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The first cohort of Kenyan nurses who have been recruited to work in the United Kingdom is set to leave the country on Tuesday. On Monday, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe flagged off the group of 19 nurses who have been employed in the UK National Health Service (NHS) under a bilateral labor…
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Deputy President William Ruto has castigated the government for buying medical fluids used in hospitals from abroad, saying it amounts to importing water. Speaking during a health forum held by the Kenya Kwanza alliance at Catholic University of East Africa on Monday, Ruto wondered why Kenya iports…
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The All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) wants Uganda’s Team University to revoke Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja’s Bachelor of Science in Management degree. AACC, a Nairobi-based fellowship of 500 member churches, wrote to the university’s management seeking a detailed explanation about the…
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The family of ODM leader Raila Odinga has finally settled the protracted legal fight for the multi-million-shilling estate left behind by his late son Fidel Odinga, who died in 2015. This comes after Raila’s wife Ida Odinga reached an out-of-court agreement with Fidel’s widow Lwam Getachew Bekele,…
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A Kenyan taxi driver was on Monday arraigned in court for allegedly touching a visiting Congo diplomat on her private parts. Julius Kieti was working in a company contracted to chauffeur the diplomat to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on May 30th after a conference in the Kenyan…
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Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) says political parties, the media, and individuals are free to set up parallel tallying centres during the August 9th general elections. IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati said no one will be prevented from tallying their own results as long as…
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Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition party presidential candidate Raila Odinga has promised to reopen the Kenya-Somalia border if clinches the presidency after the August 9th elections. Odinga, who is giving his fifth stab at the presidency, said the reopening of the border will allow free flow of…
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The body of a gold miner who was buried alive at the Abimbo mines in Bondo, Siaya County seven months ago has finally been retrieved. Tom Okwach was trapped after the mine collapsed on December 2nd, 2021, killing one gold digger while seven others were rescued alive days later. The nine gold…
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Deputy President William Ruto says the handshake between President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga is to blame for the high cost of living. Ruto, who is seeking to succeed President Kenyatta this year, claims that the handshake derailed the Jubilee administration’s plan on food security under…
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One person was killed and scores others injured following a multiple car crash on the Nairobi Expressway on Saturday night. The 10:00 pm accident at the Mlolongo Toll station was caused by a motorist who was driving at a high speed, according to the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA). The…