KENYA NEWS

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A memorial service for Kenya’s first post-independence Attorney-General Charles Njonjo was on Tuesday held at All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi. President Kenyatta attended the ceremony that was conducted privately as per the wishes of the family. Njonjo, 101, passed away on January 2nd and was…
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Businessman Jimi Wanjigi was on Tuesday evening arrested following a 20-hour siege by police at his Kwacha Group offices in Westlands, Nairobi.  The 2022 presidential aspirant surrendered after police started using mallets to break into the offices, where he was holed up since Monday night.…
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Police have launched investigations into the gruesome murder of a woman whose body was found dumped outside the elite GSU Recce squad camp in Ruiru, Kiambu County. Juja Sub-County Police Commander Dorothy Migarusha says the lady believed to be in her early twenties was hacked to death.Her body had…
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A Nairobi court has issued an arrest warrant against businessman Jimi Wanjigi over an alleged conspiracy to commit a felony and forgery of a title deed. The court also issued warrants for the arrest of Wanjigi’s co-conspirators including his wife Irene Nzisa, Himanshu Velji Dodhia, Kaneez Noorani,…
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UDA party has written to President Kenyatta expressing concern over incidents of violence witnessed at Deputy President William Ruto’s political rallies. In a letter dated January 17th, UDA Secretary-General Veronica Maina called for the president’s intervention, accusing the State of turning a…
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Businessman Jimi Wanjigi has blamed President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga for Monday night’s raid at his offices by armed officers.  Wanjigi says the raid conducted by officers believed to be DCI detectives was politically instigated due to the remarks he made over the weekend, when…
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Kenyan security forces have reportedly killed at least 15 Al-Shabaab fighters at Boni Forest in Lamu County. Reports indicate that security officers tracked the militants to their hideout in the Bodhei area after following their footprints.  It is believed that the suspects were behind the…
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A Nairobi-based businessman was on Saturday night arrested for allegedly being involved in the theft of cattle valued at over Sh1 million. Peter Njenga alias Sonko, a butcher operating a chain of Nyama Choma eateries along Eastern Bypass and Ruiru, was arrested after forensic investigations linked…
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Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi says he will make a major political announcement on January 23rd.  Mudavadi, who spoke to journalists in Nyamira on Sunday, said the declaration will be made during the ANC National Delegates Conference in Nairobi. The announcement,…
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Makueni Governor Prof. Kivutha Kibwana has dropped his 2022 presidential ambition to support ODM leader Raila Odinga. Kibwana, who had earlier declared interest in the presidency, announced the move following a meeting between Odinga and over 30 governors in Naivasha on Monday. Addressing the media…