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The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has raised alarm following the discovery of a new malaria vector that poses a serious threat to Kenyans.
The vector (transmitter) known as Anopheles stephensi was first detected by Kemri’s Entomology Research team in Laisamis and Saku sub-counties of…
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Kenya Airways (KQ) has released a statement after one of its passengers was arrested trying to smuggle drugs into India.
Rukshana Shaikh was intercepted at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai on Wednesday carrying 11.94kgs of heroin.
“The substance was concealed inside the…
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Kenyan socialite Peninah Lema Munyithya, alias Pesh, appears to have been released from jail in Ghana if the recent activity on her social media page is anything to go by.
Pesh, who was arrested in Ghana in 2015 for drug trafficking, recently changed her Facebook profile picture and made her…
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President Ruto has appointed a taskforce on the establishment of a National Lottery.
The Presidential Taskforce is structured in two tiers namely; the Steering Committee and the Technical Committee, according to a circular dated February 17th.
The steering committee will be chaired by billionaire…
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Forbes Africa has published its list of the wealthiest persons in Africa for 2023.
No Kenyan was named in the latest list, which features 19 billionaires from seven countries including Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, Algeria, Angola, Zimbabwe, and Morocco.
Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote…
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The United States has issued an alert warning its citizens in Kenya against traveling to some parts of the country due to insecurity.
In the alert issued on Friday, the US Embassy in Nairobi cited the recent deployment of additional security personnel to six Rift Valley counties in a bid to counter…
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Nairobi business hub Eastleigh is set to host the largest shopping mall in Africa with more than 3,500 shops.
Dubbed Business Bay Square (BBS), the mall is set to open in early May 2023, Business Daily reports.
BBS boasts a floor size of 130,000 square meters, making it the largest mall in Kenya…
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The High Court has ordered Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) CEO Charles Ringera to refund Sh491,852 to the State agency.
This is after High Court judge Esther Maina granted the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) the powers to hold the heads of State agencies accountable for loss of…
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Former Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has been appointed the Chancellor of the International University of East Africa (IUEA).
Amina, who headed the Foreign Affairs, Education, and Sports ministries during President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration, was installed as the university’s new chancellor…
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The Nairobi County Government is set to roll out free health insurance cover for poor households in the city.
While making the announcement on Thursday, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja said the initiative is aimed at providing much-needed healthcare access for the vulnerable population in the city…
