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Two Arrested over Murder of 28-Year-Old Nairobi Businessman Kevin Omwenga

Two suspects have been apprehended in connection with the killing of 28-year-old Nairobi-based businessman Kevin Omwenga. Omwenga, a car dealer, was shot in his house at Galana Suites apartment in Kilimani, Nairobi on…

Aug 22, 2020

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UK to Make Mobile Cash Transfers Totaling Sh717 Million to 50,000 Kenyan Families

The UK has pledged an additional funding of Sh717 million to support vulnerable families living in informal settlements in Kenya. The funds will be disbursed to 50,000 poor households in Nairobi and Mombasa slum areas…

Aug 21, 2020

Kenya

DP Ruto Asks Police Officers to Avoid Being Used by Politicians to Run Political Errands

Deputy President William Ruto has urged police officers not to allow themselves to be used by politicians to run political errands. Ruto asked all police officers to work professionally and resist any attempts to use…

Aug 21, 2020

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Kenya Police Arrest Two Suspected Kenyan Gay Lovers

Police in Kakamega are holding two men accused of being in a gay relationship. The two were arrested on Friday at a house in Shikambi area, in the outskirts of Kakamega town, after they were allegedly busted getting i…

Aug 21, 2020

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25 Kirinyaga MCAs Threaten to Impeach Governor Anne Waiguru

Kirinyaga MCAs have threatened to impeach Governor Anne Waiguru again over failure to pay county workers. 25 out of the county’s 33 MCAs on Friday issued a seven-day ultimatum to Governor Waiguru to disburse the unpai…

Aug 21, 2020

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PS Charles Hinga to Kenyans: Hang Me at Uhuru Park if Kazi Mtaani Funds are Stolen

Housing Principal Secretary Charles Hinga says he is ready to be publicly hanged at Uhuru Park if funds set aside for the Kazi Mtaani program are embezzled. Hinga said this on Friday while responding to a Twitter user…

Aug 21, 2020

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Kericho GK Prison Put Under Total Lockdown After 48 Test Positive for Covid-19

Kericho GK Prison has been placed under total lockdown after 48 Covid-19 cases were confirmed at the facility on Thursday. The infections were detected from 75 samples collected from the correctional facility during a…

Aug 21, 2020

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USAID, Global Fund Threaten to Cancel Sh400 Billion Support to Kenya over Covid-19 Funds Scandal

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Global Fund have raised concerns over the alleged misappropriation of Covid-19 funds donated to Kenya. The two donors have threatened to withdraw…

Aug 20, 2020

Kenya

This is a Decoy, Governor Waiguru Says After Detectives Raid Her Homes, Offices

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has spoken out following the Thursday morning raid of her homes and offices by police and detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). Waiguru claimed only her cheq…

Aug 20, 2020

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At Least I Won’t be Accused of Stealing Covid-19 Funds, DP Ruto Says in Response to Spectator Tag

Deputy President William Ruto has reacted to The Standard newspaper headline describing him as a spectator in the Jubilee administration. The publication noted that DP Ruto has been sidelined from the government he fo…

Aug 20, 2020

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Matiang'i Denies Calling for DP Ruto's Resignation

Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has brushed off reports that he called for the resignation of Deputy President William Ruto. Matiang’i, who termed the reports as false and malicious, said he has since instructed his attorn…

Aug 20, 2020

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Uhuru, Ruto to Get Increased Salaries in New Pay Structure

President Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto are set to get enhanced salaries in the next fiscal year, which starts on July 1st, 2021. The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) says it will review State o…

Aug 20, 2020

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Kenya’s Coronavirus Death Toll Crosses 500-Mark

Kenya’s Covid-19 death toll has passed 500-mark after Health officials on Wednesday reported 19 new fatalities. Health CAS Dr. Mercy Mwangangi said 18 of those who succumbed to the disease had underlying medical condi…

Aug 19, 2020

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Former MP Ramadhan Kajembe's Daughter Dies 2 Weeks After Father Succumbed to Covid-19

Langoni Kajembe, the daughter of former and late Changamwe MP Ramadhan Kajembe is dead. Langoni passed away on Wednesday night at Pandya Hospital in Mombasa, where she had been admitted. Her death comes barely two wee…

Aug 19, 2020

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‘God will Punish You’: Motorcyclist Confronts Reckless Kenyan Driver who Nearly Hit Him [VIDEO]

A motorcyclist has earned praise from Kenyans online after he confronted a reckless female driver who almost hit him. This comes after a video of the incident that happened on Tuesday in an unknown location in the cou…

Aug 19, 2020

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Travelers from California, Texas and Florida Still Required to Quarantine as Kenya Clears 130 Countries for 'Safe Flights'

The government has updated the list of countries from which travelers are exempted from 14-day quarantine upon arrival in Kenya. 111 more countries have been added to the new list approved by the Ministry of Transport…

Aug 19, 2020

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Former MP Danson Mungatana Charged for Defrauding Woman of Sh1 Million

Former Garsen MP Danson Mungatana was on Wednesday arraigned in court to face fraud charges. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Abdul Lorot of Kibera Law Courts, Mungatana, and his co-accused Collins Waweru was charged…

Aug 19, 2020

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Kenya to Build Sh540 Billion Nuclear Power Plant

Kenya is set to become the second country on the continent to have a nuclear power plant. The government plans to build the $5 billion (Sh540 billion) plant on a site in Tana River County over the next seven years, a…

Aug 19, 2020

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Kenya Among 13 Countries Listed for Special Flights to and from India

Kenya is among 13 countries that are set to be allowed to operate special flights to India amid a lockdown of its airspace due to the Covid-19 pandemic. India is expected to extend the ban on international travel beyo…

Aug 18, 2020

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Over 800 Kenyan Healthcare Workers Have Contracted Covid-19 in Line of Duty, 16 Have Died

Over 838 healthcare workers in Kenya have so far been infected with coronavirus in the line of duty, according to data by the Health Ministry. This represents about three percent of the total 30,636 cases of Covid-19…

Aug 18, 2020