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MP Moses Kuria to Sue Company Behind an Electric Mat That Burned His Feet
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MP Moses Kuria to Sue Company Behind an Electric Mat That Burned His Feet

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria is set to sue Ceragem Ltd, a Nairobi-based company behind an electric mat that burned his feet, leading to his hospitalization. Kuria, who is still admitted in hospital, said he also conta…

Oct 26, 2021
Wawira Njiru Named UN 'Person of the Year' in Kenya
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Wawira Njiru Named UN 'Person of the Year' in Kenya

Food For Education founder Wawira Njiru has been named the United Nations in Kenya Person of the Year. The UN in a statement said Wawira was recognized for her efforts in providing meals to more than 33,000 public sch…

Oct 26, 2021
National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi to Run for President on a DP Ticket
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National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi to Run for President on a DP Ticket

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has announced he will run for the presidency in 2022 on a Democratic Party of (DP) ticket.  Muturi accepted to be the party’s presidential flag bearer during a meeting with dele…

Oct 26, 2021
Anne Waiguru Officially Decamps to Ruto's UDA Party
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Anne Waiguru Officially Decamps to Ruto's UDA Party

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has officially joined Deputy President William Ruto-led United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party. Ruto welcomed Waiguru to the ‘hustler movement’ following a meeting at his State residenc…

Oct 26, 2021
Lamu Senator Anwar Loitiptip Released on Sh500,000 Cash Bail in Shooting Case
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Lamu Senator Anwar Loitiptip Released on Sh500,000 Cash Bail in Shooting Case

Lamu Senator Anwar Loitiptip was on Monday arraigned in court for allegedly shooting and injuring a woman. Loitiptip appeared before Nanyuki Resident Magistrate Vincent Masivo but did not take a plea as the prosecutio…

Oct 25, 2021
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'Deep State' Already Knows Who Kenya’s 5th President Will Be, Atwoli Says
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'Deep State' Already Knows Who Kenya’s 5th President Will Be, Atwoli Says

Central Organization of Trade Unions (Cotu) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli has weighed in on the ‘deep state’ debate. In an interview with TV47, Atwoli confirmed the existence of the ‘deep state’, a group of powerfu…

Oct 25, 2021
Supreme Court Stops Swearing-in of Ann Kananu as Nairobi Governor
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Supreme Court Stops Swearing-in of Ann Kananu as Nairobi Governor

The Supreme Court has issued orders barring the swearing-in of Ann Kananu as Nairobi County Governor pending the hearing of a case filed by former Governor Mike Sonko. Justice Mohammed Ibrahim directed the Assumption…

Oct 25, 2021
Ruto Promises Commercial Sex Workers Sh1 Million Start-Up Capital
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Ruto Promises Commercial Sex Workers Sh1 Million Start-Up Capital

Deputy President William Ruto has pledged to support and empower commercial sex workers in the country. Ruto announced the move on Monday during his tour of Machakos County, where he drummed up support for his 2022 pr…

Oct 25, 2021
Lamu Senator Anwar Loitiptip Turns Himself in After Shooting a Woman
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Lamu Senator Anwar Loitiptip Turns Himself in After Shooting a Woman

Lamu Senator Anwar Loitiptip has turned himself in after a shooting incident in Nanyuki on Sunday. The senator is alleged to have shot a 32-year-old woman in the wee hours of Sunday morning following a quarrel. The wo…

Oct 24, 2021
UK Gov’t Breaks Silence on the Murder of a Kenyan Woman by a British Soldier
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UK Gov’t Breaks Silence on the Murder of a Kenyan Woman by a British Soldier

The UK government says it is cooperating with the investigation into the murder of a Kenyan woman by a British soldier in Nanyuki in 2012.  The lifeless body of 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru was discovered inside a septic…

Oct 24, 2021
Lamu Senator Anwar Loitiptip Reportedly Shoots a Woman in Nanyuki
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Lamu Senator Anwar Loitiptip Reportedly Shoots a Woman in Nanyuki

Police in Nanyuki are investigating an incident where Lamu Senator Anwar Loitiptip allegedly shot and wounded a woman. It is alleged that the youthful politician fired at the woman following a quarrel in the wee hours…

Oct 24, 2021
Martha Karua Rules Out the Possibility of Being Raila's Running Mate in 2022
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Martha Karua Rules Out the Possibility of Being Raila's Running Mate in 2022

Narc-Kenya party leader Martha Karua has ruled out the possibility of being ODM leader Raila Odinga’s running mate in the 2022 elections.  Karua, who spoke during a leaders' meeting at Kerugoya Starwood Hotel on Satur…

Oct 23, 2021
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Murkomen Alleges Plot by President Uhuru to Punish and Embarrass Ruto
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Murkomen Alleges Plot by President Uhuru to Punish and Embarrass Ruto

Elgeyo-Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen has accused President Kenyatta of starving the Rift Valley region and residents of development. Speaking during the burial of slain athlete Agnes Tirop, Murkomen alleged that…

Oct 23, 2021
Emotions Run High as Slain Olympic Star Agnes Tirop is Laid to Rest on Her Birthday
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Emotions Run High as Slain Olympic Star Agnes Tirop is Laid to Rest on Her Birthday

Emotions run high at Kapnyamisa village in Chesumei, Nandi County as slain Olympic star Agnes Tirop was laid to rest on Saturday. Thousands of mourners arrived at Kapnyamisa Primary School grounds to pay their last re…

Oct 23, 2021
Joho Drops 2022 Presidential Ambition to Back Raila
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Joho Drops 2022 Presidential Ambition to Back Raila

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has dropped his 2022 presidential ambitions. Speaking in Likoni, Mombasa on Saturday, Joho announced he will instead back his party leader Raila Odinga’s bid for the presidency in next yea…

Oct 23, 2021
I Won’t Allow ‘Deep State’ to Steal My Votes, Deputy President William Ruto Says
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I Won’t Allow ‘Deep State’ to Steal My Votes, Deputy President William Ruto Says

Deputy President William Ruto says he will develop a water-tight security plan to guard his votes from being stolen by the ‘deep state.’ Ruto, who is on a tour to western Kenya to popularize his 2022 presidential bid…

Oct 23, 2021
Matiang’i Endorses Raila's 2022 Presidential Bid
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Matiang’i Endorses Raila's 2022 Presidential Bid

Three Cabinet Secretaries led by Fred Matiang’i have endorsed ODM leader Raila Odinga’s 2022 presidential bid. Matiang’i and his counterparts Mutahi Kagwe (Health) and Eugene Wamalwa (Defense) said Odinga is the most…

Oct 23, 2021
Dramatic Police Chase at Night Leads to Arrest of Four Naked Kenyans
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Dramatic Police Chase at Night Leads to Arrest of Four Naked Kenyans

Police officers in Ruai, Nairobi were in the wee hours of Saturday morning involved in a dramatic car chase on Kangundo Road. The chase pitted the officers stationed at the AP Driving School in Ruai against the occupa…

Oct 23, 2021
Kenya to Set Up Sh2 Billion Vaccine Manufacturing Plant in Nairobi
Kenya

Kenya to Set Up Sh2 Billion Vaccine Manufacturing Plant in Nairobi

Kenya will spend Sh2 billion to put up a vaccine manufacturing plant announced by President Kenyatta during Mashujaa Day celebrations. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the company named Kenya Biovax Limited…

Oct 22, 2021
Blow to Sonko as Court Okays Swearing-In of Ann Kananu as Nairobi Governor
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Blow to Sonko as Court Okays Swearing-In of Ann Kananu as Nairobi Governor

The Court of Appeal has cleared the way for Nairobi Deputy Governor Ann Kananu to be sworn in as the county’s substantive governor. This comes after a three-judge bench comprising Justices Wanjiru Karanja, Jamila Moha…

Oct 22, 2021
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