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Police Officers Videotaped Assaulting Activist Boniface Mwangi
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Police Officers Videotaped Assaulting Activist Boniface Mwangi

The National Police Service has dismissed claims that GSU officers assaulted activist Boniface Mwangi at Pension Towers in Nairobi on Friday. Police Spokesperson Bruno Shioso on Saturday said Mwangi attempted to block…

Oct 9, 2021
Retired Chief Justice Willy Mutunga Appointed Professor of Law at Kabarak University
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Retired Chief Justice Willy Mutunga Appointed Professor of Law at Kabarak University

Former Chief Justice Dr. Willy Mutunga has landed a new job at Kabarak University. The university announced Mutunga, 74, will serve as a professor of public law at the institution. “We are pleased to announce that Hon…

Oct 9, 2021
Former Attorney-General Githu Muigai, Kirubi’s Son-In-Law Among Uhuru’s New Appointees to State Agencies
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Former Attorney-General Githu Muigai, Kirubi’s Son-In-Law Among Uhuru’s New Appointees to State Agencies

KANU Secretary-General Nick Salat is among persons who have been appointed to various State agencies. In the new appointments made by President Kenyatta, Salat was named the chairperson of the Board of the Agricultura…

Oct 9, 2021
Company Speaks After its Therapeutic Product Burned MP Moses Kuria's Feet
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Company Speaks After its Therapeutic Product Burned MP Moses Kuria's Feet

South Korea-based company Ceragem has spoken out after one of its products severely injured Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria. Kuria was admitted to Karen Hospital two weeks ago with third-degree burn wounds after his feet…

Oct 8, 2021
Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi Confirms Gov't Issued Order to Demolish Ruto’s Weston Hotel
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Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi Confirms Gov't Issued Order to Demolish Ruto’s Weston Hotel

Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi has claimed that the government had issued an order to demolish Weston Hotel, which is owned by Deputy President William Ruto.   Ahmednasir, who represents the five-star hotel in court, all…

Oct 8, 2021
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Veteran KBC News Presenter Badi Muhsin Passes Away
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Veteran KBC News Presenter Badi Muhsin Passes Away

Veteran Kenyan Swahili news presenter Badi Muhsin has passed away after a short illness. Muhsin, who worked at Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) for more than 20 years, died on Friday in Mombasa, where he was on of…

Oct 8, 2021
"My Feet Exploded": How Sh250,000 Electric Mat Nearly Claimed the Life of MP Moses Kuria
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"My Feet Exploded": How Sh250,000 Electric Mat Nearly Claimed the Life of MP Moses Kuria

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has narrated how an electric mat nearly claimed his life. In an interview with Citizen TV on Thursday, Kuria said he purchased the warm mat from a Nairobi-based company named Ceragem throu…

Oct 8, 2021
Court Freezes Sh192 Million Worth of Assets Belonging to a Former KRA Employee
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Court Freezes Sh192 Million Worth of Assets Belonging to a Former KRA Employee

The High Court has ordered the freezing of multi-million-shilling property belonging to Jeremiah Kamau Kinyua, a former Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) supervisor. The properties worth Sh192 million include 19 parcels o…

Oct 8, 2021
Kalonzo: How I Helped President Uhuru Become Deputy Prime Minister
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Kalonzo: How I Helped President Uhuru Become Deputy Prime Minister

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has disclosed the role he played in the appointment of President Kenyatta as deputy prime minister in the grand coalition government. Speaking on Thursday, Musyoka said he convinced retire…

Oct 7, 2021
Fully Vaccinated Kenyans to Travel to UK Without Taking COVID-19 Tests
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Fully Vaccinated Kenyans to Travel to UK Without Taking COVID-19 Tests

Fully vaccinated Kenyans will from October 11th be allowed to enter the UK without having to quarantine or take a COVID-19 test before departure.  The announcement was made by British High Commissioner to Kenya Jane M…

Oct 7, 2021
Senator Murkomen Sets Record Straight After Reports of Ditching Ruto's Camp
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Senator Murkomen Sets Record Straight After Reports of Ditching Ruto's Camp

Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen has rubbished reports that he has ditched Deputy President William Ruto’s camp. Through Twitter on Thursday, Murkomen said he had previously been unable to respond to the rum…

Oct 7, 2021
Deputy President Ruto's Weston Hotel Breaks Silence After Demolition Rumors
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Deputy President Ruto's Weston Hotel Breaks Silence After Demolition Rumors

The management of Weston Hotel has dismissed rumors that the facility is set to be demolished. In a statement on Thursday, the hotel assured its customers that operations are running smoothly without any interruption…

Oct 7, 2021
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Nairobi Businessman Tom Mboya Jailed for 23 Years for Shooting Ranalo Foods Owner
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Nairobi Businessman Tom Mboya Jailed for 23 Years for Shooting Ranalo Foods Owner

Nairobi businessman Tom Oywa Mboya was on Wednesday sentenced to 23 years in prison. Mboya was handed the sentence by Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku of Milimani law courts after he was found guilty of attempted murder…

Oct 6, 2021
US App-Based Public Safety Company Hires 200 Kenyans
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US App-Based Public Safety Company Hires 200 Kenyans

American App-based public safety company Citizen has reportedly hired 200 Kenyans to monitor emergency scanners. The New York Post reports that the recruits are based in Nairobi and were scheduled to begin work on Oct…

Oct 6, 2021
Pastor James Ng'ang'a's Bid to Settle Sh3.6 Million Fraud Case Out of Court Rejected
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Pastor James Ng'ang'a's Bid to Settle Sh3.6 Million Fraud Case Out of Court Rejected

A Nairobi court has dismissed Pastor James Ng’ang’a’s application to settle a fraud case through an out-of-court agreement. Ng’ang’a, who is the head of the Neno Evangelism Ministry, is accused of defrauding businessm…

Oct 6, 2021
Kenya Gov't Declares Monday a Public Holiday to Celebrate Utamaduni Day
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Kenya Gov't Declares Monday a Public Holiday to Celebrate Utamaduni Day

The government has declared Monday, October 11th a public holiday to mark Utamaduni Day. Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i in a statement on Wednesday said October 10th, which Kenyans have marked for over 20 y…

Oct 6, 2021
Late Tycoon Peter Njoroge’s Daughter Demands Sh134,000 Monthly Upkeep from His Estate
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Late Tycoon Peter Njoroge’s Daughter Demands Sh134,000 Monthly Upkeep from His Estate

Marsha Dee Amario, the daughter of the late Kenyan tycoon Peter Gilbert Njoroge is demanding monthly upkeep from her father’s estate. Marsha filed an application in court seeking to have her elder brother Miki Ng’ang’…

Oct 6, 2021
Raila Reacts to Pandora Papers Report That Exposed Kenyatta Family’s Secret Offshore Wealth
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Raila Reacts to Pandora Papers Report That Exposed Kenyatta Family’s Secret Offshore Wealth

ODM leader Raila Odinga has reacted to the Pandora Papers investigative report that exposed how world leaders use offshore tax havens to hide assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking on Wednesday, Odinga…

Oct 6, 2021
MPs Want Karura Forest Renamed After Prof. Wangari Mathai
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MPs Want Karura Forest Renamed After Prof. Wangari Mathai

The National Assembly environment committee has proposed the renaming of Karura Forest after the late environmentalist Prof. Wangari Maathai. The committee successfully deliberated on the renaming of the forest during…

Oct 6, 2021
Ugandan National Arrested over Murder of 25-Year-Old Kenyan Woman
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Ugandan National Arrested over Murder of 25-Year-Old Kenyan Woman

A Ugandan national has been arrested over the murder of a Kenyan woman in Nyali, Mombasa. Suleiman Mayanja was smoked out from his hideout in Nyali by sleuths from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on M…

Oct 5, 2021