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Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Hassan Wario has saved himself from serving a six-year prison term. Wario, who was handed the sentence by a Nairobi court on Thursday, was released after paying a Sh3.6 million fine. The court ordered him to pay a Sh3.6 million fine or serve a six-year prison term in…

Kenyan environmental activist Phyllis Omido has been named in the list of 100 most influential people of 2021 by Time magazine. The 43-year-old was recognized for her activism that led to the closure of a lead-smelting plant in the middle of Owino Uhuru, a slum in Mombasa. Omido, described as the "…

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives are in pursuit of the owner of a vehicle abandoned in Nairobi’s Mihango area with 2,040 bullets. The Mitsubishi Lancer registration number KAT 887G, riddled with bullets and its windscreen shattered, was discovered on Wednesday after locals…

Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) has protested the government’s move to hike fuel prices. In a statement on Thursday, COTU secretary-general Francis Atwoli asked President Kenyatta to explain the reasons behind the huge increase in pump prices by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory…

There was a heated debate in the Senate on Thursday over the planned US trip by some members of the National Security and Defense Committee. The discussion started after Meru Senator Mithika Linturi questioned why the same members who had made another trip to the US were included in the list. "Mr.…

At least 13 witnesses are lined up to testify against Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru, who is facing witness tampering charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC). ICC Prosecutor announced he will present six Kenyans to testify how they were corruptly influenced by Gicheru to recant their evidence…

Deputy President William Ruto says he is ready to reconcile with President Kenyatta following their fallout. Ruto, who spoke on Thursday during a meeting with grassroots leaders from Murang’a County at his Karen residence, declared that he is willing to work with the president again without any…

A Nairobi court has slapped former Sports Cabinet Secretary Hassan Wario with a Sh3.6 million fine or serve a six-year prison term in default. This is after he was found guilty of corruption, abuse of office, and misappropriation of public funds during the 2016 Olympics Games in Rio, Brazil.…

A Kenyan man has been arrested in connection with a fake gold scam that saw an investor based in Mumbai, India lose nearly Sh200 million. Hezbon Nyabola, who was masquerading as a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) official, was apprehended by detectives attached to the Directorate of Criminal…

A security guard who was fired after asking to be shown where he could relieve himself during night duty has been awarded Sh171,000 for wrongful dismissal. Johnson Otieno Ogola, a former employee of Hatari Security Guards, had been deployed to Mapara Homesteads located on Desai Road in Nairobi.…