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Kenya Eyes Shipbuilding as Uhuru Commissions Mombasa Shipyard in Mtongwe
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Kenya Eyes Shipbuilding as Uhuru Commissions Mombasa Shipyard in Mtongwe

President Kenyatta on Friday presided over the official commissioning of the Mombasa Shipyard at the Kenya Navy Base in Mtongwe. The military installation is part of the Kenya Shipyards Limited (KSL) which was launche…

Dec 18, 2021
Four People Arrested for Altering Motor Vehicle Logbooks to Obtain Credit
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Four People Arrested for Altering Motor Vehicle Logbooks to Obtain Credit

Four suspects have been arrested for allegedly altering a motor vehicle logbook and collaborating to secure credit using the same document. In the case, a man identified as Gideon Kiarie was financed by the Cooperativ…

Dec 18, 2021
Workers Trapped as Four-Storey Hotel Building Collapses in Murang’a
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Workers Trapped as Four-Storey Hotel Building Collapses in Murang’a

About 10 people are feared trapped after an unfinished hotel building collapsed at Makegi area in Kandara, Murang’a County. The five-storey structure that was under construction caved in on Friday afternoon, trapping…

Dec 18, 2021
IEBC to Deploy Undercover Agents During 2022 General Elections
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IEBC to Deploy Undercover Agents During 2022 General Elections

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced it will deploy spies in the next year’s general elections. The commission says the undercover agents will be tasked with monitoring, identifying…

Dec 17, 2021
US Donates Sh250 Million Ultra-Modern Cancer Treatment Machines to Kenya
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US Donates Sh250 Million Ultra-Modern Cancer Treatment Machines to Kenya

Kenya is set to receive ultra-modern cancer treatment and care equipment worth more than Sh250 million from the US to boost the fight against the disease. The medical electron linear accelerators were donated by the U…

Dec 17, 2021
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Two Kenyans Charged for Being in Possession of Two Owl Eggs Worth Sh2 Million
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Two Kenyans Charged for Being in Possession of Two Owl Eggs Worth Sh2 Million

Two suspects have been arraigned in court over illegal possession of wild bird eggs. Francis Lumba and Maina Mwangi appeared before Principal Magistrate Judicaster Nthuku of Loitokitok law courts where they were charg…

Dec 17, 2021
KRA Announces Plan to Change its Name as it Seeks to Rebrand
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KRA Announces Plan to Change its Name as it Seeks to Rebrand

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced plans to rebrand itself with a new name as part of the efforts to improve service delivery to taxpayers. Francis Muthaura, the chairman of the KRA board says the tax agency…

Dec 17, 2021
Pastor Pius Muiru’s Wife Links Sister-in-Law to Mother’s Murder
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Pastor Pius Muiru’s Wife Links Sister-in-Law to Mother’s Murder

The wife of Pastor Pius Muiru of Maximum Miracle Centre has linked her sister-in-law to the murder of the televangelist’s mother. Testifying before a Murang’a court on Wednesday, Lucy Muiru said her sister-in-law Moni…

Dec 17, 2021
Court Declines to Return Mike Sonko’s Sh15 Million Cash Bail
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Court Declines to Return Mike Sonko’s Sh15 Million Cash Bail

The High Court has dismissed former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko’s bid to get back Sh15 million he deposited as cash bail when he was charged with corruption and abuse of office. Sonko had requested the court to substi…

Dec 17, 2021
KEMRI Confirms Outbreak of Influenza in Kenya
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KEMRI Confirms Outbreak of Influenza in Kenya

A survey by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has revealed there is an outbreak of influenza in the country. KEMRI says four out of 36 samples collected tested positive for Influenza A, a contagious viral i…

Dec 16, 2021
Matiang’i Declares Support for Raila Ahead of 2022 Elections
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Matiang’i Declares Support for Raila Ahead of 2022 Elections

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has reiterated his support for ODM leader Raila Odinga ahead of next year’s elections. Speaking in Kisumu County on Thursday, Matiang’i said his support for Odinga is informed…

Dec 16, 2021
Nairobi Man in Court for Using Edited MPesa Messages to Evade Paying Rent for 37 Months
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Nairobi Man in Court for Using Edited MPesa Messages to Evade Paying Rent for 37 Months

A 31-year-old Nairobi man has been arraigned in court for using edited MPesa messages to avoid paying rent for 37 months. Emanuel Ian Osome, a tenant at Kristy Homes in Lang’ata, appeared at Milimani law courts where…

Dec 16, 2021
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Court Orders Prof. Ben Sihanya to Quit ODM Post or Lose University Job
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Court Orders Prof. Ben Sihanya to Quit ODM Post or Lose University Job

The High Court has directed Prof. Ben Sihanya to choose between serving as a lecturer or the chairperson of the ODM disciplinary committee. Sihanya, a law lecturer at the University of Nairobi (UoN), was appointed to…

Dec 16, 2021
Appeals Court Suspends DCI Director George Kinoti’s Prison Sentence
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Appeals Court Suspends DCI Director George Kinoti’s Prison Sentence

The Appeals Court has temporarily suspended Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti’s four-month jail sentence and arrest warrant. A three-judge bench comprising Justices Fatuma Sichale, Msagha Mboghol…

Dec 15, 2021
Kenyan Woman Imprisoned for Life for Trafficking Heroin Worth Sh7.3 Million
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Kenyan Woman Imprisoned for Life for Trafficking Heroin Worth Sh7.3 Million

A Mombasa court on Wednesday sentenced a 40-year-old Kenyan woman to life in prison after she was found guilty of drug trafficking. Fatuma Sicobo Mohamed was convicted of trafficking 2.5kgs of heroin worth Sh7.3 milli…

Dec 15, 2021
President Uhuru Commissions a Mega Housing Project for the Military
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President Uhuru Commissions a Mega Housing Project for the Military

President Kenyatta has commissioned a public-private partnership housing project for Kenya Defense Forces (KDF). The mega project will be rolled out in Nairobi, Nakuru, Laikipia, and Mombasa counties as part of the go…

Dec 15, 2021
Murang’a Man Hospitalized After Being Sodomized by a Gang of Four
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Murang’a Man Hospitalized After Being Sodomized by a Gang of Four

Police in Murang’a are holding two suspects in connection with an incident in which a man was brutally sodomized by a gang of men. The 41-year-old victim was on Tuesday evening rushed to a Murang’a hospital in serious…

Dec 15, 2021
Kenya Reports First Cases of Omicron Variant
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Kenya Reports First Cases of Omicron Variant

Three travelers who recently arrived in Kenya from South Africa have tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe says the three Omicron cases, the first in the cou…

Dec 15, 2021
Bank Accounts of Two Kenyan Women Who Received Sh113 Million from a Foreigner as Gifts Frozen
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Bank Accounts of Two Kenyan Women Who Received Sh113 Million from a Foreigner as Gifts Frozen

The High Court has ordered the freezing of Sh113 million held in bank accounts belonging to two young Kenyan women.  The two were identified as Tebby Wambuku Kago and Felesta Nyamathira Njoroge, who had another accoun…

Dec 14, 2021
Miguna Miguna Reacts to the Acquittal of MP Babu Owino in DJ Evolve’s Shooting Case
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Miguna Miguna Reacts to the Acquittal of MP Babu Owino in DJ Evolve’s Shooting Case

Lawyer Miguna Miguna has weighed in on the acquittal of Embakasi East MP Babu Owino of attempted murder charges. Owino was acquitted on Tuesday after the complainant Felix Orinda, alias DJ Evolve, applied to have the…

Dec 14, 2021
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