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Late Kenyan Author Ken Walibora's Family Seeks Gov't Help to Trace His 'Secret' Wealth
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Late Kenyan Author Ken Walibora's Family Seeks Gov't Help to Trace His 'Secret' Wealth

The family of the late Kenyan author Ken Walibora, who died last year has appealed to the government to help them trace some of his wealth. While commemorating his death, Walibora’s brother Patrick Wafula said the fam…

Apr 17, 2021
Ruto Explains Why He was Inoculated with Sputnik V Covid-19 Jab Instead of AstraZeneca
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Ruto Explains Why He was Inoculated with Sputnik V Covid-19 Jab Instead of AstraZeneca

Deputy President William Ruto has defended his decision to be inoculated with Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine whose importation into the country was shrouded in controversy. Ruto was among the first people in Kenya to rece…

Apr 16, 2021
Kenyans Warned Against Three Facilities Claiming to Offer Home-Based ICU Care for COVID-19 Patients
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Kenyans Warned Against Three Facilities Claiming to Offer Home-Based ICU Care for COVID-19 Patients

The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council has taken disciplinary action against three institutions that claimed to offer home-based ICU services for COVID-19 patients. The council warned Kenyans against tak…

Apr 16, 2021
Detectives Arrest Kenyan Woman Who Conned Foreigner of Sh300 Million in Fake Gold Scam
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Detectives Arrest Kenyan Woman Who Conned Foreigner of Sh300 Million in Fake Gold Scam

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a woman accused of defrauding a foreigner of Sh300 million in a fake gold scam. Pauline Adhiambo Odok, alias Rose Omamo, who has been on t…

Apr 16, 2021
President Uhuru Declares Four Vacant Positions in IEBC
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President Uhuru Declares Four Vacant Positions in IEBC

President Kenyatta has officially declared four vacancies in the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).  Kenyatta declared the positions vacant through a special gazette notice dated April 14th, 2021…

Apr 16, 2021
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It's Time for a Woman Chief Justice, Charity Ngilu Says
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It's Time for a Woman Chief Justice, Charity Ngilu Says

Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu has called for the appointment of a woman as the country’s next Chief Justice. In a statement on Thursday, Ngilu stated that there could never be a better moment to have the first-ever fem…

Apr 15, 2021
Matiangi’s Bodyguard Who Killed Wife Before Turning Gun on Himself Denied 21-Gun Salute
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Matiangi’s Bodyguard Who Killed Wife Before Turning Gun on Himself Denied 21-Gun Salute

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi’s bodyguard Hudson Wakise was on Thursday laid to rest in a low-key burial ceremony at his rural home in Kironge village in Taita Taveta county. Wakise, who shot dead his wife…

Apr 15, 2021
2020 KCPE Results Released: List of Top 10 Best-Performing Candidates Countrywide
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2020 KCPE Results Released: List of Top 10 Best-Performing Candidates Countrywide

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha on Thursday officially released the results of the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination. Mumo Faith Kawee of Kari Mwailu Primary School in Maku…

Apr 15, 2021
Mother and Daughter, Both Dual Citizens, Arrested with Cache of Dangerous Weapons in Nairobi
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Mother and Daughter, Both Dual Citizens, Arrested with Cache of Dangerous Weapons in Nairobi

Police in Nairobi are holding two terror suspects who were arrested with a cache of dangerous weapons on Wednesday. Goretti Mwihia and her daughter Joyce Muthoni Mwihia, both dual citizenship holders, were arrested by…

Apr 15, 2021
Obama Family Seeks Gov't Help to Repatriate Keziah Aoko's Body to Kenya for Burial
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Obama Family Seeks Gov't Help to Repatriate Keziah Aoko's Body to Kenya for Burial

The Obama family has appealed to the government to facilitate the repatriation of Keziah Aoko’s remains to Kenya for burial. Keziah, who was the step-mother of former US President Barack Obama, passed away on Tuesday…

Apr 15, 2021
Murder Suspect Lawrence Warunge Denies Killing His 4 Family Members and Farmhand
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Murder Suspect Lawrence Warunge Denies Killing His 4 Family Members and Farmhand

22-year-old Lawrence Warunge, who is the prime suspect in the killing of five people including his four family members, has been charged with five counts of murder. Warunge appeared before Justice Mary Kasango on Thur…

Apr 15, 2021
School Principal Busted Engaging in a Sexual Act with a KCSE Candidate at His House
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School Principal Busted Engaging in a Sexual Act with a KCSE Candidate at His House

A high school teacher was on Wednesday arrested after he was allegedly busted engaging in a sexual act with a Form Four student. Mr. Leonard Baraza, principal of Chebotoi Secondary School in Kuresoi South, Nakuru Coun…

Apr 15, 2021
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11 Officials Arrested for Leaking KCSE Exam Papers
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11 Officials Arrested for Leaking KCSE Exam Papers

11 officials have been arrested over attempts to leak some Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination papers. Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha said the 11 include Centre managers, super…

Apr 14, 2021
Kenya Government Extends Nationwide Curfew Until May 29th
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Kenya Government Extends Nationwide Curfew Until May 29th

The government has extended the nationwide curfew that is currently in force to combat the spread of COVID-19. Through a gazette notice dated April 12th, 2021, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said the curfew…

Apr 14, 2021
Obama's Step-Mother Keziah Aoko Dies in the UK
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Obama's Step-Mother Keziah Aoko Dies in the UK

The Obama family is mourning the death of yet another loved one Keziah Aoko Obama. Keziah, who was the step-mother of former US President Barack Obama, passed away on Tuesday while undergoing treatment at a UK hospita…

Apr 14, 2021
Kenyan Doctors Remove 3kg Growth on Elderly Woman's Face, Ending 21 Years of Agony
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Kenyan Doctors Remove 3kg Growth on Elderly Woman's Face, Ending 21 Years of Agony

A team of doctors at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Eldoret has successfully removed a three-kilogram cystic growth on an elderly woman’s face. 68-year-old Beatrice Nanjala Makokha, a resident of Kimilil…

Apr 14, 2021
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Orders Review of Manda Bay Attack in Kenya
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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Orders Review of Manda Bay Attack in Kenya

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered an Army review of an investigation into the January 5th, 2020 Al-Shabaab attack on Manda Bay military base in Lamu, Kenya. Austin, who announced the move on Monday through…

Apr 13, 2021
Atheists Oppose Nomination of Senior Counsel Fred Ngatia for Chief Justice Post
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Atheists Oppose Nomination of Senior Counsel Fred Ngatia for Chief Justice Post

The Atheists in Kenya Society has written to acting Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu protesting the shortlisting of Senior Counsel Fred Ngatia for the position of Chief Justice. Through its president Harrison Mumia, the…

Apr 13, 2021
Waititu Obtains Court Order Blocking Creditor from Auctioning His Luxury Cars over Defaulted Loan
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Waititu Obtains Court Order Blocking Creditor from Auctioning His Luxury Cars over Defaulted Loan

The court has restrained Mwananchi Credit Ltd from auctioning two high-end cars belonging to former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu over a defaulted loan. Waititu obtained a Sh10 million loan from the creditor last…

Apr 13, 2021
Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria Fined Sh75,000 for Flouting COVID-19 Protocols
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Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria Fined Sh75,000 for Flouting COVID-19 Protocols

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has been sentenced to eight months in prison or pay a fine of Sh75,000 for flouting COVID-19 regulations. Appearing before Kiambu Chief Magistrate Stella Atambo, Kuria and 10 others pleade…

Apr 13, 2021