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Desmond Patrick Neil Wigan has been appointed as the new British High Commissioner to Kenya to replace Jane Marriott whose tenure ends in July this year.
The British government on Wednesday said Marriott will be transferred to another Diplomatic Service appointment at the end of her tenure.
“After…
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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has declared Friday a national public holiday.
Through a Gazette Notice on Wednesday, Kindiki indicated that the holiday will allow the Islam community to celebrate Idd-ul-Fitr.
“It is notified for the general information of the public that the Cabinet…
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A Nairobi court has ruled that Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has a case to answer over the shooting of Felix Orinda, alias DJ Evolve, in 2020.
Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Bernard Ochoi ruled that the prosecution adduced evidence to warrant putting Owino on his defense.
The accused is charged…
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Authorities in Ghana are detaining a Kenyan woman who attempted to smuggle 11.04 kilograms of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of $309,120 (Sh41.6 million).
35-year-old Mary Njeri was intercepted at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra on Saturday, Ghana's Narcotics Control…
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Nairobi and Mombasa have been ranked among the world's wealthiest cities in the latest report published by Henley & Partners and New World Wealth.
The 2023 World's Wealthiest City Report covers the population data of High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs) in 97 cities across nine regions namely;…
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Trade representatives from Kenya and the United States have begun the negotiation round of the proposed bilateral trade agreement.
The four-day talks, which follow the round of conceptual discussions held in Washington, D.C. in February, commenced in Nairobi on Monday amid protests from Kenyan…
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The government has announced fully-funded scholarship opportunities for Kenyans to study undergraduate programs in Slovakia.
The Ministry of Education on Tuesday invited Kenyans seeking to study abroad to apply for 25 programs in Slovak universities for the 2023/24 academic year.
The programs…
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Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition has withdrawn from the planned parliamentary bipartisan talks citing a lack of transparency and honesty by President Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza side.
While making the announcement on Tuesday, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka said Kenya Kwanza has shown no intention to hold…
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Controversial Pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie of Good News International Church will spend 14 more days in police custody pending investigations into the deaths of his followers.
Mackenzie, who is accused of influencing his followers to fast to death, appeared before Malindi Chief Magistrate…
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Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga claims that Venezuelan national Jose Carmago jetted into the country to interfere with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) servers.
Odinga alleged that Carmago, whose name featured prominently during the 2022…
