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President Ruto's administration has raised the borrowing limits of the financial inclusion fund, popularly known as the Hustler Fund. Cooperatives and MSME Development Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui said on Thursday that the increase was a result of the tremendous growth recorded since the fund’s…

An armed suspect responsible for a series of violent robberies in Nairobi's Eastlands area was on Tuesday night gunned down during a police shootout at Mlango Kubwa area in Mathare. The suspect only identified as Vinnie walked into a police dragnet but refused to surrender, leading to a fierce…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Wednesday evening raided the home of former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i. DCI Director Amin Mohamed confirmed that officers raided the home in Karen, Nairobi, to obtain CCTV footage as they seek to unravel the puzzle…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has moved to court seeking an order to access CCTV footage at the home of former Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i. This follows the alleged police raid at Matiang’i’s home in Karen, Nairobi, on the night of February 9th. It was alleged that police…

A 23-year-old man from Kericho County is the newest multi-millionaire in town after bagging a Sh200 million mega jackpot. Moses Kiprono, a farmer who cleared high school in 2021, won the Sh200 million Betika Mega Jackpot after predicting 17 matches correctly using a Sh49 stake. Kiprono, who has…

Detectives have opened a probe into the mysterious death of a 46-year-old woman along Kaunda Street in Nairobi’s central business district on Monday. Mary Waithira Gathenya, an employee of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), was initially believed to have died of natural causes by police…

President Ruto has declared six vacancies at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) pending the hearing and determination of a case against suspended Commissioner Irene Masit. Through a Gazette Notice dated February 14th, 2023, the president declared vacancies in the positions…

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga claims he worked with ethical hackers to determine how the results of the August 2022 presidential election were manipulated in favor of President Ruto. Speaking during an interview with Ramogi TV, Odinga said the foreign hacking experts…

A senior researcher staff attached to the Senate has died while on official duty in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Wellington Namenge Ogoya, who worked at the Directorate of Parliamentary Research Services, was part of the Senate Energy Committee that had traveled to Dubai on official duty.…

New rules have been introduced after two Kenya Airways (KQ) crew members were arrested with concealed gold in India last week. At a meeting of airport officials on Friday, it was agreed that crew members from all airlines remain high risk and their handheld luggage must be scanned henceforth.…