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Kenyan Petitions Parliament to Impose Two-Term Limit for MPs and MCAs

A Kenyan has petitioned the National Assembly to amend the law to ensure that MPs and other elected leaders serve for a maximum of two five-year terms. Jonah Gachuki wants parliament to amend Article 102 of the Consti…

Oct 5, 2021

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Former Mathare MP George Wanjohi Surrenders Title to Parliament After Defaulting on Mortgage

Former Mathare MP George Wanjohi has surrendered a parcel of land to parliament after failing to service a mortgage. Wanjohi took the mortgage before he lost his seat through a court petition and subsequent by-electio…

Oct 5, 2021

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Renowned Kenyan Lawyer Evans Monari Passes Away at Nairobi Hospital

Prominent Nairobi lawyer Evans Monari has passed away after a long illness. Monari died while undergoing treatment at the Nairobi Hospital on Monday night, according to family spokesperson Ken Monari. The deceased han…

Oct 5, 2021

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Senator Kithure Kindiki Ordered to Pay Sh2.2 Million for Firing Pregnant Lawyer

Tharaka-Nithi Senator Prof. Kithure Kindiki has been ordered to pay a former employee Sh2.2 million for illegal termination of her employment. Yasmin Josephine Mokaya sued the senator’s law firm T/A Kithure Kindiki &…

Oct 4, 2021

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Foreigner on the Run After Throwing 25-Year-Old Kenyan Girlfriend from Balcony in Mombasa

Police in Mombasa are in pursuit of a foreigner who allegedly killed his Kenyan girlfriend. Muyanga Suleiman whose nationality was not revealed is said to have pushed the victim from the balcony of Sunny Side apartmen…

Oct 4, 2021

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Uhuru Responds to Pandora Papers Exposé Linking His Family to Secret Offshore Accounts

President Kenyatta has reacted to the Pandora Papers investigation that linked his family with 11 secret offshore accounts. In a statement issued by State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena on Monday, Uhuru welcomed the e…

Oct 4, 2021

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Pandora Papers: Leaked Records Expose President Uhuru Family's Secret Offshore Accounts

President Kenyatta’s family has been mentioned in a new investigation that exposed how wealthy individuals used offshore tax havens to hide assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The exposé dubbed the Pandora P…

Oct 4, 2021

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ICC Sets Starting Date for Kenyan Lawyer Paul Gicheru's Trial

The trial of Kenyan attorney Paul Gicheru at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will commence on February 15th, 2022. The trial chamber set the date following a Status Conference on September 24th, where respectiv…

Oct 3, 2021

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Questions as Kenyan Woman and Her Iranian Husband Disappear Mysteriously at JKIA

The family of Samuel Njunu is in distress following the mysterious disappearance of their daughter and her Iranian husband. Stella Waithira Njunu (30) and her spouse Mohamed Golabi (34) were last seen at the Jomo Keny…

Oct 3, 2021

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US Donates 2.2 Million Special Syringes to Kenya for Administration of Pfizer Vaccine

Kenya is set to receive 2.2 million specialized syringes from the US government to facilitate the administration of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The Ministry of Health said the first consignment of the dead space syri…

Oct 2, 2021

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Attorney-General Kihara Kariuki Appeals BBI Judgement at the Supreme Court

Attorney-General Kihara Kariuki has challenged an Appeals Court decision that blocked attempts to amend the Constitution through the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). Kariuki wants the Supreme Court to overturn the A…

Oct 2, 2021

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EACC Warns MPs Didmus Barasa and John Waluke for Using Fake Military Titles

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has issued a warning to MPs John Waluke (Sirisia) and Didmus Barasa (Kimilili) over the illegal use of unattained military titles. In separate letters sent to the two p…

Oct 1, 2021

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Well-wishers Donate 2022 Election Campaign Vehicles to Raila

ODM leader Raila Odinga has received campaign vehicles from well-wishers ahead of the 2022 presidential election. The vehicles worth millions of shillings were donated by Homeboyz Entertainment company in partnership…

Oct 1, 2021

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Safaricom Fires 28 Employees over Involvement in Fraud

28 Safaricom employees lost their jobs in the year ended March 2021 for engaging in fraud-related offenses. The 28 were found guilty following investigations into 36 cases of alleged fraud at the country’s largest tel…

Oct 1, 2021

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MPs Back Decision to Amend US-Kenya Air Transport Agreement

The National Assembly has endorsed a Cabinet decision to amend the existing air services agreement between Kenya and the US. Kenya and the US signed a deal on February 5th, 2020, proposing to make changes to an earlie…

Sep 30, 2021

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Government Agrees to Pay Former Councilors Sh2.6 Billion in Gratuity

The National Treasury has has agreed to pay former councilors a one-off gratuity amounting to Sh2.6 billion. Appearing before the Senate Labour committee on Thursday, Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yattani said the f…

Sep 30, 2021

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Youth Fund Scandal: Businessman Mukuria Ngamau Jailed for 27 Years or Pay Sh720 Million Fine

A suspect accused of defrauding the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF) of Sh180 million was on Thursday sentenced to 27 years in jail. Mukuria Ngamau and his company Quorandum Company Limited, where he is the di…

Sep 30, 2021

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Kenyan Woman in Court for Forging Asian Tycoon’s Death Certificate to Inherit His Sh120 Million

An elderly man of Asian descent has narrated to a Nairobi court how a 33-year-old woman tried to rob him of millions of shillings. Appearing before Milimani law court magistrate Rose Otieno, 70-year-old Alihadi Dafill…

Sep 29, 2021

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MPs Approve Bill Making NHIF Mandatory for All Kenyans

The National Assembly has passed a bill that compels all Kenyan adults to enroll with the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF). The government-sponsored National Hospital Insurance Fund (Amendment) Bill makes it ma…

Sep 29, 2021

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First Batch of Kenyan Nurses Prepares to Leave for the UK

Kenya is set to send the first group of nurses to the United Kingdom in October, the government has said. The nurses will be employed in the UK National Health Service (NHS) under a bilateral labor agreement between K…

Sep 29, 2021