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Kenya Stares at Health Crisis as Doctors Join Nurses on Strike
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Kenya Stares at Health Crisis as Doctors Join Nurses on Strike

Kenya is staring at a health crisis after doctors announced their strike will begin on Monday. This comes after talks between the government and Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) officials broke d…

Dec 19, 2020
Police Probe Mysterious Death of Kisii Central OCPD Who Was Found Dead Inside His Car
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Police Probe Mysterious Death of Kisii Central OCPD Who Was Found Dead Inside His Car

Police have opened an investigation into the mysterious death of Kisii Central ODCP Saimon Gababa. Gababa was found dead inside his vehicle outside at his home in Kisii’s Milimani estate on Saturday morning. This came…

Dec 19, 2020
Kenya to Receive 24 Million Free Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine
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Kenya to Receive 24 Million Free Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine

Kenya is scheduled to get 24 million free doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.   Acting director-general in the Health Ministry Dr. Patrick Amoth said the vaccines will be received from the COVAX facility next year. COVAX w…

Dec 18, 2020
Kenya Airways Pilots Protest over Forced COVID-19 Tests in China
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Kenya Airways Pilots Protest over Forced COVID-19 Tests in China

Kenya Airways (KQ) pilots are up in arms over what they termed as a violation of their rights by Chinese authorities. Through the Kenya Airlines Pilots Association (KALPA), the pilots claim they are being subjected to…

Dec 18, 2020
Swearing-In of Benson Mutura as Acting Nairobi Governor Postponed After Judge Arrives Late by a Minute
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Swearing-In of Benson Mutura as Acting Nairobi Governor Postponed After Judge Arrives Late by a Minute

The swearing-in of Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Benson Mutura as the acting Governor has been postponed. Mutura was scheduled to take oath on Friday following the impeachment of Mike Sonko as the Governor of Nairob…

Dec 18, 2020
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Speaker Benson Mutura to Take Over as Acting Nairobi Governor Following Sonko's Ouster
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Speaker Benson Mutura to Take Over as Acting Nairobi Governor Following Sonko's Ouster

Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Benson Mutura is set to be sworn in as the acting Nairobi Governor.  This is after the Senate on Thursday upheld the impeachment of Mike Mbuvi Sonko as the Nairobi Governor.  27 Senator…

Dec 18, 2020
Uhuru Spotted at Lee Funeral Home After Niece's Death
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Uhuru Spotted at Lee Funeral Home After Niece's Death

President Kenyatta’s family is mourning the passing of one of their kin. Uhuru was on Friday morning spotted at the Lee Funeral Home in Nairobi in the company of First Lady Margret Kenyatta and other family members. T…

Dec 18, 2020
Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama Dies from Covid-19 Complications
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Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama Dies from Covid-19 Complications

Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama has died at the age of 74. Reports indicate Nyagarama passed away while undergoing treatment at the Nairobi Hospital at around 4:00 am on Friday. A family member who spoke to the media…

Dec 18, 2020
DCI Warns Kenyans of Rising Online Shopping Scams During Festive Season
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DCI Warns Kenyans of Rising Online Shopping Scams During Festive Season

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has urged Kenyans to be cautious while shopping online.  The DCI in a statement on Thursday said cases of online shopping scams are on the rise as more Kenyans take to…

Dec 18, 2020
How University Students are Controlling 500 Truck Drivers in the US from Kenya
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How University Students are Controlling 500 Truck Drivers in the US from Kenya

A team of 20 Kenyan university students is earning an income from controlling and monitoring hundreds of long-distance trucks in the US thanks to technology. The tech-savvy students from Mt. Kenya University offer sup…

Dec 17, 2020
Kenya’s Strathmore University Law Students Make History by Winning World Human Rights Moot Competition
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Kenya’s Strathmore University Law Students Make History by Winning World Human Rights Moot Competition

Strathmore University has made history by becoming the first Kenyan institution of higher learning to win the Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition. Strathmore was represented in the global competit…

Dec 17, 2020
Senate Upholds Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko’s Impeachment
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Senate Upholds Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko’s Impeachment

The Senate has upheld the impeachment of Mike Sonko as the Governor for Nairobi County. This comes after 27 Senators on Thursday night voted in support of Sonko’s ouster, 16 voted against, while two abstained. Sonko w…

Dec 17, 2020
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How Nairobi Governor Sonko Allegedly Used Sh4.6 Million to Fund Daughter’s Expensive Trip to the US
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How Nairobi Governor Sonko Allegedly Used Sh4.6 Million to Fund Daughter’s Expensive Trip to the US

Under fire Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has been accused of using taxpayers’ money to fund his daughter’s expensive trip to the US. The allegation was made during Sonko’s impeachment trial before the Senate, which comm…

Dec 17, 2020
Uhuru Unveils New Unit to Manage All Government Aircraft
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Uhuru Unveils New Unit to Manage All Government Aircraft

President Kenyatta has inaugurated the National Air Support Department (NASD) at Wilson Airport in Nairobi. NASD is a multi-agency unit within the Defense Ministry tasked with coordinating the country’s national air r…

Dec 17, 2020
Al-Shabaab Releases Video Showing Faces and Names of Gunmen Behind DusitD2 Terror Attack in Nairobi
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Al-Shabaab Releases Video Showing Faces and Names of Gunmen Behind DusitD2 Terror Attack in Nairobi

Somalia-based terror group Al-Shabaab has released a video showing the faces of five militants who staged an attack at DusitD2 Complex in Nairobi last year. The seven-minute clip also revealed the identities of the fi…

Dec 16, 2020
Aga Khan Hospital Bans Wearing of Masks with Valves in its Facilities
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Aga Khan Hospital Bans Wearing of Masks with Valves in its Facilities

The Aga Khan University Hospital has prohibited the wearing of masks with valves within its facilities. The hospital warned that those using such kind of masks put those around them at risk of contracting Covid-19, ar…

Dec 16, 2020
Kenya Airways Ordered to Pay Sh415,000 to Customer for Missed Flight
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Kenya Airways Ordered to Pay Sh415,000 to Customer for Missed Flight

Kenya Airways (KQ) has been ordered to pay Sh415,264 to a passenger who missed a flight. The national carrier was compelled to compensate the customer identified only as Christopher following the completion of a probe…

Dec 16, 2020
Kenyan Father Whose Daughter Confessed to Framing Him in False Rape Case Released
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Kenyan Father Whose Daughter Confessed to Framing Him in False Rape Case Released

A Kenyan father who was serving a life sentence after his daughter allegedly framed him for rape has been released. Julius Wambua was freed on Wednesday after Machakos High Court Justice George Odunga quashed his conv…

Dec 16, 2020
Kenyan Scholar Beats 26 Contestants to Win World Trade Organization Award
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Kenyan Scholar Beats 26 Contestants to Win World Trade Organization Award

Kenyan scholar, Socrates Majune has been named the winner of a World Trade Organization (WTO) award. The 30-year-old emerged the winner of the inaugural Trade Economist Thematic Award, a new research-based competition…

Dec 16, 2020
Fear As Somalia Deploys Army to Mandera Border Hours After Cutting Ties with Kenya
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Fear As Somalia Deploys Army to Mandera Border Hours After Cutting Ties with Kenya

Somalia has reportedly deployed its soldiers to the Mandera border hours after cutting diplomatic ties with Kenya. Somalia National Army (SNA) troops were on Tuesday spotted taking strategic positions along the border…

Dec 16, 2020