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Former Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) managing director Prof. Davy Kiprotich Koech has been found guilty of fraud. The 70-year-old was accused of transferring Sh19.3 million from KEMRI’s bank accounts to his accounts to fund his children’s education abroad. The funds had been allocated to…

Kenya is set to start manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines next year in a move aimed at easing supply hitches. The vaccines will be produced locally in collaboration with unnamed pharmaceutical companies, according to Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe. Kagwe said the government is in the process of…

Embattled Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal has been allowed to travel abroad for official duties. This comes after a Nairobi court granted a plea by the governor to have his passport released in order to process his visa and travel to Greece. In an application filed in court, Lenolkulal said he is…

Pastor James Ng’ang’a of Neno Evangelism has defended House of Grace Bishop David Muriithi, who is embroiled in a child upkeep case with his former lover Judy Mutave. Ng’ang’a urged Kenyans to stop condemning Bishop Muriithi for having an extra-marital affair with Judy, saying the woman may have…

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has moved to court seeking to be allowed to access the Sh15 million he deposited as cash bail when he was charged with corruption. Sonko, through an application filed at the High Court, says that he is broke and unable to meet his needs and those of his family…

Meru Senator Mithika Linturi was on Tuesday arraigned in a Nairobi court where he was charged with attempted rape. Linturi, who appeared before Principal Magistrate Martha Lanzushi at the Milimani law courts, is accused of intentionally and unlawfully attempting to rape a 36-year-old woman. The…

Rose Okeno has been ordained as the first-ever female bishop in the history of the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK). The 52-year-old took over the leadership of the Butere Diocese on Sunday in a move that paves the way for women to rise into positions of power in the church. “We will advocate for the…

Three people lost their lives after a two-storey building under construction collapsed in Mamboleo, Kisumu County on Monday. The fatalities include a man and two women who had delivered food to construction workers on the site. The bodies of the three victims were moved to the Jaramogi Oginga…

An unknown number of people are feared trapped after a two-storey building under construction collapsed in Mamboleo, Kisumu on Monday. Four construction workers who survived the ordeal were rushed to the hospital with injuries and efforts to save those trapped are ongoing. A female food vendor who…

The family of the late former Cabinet Minister Simeon Nyachae has initiated the process of distributing his multi-billion-shilling estate. In a gazette notice dated September 10th, 2021, Nyachae’s three children namely Charles, Eric, and Angela announced the intention to execute their father’s will…