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President Kenyatta on Tuesday held separate talks with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. During his virtual visit to Kenya, Blinken and Kenyatta discussed trade and investment opportunities, touching on the untapped potential held by the Kenya-US Free Trade…
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Wajir Governor Mohamed Abdi Mohamud has been removed from office through impeachment. Mohamud was ousted by the Wajir County Assembly on Tuesday on grounds of financial impropriety, gross misconduct, abuse of office, and violation of the Constitution. 37 MCAs voted in favor of his impeachment…
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The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has forwarded Justice Martha Koome’s name to President Kenyatta for appointment as Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya. JSC settled on Justice Koome to replace retired Chief Justice David Maraga following interviews that concluded last Friday. Koome, a judge…
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President Kenyatta has launched a digital land resource management system whose aim is to enhance the security of land records, speed up land transactions, and curb fraud. Dubbed the National Land Information Management System (NLIMS) or Ardhi Sasa, the system was designed and developed by a team…
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Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika has slammed President Kenyatta for allegedly breaking COVID-19 protocols.   Kihika accused Kenyatta of holding political meetings at State House in complete disregard of the government guidelines for the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic. "So Uhuru bans all…
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President Kenyatta on Monday opened a nanotechnology and semiconductor manufacturing facility at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DKUT) in Nyeri. The manufacturing facility was set up by Semiconductor Technologies Limited (STL) on the university’s 177-acre Science and Technology Park through…
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National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has convened special sittings to debate the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020, popularly known as the BBI Bill. In a notice on Monday, Speaker Muturi said the sittings will be held on Wednesday and Thursday this week. “Pursuant to the provisions of…
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Police in Mombasa are holding three people who were found burying a woman’s body in a shallow grave at Kongowea Cemetery. Collins Okoth from Shanzu and two other suspects are said to have driven to the cemetery on Sunday morning in a vehicle without number plates.  They were carrying the body…
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A forgery suspect was on Monday arraigned in court for allegedly developing false doping allegations against Kenyan athletes. Elias Kiptum is believed to be part of an international conspiracy ring that has been making fabricated doping claims against Kenyan sportspersons. His arrest followed an…
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10 people including an MP and nine journalists were on Saturday arrested during the ongoing eviction of over 5,000 families from a disputed parcel of land in Makima, Embu County. Mbeere South MP Geoffrey King’ang’i, who is opposed to the evictions, was arrested while consoling families whose houses…