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President Kenyatta has allowed bars to resume operations six months after they were shut to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The reopening of the drinking joints is part of the government’s gradual re-opening of the economy after the Covid-19 disruption. Speaking during the Covid-19 National…
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Sirisia MP John Walukhe and his co-accused Grace Wakhungu have been released on cash bail pending the hearing and determination of an appeal filed at the High Court. Walukhe and Wakhungu were on Monday granted Sh10 million and Sh20 million cash bail respectively by Justice John Onyiengo. The judge…
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Saleh Wanjala, the man who was labeled Kenya's 'James Bond' after he dangerously hang on a helicopter in Bungoma in 2016 has died after a short illness. Wanjala, 45, passed away while undergoing treatment at Bungoma County Referral Hospital on Monday, according to his family.  A family member…
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National Assembly Deputy Speaker Moses Cheboi sustained minor injuries after he was involved in a road accident on Sunday. His car is said to have collided head-on with a bodaboda as he tried to avoid some potholes on the Mau Summit-Molo road. The motorbike rider identified as Daniel Misiani was…
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A new bill seeking to bar two-term governors from running for elective seats at the county and constituency level has been tabled in the Senate. The bill sponsored by Trans Nzoia Senator Dr. Michael Mbito was read in the Senate for the first time last week. “The President retires after serving his…
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Drama unfolded in Murang’a county on Saturday after a man tried to bury his deceased wife in their house. Kelvin Mwangi from Rwathia village is said to have hired men from elsewhere to dig a grave inside his bedroom where he planned to bury his late wife, Lucy Muthoni. But Mwangi’s plan was…
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  The Nairobi National Park has acquired 49,000 more acres of land, increasing its total size to 78,000 acres. This comes after the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Swara Plains Conservancy declared 32,000 and 15,000 acres  respectively for wildlife conservation in…
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Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested four Kenyans for allegedly defrauding a foreigner of millions of shillings. The four, Eric Otieno, Antony Achieng, George Kinuthia Mbugua, and Arthur Caleb Otieno, were apprehended by sleuths from the DCI’s Special…
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Travelers from the US states of California, Texas, and Florida will no longer be subjected to 14-day mandatory quarantine upon arrival in Kenya. The mandatory quarantine requirement for passengers from the three states, which had earlier been flagged as coronavirus high-risk areas, was lifted in…
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Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) secretary-general Francis Atwoli has taken a jab at Deputy President William Ruto over the hustler tag. Atwoli said a hustler is a person who obtains money through fraud or a male prostitute. “The brief meaning of hustler is this, a person who implies…