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President Kenyatta has overhauled the entire Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) board of directors in the wake of a Sh7.8 billion scandal at the agency.
Through a gazette notice dated April 28th, 2021 Kenyatta appointed Mary Chao Mwadime as the new chairperson of KEMSA board.
She will serve…
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Police in Nairobi are detaining two suspects who were found in possession of counterfeit currency amounting to Sh750 million.
The two, Samuel Maina and Boniface Mungai, were nabbed on Wednesday morning at Makaazi apartments in Nairobi’s Kilimani area, where they had stuffed the fake cash in…
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President Kenyatta has submitted the name of Chief Justice nominee Martha Koome to the National Assembly for vetting and approval.
Koome was nominated by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on Tuesday following the conclusion of interviews last Friday.
She was among the 10 Chief Justice…
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A woman accused of securing a government job using fake academic certificates has been arraigned in court.
Lilian Akoth Ochieng, a former procurement assistant manager at the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC), appeared before Chief Magistrate Peter Gesora of Kisumu law…
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Kenya has suspended all passenger flights from India in the wake of a COVID-19 crisis in the Asian nation.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Wednesday said flights originating from India will not be granted entry into the country for 14 days starting from May 1st.
The two-week travel ban…
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Senate sittings were on Wednesday suspended following the arrest of Meru Senator Mithika Linturi.
Linturi was reportedly arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) while on his way to Parliament.
His arrest triggered uproar from some of his fellow Senators who…
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Mt Kenya TV has had its license suspended by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) for airing inappropriate content.
The station owned by Slopes Media House Ltd is accused of violating the Kenya Information and Communications (Broadcasting) Regulations of 2009 by airing adult content during a…
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Senior Counsel Fred Ngatia claims that there was rigging in the just-concluded Chief Justice recruitment process.
Speaking during an interview with Business Daily, Ngatia alleged that he outscored the other nine candidates interviewed for the position but some members of the Judicial Service…
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Veteran Kenyan journalist and author Philip Ochieng has passed away at the age of 83 years.
Ochieng, a former Sunday Nation columnist, died of pneumonia at his home in Awendo, Migori County on Tuesday.
His family said Ochieng had just been discharged from the hospital last week.
Deputy…
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A former employee of the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) has been arrested for allegedly forging her academic certificates.
Lilian Akoth Ochieng, a former Assistant Supply Chain Management officer at REREC, was arrested by officers from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption…
