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President Ruto and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday agreed to fast-track six Sh500 billion investment projects on green energy, agriculture, and transport. The agreement was sealed on the sidelines of the COP27 climate summit in Cairo, Egypt. The new, clean and green investments will be…
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A Nairobi court on Tuesday sentenced a former member of the Kiambu County Assembly to four years in jail for forging an academic certificate. Robert Kibe Githongo, the immediate former MCA for Kiamwangi Ward in Gatundu South, was found guilty of making a false document contrary to section 347(a) as…
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Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has clarified that the government will continue to fund public universities and colleges. This follows a backlash from education stakeholders and the public after the cabinet secretary announced that the government was on the verge of withdrawing…
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President Ruto-led UDA party has distanced itself from the proposal by Fafi MP Salah Yakub to scrap the two-term presidential limit and replace it with an age limit of 75 years. Through social media, the party clarified that there was no plan to remove the presidential limit, terming Yakub’s…
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Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has revealed the government’s plan to build Kenya’s first exclusive cargo airport.  Kuria said the aerodrome, the first of its kind in East and Central Africa, will be constructed within the East African Portland Cement Company (…
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Inspector-General of Police nominee Eng. Japhet Koome has placed his net worth at Sh89 million, distributed in several assets including vehicles, plots of land, and shares in Sacco. Koome made the revelation on Tuesday when he appeared before the Committee of the National Assembly on Administration…
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A man was on Monday arraigned in court for allegedly stealing over Sh400,000 from a Cooperative Bank account belonging to a Kenyan living and working in the United States. The court heard that when Henry Thuita returned home from the US, he discovered that his account had insufficient funds and…
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Nairobi-based activist Fredrick Bikeri has moved to court to stop the vetting and approval of 51 Principal Secretaries (PSs) nominated by President Ruto. Through lawyer Danstan Omari, the petitioner argues that the list unveiled last week is unconstitutional as it lacks inclusivity in terms of…
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Veteran media personality Catherine Kasavuli is appealing for blood donation after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Kasavuli, who was Kenya’s first female news anchor, is currently admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital private wing, according to Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC)…
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An autopsy conducted on the body of a British woman who died under mysterious circumstances in Kenya has failed to establish the cause of her death. Luftunisa Kwandwalla, 44, was visiting the coastal city of Mombasa when she died in August 2020 and was buried a day later, but her family has claimed…