KENYA NEWS
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President Kenyatta has lifted the cessation of movement into and out of the one-zoned area comprising the counties of Nairobi, Kiambu, Nakuru, Machakos, and Kajiado.
Curfew hours in the five counties that were previously declared as covid-infected areas have also been reviewed to begin at 10 pm and…
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Grace Keziah Aoko Obama, the step-mother to former US president Barack Obama, has finally been laid to rest.
The deceased was buried in a brief ceremony on Saturday at her home in Nyang’oma Kogelo village, Siaya County.
The 78-year-old passed away on April 13th at a UK hospital, where she was…
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The body of former US President Barack Obama’s step-mother Mama Grace Keziah Aoko Obama has arrived in Kenya for burial.
Aoko, who died while undergoing treatment in the UK on April 13th, will be laid to rest in Nyang’oma Kogelo village, Siaya County on Saturday.
Her remains arrived at Jomo…
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A Kenyan family was left stranded at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) after the body of their kin failed to arrive from abroad.
The family from Lugari, Kakamega County arrived at the airport on Tuesday night to receive the remains of 21-year-old Slaida Vugutsa, who died in Saudi Arabia in…
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A Catholic doctor who made headlines last month after urging Kenyans not to be inoculated against COVID-19 has died from the virus.
Dr. Stephen Karanja, chairman of the Kenya Catholic Doctors Association (KCDA), succumbed to the disease on Tuesday while undergoing treatment at Mater Hospital in…
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A special team of detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has been tasked to probe the alleged abduction and murder of four men in Kitengela.
Brian Oduor (36), Jack Ochieng Onyango (37), Elijah Obuong (35), and Benjamin Imbai (30) went missing on April 19th under unclear…
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The family of former Chief Noah Chelugui has moved to court seeking to be paid Sh2 billion from the late former president Daniel Arap Moi’s estate.
Chelugui’s family has been enjoined in a case in which Moi’s family wants to appoint lawyer Zehrababu Janmohammed as the executor of his multi-billion…
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Former Naivasha MP John Mututho has obtained a court order barring Equity Bank from auctioning his multi-million-shilling property in Nairobi over a defaulted loan.
Senior Resident Magistrate Peter Muholi issued the order pending the hearing and determination of an application filed by Mututho.…
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Police in Kiambu have opened a probe into the robbery of a Church bell weighing over 500 kilograms.
The huge bell made of copper was stolen from Virgin Mary Orthodox Church in Ngecha, Kiambu County last week.
Speaking to a local news outlet, the church organizing secretary-general James…
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A Kenyan taxi driver was on Thursday charged with illegally obtaining COVID-19 certificates for foreigners.
Vincent Nzola Mutuku, who operates within the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi, where he pleaded guilty to the charge.
He…
