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Ken Nyauncho Osinde, the Chief of Staff at Deputy President William Ruto’s office has died.
Reports indicate that Osinde passed away while undergoing treatment at a Nairobi hospital on Friday after a short illness.
Ruto, through his Facebook page on Friday evening, eulogized ambassador Osinde as a…
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ODM leader Raila Odinga has formally declared he will make his fifth bid for the presidency in the 2022 elections.
Odinga, 76, made the big announcement during the Azimio La Umoja Convention at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi on Friday.
“I do hereby accept to present myself as a presidential…
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Kenyan security officers could be deployed to offer security during the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i says Kenya is in talks with Qatar authorities on the finer details of the agreement.
Matiang’i, who spoke during the Qatar National Day which…
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Ninaa Shanghavi, the proprietor of Mama Nyama restaurant, and who stands accused of fraudulently obtaining Sh520 million from a local bank, has reportedly gone missing.
On Wednesday, senior principal magistrate Zainab Abdul issued a warrant of arrest against Ninaa after she failed to appear in…
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A woman who failed to return Sh73,000 sent to her number by mistake has been arraigned in a Nairobi court.
Nancy Chonge Chepkwemoi was charged with stealing after Vincent Maina Wambutu erroneously wired the money to her MPesa account.
Wambutu entered a wrong number while transferring cash from his…
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Businesswoman Mary Wambui and her daughter Purity Njoki were on Thursday charged with evading taxes amounting to Sh2.2 billion.
The two, who are directors of Purma Holdings, appeared before Anti-Corruption Court Magistrate Felix Kombo in the company of their lawyers after escaping a police dragnet…
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President Biden has nominated Margaret Whitman as the US ambassador to Kenya.
If her nomination is approved by the Senate, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO will take over from Eric Kneedler, who became chargé d´affaires ad interim for Kenya in January.
Kneedler was appointed to the position following…
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ODM leader Raila Odinga says Kenyans will appreciate President Kenyatta’s work once he leaves office.
Odinga defended the president against claims that he has failed to deliver during his tenure, likening him to a prophet who is never accepted in his hometown.
He noted that he relates with…
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The Mount Kenya Foundation (MKF) on Wednesday threw their weight behind ODM leader Raila Odinga’s 2022 presidential bid.
The foundation made up of wealthy businesspeople drawn from the Mt Kenya region endorsed the candidature of Odinga in a meeting held at Safari Park Hotel.
“The purpose of…
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Deputy President William Ruto has asked police to release the four youths who were arrested on Wednesday for heckling him.
Ruto was jeered by rowdy youths at Itibo market during his tour of Kisii County to popularize his bottom-up economic plan ahead of the 2022 general elections.
In a lengthy…
