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The National Treasury has allocated Sh86 million for the refurbishment of State House, Nairobi in the 2021/2022 financial year, which starts in July. The State House, Nairobi facelift budget is expected to rise to Sh127 million heading into 2023/2024, according to a financial estimate provided by…

Police in Kisumu are detaining five Pakistani nationals who were arrested on suspicion of engaging in terrorist activities. The five foreigners were apprehended on Sunday during an operation conducted by a multi-agency team comprising of detectives from the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) and the…

The Senate has overwhelmingly approved the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 2020, popularly known as the BBI Bill. During the voting held on Tuesday afternoon, 51 Senators voted in support of the bill, 12 voted against, while one abstained. Last week, the National Assembly similarly passed…

Nominated Senator Isaac Mwaura has lost his seat following his expulsion from the Jubilee Party. The seat was declared vacant by Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka through a gazette notice dated May 10th. “It is notified for the information of the public that pursuant to Article103 (1) (e) (i) of the…

Kenya has banned all flights to and from Somalia effective immediately. Citing operational sensitive information, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) said only medical evacuation and United Nations flights on humanitarian missions are exempted from the three-month ban. The move comes barely a…

A little-known Kisii-based school will have its entire Form Four class of 2020 join university after posting impressive results in the KCSE exam. The results of the 2020 KCSE examination were released by Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha on Monday. All 268 candidates who sat for the…

A Nairobi court has issued an arrest warrant for Goldenscape Group Ltd. CEO Peter Wangai. This comes after he failed to show up in court on Monday for the mention of a case in which he is accused of defrauding Kenyans of millions of shillings through fake greenhouse investment schemes.  In…

Collins Toroitich, the grandson of former President Daniel Arap Moi has been sued by his former wife for child maintenance.  Toroitich is accused of neglecting his two children, a boy and a girl aged 9 and 11, after separating from their mother Gladys Jeruto Tagi.  The two reportedly got…

Kaaga Girls High School in Meru was named the most improved school in the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KSCE) exam whose results were released on Monday. Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha said Kaaga Girls topped the list of schools that admitted candidates with lower…

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has officially released the results of the 2020 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination. The announcement came hours after CS Magoha presented the exam’s results to President Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi on Monday. Speaking…