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Businessman-cum-politician Jimmy Wanjigi claims that the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) was initially set to cost Sh55 billion.
Speaking during an interview on Citizen TV, Wanjigi stated that he was the brain behind the project, saying that he negotiated an agreement with China Road and Bridge…
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Five people were killed after the vehicle they were traveling in was involved in a road accident along the Nakuru-Kericho highway.
The Sunday morning crash occurred at Londian junction after the 14-seater public service vehicle lost control and veered off the road before rolling multiple times and…
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A new study has revealed that elephants took just three months to master all the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) underpasses at the Tsavo National Park.
The 578-kilometer Nairobi-Mombasa SGR line divided the elephants’ territory at the Tsavo Conservation Area in two.
The study published in the African…
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Deputy President William Ruto has played down the move by the government to make changes to his security detail.
On Thursday, General Service Unit (GSU) officers guarding his residence were withdrawn and replaced by Administration Police officers, a move that triggered protests from Ruto and his…
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Renowned Kenyan scholar and educationist Prof. Richard Musangi has passed away.
Musangi, who was the Chancellor of the University of Kabianga, died on Saturday aged 87.
The deceased served as a lecturer at Makerere University in Uganda and later at the University of Nairobi where he rose to the…
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Police are investigating the death of a 39-year-old woman who died in a Mombasa-bound bus under mysterious circumstances.
Salma Yusuf was discovered dead inside the Dreamline Express that had traveled to Mombasa from Eldoret on Friday.
Passengers who sat near her on the bus said she complained of a…
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Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has again come to the rescue of former Kenyan boxer Conjestina Achieng.
On Saturday, Sonko airlifted the 43-year-old to Nairobi for treatment, a day after she allegedly attempted to burn her house in Gem, Siaya County due to frustrations she is facing in life.
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A businessman who sold dogs to Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang’ula has accused the politician of refusing to pay him over Sh200,000.
James Isokat, who rears dogs for sale, says Wetang’ula bought well-trained and microchipped German shepherds from him for Sh348,000.
He delivered the dogs to Wetang’ula’…
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Deputy President William Ruto says his life is in danger following changes to his security detail.
In a letter to Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai, Ruto implied that there was a sinister motive in the withdrawal of his previous security team as well as six drivers.
The deputy president…
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Kenyan woman Namulanta Kombo has been named the winner of a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) podcast competition.
Kombo, who pitched a concept of episodes based around letters to her daughter, defeated over 1,000 participants to win the contest.
The competition was open to non-broadcast/…
