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MP Tables a Bill to Legalize Sex Work in Kenya
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MP Tables a Bill to Legalize Sex Work in Kenya

A new bill seeking to decriminalize sex work in Kenya has been tabled in Parliament. The Penal Code Amendment Bill 2021 is sponsored by Nakuru Town East MP David Gikaria and is set for the first reading in Parliament…

Dec 2, 2021
Man Shot and Robbed Shortly After Withdrawing Sh1.1 Million from a Nairobi Bank
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Man Shot and Robbed Shortly After Withdrawing Sh1.1 Million from a Nairobi Bank

Police in Nairobi have launched a search for a gang that shot and robbed a man Sh1.1 million on Wednesday. The victim is said to have withdrawn the money from a bank in Donholm before boarding a public service vehicle…

Dec 2, 2021
Controversial Nairobi Preacher Bishop Godfrey Migwi Passes Away
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Controversial Nairobi Preacher Bishop Godfrey Migwi Passes Away

Popular Nairobi preacher Bishop Godfrey Migwi of House of Hope Church, Kayole has passed away. Bishop Migwi, who had declared interest in running for the Mathioya parliamentary seat in next year’s general elections un…

Dec 2, 2021
Kenya Allows Flights from Countries Affected by Omicron Covid-19 Variant
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Kenya Allows Flights from Countries Affected by Omicron Covid-19 Variant

Kenya insists it will not ban flights from southern African countries over the new Omicron coronavirus variant. Several countries including the European Union, the US, Italy, Israel, UAE, and the UK have already banne…

Dec 1, 2021
IEBC Bans 2022 Aspirants from Participating in Fundraisers After December 9th
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IEBC Bans 2022 Aspirants from Participating in Fundraisers After December 9th

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has warned 2022 aspirants against participating in public fundraisers. IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati says politicians found taking part and holding public fun…

Dec 1, 2021
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Isaac Mwaura Readmitted to Senate Months After Ouster from Jubilee Party
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Isaac Mwaura Readmitted to Senate Months After Ouster from Jubilee Party

Nominated Senator Isaac Mwaura was on Wednesday readmitted to the Senate months after his expulsion from the Jubilee party. This comes after High Court judge Joseph Sergon last week quashed the ruling party’s decision…

Dec 1, 2021
Expatriates Name Nairobi as the Best City to Settle in Africa
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Expatriates Name Nairobi as the Best City to Settle in Africa

Expatriates have named Nairobi as the best city to work in on the continent owing to the ease of settling and finding a house. The Kenyan capital city was ranked number one in Africa and 12th out of 57 cities surveyed…

Dec 1, 2021
Nakuru Officially Becomes Kenya’s Fourth City
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Nakuru Officially Becomes Kenya’s Fourth City

President Kenyatta has officially conferred a city charter to Nakuru municipality.  This makes Nakuru, a cosmopolitan urban area located in central Rift Valley, the fourth city in the country after Nairobi, Mombasa, a…

Dec 1, 2021
Uhuru Hails Kenyan Company That Manufactured and Exported 70 Million Covid-19 Vaccine Syringes
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Uhuru Hails Kenyan Company That Manufactured and Exported 70 Million Covid-19 Vaccine Syringes

President Kenyatta has hailed Kenyan company Revital Healthcare for being among the largest producers of Covid-19 vaccine syringes in the world. The president says the company exported over 70 million syringes to more…

Nov 30, 2021
Kenyan Teenager Gives Birth to Conjoined Twins at Lenmek Hospital
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Kenyan Teenager Gives Birth to Conjoined Twins at Lenmek Hospital

A 19-year-old woman has given birth to conjoined twins at a private hospital in Kisii County. Lilian Moraa from Kiong'ongi area in Bobasi sub-county delivered the babies at Lenmek Hospital in Kisii County on Monday ni…

Nov 30, 2021
Uhuru: I Have Made Kenya One of the Wealthiest Nations in Africa
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Uhuru: I Have Made Kenya One of the Wealthiest Nations in Africa

President Kenyatta says the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has grown twofold in the last eight years. Speaking on Tuesday when he delivered his eighth State of the Nation Address before a joint sitting of the…

Nov 30, 2021
Uhuru: Courts Went Against the Will of Kenyans by Nullifying BBI
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Uhuru: Courts Went Against the Will of Kenyans by Nullifying BBI

President Kenyatta has once again faulted the courts for nullifying the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) process that sought to introduce amendments to the 2010 constitution. By doing so, the president said, the judi…

Nov 30, 2021
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Kind Nairobi Matatu Conductor Who Returned Passenger's Sh200,000 Rewarded
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Kind Nairobi Matatu Conductor Who Returned Passenger's Sh200,000 Rewarded

Metro Trans East Africa Limited has rewarded its employee who returned Sh200,000 to a female commuter. Doreen Nyamuzi had boarded a Metro bus from Nairobi CBD to Kabiria in Dagoretti when she forgot an envelope contai…

Nov 30, 2021
 Immigration Officials Instructed to Issue Miguna with Travel Documents, Solicitor General Says
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Immigration Officials Instructed to Issue Miguna with Travel Documents, Solicitor General Says

Solicitor General Kennedy Ogeto says immigration officials in Canada and Germany received instructions to issue lawyer Miguna Miguna with travel documents as ordered by the court. In a letter addressed to Miguna’s att…

Nov 30, 2021
Woman Sues Senator Ledama Olekina Demanding Sh350,000 in Monthly Child Upkeep
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Woman Sues Senator Ledama Olekina Demanding Sh350,000 in Monthly Child Upkeep

A woman has sued Narok Senator Ledama Olekina demanding Sh350,000 in monthly child support. In an application filed at Milimani law courts, Esther Wanjiru Gatume claims Senator Olekina has neglected his responsibility…

Nov 30, 2021
Ruto is Clever and will Defeat Raila in 2022, Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga Says
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Ruto is Clever and will Defeat Raila in 2022, Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga Says

Retired Chief Justice Willy Mutunga says Deputy President William Ruto will trounce ODM leader Raila Odinga in the 2022 presidential contest. Mutunga argues that Ruto has managed to endear himself to voters through hi…

Nov 29, 2021
Kamiti Escapees Handed 15-Month Sentences After Pleading Guilty
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Kamiti Escapees Handed 15-Month Sentences After Pleading Guilty

Three terror convicts who escaped from Kamiti Maximum Security Prison on November 15th have been handed an additional 15 months in jail. The three, Musharaf Abdalla alias Alex Shikanda (34), Joseph Juma Odhiambo (30)…

Nov 29, 2021
President Kenyatta to Grant Nakuru a City Charter on Wednesday
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President Kenyatta to Grant Nakuru a City Charter on Wednesday

President Kenyatta is on Wednesday expected to formally elevate Nakuru municipality to city status. The president will grant Nakuru a city charter during his tour of the county, making it the fourth city in the countr…

Nov 29, 2021
Performers Rights Society of Kenya Director in Court for Forging a Degree Certificate
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Performers Rights Society of Kenya Director in Court for Forging a Degree Certificate

Performers Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK) director Ephantus Wahome Kamau was on Monday arraigned in court for allegedly forging a degree certificate. Wahome is accused of forging a Maseno University degree certificat…

Nov 29, 2021
Iranian National Linked to Terror Activities Arrested in Nairobi
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Iranian National Linked to Terror Activities Arrested in Nairobi

An Iranian national linked to terror activities in Kenya and neighboring countries has been arrested. Mohammed Saeid Golabi was captured by detectives attached to the anti-terrorism police unit (ATPU) in Nairobi on Su…

Nov 29, 2021