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Police in Nairobi are holding five suspects including two medical doctors and three of their workers for allegedly procuring illegal abortions at a clinic in Pangani estate.
The five were arrested on Thursday by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) at Prestige Health…
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Kenyan business tycoon Chris Kirubi has thrown his weight behind the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).
Kirubi declared his support for the initiative spearheaded by President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga during an event at Two Rivers Mall on Thursday.
He further called on Uhuru and…
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President Kenyatta on Thursday made new diplomatic appointments.
Three former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners, Margaret Mwachanya, Connie Nkatha and Paul Kurgat were picked as Kenya’s deputy head of missions to Islamabad (Pakistan), Moscow (Russia), and Rome (…
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The case in which Rome-based Kenyan Catholic priest, Father Richard Oduor was accused of knowingly spreading Covid-19 has been dropped.
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji applied to withdraw the case after the investigating officer failed to produce witnesses nine times thus…
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Nairobi Police Commander Rashid Yakub has announced the creation of an anti-mugging squad to deal with rising incidents of robbery within the city.
Speaking during a media briefing on Wednesday, Yakub said the team will deal with cases of pick-pocketing, phone-grabbing, and other petty offenses…
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Spitting in public in Nairobi is set to attract a six-month jail sentence or a fine of Sh10,000 or both if the Nairobi County Assembly approves a new bill.
The Nairobi City County Public Nuisance Bill, 2020, is sponsored by Riruta MCA James Kiriba and seeks to control public nuisance.
The bill…
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US ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter has dispelled claims that the American government is planning to impose travel sanctions on Kenyan political leaders.
Speaking during a tour to Kirinyaga County on Tuesday, Amb. McCarter clarified that a statement issued by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last…
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Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa is set to face a murder charge over the killing of a man during the Ganda Ward by-election in October 2019.
This comes after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji on Wednesday approved the trial of the vocal MP for murder.
The man was shot dead after MP Jumwa…
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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned Kenya of a second wave of desert locusts invasion in November.
FAO, a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN), said a new swarm of the destructive locusts is on its way to northern Kenyan from Somalia, Eritrea, and Ethiopia.
In a report,…
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The family of Lands Cabinet Secretary Farida Karoney is mourning the death of her father Mzee Edward Kiprotich Karoney.
Kiprotich, 74, died at Kapsabet Referral Hospital in Nandi County on Tuesday afternoon where he was rushed following a road accident along Kapsabet-Eldoret Road.
Reports indicate…
