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Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has admitted to receiving a bribe in order to vote in a certain way in Parliament.
Speaking to BBC on Thursday, Kuria averred that cash inducements are dished out at the office of the Majority Leader within parliament’s precincts.
“It is not uncommon in Kenya for…
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The National Assembly has approved a new Bill that seeks to regulate fundraisers, locally referred to as ‘harambees’.
The Public Fundraisers Appeals Bill 2019, which was sponsored by Ndaragwa MP Jeremiah Kioni, was passed by Parliament on Wednesday.
If the president signs the Bill into law,…
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Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) will stop accepting walk-in patients starting July this year.
Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) Director-General Mohamed Badi says the move is part of the government’s efforts to decongest KNH, which is the largest referral health hospital in the country. This…
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Kenya has detected 15 more cases of the Indian COVID-19 variant, the Health Ministry has said.
Speaking on Wednesday, Health Chief Administrative Secretary Dr. Rashid Aman said the new cases were detected from 18 visitors who arrived and screened at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on…
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Harambee Stars head coach Jacob ‘Ghost’ Mulee has spoken out after undergoing specialized surgery in India.
Speaking on Radio Jambo via phone from India, Mulee said he traveled to the Asian nation to donate a kidney to his ailing elder brother but doctors established the ailment could be treated…
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A 32-year-old Kenyan woman who went back to school after seven years of marriage is set to join university after performing well in the 2020 KCSE exam.
Purity Nkatha, a mother of one, scored a B+ (plus) in the national exam whose results were released on Monday.
Nkatha dropped out of school in 2006…
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Assistant Inspector-General of Police William Sing’oei is dead.
Sing’oei was reportedly found dead at his house in Embakasi Garrison, Nairobi on Wednesday morning.
The Standard reports that he was found dead on his bed after his juniors failed to reach him via phone on Tuesday night and early…
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The government is set to spend Sh2 billion on acquiring a new property that will house Kenya’s chancery in London, the United Kingdom.
The Treasury has allocated Sh1 billion in the 2021/2022 financial year for the purchase of the building, according to budget estimates provided by CS Ukur Yatani.…
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Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) is on the spot for burying a woman’s body without her family’s consent.
Sabenzia Killong’s family had unsuccessfully searched for her since December last year until last week when they discovered that she was buried in a mass grave at Lang’ata Cemetery.
Initially,…
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Long-serving National Police Service (NPS) spokesperson Charles Owino has been transferred in the latest changes announced by Inspector-General of Police Hilary Mutyambai.
Owino was moved to the Kenya National Focal Point on Small Arms and Light Weapons (KNFP) as the Deputy Director.
KNFP, which…
