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How British Soldiers "Joked and Laughed" on Facebook About Kenyan Woman's Murder

It is now emerging that British soldiers laughed about the death of Kenyan woman Agnes Wanjiru, who was killed nine years ago. It is suspected that the 21-year-old sex worker was murdered by a British soldier at Lions…

Oct 31, 2021

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Kenya and US Embassy Conduct Joint Terror Attack Drill to Test Preparedness

Kenya and the US Embassy in Nairobi on Saturday carried out a joint terror drill to test preparedness. The exercise conducted at Rosslyn Academy in Gigiri, Nairobi is part of wider efforts to step up Kenya’s readiness…

Oct 31, 2021

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Former LSK President Allen Gichuhi Loses Gov't Job a Month After His Appointment

Former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Allen Gichuhi has lost a government job, weeks after his appointment. Gichuhi’s appointment to the Industrial Property Tribunal was revoked through a gazette notice publishe…

Oct 30, 2021

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Three Car Theft Suspects Killed in a Shootout with Police in Ruiru

Three suspects believed to be part of a car theft syndicate were on Friday killed in a shootout with police in Ruiru, Kiambu County. The three were part of a four-man armed gang that engaged the Directorate of Crimina…

Oct 30, 2021

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Nurses Accuse Health CS Kagwe of ‘Embarrassing’ Them for Revealing English Test Results

The Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) has castigated Health CS Mutahi Kagwe for making nurses’ English results public. On Wednesday, CS Kagwe said 290 out of 300 Kenyan nurses who took an English test for UK jobs…

Oct 30, 2021

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Korean Bank to Support Kenya in Setting Up Human Vaccine Factory

The Exim Bank of Korea has pledged to support Kenya’s bid to set up a human vaccine production plant. In a statement on Friday, the Ministry of Health said the bank has already received a green light from the Korean g…

Oct 29, 2021

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Don’t Elect Thieves Who Will Ruin My Legacy and Kibaki's, Uhuru Warns Kenyans

President Kenyatta has warned Kenyans against electing “thieves” who will ruin his legacy and that of his predecessor Mwai Kibaki. Speaking in Ruiru on Friday, Uhuru said the fate of his legacy and that of Kibaki will…

Oct 29, 2021

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MP Under Fire for Claiming Kenyans Working in the Middle East are Picked from Local Brothels and Bars

Nominated MP David Sankok is under fire for claiming that Kenyans working in Gulf nations as housemaids are sourced from brothels and bars in Nairobi. Sankok, who is part of a Kenyan delegation that is presently in Sa…

Oct 29, 2021

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Nigerian Man Who Attempted to Defraud a Nairobi Company of Sh35.9 Million Arrested at JKIA

Police are holding a Nigerian national who attempted to defraud a Nairobi-based nut processing company of Sh35.9 million. Endurance Obayan was arrested on Thursday at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) try…

Oct 29, 2021

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Late Tycoon Peter Njoroge’s Son Ordered to Pay Sister Sh134,000 Monthly Upkeep

The court has ordered the son of the late Kenyan tycoon Peter Gilbert Njoroge, alias Fai Amario, to pay his sister Sh134,000 monthly upkeep. High Court judge Teresia Matheka ruled that Miki Ng’ang’a should take care o…

Oct 29, 2021

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British Army Chief Breaks His Silence on Murder of a Kenyan Woman

The head of the British Army General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith has weighed in on the murder of a Kenyan woman by a British soldier in 2012. General Carleton-Smith said he is appalled by reports that a British soldier wa…

Oct 28, 2021

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Media Regulator to Take Action Against Pastor James Nganga's Sasa TV for Airing Offensive Content

The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has announced it will take action against Pastor James Ng’ang’a’s Sasa TV for violating broadcast regulations. In a statement on Thursday, the Council said the television station aired…

Oct 28, 2021

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Court Blocks Sirisia MP John Walukhe from Traveling to the US

The High Court has dismissed an application by Sirisia MP John Walukhe seeking to have his passport released for him to travel abroad. Walukhe had requested the court to release his passport to allow him to travel to…

Oct 28, 2021

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Pope Francis Appoints Bishop Philip Anyolo as Archbishop of Nairobi

Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Philip Anyolo as the Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of Nairobi. Anyolo, who has been serving as the Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kisumu, replaces Cardinal John Njue who wen…

Oct 28, 2021

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American Sponsor Seeks Help to Recover over Sh20 Million from 'Unscrupulous' Kenyan Partner

An American philanthropist is appealing to the government to help her recover millions of shillings she donated to an orphanage in Kenya. Avis Goodheart claims her Kenyan partner Pastor Esther Wambui, who runs the chi…

Oct 27, 2021

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Kenya Institute of Management Disowns MP Oscar Sudi’s Diploma Certificate

A Nairobi court on Wednesday heard that Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi has never registered as a student at Kenya Institute of Management (KIM). John Kutima Matseshe, the former head of examination at KIM, told magistrate Fel…

Oct 27, 2021

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KNEC Says MP Oscar Sudi’s KCSE Certificate is Fake, Index Number Belongs to a Bob Onyango

The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) says Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi’s Form Four certificate is forged. A Nairobi court on Tuesday heard that details on Sudi’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) docu…

Oct 27, 2021

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MP Kimani Ngunjiri Linked to the Murder of Environment Activist Joanne Stutchbury

Detectives have identified Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri as a person of interest in the murder of renowned environment activist Joanna Stuchburry. Stutchbury, 64, was attacked by unknown assailants near her home in Thindi…

Oct 27, 2021

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Chinese Woman Arrested in Nairobi for Faking Her Kidnapping, Demanding a Sh500,000 Ransom

Police in Nairobi have arrested a Chinese woman for allegedly faking her kidnapping and demanding a ransom from her boyfriend. 30-year-old Yuan Thi Hua was flushed out of an apartment in Nairobi’s Parklands area, wher…

Oct 26, 2021

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Kisii Governor Forms a Taskforce to Investigate Witchcraft-Related Killings

Kisii Governor James Ongwae has formed a taskforce to investigate the lynching of elderly people in the county on suspicion of practicing witchcraft. This comes in the wake of an incident where four grannies were set…

Oct 26, 2021