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US-based Kenyan scholar Prof. Makau Mutua was on Thursday involved in a Twitter spat with blogger Dennis Itumbi.
The tiff was triggered by Mutua’s tweet about ODM leader Raila Odinga’s decision to withdraw his support for the contentious population-driven county revenue-sharing formula.
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Kenya and the US have resumed negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA).
The talks, which formally commenced on July 8th, were put on hold two days later over Covid-19 fears. This was after it emerged that some members of the Kenyan negotiating team may have been exposed to the virus.
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Foreign Affairs PS Amb. Macharia Kamau has spoken about his battle with the Covid-19 disease.
Macharia said he tested positive for the infection on July 24th and opted to self-isolate at home since was only showing mild symptoms.
“I like to jog, I like to keep fit and I like to go to 50 press-ups…
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Media personality Jeff Koinange has recovered from Covid-19 after self-isolating for 17 days.
He announced his recovery through Twitter on Thursday after receiving his second Covid-19 test result.
“Folks...Day 17 in isolation and I just got my 2nd test results...NEGATIVE...I have BEATEN this…
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A 62-year-old Kenyan woman was on Tuesday handed a 35-year prison sentence after she was convicted of robbery with violence.
Joyce Wairimu Kariuki, a former convict, was accused of involvement in multiple car thefts in Nairobi, Mombasa, and Nakuru between 2018 and 2019. She was arrested and charged…
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A Kenyan school owner has decided to convert classrooms into poultry houses to earn an alternative income for himself and his employees amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
All schools were shut in March following the outbreak of the disease in the country and will not be reopened until next year.
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Kenyan hotels are now free to sell alcohol to their guests following the latest announcement by the government.
Last month, President Kenyatta banned the sale of alcohol in bars, restaurants, and hotels as part of the measures to curb the spread of Covid-19.
But Tourism CS Najib Balala on Tuesday…
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A man suspected to have broken into a house belonging to a foreign High Commissioner in Nairobi has been arrested.
The suspect, Brian Mbache Libasi, was nabbed from his hideout at Mwembeni area in Kibra by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Wednesday.
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Roseline Nakhanu, the wife of jailed Sirisia MP John Waluke says she regrets launching a fund drive to raise money to bail out her husband.
Speaking to People Daily, Nakhanu said she has been subjected to ridicule and abuse after she set up an MPesa pay bill to raise funds to secure her corrupt…
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Former Kenyan MPs who served between 1984 and 2001 are set to receive a monthly pension of at least Sh100,000 for life.
This comes after the National Assembly on Wednesday approved the Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which was sponsored by Minority Leader John Mbadi.
If President…
