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President Ruto has appointed 20 new judges of the High Court whose names were forwarded to him by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) last Thursday. Ruto appointed the new judges through a Gazette Notice No.  15193 in exercise of the powers conferred to him by Article 166 (1) (b) of the…
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The High Court has granted an application to withdraw murder charges against slain Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen’s widow Sarah Wairimu and her co-accused Peter Karanja. Justice Daniel Ogembo ruled on Tuesday that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji is free to file an inquest, saying he…
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IEBC Vice Chairperson Juliana Cherera has resigned from the commission, days after President Ruto suspended her and three other commissioners and formed a tribunal to probe their conduct in the August 9th general election. Cherera, who led the three commissioners in disowning the results of the…
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Just five days after it was launched by President Ruto, the Hustler Fund kitty has disbursed Sh3.6 billion to Kenyan borrowers, representing an average of Sh738 million per day. As of 7 a.m. on Monday, 10,624,748 Kenyans had registered for the Hustler Fund and Sh190 million had been paid back,…
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Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has made his first official foreign trip to the United Kingdom where he will represent President Ruto at the Commonwealth Trade and Investment Summit. Mudavadi, who is the third most powerful government official after the president and deputy president,…
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The Hustler Fund kitty has disbursed a total of Sh2.9 billion in personal loans to Kenyans as of Sunday afternoon, according to data released by Cooperatives and MSMEs Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui. Chelugui further disclosed that 8.4 million Kenyans have so far registered for the fund, with a…
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President Ruto and Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga have once again clashed on social media over the removal of the four IEBC commissioners who disowned the results of the August 9th presidential election. In a late-night tweet, Ruto reaffirmed his decision to suspend the…
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President Ruto has castigated the opposition over the planned public rallies to protest the removal of four IEBC commissioners and the alleged attempts by the Kenya Kwanza administration to drag the country back to the old dark Kanu days. Ruto said the threats by Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition…
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Mumias East MP Peter Salasya has recounted the near-death experience during the just-concluded East African Inter-Parliamentary Games in Juba, South Sudan. The first-time MP said he nearly drowned in a swimming pool on November 29th after ignoring a warning against proceeding to the deep end as he…
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has hit out at Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna for urging Kenyans not to repay Hustler Fund loans. Speaking in Murang’a on Saturday, Gachagua said Sifuna’s remarks amount to incitement, adding that they do not reflect his status as an elected leader. "Nimeona huyu…