsed Goldmine in Migori Rescued Alive After Four Days
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Miner Trapped in Collapsed Goldmine in Migori Rescued Alive After Four Days

A miner who was trapped in a collapsed goldmine in Migori County for four days has been rescued alive. Noah Ongweno was trapped when the walls of Kopuodho goldmine in North Kamagambo, Rongo caved in while on a mining…

Jan 9, 2022
Raila Condemns Meru Senator Mithika Linturi's 'Madoadoa' Remarks
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Raila Condemns Meru Senator Mithika Linturi's 'Madoadoa' Remarks

ODM leader Raila Odinga has condemned the alleged incitement remarks made by Meru Senator Mithika Linturi. Speaking on Sunday, Odinga said leaders should avoid ethnic profiling and instead preach peace ahead of this y…

Jan 9, 2022
Meru Senator Mithika Linturi Arrested over ‘Madoadoa’ Remarks
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Meru Senator Mithika Linturi Arrested over ‘Madoadoa’ Remarks

Meru Senator Mithika Linturi was on Sunday morning arrested over alleged incitement remarks he made at a political rally on Saturday. Linturi was picked from Rupa Hotel in Eldoret by detectives from the Directorate of…

Jan 9, 2022
Aisha Jumwa Body-Shamed Me in Front of Ruto, Wangui Ngirici Says After Ditching UDA
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Aisha Jumwa Body-Shamed Me in Front of Ruto, Wangui Ngirici Says After Ditching UDA

Kirinyaga Woman Representative Wangui Ngirici says she cannot return to the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party due to the humiliation she was subjected to. Ngirici ditched the Deputy President William Ruto-led pol…

Jan 9, 2022
DPP Orders a Probe into Meru Senator Mithika Linturi’s ‘Madoadoa’ Remarks
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DPP Orders a Probe into Meru Senator Mithika Linturi’s ‘Madoadoa’ Remarks

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has ordered a probe into the alleged incitement remarks by Meru Senator Mithika Linturi. Haji directed Inspector-General of Police Hillary Mutyambai to investigate Li…

Jan 8, 2022
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