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Machakos Governor Dr. Alfred Mutua has been named the best governor on the continent by My Media Africa, a Nigerian-based media company. Mutua, who has served as the governor for Machakos since 2013, won the ‘Best African Governor’ award at the second edition of the Africa Illustration Awards 2021…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has warned Kenyans against acquiring fake police clearance certificates, commonly known as certificates of good conduct. This follows a surge in cases of persons in possession of police clearance certificates allegedly generated into their email…

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has apologized to Maragua MP Mary Wamaua after she was allegedly roughed up at the Azimio La Umoja convention at Kasarani Stadium on Friday. ODM Chairman John Mbadi says the party regrets the unfortunate incident and will ensure this does not happen again in…

Kenya has received 1,000,176 more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to boost the ongoing inoculation program. The vaccines donated by the United States government arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Saturday morning aboard an Emirates flight. The consignment was received by…

Kenya and Tanzania have signed eight new bilateral agreements as the two countries seek to strengthen ties. The signing of the bilateral pacts followed talks between Kenyan and Tanzanian delegations led by President Kenyatta and his counterpart Samia Suluhu at State House in Dar es Salaam on Friday…

Ken Nyauncho Osinde, the Chief of Staff at Deputy President William Ruto’s office has died. Reports indicate that Osinde passed away while undergoing treatment at a Nairobi hospital on Friday after a short illness. Ruto, through his Facebook page on Friday evening, eulogized ambassador Osinde as a…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has formally declared he will make his fifth bid for the presidency in the 2022 elections. Odinga, 76, made the big announcement during the Azimio La Umoja Convention at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi on Friday.  “I do hereby accept to present myself as a presidential…

Kenyan security officers could be deployed to offer security during the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar. Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i says Kenya is in talks with Qatar authorities on the finer details of the agreement. Matiang’i, who spoke during the Qatar National Day which…

Ninaa Shanghavi, the proprietor of Mama Nyama restaurant, and who stands accused of fraudulently obtaining Sh520 million from a local bank, has reportedly gone missing. On Wednesday, senior principal magistrate Zainab Abdul issued a warrant of arrest against Ninaa after she failed to appear in…

A woman who failed to return Sh73,000 sent to her number by mistake has been arraigned in a Nairobi court. Nancy Chonge Chepkwemoi was charged with stealing after Vincent Maina Wambutu erroneously wired the money to her MPesa account. Wambutu entered a wrong number while transferring cash from his…