KENYA NEWS

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Police in Nakuru are detaining a 33-year-old man on allegations of illegal arms dealing. John Mbuthia, a scrap metal dealer, was arrested on Tuesday after he was found in possession of thousands of spent bullet cartridges and bullet carbides. During the operation, detectives also recovered copper…
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Police in Nairobi are holding a 30-year-old woman who allegedly drugged and robbed a man of Sh1 million. The victim and his male friend were enjoying some drinks at a club in Embakasi on Monday night when they met with the suspect Virginia Wangui Thiga and her female friend. The two men then…
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Officials from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Posta Kenya have recovered $28,000 (Sh3.1 million) from a parcel shipped to Nairobi from the US. The money had been stashed in a jacket that was inside a suitcase sent to a Nigerian national in Kenya from South Carolina. Posta officials in…
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The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Nairobi deputy governor Ann Kananu to be sworn in as the governor. This comes after the apex court struck out an appeal filed by former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko seeking to stop Kananu from being sworn in as governor. A five-judge bench of the Supreme…
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A Nairobi court has issued orders barring the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) from firing its employees. Justice Ocharo Kebira of the Employment and Labor Relations Court issued the orders on Monday pending the hearing and determination of a petition challenging the agency’s plan to retrench…
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Several traders at the Gikomba market in Nairobi are counting losses after a fire destroyed goods worth millions of shillings on Monday. The early morning fire razed down a section of the market where traders store their stock in bales.  Mitumba Consortium Association of Kenya (MCAK) called…
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Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has taken the war on tax cheats and evaders to social media. KRA Commissioner-General Githii Mburu said the agency is now closely monitoring Kenyans displaying lavish lifestyles on social media but remitting little or no taxes. Officers are snooping on social media…
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Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has endorsed Nark-Kenya leader Martha Karua for the deputy president position ahead of next year’s elections. Speaking during an interview with Citizen TV, Kuria described Karua as the ideal running mate in the 2022 presidential election, saying the country would be…
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Missing lawyer Prof. Hassan Nandwa has been found, nearly two weeks after his disappearance. Nandwa, who was reportedly abducted by unknown people in Nairobi on October 28th, was found dumped in Mwingi, Kitui County.  His family says the Muslim scholar was found alive but shaken and has…
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ODM leader Raila Odinga says President Kenyatta rejected calls to charge him with treason following his swearing-in as ‘people’s president’ in 2018. Speaking on Sunday at a service at Legio Maria church in Makongeni, Nairobi, Odinga said the president was under pressure to arrest and charge him…