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Two more bodies have been retrieved from River Yala in Gem, Siaya County. The two bodies were among three that were spotted floating on the river on Friday evening while the third was washed away by the raging waters overnight, according to Yala OCPD Charles Chacha. Chacha told the media that one…
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Deputy President William Ruto has accused the ruling Jubilee Party of using public funds to conduct campaigns and buy political aspirants ahead of the August 9th elections. Ruto, who spoke at a campaign rally in Mombasa on Saturday, claimed that funds meant for agriculture were being diverted to…
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The High Court in Malindi has declared abortion-related arrests and prosecution illegal. In a landmark ruling on Friday, Justice Reuben Nyakundi stated that abortion care is a fundamental right under the Constitution of Kenya, adding that protecting access to abortion impacts vital constitutional…
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The family of a 34-year-old man is seeking justice after he was boiled to death at a metal factory in Thika, Kiambu County. It is reported that Caleb Otieno was trapped inside a boiler at the steel manufacturing factory in Thika on Friday. Citizen Digital reported that the man, who was working at…
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Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has summoned Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria over vote-rigging claims. He is required to appear before the commission’s Electoral Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee for examination, according to a summon letter sent to Kuria. Kuria, who is…
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Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has decamped to the Wiper Democratic Movement party ahead of the August elections. Sonko, who was previously a member of the ruling Jubilee Party, joined the Kalonzo Musyoka-led party as a life member on Friday. He was welcomed to the party by Musyoka and a host…
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Narok Governor Samuel Ole Tunai has decamped to the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) from the Jubilee Party ahead of the August 9th elections. Tunai, whose second and final term as the governor of Narok expires in August, was received to UDA by Deputy President William Ruto at his Karen residence…
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Deputy President William Ruto’s wife Rachel Ruto has backed her husband to continue donating money to churches and the needy. While dismissing critics who accused the deputy president of dishing out ‘dirty money’, Rachel stated that nothing will stop her husband from giving generously to those who…
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Ford-Kenya party leader Moses Wetang’ula has dismissed reports that he is quitting the Kenya Kwanza alliance for Azimio La Umoja. Reports on social media on Friday morning claimed that Wetang’ula was holed up in a meeting with the Azimio La Umoja presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga in Karen ahead…
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The Kenya Assemblies of God (KAG) Uasin Gishu branch is seeking financial support to rebuild the Kiambaa Church.  KAG appealed to well-wishers and members of the public to help reconstruct the church that was torched at the height of the 2007/2008 post-election violence. A notice published in…