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The High Court has ordered the freezing of unexplained wealth worth Sh287 million held by former Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officer Jeremiah Kamau Kinyua. Justice Esther Maina issued the order following an application filed by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) which argues that…
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Former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo has threatened to withdraw his support for Deputy President William Ruto over a power-sharing deal within the Kenya Kwanza alliance. In the deal, ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi will take up the Prime Cabinet Secretary position should Kenya Kwanza win the August…
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Kenyan nurse Anna Qabale Duba has won the inaugural Aster Guardian Global Nursing Award. Duba received the award from Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman and CEO of Emirates airline and group at a grand ceremony held in Dubai to commemorate…
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A Kiambu Member of County Assembly (MCA) and his girlfriend have been arrested in connection with the murder of a middle-aged man.  Githobokoni Ward MCA Samuel Nginya Njenga and his girlfriend Julia Wambui Macharia were among five suspects arraigned at Thika law courts on Thursday over the…
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The Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition running mate selection panel has submitted the names of the top three candidates to the coalition’s presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga to make a final decision. Addressing reporters in Nairobi on Thursday, the panel’s chairperson Dr. Noah Wekesa declined to…
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A standoff ensued at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Wednesday after the family of a woman who died in Saudi Arabia under unclear circumstances refused to sign a form that allows them to collect her body. The family of 21-year-old Beatrice Waruguru insisted they would not sign the…
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Senator Johnson Sakaja has promised to copy the administration system of New York City in the United States if he is elected Nairobi governor on August 9th. Sakaja, who is eyeing the city gubernatorial seat on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket, says he will divide Nairobi into boroughs just…
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Deputy President William Ruto has asked the High Court to dismiss a petition seeking his removal from office. The case was filed by Mau Mau war veterans led by Michael Kariuki Kirungia, who wants Ruto removed from office on grounds of abandoning his constitutional duties as the deputy president.…
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The Treasury is set to stop funding the office of the late former President Mwai Kibaki following his death last month. Kibaki, who died on April 22nd aged 90, has been receiving millions of shillings in retirement benefits annually since he exited office in March 2013. These included a fleet of…
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More than 10,000 motorists have registered to use the Nairobi Expressway which will be opened on May 14th on a trial basis. Drivers seeking to use the 27-kilometer toll highway can register either for a manual system, an electronic system or cash payment. One is required to have a national Identity…