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Government to Issue Kenyan Kids Six Years Or Older with IDs
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Government to Issue Kenyan Kids Six Years Or Older with IDs

The government has revealed plans to issue identity cards to six-year-old children under the Huduma Namba program. The special IDs dubbed Minor’s Huduma Card will be issued once a child attains the age of six, accordi…

Sep 20, 2020
Former Trade Minister Mukhisa Kituyi Joins 2022 Presidential Race
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Former Trade Minister Mukhisa Kituyi Joins 2022 Presidential Race

Former Cabinet Minister Mukhisa Kituyi has joined the race to succeed President Kenyatta in 2022. Kituyi, who currently serves as the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD…

Sep 20, 2020
Government Says Kenya is Free to Borrow Additional Sh1 Trillion
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Government Says Kenya is Free to Borrow Additional Sh1 Trillion

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani insists that Kenya’s public debt is still sustainable and there is still room for borrowing more. Speaking on Friday, CS Yatani said this allows the government to borrow Sh1 tril…

Sep 19, 2020
Former Kiambu Governor Waititu Fined Sh1 Million for Subdividing and Selling Land Belonging to a Real Estate Company
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Former Kiambu Governor Waititu Fined Sh1 Million for Subdividing and Selling Land Belonging to a Real Estate Company

A Nairobi court on Friday ordered former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu to pay a Sh1 million fine over trespass to land. Waititu was accused of subdividing and selling a 10-acre parcel of land belonging to a compan…

Sep 19, 2020
US Donates Sh440 Million Military Equipment to Kenya
Kenya

US Donates Sh440 Million Military Equipment to Kenya

The United States has donated military equipment worth Sh440 million to the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF). The 23 combat and logistics vehicles were donated through US military Africa Command (Africom) to boost KDF’s ope…

Sep 19, 2020
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Two Injured After Kenyan Cargo Plane Crash-Lands in Somalia
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Two Injured After Kenyan Cargo Plane Crash-Lands in Somalia

A cargo aircraft belonging to Kenyan airline, Silverstone Air was damaged after it crashed in Somalia on Saturday. The Fokker 50 (5Y-MHT) plane crash-landed at Aden Abdulle International Airport in Mogadishu after the…

Sep 19, 2020
Uproar After Video of Woman Giving Birth Outside Pumwani Hospital Goes Viral
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Uproar After Video of Woman Giving Birth Outside Pumwani Hospital Goes Viral

A video of a woman giving birth outside Pumwani Maternity Hospital’s main entrance has sparked outrage among social media users. Reports indicate the unidentified mother delivered the baby outside the facility after s…

Sep 19, 2020
Raila Takes a Swipe at DP William Ruto over 'Hustler' Tag
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Raila Takes a Swipe at DP William Ruto over 'Hustler' Tag

ODM leader Raila Odinga has taken a jab at Deputy President William Ruto for calling himself a ‘hustler.’ Ruto, who is seeking to succeed President Kenyatta, has been using the term to endear himself to voters ahead o…

Sep 19, 2020
IEBC Dismisses Raila's Sh2 Billion Referendum Budget, Says Exercise to Cost over Sh10 Billion
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IEBC Dismisses Raila's Sh2 Billion Referendum Budget, Says Exercise to Cost over Sh10 Billion

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has differed with ODM leader Raila Odinga over how much it would cost to hold a referendum. Last month, Odinga insisted a referendum to introduce changes to the 2…

Sep 18, 2020
Kenya's Amina Mohamed Inches Closer to Securing World Trade Organization Topmost Seat
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Kenya's Amina Mohamed Inches Closer to Securing World Trade Organization Topmost Seat

Kenya’s Amina Mohamed has made it to the next round of tests in the race for the World Trade Organization (WTO) director-general seat. Amina was cleared alongside four other candidates after who convinced member state…

Sep 18, 2020
Chinese Social Media App TikTok Faces Probe in Kenya over Data Privacy Concerns
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Chinese Social Media App TikTok Faces Probe in Kenya over Data Privacy Concerns

Senators have raised concerns over the security of data provided by Kenyans using video-sharing application, TikTok. Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, nominated Senator Iman Falhada asked the government to formulate…

Sep 18, 2020
Foreign Affairs Ministry Seeks Sh5 Billion Annually to Buy Houses for Kenyan Diplomats Abroad
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Foreign Affairs Ministry Seeks Sh5 Billion Annually to Buy Houses for Kenyan Diplomats Abroad

The Foreign Affairs Ministry is seeking to spend at least Sh5 billion annually for the next 15 years to buy houses for Kenyan diplomats abroad. Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Amb. Macharia Kamau in a report to pa…

Sep 18, 2020
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Uhuru Launches Sh1.9 Billion School Desks Project
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Uhuru Launches Sh1.9 Billion School Desks Project

President Kenyatta has launched Sh1.9 billion school furniture project that will see jua kali artisans supply 650,000 locally-assembled desks. The project seeks to equip primary and secondary schools and is also part…

Sep 18, 2020
Clergymen Defend DP William Ruto's Church Donations, Say the Money is Sanctified
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Clergymen Defend DP William Ruto's Church Donations, Say the Money is Sanctified

A section of clergymen from the North Rift region has jumped to the defense of Deputy President William Ruto over his cash donations to churches. Led by Bishop Simon Kemei, the men of the cloth said DP Ruto should ign…

Sep 17, 2020
Kenyan Man Finds Sh38,000 in a Bus, Returns it to the Owner
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Kenyan Man Finds Sh38,000 in a Bus, Returns it to the Owner

A youthful man has won the hearts of Kenyans online after he collected Sh38,000 dropped in a bus and returned it to the owner. The man calling himself Paul Captain on Facebook said he collected the bag containing the…

Sep 17, 2020
Tanzania Lifts Ban on Kenyan Flights After 2-Month Impasse
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Tanzania Lifts Ban on Kenyan Flights After 2-Month Impasse

Tanzania has lifted a ban on Kenyan flights following a two-month standoff between the two countries. The move comes a day after Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) included Tanzania in the list of countries whose c…

Sep 16, 2020
Inquest Rules Out Foul Play in Former Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo's Death
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Inquest Rules Out Foul Play in Former Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo's Death

An inquest has ruled out foul play in the death of former Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo seven years ago. On Tuesday, senior resident magistrate B.B Bartoo ruled that there is no evidence of a cover-up in the death an…

Sep 16, 2020
Kenya Government to Roll Out Second Round of Huduma Namba Mass Registration
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Kenya Government to Roll Out Second Round of Huduma Namba Mass Registration

The government is set to roll out the second round of Huduma Namba mass registration, Interior Principal Secretary Dr. Karanja Kibicho has said. Appearing before the National Assembly Delegated Legislation Committee o…

Sep 16, 2020
Outrage as Elderly Kenyan Man Dies on Wheelbarrow En Route to Hospital Due to Bad Road
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Outrage as Elderly Kenyan Man Dies on Wheelbarrow En Route to Hospital Due to Bad Road

An elderly man from Gathanji ward, Nyandarua County died while being ferried to the hospital on a wheelbarrow due to the poor state of the roads in the area. Photos shared on social media show the ailing man, whose id…

Sep 16, 2020
US Military Seeks Approval to Conduct Armed Drone Strikes in Kenya
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US Military Seeks Approval to Conduct Armed Drone Strikes in Kenya

The US military Africa Command (Africom) is seeking approval to carry out armed drone attacks in some parts of Kenya. The move is part of its efforts in the ongoing fight against the Somalia-based Islamist terrorist g…

Sep 16, 2020
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