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The UK has denied claims that weapons used by British soldiers training in Kenya fell into the wrong hands of bandits.
Some 10,000 British troops undergo training at the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) in Nanyuki, Laikipia County annually.
Through Twitter on Thursday, British High…
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Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Nelson Havi is set to file a petition challenging the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
Havi said the petition is informed by numerous complaints by parents, guardians, and teachers.
“The education system in Kenya should not be an expensive, inefficient and…
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Veteran Kenyan politician Orie Rogo Manduli has passed away aged 73 years.
Manduli died at her Riverside home in Nairobi on Wednesday, according to the family. Her Personal Assistant Samuel Ndambuki told The Standard that they were preparing to go for a dental checkup before she passed on.
“We had…
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Two suspects have been arraigned in court for allegedly selling and administering fake COVID-19 vaccines to unsuspecting Kenyans.
Wallace Mugendi Njiru and Kenneth Mukundi Njeru appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Sinkiyian Tobiko at Milimani law courts.
The two were arrested on Tuesday at…
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High Court judge Said Juma Chitembwe says the $7,000 (Sh770,000) seized from his office on July 22nd was meant for his son’s school fees.
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) impounded the money after raiding the judge’s office at the Milimani law courts.
DCI said…
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Police in Nairobi are detaining a 42-year-old Kenyan woman after she was found in possession of suspected narcotic drugs.
Beatrice Awuor, a suspected drug trafficker, was arrested by transnational organized crime detectives in Nairobi’s Kayole estate on Tuesday.
The Directorate of Criminal…
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A new report by a Swiss investment bank has listed Kenya among the top African countries with the highest number of wealthy individuals.
Kenya had the fourth highest population of rich persons in the continent behind Nigeria, South Africa, and Egypt, according to Credit Suisse’s 12th edition of the…
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Nyeri Deputy Governor Caroline Karugu has sued Governor Mutahi Kahiga for allegedly withholding her salary.
In an application filed at the Labor and Employment Court in Nyeri, Karugu says she has not received her salary since November, 2019.
Karugu accuses Governor Kahiga of withholding her salary…
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The rate of unemployment among Kenyans aged between 18 and 34 years stands at 40%, with the economy struggling to create sufficient jobs for the 800,000 youths joining the workforce every year.
As a result, many young people, including college and university graduates, have resorted to doing…
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Embakasi East MP Babu Owino is on the spot for allegedly threatening Citizen TV news editor Muraya Kariuki.
The MP is reported to have phoned and sent threatening messages to the journalist, accusing him of airing negative news about ODM leader Raila Odinga.
On Tuesday, the Media Council of Kenya (…
