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Veteran Kenyan journalist Dominic Odipo has passed away after a long illness. The former Standard newspaper editor and columnist died at his home in Nairobi’s Riruta estate on Saturday and his body was moved to Montezuma Monalisa Funeral Home.  He had recently been discharged from the hospital…
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Deputy President William Ruto has exuded confidence that his hustler movement will take over the country’s leadership next year. Speaking during a service at the Global Cathedral Church in Lang’ata on Sunday, the deputy president termed the hustler nation as the largest movement of ordinary people…
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Human rights groups have raised alarm following the discovery of 11 mutilated bodies from River Tana.  The bodies with visible injuries have been retrieved from the river in the last three months and remain unclaimed. Garissa County Referral Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr. Ambrose Misori…
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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has opened a probe into the mysterious disappearance of Horn of Africa Analyst Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad. Abdiwahab, the executive director of the Institute for Horn of Africa Strategic Studies, was last seen along Turbman Road in Nairobi CBD at…
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Deputy President William Ruto has told the government to give out a 15,000-acre land alleged to be his. Ruto said the ADC Mutara Ranch, which was listed among the properties he owns, should be allocated to Laikipia residents. “Now that they said I own 15,000 hectares of land, I am giving them the…
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A Kenyan has filed a petition challenging the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine directive for all civil servants. Joseph Aura Enock argues that the government’s directive violates the Constitution and the Health Act which gives every citizen the right to refuse any medical intervention they disagree with…
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A Nairobi family is in distress after their kin disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad, the executive director of the Institute for Horn of Africa Strategic Studies, was last seen in Nairobi on Wednesday. It is alleged that Abdisamad, who also serves as an analyst at…
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The late former President Daniel Arap Moi’s long-serving press secretary Lee Njiru has announced his retirement after a 46-year career in the civil service. Njiru, who served as Moi’s press secretary for 42 years, said his retirement will take effect on September 11th. “It has been a challenging…
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A Kenyan businessman has moved to court to block her estranged Indian wife from taking away their son.  High Court Judge A.C Mrima on August 30th issued an order restraining the woman, her servants, or agents from taking the minor outside the country without express consent from the minor and…
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The High Court in Nakuru has ruled that having a child with a partner is not proof of marriage. The ruling was made by Justice Joel Ngugi in a case where a woman was seeking to be recognized as the wife of a deceased Nakuru businessman identified in court documents as B.M. The woman identified in…