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Raila Pledges to Cancel Student Loan Debts if Elected President in 2022
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Raila Pledges to Cancel Student Loan Debts if Elected President in 2022

ODM leader Raila Odinga has pledged to write off student loan debts owed to the government by the youth if he ascends to power next year. Odinga, who is eyeing the presidency, said he will lead the country to economic…

Oct 13, 2021
Gov’t Rules Out the Use of Huduma Namba in the 2022 General Election
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Gov’t Rules Out the Use of Huduma Namba in the 2022 General Election

The government has clarified that the Huduma Namba card will not be used in the 2022 general election. Government spokesperson Cyrus Oguna said on Wednesday that the plan to use the card in the next year’s election wa…

Oct 13, 2021
President Uhuru Orders the Arrest of Olympian Agnes Tirop's Killers
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President Uhuru Orders the Arrest of Olympian Agnes Tirop's Killers

President Kenyatta has condoled with the family of Olympian Agnes Jebet Tirop. The 25-year-old long-distance athlete was discovered dead in her home in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County on Wednesday. Agnes, who represented…

Oct 13, 2021
Confessed Child Serial Killer Masten Wanjala Escapes from Police Custody
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Confessed Child Serial Killer Masten Wanjala Escapes from Police Custody

Confessed child serial killer Masten Milimo Wanjala has reportedly escaped from police custody. Wanjala, who is accused of murdering more than 10 minors, was being detained at Jogoo Road Police Station in Nairobi when…

Oct 13, 2021
Kenya Borrows Sh6.3 Billion from South Korea for Nairobi BRT Network
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Kenya Borrows Sh6.3 Billion from South Korea for Nairobi BRT Network

The government has borrowed Sh6.3 billion from South Korea to finance the proposed Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) network in Nairobi. Business Daily reports that Treasury signed the Sh6,365,150,000 loans with the Korean Ex…

Oct 12, 2021
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Biden to Host President Kenyatta for Talks at the White House
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Biden to Host President Kenyatta for Talks at the White House

US President Joe Biden is set to host his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta at the White House on Thursday for personal talks. Kenyatta, who is currently on an official visit to the US, will become the first African l…

Oct 12, 2021
Nairobi Tycoon JR Githere Killed in a Grisly Road Accident
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Nairobi Tycoon JR Githere Killed in a Grisly Road Accident

Popular Nairobi businessman JR Githere has passed away. Githere died following a grisly road accident along the Nairobi-Mai Mahiu highway on Saturday night. Naivasha assistant county commissioner Dennise Diffu told Na…

Oct 12, 2021
Ruto Calls for Dismantling of Cartels Behind High Fuel Prices in Kenya
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Ruto Calls for Dismantling of Cartels Behind High Fuel Prices in Kenya

Deputy President William Ruto claims that cartels at the Petroleum and Mining Ministry are behind the high cost of fuel in the country. Speaking on Tuesday, Ruto said corruption cartels at the ministry must be crushed…

Oct 12, 2021
Two Arrested as Police Unearth Motorbike Theft Syndicate Arrested, 350 Logbooks Recovered
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Two Arrested as Police Unearth Motorbike Theft Syndicate Arrested, 350 Logbooks Recovered

Detectives have arrested a 24-year-old man suspected to be the mastermind of a motorbike theft syndicate. Isaack Hassan was apprehended alongside his accomplice Mohammed Ibrahim (24) at a house in Moyale town as they…

Oct 11, 2021
Prominent Narok Farmer Drugged, Robbed of Sh800,000 After Night of Partying
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Prominent Narok Farmer Drugged, Robbed of Sh800,000 After Night of Partying

Police in Naivasha are in hot pursuit of a female gang that has been spiking revelers’ drinks in clubs and bars before robbing them. This follows a spate of incidents in which several men lost huge sums of money after…

Oct 11, 2021
IEBC Registers Only 202,000 New Voters Against a Weekly Target of 1.5 Million
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IEBC Registers Only 202,000 New Voters Against a Weekly Target of 1.5 Million

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has decried low turnout in the ongoing nationwide mass voter registration exercise. On Monday, the commission said it registered only 202,518 new voters in the la…

Oct 11, 2021
Kenyan Nanny Who Attacked Her Employer and Killed Her 7-Year-Old Son Arrested
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Kenyan Nanny Who Attacked Her Employer and Killed Her 7-Year-Old Son Arrested

A housemaid accused of killing her employer’s seven-year-old son and seriously injuring his mother has been arrested.  Lydiah Jelagat Kipng’etich, who went into hiding after the September 24th incident, was arrested i…

Oct 11, 2021
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President Uhuru Arrives in the US for a Two-Day Working Visit
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President Uhuru Arrives in the US for a Two-Day Working Visit

President Kenyatta on Sunday arrived in the United States for a two-day working visit.  Kenyatta landed in New York, where he is slated to chair a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) high-level debate on diversity…

Oct 11, 2021
MP Moses Kuria Dismisses Plot to Impeach CS Fred Matiang’i
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MP Moses Kuria Dismisses Plot to Impeach CS Fred Matiang’i

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has dismissed the push to impeach Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i.  In a statement on Monday, Kuria termed the attempt to remove Matiang’i from office as an unnecessary distracti…

Oct 11, 2021
Kirinyaga County Supremacy Battle Intensifies as Waiguru and Ngirici Clash over Billboards
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Kirinyaga County Supremacy Battle Intensifies as Waiguru and Ngirici Clash over Billboards

The supremacy battle in Kirinyaga County intensified on Sunday as Governor Anne Waiguru and Woman Representative Wangui Ngirici clashed over billboards. Waiguru had reportedly ordered the pulling down of two billboard…

Oct 10, 2021
Charles Njonjo Dismisses Rumors About His Death
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Charles Njonjo Dismisses Rumors About His Death

Sir Charles Njonjo,  Kenya’s first post-independence Attorney-General, has dismissed reports of his death. Through a statement to newsrooms on Sunday, the 101-year-old termed the rumors as a great exaggeration, adding…

Oct 10, 2021
Applause as Kenyan Media Personality Adelle Onyango Confronts French President Macron
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Applause as Kenyan Media Personality Adelle Onyango Confronts French President Macron

Kenyan media personality Adelle Onyango on Friday thrilled an audience at an international conference in Montpellier, France. During the meeting called to discuss France’s role in Africa, Adelle challenged President E…

Oct 9, 2021
Deputy President William Ruto Declares Himself Mt Kenya Region’s Kingpin
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Deputy President William Ruto Declares Himself Mt Kenya Region’s Kingpin

Deputy President William Ruto has declared himself the political kingpin of the Mt Kenya region. Ruto, who spoke at a public rally in Nyahururu, Laikipia County on Saturday, stated that any other leader looking for vo…

Oct 9, 2021
DCI Detective Hangs Himself at His Home in Kasarani, Nairobi
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DCI Detective Hangs Himself at His Home in Kasarani, Nairobi

A Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detective has committed suicide at his home in Kasarani, Nairobi. Elias Kariuki Kirimo, who was stationed at Parklands DCI offices, reportedly hanged himself in his house…

Oct 9, 2021
Fake Magistrate Who Conned Man Sh1.6 Million Arrested in Nakuru
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Fake Magistrate Who Conned Man Sh1.6 Million Arrested in Nakuru

A 32-year-old man who has been masquerading as a magistrate attached to Nakuru law courts has been arrested. Victor Kiprono Ng’eno was apprehended during a sting operation on Saturday, with detectives recovering a cac…

Oct 9, 2021
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