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Worry As Kenya Detects 15 More Cases of Deadly Indian COVID-19 Strain

Kenya has detected 15 more cases of the Indian COVID-19 variant, the Health Ministry has said. Speaking on Wednesday, Health Chief Administrative Secretary Dr. Rashid Aman said the new cases were detected from 18 visi…

May 12, 2021

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Ghost Mulee Went to India to Donate a Kidney, Only to Discover He Had a Life-Threatening Condition

Harambee Stars head coach Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee has spoken out after undergoing specialized surgery in India. Speaking on Radio Jambo via phone from India, Mulee said he traveled to the Asian nation to donate a kidney t…

May 12, 2021

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32-Year-Old Woman Who Rejoined School After 7 Years of Marriage Scores B+ in KCSE

A 32-year-old Kenyan woman who went back to school after seven years of marriage is set to join university after performing well in the 2020 KCSE exam. Purity Nkatha, a mother of one, scored a B+ (plus) in the nationa…

May 12, 2021

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Assistant Inspector-General of Police William Sing'oei Found Dead in Embakasi Garrison

Assistant Inspector-General of Police William Sing’oei is dead. Sing’oei was reportedly found dead at his house in Embakasi Garrison, Nairobi on Wednesday morning. The Standard reports that he was found dead on his be…

May 12, 2021

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Kenya to Buy New Chancery in London for Sh2 Billion

The government is set to spend Sh2 billion on acquiring a new property that will house Kenya’s chancery in London, the United Kingdom. The Treasury has allocated Sh1 billion in the 2021/2022 financial year for the pur…

May 12, 2021

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Family Demands Answers After Kenyatta National Hospital Admits to Burying Body of Their Missing Kin

Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) is on the spot for burying a woman’s body without her family’s consent. Sabenzia Killong’s family had unsuccessfully searched for her since December last year until last week when they…

May 11, 2021

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Kenya Police Spokesperson Charles Owino Transferred After Declaring Interest in Siaya Governor Seat

Long-serving National Police Service (NPS) spokesperson Charles Owino has been transferred in the latest changes announced by Inspector-General of Police Hilary Mutyambai. Owino was moved to the Kenya National Focal P…

May 11, 2021

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Treasury Sets Aside Sh88 Million for State House Refurbishment

The National Treasury has allocated Sh86 million for the refurbishment of State House, Nairobi in the 2021/2022 financial year, which starts in July. The State House, Nairobi facelift budget is expected to rise to Sh1…

May 11, 2021

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Five Pakistani Nationals Linked to Terrorism Arrested in Kenya

Police in Kisumu are detaining five Pakistani nationals who were arrested on suspicion of engaging in terrorist activities. The five foreigners were apprehended on Sunday during an operation conducted by a multi-agenc…

May 11, 2021

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Kenya Senate Approves BBI Bill By Overwhelming Majority

The Senate has overwhelmingly approved the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 2020, popularly known as the BBI Bill. During the voting held on Tuesday afternoon, 51 Senators voted in support of the bill, 12 voted…

May 11, 2021

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Senator Isaac Mwaura Loses His Seat After Expulsion from Jubilee Party

Nominated Senator Isaac Mwaura has lost his seat following his expulsion from the Jubilee Party. The seat was declared vacant by Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka through a gazette notice dated May 10th. “It is notified f…

May 11, 2021

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Kenya Bans Flights To and From Somalia for Three Months

Kenya has banned all flights to and from Somalia effective immediately. Citing operational sensitive information, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) said only medical evacuation and United Nations flights on hu…

May 11, 2021

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Little-Known School in Kisii Takes All 268 KCSE Candidates to University

A little-known Kisii-based school will have its entire Form Four class of 2020 join university after posting impressive results in the KCSE exam. The results of the 2020 KCSE examination were released by Education Cab…

May 10, 2021

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Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Goldenscape CEO Peter Wangai, Who is Accused of Greenhouse Investment Scam

A Nairobi court has issued an arrest warrant for Goldenscape Group Ltd. CEO Peter Wangai. This comes after he failed to show up in court on Monday for the mention of a case in which he is accused of defrauding Kenyans…

May 10, 2021

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Woman Demands Sh1 Million Monthly Child Upkeep from Moi’s Grandson

Collins Toroitich, the grandson of former President Daniel Arap Moi has been sued by his former wife for child maintenance. Toroitich is accused of neglecting his two children, a boy and a girl aged 9 and 11, after s…

May 10, 2021

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2020 KCSE Results: Kaaga Girls Tops List of Most Improved Schools

Kaaga Girls High School in Meru was named the most improved school in the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KSCE) exam whose results were released on Monday. Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoh…

May 10, 2021

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Robinson Simiyu from Murang'a High School Tops 2020 KCSE Exam as 893 Candidates Score A

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has officially released the results of the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination. The announcement came hours after CS Magoha presented the ex…

May 10, 2021

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Three Headteachers Killed in a Grisly Road Crash Along Nyeri-Nyahururu Road

Three headteachers lost their lives in a grisly road accident along the Nyeri-Nyahururu road on Saturday. The three were among the four people who perished after two private vehicles collided head-on at the Solio ranc…

May 9, 2021

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Kenya Launches First-Ever Wildlife Census at a Cost of Sh250 Million

Kenya has launched its first-ever national wildlife census whose aim is to aid conservation and identify threats to its wildlife populations. Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala said the three-month exercise will b…

May 9, 2021

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Senior Kenyan Immigration Officer Shot Dead by Unknown Gunmen

A senior Kenyan immigration officer died after unknown gunmen attacked him on Sunday. Reports indicate that Philip Sitienei was on a morning run along the Lokichoggio–Nadapal highway in Turkana West when he was shot d…

May 9, 2021