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Beatrice Andega, the widow of the late Kenyan comedian and actor Charles Bukeko, alias Papa Shirandula, has blamed Karen Hospital for his death. Speaking during his burial in Funyula, Busia County on Monday, Andega claimed that her husband would be alive if the hospital agreed to admit him. She…
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Government spokesperson Cyrus Oguna has dispelled reports that he is presently admitted to the hospital. Oguna through Twitter on Monday said he just completed an assignment out of town and he is well.  “We have noted reports on social media purporting that I have been admitted to the hospital…
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A section of leaders allied to Deputy President William Ruto on Sunday held prayers for jailed Sirisia MP John Waluke. Waluke was this month handed a 67-year prison sentence or a fine of nearly Sh1 billion after he was found guilty of defrauding the National Cereals and Produce Board of over Sh300…
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President Kenyatta was on Sunday filmed driving himself in Nairobi central business district. A video recording circulated on social media shows Kenyatta making a brief stopover along Haile Selassie avenue and waiving at the crowd. The crowd goes wild after Uhuru, who is dressed in blue jeans and…
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Pioneer School has reacted after a video showing one of their teachers smoking during a virtual class emerged on social media. The management of the Murang’a-based privately-owned school defended the unidentified male Physics teacher, saying he did not do it intentionally.  The school’s…
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Water Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki is mourning the passing of her daughter, Wendy Muthoni ‘Noni’. Wendy passed away on Sunday at the Nairobi Hospital, where she had been admitted for two weeks with an undisclosed illness, according to the family. Reports indicate she was a second-year law…
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20 remandees held in two police stations in Kiambu County have tested positive for Covid-19. 17 of the cases were recorded at Makongeni Police Station and three at Thika Police Station, according to Kiambu County Police Commander Ali Nuno. The 20 cases were detected from 68 samples tested last week…
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The Kenya government has refuted reports that the 20 Cuban doctors hired to help in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic will pocket sky-high salaries. Health CS Mutahi Kagwe termed the reports as untrue, saying the foreign medical specialists who arrived in the country on Friday will be paid…
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President Kenyatta has joined other world leaders in eulogizing departed American civil rights hero John Lewis. Lewis, a long-serving Congressman, died on Friday aged 80 after a six-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Uhuru in a statement on Sunday said death has robbed the world of an…
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Kenya on Saturday reported its highest single-day increase in Covid-19 infections as 688 cases were registered. The country now has a total of 12,750 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from cumulative tests of 238,163 samples. Nairobi County is leading in the number of infections with 7,298 followed by…