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Stop Reasoning with Your Lower Head, MP Babu Owino Tells Miguna Miguna on Twitter
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Stop Reasoning with Your Lower Head, MP Babu Owino Tells Miguna Miguna on Twitter

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has hit back at Kenyan-Canadian lawyer Miguna Miguna for linking him to the fatal shooting of city businessman Kevin Omwenga. Miguna through Twitter alleged that Robert Bodo and Chris Obure…

Aug 26, 2020
Migori Governor Okoth Obado and His Four Children Arrested in Kisii
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Migori Governor Okoth Obado and His Four Children Arrested in Kisii

Migori Governor Okoth Obado and his four children have been arrested by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). Obado, his two sons, and two daughters were apprehended after presenting themse…

Aug 26, 2020
MPs Back Proposal to Regulate Overseas Medical Referrals for Kenyan Patients
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MPs Back Proposal to Regulate Overseas Medical Referrals for Kenyan Patients

MPs have endorsed a new proposal aimed at regulating medical referrals of Kenyan patients abroad. The Bill sponsored by Kesses MP Swarup Mishra seeks to amend the Health Act in a bid to stop the abuse and exploitation…

Aug 25, 2020
DP Ruto Accuses ODM of Sanitizing 'Covid-19 Billionaires'
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DP Ruto Accuses ODM of Sanitizing 'Covid-19 Billionaires'

Deputy President William Ruto has continued to call out the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) over its stand on the Covid-19 funds scandal at Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa). Ruto through a series of tweets on…

Aug 25, 2020
DPP Orders Arrest of Migori Governor Okoth Obado and His 4 Children over Sh73 Million Scam
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DPP Orders Arrest of Migori Governor Okoth Obado and His 4 Children over Sh73 Million Scam

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has ordered the arrest of Migori Governor Okoth Obado and members of his family over graft allegations. Obado will be arrested and charged alongside his two sons and…

Aug 25, 2020
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Over 300 Wildebeests Drown in Mara River During the Great Migration
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Over 300 Wildebeests Drown in Mara River During the Great Migration

More than 300 wildebeests died in a stampede while crossing the Mara River in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve this past weekend. The Sunday afternoon incident is said to be the single-largest wildebeest deaths in recent…

Aug 25, 2020
Former Likoni MP Masoud Mwahima Passes Away
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Former Likoni MP Masoud Mwahima Passes Away

Former Likoni MP Masoud Mwahima has passed away at the age of 78. The retired politician succumbed to asthma complications at his home in Vyemani, Mombasa on Monday night, according to his family. The deceased’s son…

Aug 25, 2020
DPP Orders Arrest of Maasai Mara University VC Prof. Mary Walingo over Sh170 Million Heist
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DPP Orders Arrest of Maasai Mara University VC Prof. Mary Walingo over Sh170 Million Heist

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has ordered the immediate arrest of Maasai Mara University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Mary Walingo over Sh170 million scandal at the institution. This is after investigato…

Aug 24, 2020
I Don't Regret Decision to Nullify Uhuru's 2017 Victory, Chief Justice David Maraga Says
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I Don't Regret Decision to Nullify Uhuru's 2017 Victory, Chief Justice David Maraga Says

Chief Justice David Maraga says he does not regret the decision to nullify President Kenyatta’s victory in the August 8th, 2017 presidential election. Maraga maintained the Supreme Court, which annulled the election o…

Aug 24, 2020
Police Gun Down 8 Suspected Thugs in Nairobi's Industrial Area
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Police Gun Down 8 Suspected Thugs in Nairobi's Industrial Area

Police on Sunday night shot dead eight suspected criminals in a botched robbery incident in Nairobi’s Industrial Area. The suspects had broken into two warehouses belonging to Sihra Coffee Machinery Service and Gensha…

Aug 24, 2020
Kenyan Boys Aged 5 and 7 Die After Botched Traditional Circumcision
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Kenyan Boys Aged 5 and 7 Die After Botched Traditional Circumcision

Police in Kitui County are investigating an incident where two minors lost their lives following a botched circumcision.  The two boys aged five and seven died at their parents’ home in Lundi village in Mwingi East, K…

Aug 23, 2020
Policeman Shoots 22-Year-Old Girlfriend 6 Times After Quarrel
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Policeman Shoots 22-Year-Old Girlfriend 6 Times After Quarrel

A police officer attached to Kabachi Police Post in Meru County has been arrested for shooting his girlfriend six times. Constable David Nyamweya is said to have shot Everlyn Njoki outside Laare Police Station canteen…

Aug 23, 2020
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Oliech Family Seeks Financial Help to Airlift Brother’s Body to Kenya from Germany for Burial
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Oliech Family Seeks Financial Help to Airlift Brother’s Body to Kenya from Germany for Burial

The family of Kenyan football legend Dennis Oliech is appealing for funds from friends and well-wishers to enable them to airlift the body of his brother to Kenya for burial. His brother, Kevin Oliech succumbed to can…

Aug 23, 2020
CCTV Footage Shows Events Leading to Fatal Shooting of Businessman Kevin Omwenga at His Kilimani Apartment
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CCTV Footage Shows Events Leading to Fatal Shooting of Businessman Kevin Omwenga at His Kilimani Apartment

A CCTV footage has shown the events leading to the fatal shooting of Nairobi-based businessman Kevin Omwenga inside his apartment in Kilimani’s Galana Suites on Friday night. The footage obtained by Citizen TV shows a…

Aug 23, 2020
DP Ruto Brands ODM 'Lords of Corruption' over Covid-19 Funds Scandal
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DP Ruto Brands ODM 'Lords of Corruption' over Covid-19 Funds Scandal

Deputy President William Ruto has slammed the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), accusing the party of defending the alleged embezzlement of Covid-19 funds.  Ruto through Twitter on Sunday claimed the Raila Odinga-led…

Aug 23, 2020
Puzzle of Government Officer with Sh61 Million in Deposits into His Bank Accounts, Zero Withdrawals in 6 Years
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Puzzle of Government Officer with Sh61 Million in Deposits into His Bank Accounts, Zero Withdrawals in 6 Years

A Mandera County employee with Sh61 million in his bank accounts has found himself in trouble with the authorities. This is after he failed to explain the source of Sh51 million deposited to his bank accounts over six…

Aug 23, 2020
‘You Have No Funds to Sustain Presidential Campaign’: Muthama Tells Kalonzo
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‘You Have No Funds to Sustain Presidential Campaign’: Muthama Tells Kalonzo

The discord between Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and former Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama played out in public on Saturday. The two former political allies traded barbs at the burial of Mulu Mutisya’s son, Samuel…

Aug 22, 2020
32-Year-Old Kenyan Man Who Predicted His Death Succumbs to Covid-19
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32-Year-Old Kenyan Man Who Predicted His Death Succumbs to Covid-19

A 32-year-old Kenyan man who predicted he would die in August has succumbed to Covid-19. Juma Kaiburi Baitairi, a Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) inspection officer, died from the virus last Tuesday, according to Dai…

Aug 22, 2020
Kiambu Man’s Hilarious CNN 'Interview' Goes Viral Online [VIDEO]
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Kiambu Man’s Hilarious CNN 'Interview' Goes Viral Online [VIDEO]

A video of a Kenyan man being ‘interviewed’ by CNN’s Brianna Keilar has gone viral on social media, leaving online users in stitches. In the video, the man who claims to be from Kiambu County hilariously talks about h…

Aug 22, 2020
Withdrawal of US Pepfar Funding Exposes Pregnant Kenyan Women to Health Risks
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Withdrawal of US Pepfar Funding Exposes Pregnant Kenyan Women to Health Risks

The withdrawal of the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar) by the US government last year has placed the lives of many Kenyan women, especially in the Nyanza region at risk. Following the withdrawal, pr…

Aug 22, 2020