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Over 1 Million Kenyans to Receive Sh8,000 Each in Government Aid

More than one million Kenyans are set to receive Sh8,000 each in government aid starting next week. This comes after the government released Sh8.7 billion for the payment of beneficiaries enrolled in various cash tran…

Feb 18, 2021

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Kisii Deputy Governor Joash Maangi's Car Torched by Irate Mob After Fatal Accident

Kisii Deputy Governor Joash Maangi’s car was on Wednesday night torched by an irate mob in Narok County following an accident that claimed the lives of two people. Maangi says he was traveling to Nairobi from Kisii in…

Feb 18, 2021

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Economist David Ndii Under Fire over Tweet on Circumcision

Renowned economist David Ndii is under fire from Kenyans on social media over his comment on circumcision. A Twitter user identified as @Nudih tagged Ndii on the social media platform seeking his opinion on Narok Coun…

Feb 17, 2021

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10 Candidates Shortlisted for Chief Justice Post

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has shortlisted 10 candidates for the position of Chief Justice ahead of interviews slated for April. The 10 candidates are Justice Said Chitembwe, Prof. Patricia Mbote, Justice M…

Feb 17, 2021

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Five-Man Gang Targeting Kenyan Cab Drivers in Carjacking and Vandalism Arrested

Five people believed to be members of a gang that has been terrorizing taxi drivers in Githurai, Ruiru, and Kirigiti areas have been arrested. The five, Peter Njoroge Kirika, John Muchoki Gatuhu, John Kimani Ng’ang’a…

Feb 17, 2021

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Two More Suspects Arrested over Theft of Sh15 Million from Chinese National in Nairobi

Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the robbery of Sh15 million from a Chinese national in Nairobi. Acting on intelligence, detectives from the DCI’s Special Service Unit (SSU) trailed Cyrus Kinyan…

Feb 16, 2021

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Four Kenyans Charged with Stealing from Dead Persons

Four suspects were on Tuesday arraigned at Milimani law courts in Nairobi for allegedly stealing from the dead. Two of the suspects, Muguna Mutembei and Ayugu Eugene Shivachi, were charged with 12 counts of stealing S…

Feb 16, 2021

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Bonchari MP John Oyioka Dies

Bonchari MP John Oroo Oyioka has died after a long illness. Oyioka passed away on Monday evening at the Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu, where he had been admitted. He becomes the fifth legislator to die over the past thr…

Feb 16, 2021

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Mukhisa Kituyi Returns to Kenya to Launch 2022 Presidential Bid

Immediate former United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD) secretary-general Mukhisa Kituyi has returned to the country to launch his 2022 presidential bid. Kituyi landed at the Jomo Kenyatta Internat…

Feb 15, 2021

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Uhuru Directs Gusii Stadium be Renamed After Late Cabinet Minister Simeon Nyachae

President Kenyatta has announced that Gusii Stadium will be renamed after the late former Cabinet Minister Simeon Nyachae. Speaking during the funeral service of the late Nyachae on Monday, Kenyatta said the governmen…

Feb 15, 2021

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UK Company Pays 85 Kenyans Sh696 Million for Human Rights Violation

85 Kenyans who had filed lawsuits against UK company Camellia Plc in a London court have been paid a sum of Sh696 million. Camellia paid the amount to settle claims of alleged serious human rights abuses against local…

Feb 15, 2021

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How Fraudsters Withdrew Sh3 Million from the Late PCEA Secretary-General Peter Kania's Accounts After His Death

The family of the late PCEA secretary-general Rev. Peter Kania has revealed how fraudsters withdrew Sh3 million from his bank accounts following his death. After the cleric succumbed to COVID-19 in July last year, the…

Feb 15, 2021

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DCI Opens Probe into Alleged Sex Scandal at Lands Ministry

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has opened a probe into an alleged sex scandal at the Lands Ministry. Senior officials at the registry department are accused of sexual abuse and making unwanted sexual…

Feb 15, 2021

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Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika’s Stepmother Loses Control of Sh600 Million Estate

Margaret Wambui, one of the widows of the late Nakuru North MP Dickson Kihika Kimani, has lost her bid to remain joint administrator of the Sh600 million estate left behind by her husband. High Court judge Rachael Ng’…

Feb 15, 2021

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Kisii Deputy Governor Joash Maangi and MP Sylvanus Osoro Arrested Ahead of Nyachae’s Funeral

Police on Monday arrested Kisii Deputy Governor Joash Maangi and South Mugirango MP Sylvanus Osoro ahead of the late Cabinet Minister Simeon Nyachae’s funeral service. The two were separately apprehended by officers f…

Feb 15, 2021

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Garissa Senator Yusuf Haji Passes Away in Nairobi

Garissa Senator Yusuf Haji has passed away aged 80 years. Haji, a former long-serving provincial administrator, and Cabinet Minister died on Monday morning while undergoing treatment at the Aga Khan University Hospita…

Feb 15, 2021

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Western Kenya MCAs Demand Sh500,000 Each to Pass BBI Bill

300 MCAs drawn from four Western Kenya counties have demanded Sh500,000 each to pass the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Constitutional Amendment Bill. The Ward Representatives from Kakamega, Bungoma, Vihiga, and Bu…

Feb 14, 2021

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Family in Agony After Disappearance of Lawyer Benson Kayai

The family of a 54-year-old Nairobi-based lawyer is in distress following his disappearance a week ago. Benson Njau Kayai from Nairobi’s Kahawa West estate was allegedly kidnapped by unknown people along Muhoho Avenue…

Feb 14, 2021

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Gov’t Goes After Millions Held in Bank Accounts Owned by Kenyan Man Serving Jail Term in the US

The government has gone after millions of shillings held in bank accounts belonging to Jeffrey Sila Ndungi, a Kenyan man currently serving a 10-year jail term in the US. In an application filed at the High Court, the…

Feb 13, 2021

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Ruto: Uhuru Assigned My Duties to Other People But I Still Respect Him

Deputy President William Ruto has insisted that he respects President Kenyatta despite being stripped of his duties. Speaking in Isiolo County on Saturday, Ruto stated that he has never disrespected President Kenyatta…

Feb 13, 2021