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Uhuru to Deliver 2020 State of the Nation Address Next Week

President Kenyatta is set to deliver this year’s State of the Nation Address in Parliament on November 12th. In a gazette notice dated Friday, November 6th, National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi and his Senate count…

Nov 6, 2020

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Uhuru Becomes First Kenyan President to Visit the Vatican Palace, Meets Pope Francis

President Kenyatta held a meeting with Pope Francis during his official visit to the State of Vatican. He landed in Italy on Thursday evening aboard a Kenya Airways aircraft and was welcomed to the Vatican Palace by t…

Nov 6, 2020

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Missing Kenyan Woman Found Dead Inside Her Lavington Apartment

Police in Nairobi have opened a probe into the death of a 34-year-old woman who was reported a few weeks ago. The decomposing body of Sheila Kawira Mwirichia was found inside her apartment in Nairobi’s Lavington estat…

Nov 6, 2020

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Court Upholds Death Sentence of Prison Beauty Queen Ruth Kamande

The Appeals Court has upheld the death sentence of Miss Lang’ata Prison 2016, Ruth Wanjiru Kamande. Kamande was in 2018 found guilty of murdering her boyfriend Farid Mohammed (24) by stabbing him 22 times at his house…

Nov 6, 2020

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Kenyan Lawyer Paul Gicheru to Appear Before ICC on Friday

Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru is slated to make his first appearance at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday. He will appear before Judge Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou of Pre-Trial Chamber A at 4:00 pm…

Nov 5, 2020

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Magistrate Dismisses Request to have Uhuru, Raila Appear in Court for Leaked CCTV Case

An application seeking to have President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga appear in court for cross-examination has been thrown out. Two security guards who are accused of leaking CCTV footage of Uhuru and Raila w…

Nov 5, 2020

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Kenya to Form Special Squad to Deal with Covid-19 Rules Breakers

The government is set to form a special squad whose task will be to deal with those breaching Covid-19 containment measures. President Kenyatta on Wednesday directed the Interior Ministry to constitute a Special Enfor…

Nov 5, 2020

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Machakos Governor Mutua Asks Uhuru to Deploy Military to Enforce Nationwide Curfew

Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua has urged President Kenyatta to deploy the military to enforce some of the government orders aimed at combating the spread of Covid-19. Mutua said operators of bars, nightclubs, and ent…

Nov 5, 2020

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ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Asks Gov't to Surrender Two Other Kenyans to The Hague

ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has called on the Kenyan authorities to hand over two other Kenyan nationals wanted by The Hague-based court. The two, Philip Kipkoech Bett and Walter Osapiri Barasa, are accused of…

Nov 5, 2020

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Kenya Reports Highest Daily Number of Covid-19 Infections

Kenya on Wednesday reported a record number of daily coronavirus cases after 1,494 people tested positive. This is the highest number of Covid-19 infections recorded in a single day since the country registered its fi…

Nov 4, 2020

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Revealed: Uhuru's 14 Ambassador Nominees are All Millionaires, Worth a Combined Sh935 Million

14 Kenyans who were recently nominated by President Kenyatta for different diplomatic positions have a net worth of at least Sh30 million each. The 14 ambassador and high commissioner nominees have a combined wealth o…

Nov 4, 2020

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Uhuru Extends Nationwide Curfew to January 2021 in War Against Covid-19

President Kenyatta has announced a raft of new measures aimed at suppressing the second wave of Covid-19. Addressing the nation after chairing the 6th Extraordinary Session of the National and County Governments Coord…

Nov 4, 2020

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Lawyer Among Three Suspects Arrested as DCI Detectives Bust Online Car Dealer Syndicate

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested three people in connection with online fraud involving cars. The three suspects were identified as Moses Owino Angelo (a lawyer), George T…

Nov 4, 2020

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Kenyan Lawyer Paul Gicheru Moved to the ICC Detention Center

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday established a pre-trial chamber to hear the case against Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru. Judge Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou, a national of Benin, has been appointe…

Nov 4, 2020

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DCI Opens Probe Against SportPesa over Claims of Defrauding Kenyans

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have opened a probe against the suspended betting company, SportPesa over fraud allegations. The DCI is looking into claims that the recently signed par…

Nov 4, 2020

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DP William Ruto Cancels Public Meetings Citing Rising Covid-19 Infections

Deputy President William Ruto has suspended his empowerment meetings that were set to take place this weekend in the Ukambani region. Ruto in a statement on Tuesday announced the scaling down of his nationwide visits…

Nov 3, 2020

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Court Orders HELB to Pay Lawyer Sh10 Million for Wrongful Credit Reference Bureau Listing

A Nairobi court has directed the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) to pay a lawyer Sh10 million for erroneously listing her as a defaulter. Eunice Ng’ang’a moved to court after HELB listed her with Credit Reference…

Nov 3, 2020

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Ruto Allies Allege Plot to Use ICC to Block His 2022 Presidential Bid

A section of leaders allied to Deputy President William Ruto claims there is a plot to use the International Criminal Court (ICC) to block his 2022 presidential bid. Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi and his Kiharu counterpart N…

Nov 3, 2020

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Kenya Sends MPs, IEBC Team to Observe US Presidential Election

Four Kenyan MPs have been sent to the US to observe Tuesday’s presidential election pitting Republican candidate, Donald Trump and his Democratic counterpart, Joe Biden. They include Otiende Amollo who is the MP for R…

Nov 3, 2020

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Gov’t Appeals Against Ruling Awarding Former PS Lillian Omollo One Shilling for Unlawful Dismissal

The government through the Office of Attorney-General has filed a notice of appeal against the High Court judgment that awarded former PS Lillian Omollo one shilling for unlawful dismissal. The office of the AG in the…

Nov 2, 2020