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Police in Nairobi have opened investigations into the disappearance of medical equipment donated to Kenya by China to help in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.  The equipment included surgical masks, protective suits, isolation gowns, and thermometers worth £1.6 million (Sh160 million…

President Kenyatta insists he has no intention to extend his stay in power beyond 2022 when his constitutional two-term presidential limit will expire. While responding to questions during a virtual meeting with US think-tank the Atlantic Council, Uhuru confirmed he does not intend to cling to…

Deputy President William Ruto has opened parallel Jubilee Party office as his fallout with President Kenyatta continues to play out. Ruto unveiled the new office dubbed Jubilee Asili Centre in Nairobi’s Kilimani area on Thursday and hosted a section of Jubilee MPs who were recently ousted from…

Kenya has secured the powerful United Nations Security Council (UNSC) seat as a non-permanent member after defeating Djibouti. Kenya and Djibouti faced off in the second round of voting on Thursday after both failed to garner enough votes in the first phase on Wednesday. In the first round of…

President Kenyatta has defended the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between Kenya and the United States. Speaking on Thursday during a webinar hosted by the Atlantic Council, Kenyatta played down claims that Kenya’s trade pact with the US will undermine the African Continental Free Trade…

Kenya has registered the highest number of Covid-19 cases and fatalities in a single day since the outbreak of the disease. On Thursday, the Health Ministry announced 213 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally of infections to 4,257. The 213 new patients…

2020 KCPE and KCSE candidates will sit for the national exams in April 2021, the Ministry of Education has said. On Thursday, Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha said this will happen if learning institutions are reopened in September this year as planned. Prof. Magoha while appearing…

Police in Nakuru have arrested a Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldier in connection with the murder of his wife. Kennedy Oloo, an army officer stationed at the Lanet Barracks, was apprehended on Tuesday after it was established that his spouse, Leah Oloo was killed. An autopsy carried out of the…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has offered to pay Sh300,000 child support for a former senior police officer who mistreated him during his dramatic arrest in Voi, Taita-Taveta County last December. This comes after the officer, who proceeded on retirement recently, was involved in a baby mama drama on…

President Uhuru’s Jubilee Party has entered into a post-election coalition agreement with Wiper Democratic Movement and Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM) parties. The cooperation pact that was inked at the Jubilee Party headquarters in Nairobi on Wednesday paves the way for the three political outfits to…