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A family in Zambezi, Kiambu is mourning the tragic death of their only daughter Cynthia Waithira, who died on her birthday. Cynthia was killed after the vehicle she was traveling in together with her four friends was involved in a grisly road accident. The Toyota Fielder collided head-on with a…
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Renowned Kenyan businessman Kibira Muchai has passed away. Muchai died on Tuesday while undergoing treatment at Nakuru Level Five Hospital where he had been admitted. He was the founder of Mololine, a pioneer matatu Sacco that revolutionized public service transport in Kenya. Deputy President…
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Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Hassan Wario has been found guilty of corruption and abuse of office over the 2016 Rio Olympic Games scam. Wario was found guilty of willfully failing to comply with applicable procedures relating to the management of public funds alongside his co-accused Stephen Soi…
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Juliana Cherera has been elected as the new vice-chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Cherera, one of the newly-appointed IEBC commissioners, was unanimously elected to the position during a plenary meeting on Tuesday. “The Commission is pleased to announce to…
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Former Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) managing director Prof. Davy Kiprotich Koech has been found guilty of fraud. The 70-year-old was accused of transferring Sh19.3 million from KEMRI’s bank accounts to his accounts to fund his children’s education abroad. The funds had been allocated to…
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Kenya is set to start manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines next year in a move aimed at easing supply hitches. The vaccines will be produced locally in collaboration with unnamed pharmaceutical companies, according to Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe. Kagwe said the government is in the process of…
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Embattled Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal has been allowed to travel abroad for official duties. This comes after a Nairobi court granted a plea by the governor to have his passport released in order to process his visa and travel to Greece. In an application filed in court, Lenolkulal said he is…
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Pastor James Ng’ang’a of Neno Evangelism has defended House of Grace Bishop David Muriithi, who is embroiled in a child upkeep case with his former lover Judy Mutave. Ng’ang’a urged Kenyans to stop condemning Bishop Muriithi for having an extra-marital affair with Judy, saying the woman may have…
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Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has moved to court seeking to be allowed to access the Sh15 million he deposited as cash bail when he was charged with corruption. Sonko, through an application filed at the High Court, says that he is broke and unable to meet his needs and those of his family…
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Meru Senator Mithika Linturi was on Tuesday arraigned in a Nairobi court where he was charged with attempted rape. Linturi, who appeared before Principal Magistrate Martha Lanzushi at the Milimani law courts, is accused of intentionally and unlawfully attempting to rape a 36-year-old woman. The…