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A Nairobi court is on Tuesday next week scheduled to rule on the extradition of a fugitive wanted in the United States for various crimes. Abdulrahman Imran Juma, alias Abdul/Rahaman, is facing charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and aggravated…
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Gospel singer Reuben Kigame has officially launched his presidential bid ahead of the August 9th elections. The veteran musician unveiled his State House bid in Luanda, Vihiga County on Saturday. Kigame, who is also an author, kicked off his campaigns at the Musinaka Primary School in his home…
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Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris is mourning the death of her father, who passed away on Friday aged 79. Passaris penned a moving tribute to her dad on Facebook, saying “a part of me has died today.” “A part of me has died today. The heavens opened and ended my father’s suffering,”…
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Popular Kameme FM radio presenter Njogu wa Njoroge has joined the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party. Njogu, who is quitting radio to venture into politics, was officially welcomed to the party by Deputy President William Ruto at his Karen residence on Friday. “It is fulfilling to see more…
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The identity of a Kenyan woman whose body was found dumped outside the GSU Recce Company headquarters in Ruiru has been revealed.  Detectives investigating the murder identified the lady as 18-year-old Esther Wambui, who worked as a waitress at a restaurant in Ruiru. Her body, which had been…
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Two children who survived an accident that killed their parents and three siblings on Christmas Day last year are stranded at the Coast General Hospital in Mombasa despite having been discharged. This comes after one of their uncles allegedly took over and locked their house in Mombasa in an…
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Surgeons at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) have successfully removed a knife lodged into a teenager’s head through the eye. Abdi Shakur Saidi, a Form Two student from Nairobi’s Kayole estate, was walking home with his friends on New Year’s Eve when he was attacked and stabbed in the eye by…
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President Kenyatta has announced a ban on the export, purchase, and sale of scrap metals to curb the rising cases of vandalism on critical infrastructure. Speaking on Thursday during the passing out parade of 300 cadets at the National Police Service College in Kiganjo, Kenyatta said the ban will…
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The court has ordered Mombasa-based clinic Jamu Imaging Centre to pay Sh2 million as compensation to a man who was wrongfully diagnosed with cancer. Malindi Chief Magistrate Julie Oseko ordered the health facility to pay Roberto Macri the said amount for breaching duty of care and medical…
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Kenya has invited interested applicants to submit bids for the construction of a COVID-19 vaccine factory. The government, through a global tender advertised by the Kenya Bio Vax Institute, says it is looking for a consultant for the company’s assembly and installation sites. It is also seeking to…