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Two armed criminals were on Friday morning gunned down by police officers in Ukunda, Kwale County.
The two were shot dead by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) while allegedly preparing to stage a robbery in the coastal town.
The sleuths encountered the two suspects…
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Four people died after they were swept away by floods in Nairobi’s Kibra area following heavy rains in the city on Thursday night.
The four were reportedly swept away while trying to cross Mutuine River from Lang’ata to Kibra slums on motorcycles.
Confirming the incident, Kibra sub-county…
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The High Court in Nairobi has declared Section 66 of the Penal Code unconstitutional.
Justice Weldon Korir on Thursday ruled that the section, which criminalizes the sending of alarming messages that are likely to cause panic and fear, violates the Constitution.
He noted that the provision is too…
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The High Court has nullified the entire Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) referendum process, terming it an illegality.
A five-judge bench comprising Justices Joel Ngugi, George Odunga, Jairus Ngaah, Teresia Matheka, and Chacha Mwita on Thursday ruled that President Kenyatta violated the…
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Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has admitted to receiving a bribe in order to vote in a certain way in Parliament.
Speaking to BBC on Thursday, Kuria averred that cash inducements are dished out at the office of the Majority Leader within parliament’s precincts.
“It is not uncommon in Kenya for…
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The National Assembly has approved a new Bill that seeks to regulate fundraisers, locally referred to as ‘harambees’.
The Public Fundraisers Appeals Bill 2019, which was sponsored by Ndaragwa MP Jeremiah Kioni, was passed by Parliament on Wednesday.
If the president signs the Bill into law,…
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Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) will stop accepting walk-in patients starting July this year.
Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) Director-General Mohamed Badi says the move is part of the government’s efforts to decongest KNH, which is the largest referral health hospital in the country. This…
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Kenya has detected 15 more cases of the Indian COVID-19 variant, the Health Ministry has said.
Speaking on Wednesday, Health Chief Administrative Secretary Dr. Rashid Aman said the new cases were detected from 18 visitors who arrived and screened at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on…
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Harambee Stars head coach Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee has spoken out after undergoing specialized surgery in India.
Speaking on Radio Jambo via phone from India, Mulee said he traveled to the Asian nation to donate a kidney to his ailing elder brother but doctors established the ailment could be treated…
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A 32-year-old Kenyan woman who went back to school after seven years of marriage is set to join university after performing well in the 2020 KCSE exam.
Purity Nkatha, a mother of one, scored a B+ (plus) in the national exam whose results were released on Monday.
Nkatha dropped out of school in 2006…
