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177 People Arrested in Nairobi for Violating COVID-19 Regulations

177 people were on Sunday arrested within Nairobi for violating COVID-19 regulations. Police said most of the suspects were found in illegal gatherings as part of the Easter holiday celebrations. Some of the violators…

Apr 5, 2021

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Three Women Arrested for Drugging and Robbing Revelers in Bars

Police in Nyeri are detaining three women on suspicion of drugging and robbing unsuspecting revelers in bars and nightclubs. The three suspects - Rita Achieng Okuto, Caroline Kariuki, and Caroline Wanjiku had initiall…

Apr 5, 2021

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Displeased Kenyans Storm IMF’s Facebook Page After Approving Sh255 Billion Loan to Kenya

Kenyans are up in arms after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a Sh255 billion loan to Kenya to help support the country’s COVID-19 response. The Washington-based international lender on Saturday announce…

Apr 4, 2021

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Kenyan Truck Drivers Warned Against Using South Sudan Highway After Deadly Ambush

The government has warned Kenyan long-distance truck drivers against using the Juba-Yei highway following last week’s attack. Two Kenyan truck drivers were among five people who were killed after gunmen ambushed them…

Apr 4, 2021

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Female Curfew Violator Bites Off Police Officer’s Ear in Nairobi

A police officer is nursing injuries after he was attacked by a female curfew violator in Nairobi’s Lang’ata area on Saturday night. The woman allegedly attacked and wounded the officer identified as Sergeant Moses af…

Apr 4, 2021

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Assistant Commissioner General of Prisons Pauline Wanja is Dead

Assistant Commissioner General of Prisons Pauline Wanja Ngara has died. Reports indicate Wanja passed away on Saturday night at the Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi, where she had been receiving treatment for the past sev…

Apr 4, 2021

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Former State House Comptroller Abraham Kiptanui Dies in Nairobi

Former long-serving State House Comptroller Abraham Kiptanui has passed away after a long illness. Kiptanui died on Sunday while undergoing treatment at the Nairobi Hospital, where he had been admitted for the past fe…

Apr 4, 2021

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Kenya Hits Back at UK Travel Ban, Imposes Strict Restrictions on Arriving Passengers

The government has responded to the UK’s decision to include Kenya in its ‘red list’ to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The UK added Kenya to the list alongside the Philippines, Pakistan, and Bangladesh amid concerns…

Apr 3, 2021

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Late Kiambaa MP Paul Koinange Buried in Emotional Sendoff

Emotions ran high as the late Kiambaa MP Paul Koinange was laid to rest at his home in Kiambu County on Saturday. Koinange, who succumbed to COVID-19 related complications while undergoing treatment at the Nairobi Hos…

Apr 3, 2021

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MP Samuel Atandi Condemned for Claiming Obama Did Nothing for His Ancestral Village Kogelo

Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga has hit out at Alego-Usonga MP Samuel Atandi for criticizing former US president Barack Obama for doing nothing for his ancestral village, Kogelo. Speaking during an interview earlier thi…

Apr 3, 2021

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Senator Murkomen Claims Gov’t Banned Russia’s Sputnik Vaccine to Stop Ruto from Getting Second Shot

Elgeyo-Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen has reacted to the government’s ban on the Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. Through Twitter on Saturday, Murkomen alleged that the embargo is meant to stop Deputy Pre…

Apr 3, 2021

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Award-Winning Kenyan HIV Campaigner Decries Shortage of ARVs, Calls for End of Kenya-USAID Standoff

A 28-year-old Kenyan woman who has lived with HIV since birth has called for a speedy resolution to a standoff between the government of Kenya and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Doreen…

Apr 2, 2021

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Joy as Kenyan Woman Who Disappeared 17 Years Ago Returns Home

A Murang’a family could not hide their joy after their kin who disappeared 17 years ago returned home this week. 35-year-old Milkah Muthoni left her parents’ home in Kagaa village, Kiharu constituency in 2004—she was…

Apr 2, 2021

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I Spent Sh4 Million on COVID-19 Treatment, Kenyan Lawyer Donald Kipkorir Says

Flamboyant Nairobi-based lawyer Donald Kiprorir says he spent nearly Sh4 million on treatment after contracting COVID-19 last year. Taking to Facebook on Friday, Kiprorir, who was hospitalized at the Aga Khan Hospital…

Apr 2, 2021

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Gov't Bans Importation and Sale of Private COVID-19 Vaccines in Kenya

The government through the Ministry of Health has banned the importation, distribution, and administration of private COVID-19 vaccines in Kenya. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe says the decision was made follow…

Apr 2, 2021

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Fear as Dandora Dumpsite Scavengers are Pictured Wearing Discarded PPEs

Pictures of young men wearing discarded Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) collected from the Dandora dumpsite in Nairobi have emerged on social media. The photos captured by Associated Press photojournalist Brian…

Apr 2, 2021

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"It was Fool's Day Prank": ODM Says Raila Did Not Apply for 2022 Presidential Ticket

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) says its announcement that Raila Odinga had applied for the party’s presidential ticket ahead of next year’s general elections was a prank. ODM secretary-general Edwin Sifuna clari…

Apr 2, 2021

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Two Kenyan Truck Drivers Killed in Highway Attack in South Sudan, Two Others Missing

Two Kenyan truck drivers were on Wednesday reportedly killed in South Sudan while two others went missing. Nation reports that the two were killed after their trucks were ambushed by gunmen along the Juba-Nimule highw…

Apr 1, 2021

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Pastor James Ng'ang'a Protests Uhuru's Decision to Close Churches over COVID-19

Pastor James Maina Ng’ang’a of Neno Evangelism has criticized President Kenyatta for ordering the closure of churches to contain the spread of COVID-19. Ng’ang’a faulted the president and the government for grouping p…

Apr 1, 2021

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"I’m Leaving You Through COVID": Kenyan Man Succumbs to COVID-19 Hours After Predicting His Death on Facebook

A middle-aged Kenyan man from Nyeri County succumbed to COVID-19 hours after he made two posts about his condition in a Facebook group. Tony Weru made a post on the Digital Farmers Facebook group announcing that he ha…

Apr 1, 2021