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Suspected Kenyan drug trafficker Joyce Akinyi has been ordered to forfeit two high-end vehicles worth Sh20 million to the government for being proceeds of crime acquired through drug trafficking.
High Court judge Esther Maina in a ruling said Akinyi failed to explain the source of her wealth,…
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A 25-year-old German athlete has been sentenced to six months in jail or pay a fine of Sh70,000 after he pleaded guilty to cyber harassment charges.
Weiss Marvin Valentin, an athlete training in Iten, Elgeyo-Marakwet County, was accused of sending text and social media messages to a Kenyan female…
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Azimio La Umoja coalition presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga has overtaken his main challenger Deputy President William Ruto in the latest opinion poll by Trends and Insights Africa (TIFA).
The study placed Odinga’s popularity at 39 percent after picking Nark-Kenya party leader Martha Karua as…
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Gospel singer Roy Smith Mwatia, alias Rufftone, has withdrawn from the race for Nairobi senator.
Rufftone stepped down in favor of former Starehe MP Bishop Margaret Wanjiru, who is vying for the Nairobi senatorial seat on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ticket.
The musician-cum-politician…
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Two people have been confirmed dead and scores others feared trapped after a building collapsed at Kihunguro area in Ruiru, Kiambu County on Wednesday.
Reports indicate that the two-storey building had been partially demolished by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) to pave the way for…
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Deputy President William Ruto’s UDA party has written to Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) protesting ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru’s involvement in political campaigns.
UDA is demanding Mucheru’s resignation for allegedly campaigning for the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya…
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The High Court has declared the mandatory minimum sentence in the Sexual Offences Act unconstitutional.
In a ruling on Tuesday, Justice George Odunga said the court should be allowed to exercise its discretion while sentencing those convicted of sexual offences and not impose the mandatory minimum…
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Safina Party presidential flagbearer Jimi Wanjigi has settled on lawyer Willis Otieno as his running mate in the August 9th elections.
Wanjigi unveiled Otieno as his running mate during a meeting with more than 200 delegates at Ufungamano House in Nairobi on Tuesday.
“My running mate is a young man…
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President Kenyatta on Monday delivered Kenya's condolence message to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), following the death of his predecessor Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
His Highness Sheikh Khalifa passed away on May 13th at…
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A Mombasa court has awarded Sh1,200 to a man who sued his former employer over illegal termination of his employment contract.
As reported by Nation, Joel Tipapa Nolpoor filed the case against St. Bakhita Girls Rescue Home at the Employment and Labor Relations Court in 2019 demanding Sh308,652 as…
