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The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking the views of the Kenyan government on the request by lawyer Paul Gicheru for conditional release from detention.
Gicheru requested to be freed from the ICC detention when he appeared before Judge Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou of Pre-Trial…
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Somalia has reopened its Embassy in Nairobi 26 years after it was closed.
The premises located along lower Kabete road in Nairobi was reopened on Sunday in a ceremony presided over by Foreign Affairs CAS Ababu Namwamba and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal…
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President Kenyatta has led the nation in mourning the death of Matungu MP Justus Murunga Makokha.
Murunga is said to have collapsed at him home in Matungu and died while being rushed to St. Mary’s Mission Hospital in Mumias, Kakamega on Saturday evening.
His death came a day after he was discharged…
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Kenyan journalist, Geoffrey Kamadi has won the prestigious Norwegian Kavli Award.
Kamadi becomes the first Kenyan to win the award that recognizes outstanding contributions in Astrophysics, Nanoscience, and Neuroscience.
The Nairobi-based science journalist won the Sh500,000 prize courtesy of his…
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Matungu MP Justus Murunga Makokha has passed away.
Murunga died while receiving treatment at St. Mary’s Mission Hospital in Mumias, Kakamega County on Saturday evening.
His cousin Musa Ekaya said the politician had been admitted at the Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu for Covid-19 and diabetes treatment…
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The Kenyan medical fraternity has raised alarm following the death of seven doctors in six days.
On Saturday, the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) announced the death of Dr. Hudson Alumera. Alumera, a periodontal surgeon, succumbed to Covid-19 complications while…
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Mombasa nominated MCA Mohammed Hatimy has passed away after a short illness.
Hatimy, who doubled up as the chairman of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party in Mombasa, is said to have died from Covid-19.
He had been admitted to the Mombasa Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) after testing…
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President Kenyatta on Friday launched a new coronavirus treatment center at the Nairobi Hospital.
The 100-bed capacity facility was built by the United Nations (UN) at a cost of Sh846 million as part of the body’s efforts in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
The facility is equipped with 15…
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ODM leader Raila Odinga says the countrywide collection of one million signatures required for a referendum will commence next week.
Speaking on Friday during a media briefing at his office in Nairobi, Odinga said they want the exercise completed as soon as possible so the signatures can be…
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The government says Kenyans will have to pay for Covid-19 treatment in both public and private hospitals from their own pockets.
The Ministry of Health said it is not financially viable for the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) to foot the bills of Covid-19 patents, noting that the treatment…
