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Evans Karani, the prime suspect in the murder of 25-year-old hotel worker Catherine Nyokabi was on Monday arraigned in a Thika court. The suspect appeared before Thika Law Courts Magistrate Oscar Wanyaga, who granted an application to detain him for 14 days to allow police to conclude…
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Billionaire Narendra Raval through his company Devki Steel Mills has pledged to supply free oxygen to Kenya government hospitals across the country until COVID-19 is eradicated. Speaking at his Ruiru plant on Monday, Raval said he realized that his earlier donation of oxygen worth Sh100 million to…
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702,170 Kenyans have so far been vaccinated against COVID-19 across the country, the Health Ministry has said. The number includes 397,539 people aged 58 years and above, 141,146 healthcare workers, 106,147 teachers, and 57,338 security officers. Data released by the Health Ministry on Monday shows…
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Jubilee vice-chairman David Murathe has revealed what he thinks led to the fallout between President Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto.  Murathe, who spoke during an interview on Inooro TV on Sunday, claimed that Ruto was heard describing Uhuru as a drunkard in the run-up to the…
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Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has reacted to the alleged plan to postpone next year’s general elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through his Facebook page, Kuria warned that the country will burn if President Kenyatta and his handlers try to postpone the elections. He indicated that all Kenyans…
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Juja businessman Evans Karani has reportedly confessed to killing his lover Catherine Nyokabi. Karani, 38, allegedly narrated to homicide detectives how he planned and executed the gruesome killing on April 14th before trying to dump her body in a bush in Witeithie, Kiambu County. The sand broker…
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A 39-year-old man has moved to court seeking to have former South Mugirango MP James Omingo Magara compelled to take a DNA test. Justus Arunga Mauti claims to be a biological son of Magara, who served as an Assistant Minister in President Mwai Kibaki’s administration. Through his lawyer Wilkins…
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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has cleared foreign nationals to apply for a police clearance certificate online. In a statement, the DCI urged foreigners seeking to obtain the document popularly referred to as the certificate of good conduct to apply through eCitizen portal using…
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The Kenyan government has reportedly hired an American public relations company to boost its sway in Washington. Citing documents filed with the US Justice Department, Politico reports that the one-year contract with Rational 360 is worth $600,000 (Sh64.5 million). The move comes after the Biden…
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Thousands of motorists in Nairobi were on Saturday night stuck on the roads for several hours after they were caught up in the 8 pm to 4 am curfew. Roadblocks erected on major roads in the city including Thika Superhighway, Waiyaki Way, Mombasa Road, Jogoo Road, and Lang’ata Road caused massive…