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Kenyan Police Officer Takes His Life After Posting Suicide Note on Facebook

A police officer in Migori County on Saturday took his life after posting a suicide message on social media. The prison warder identified as Seth Isaac Ojwang committed suicide in his house in Rongo sub-county at arou…

Aug 2, 2021

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Uproar as Kenya Controversially Ships 145 Ancient Fossils to France

Experts are up in arms over Kenya’s decision to ship 145 delicate fossils and ancient tools to a museum in France for exhibition. They argue that the move contravenes a decades-long policy that has kept the museum ite…

Aug 1, 2021

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"I Want to Give Up Now": Kenyans Rally Behind Nurse Wanja Mwaura as She Battles COVID-19

Kenyans on social media have come out to show love and support for nurse Wanja Mwaura as she battles COVID-19. On Sunday, Wanja posted a heartbreaking message on Facebook, saying she is almost giving up the fight. “I…

Aug 1, 2021

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US Magazine Names Kenyan Doctor Ahmed Kalebi Among the World's Top Pathologists

Kenya’s Dr. Ahmed Kalebi has been listed among the top pathologists and laboratory medicine professionals in the world. Dr. Kalebi was named in the 2021 Power List published by the Pathologist Magazine in collaboratio…

Aug 1, 2021

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Ruto Uses Bible Verse to Explain 'Bottom-Up' Economic Model

Deputy President William Ruto has used the bible to explain his ‘bottom-up’ economic model that has become a subject of debate in recent weeks. Addressing congregants at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in La…

Aug 1, 2021

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Kiambu Businessman Found Dead Hours After Booking Hotel Room Accompanied by a Woman

Police in Kiambu are detaining a youthful woman in connection with the mysterious death of a 47-year-old businessman. The man identified as Moses Muiruri was found dead in Room Number 7 at Hotel Konteina in Kiambu tow…

Aug 1, 2021

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Raila Roots for Compulsory Health Insurance Scheme in the Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic

ODM leader Raila Odinga has urged the government to invest in a compulsory health insurance scheme in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a statement on Sunday, Odinga said the pandemic has exposed the failures…

Aug 1, 2021

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Kenya Receives 410 COVID-19 Doses Donated by the UK

Kenya has received 410,000 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by the UK government. An Emirates A6-EPM aircraft carrying the consignment arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)…

Jul 31, 2021

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Kenyan Woman Accused of Killing Dutch Husband is Also Married to Deceased's Brother, Court Told

A case in which Kenyan woman Riziki Cherono is charged with the murder of her Dutch husband Herman Rouwenhorst has taken a fresh twist. This is after it emerged that Cherono was also married to the tycoon's brother id…

Jul 30, 2021

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'He Was Mine Too': Kenyan Woman and Niece Fight over Late Husband's Estate

A 74-year-old woman and her 51-year-old niece are embroiled in a tussle over a multi-million-shilling estate left behind by her husband. Appearing before a Nakuru court on Tuesday, Susan Nyambura accused her niece, Lu…

Jul 30, 2021

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I Refused to Keep Money for Nigerian Fraudster Hushpuppi, Lawyer Donald Kipkorir Says

Flamboyant Nairobi lawyer Donald Kipkorir says Kenyan man Abdulrahman Imraan Juma “Abdul”, who was indicted in the US for fraud reached out to him through a friend. Through Twitter on Friday, the attorney divulged tha…

Jul 30, 2021

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Detectives Hunting for Former GSU Officer Linked to Matuu Equity Bank Heist

Detectives are searching for a former GSU officer linked to Tuesday’s robbery at Equity Bank branch in Matuu, Machakos County. The policeman, who was stationed in Masinga before being discharged from the service over…

Jul 30, 2021

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Kenyan Woman Dies of COVID-19 Hours After Appealing for Oxygen on Facebook

A Kenyan woman has died of COVID-19 hours after taking to social media to appeal for oxygen. Through Facebook on Friday morning, Fiona Juma said her oxygen levels were at 52 and pleaded with anyone with oxygen to help…

Jul 30, 2021

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Singer Wanjaro's Family Refuses to Bury Him Insisting He was Murdered

The family of the late Kikuyu benga singer Wanjaro Junior has refused to bury him, insisting that he was murdered. Speaking on Friday, his father Njaro Wairatu said his son did not commit suicide as alleged, adding th…

Jul 30, 2021

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Kenyan Woman Stabbed to Death by Boyfriend Days Before Flying to Qatar for Work

A family in Ruiru, Kiambu County is seeking justice after their daughter was murdered three days before flying to Qatar for work. Joyce Wanjiru Nyambura was reportedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend identified as G…

Jul 30, 2021

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Lamu Governor Rescues Bungoma Girl Who Repeated Class 8 After Scoring 401 Marks

A Bungoma girl who was forced to repeat Class 8 despite scoring 401 marks in the 2020 KCPE examination is set to join Form One. This comes after Lamu Governor Fahim Twaha came to her rescue and paid the full Sh53,000…

Jul 29, 2021

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Kenyan Health Workers to Get Jobs in the UK in New Agreement

Kenya and the UK on Thursday signed two key agreements in the health sector. The first pact is a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Health Workforce Collaboration, which provides a framework for capacity building an…

Jul 29, 2021

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ODM Resolves to Formally Exit NASA Coalition

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has resolved to formally exit the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition. ODM secretary-general Edwin Sifuna said the decision was made following a meeting of the party’s Nationa…

Jul 29, 2021

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DCI Says Detectives Seized Sh6.1 Million from Judges Muchelule and Chitembwe's Chambers

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) says detectives seized $57,000 during a raid of Justices Aggrey Muchelule and Said Chitembwe chambers in Nairobi last week. The two High Court judges were picked by detecti…

Jul 29, 2021

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Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed's Husband Dies

Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed is mourning the death of her husband Khalid Hossain Ahmed. Ahmed died on Thursday morning while undergoing treatment at Karen Hospital in Nairobi where he had been admitted. Conf…

Jul 29, 2021