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An Italian national was on Monday arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) carrying 3.05 kilograms of suspected heroin.
The powdery substance was seized by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) from the suspect identified as Ordijhe Mike, who was scheduled…
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Olympic champion Conseslus Kipruto was on Monday arraigned in court where he was charged with rape.
The double World 3,000m Steeplechase Champion is accused of defiling a 15-year-old girl, who is a Form Two student.
Appearing before magistrate D. Ocharo of Kapsabet law courts, Kipruto pleaded not…
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Kenyan doctors have issued a three-week strike notice amid increased cases of Covid-19 fatalities involving frontline healthcare workers.
Through the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU), the medics accuse the government of failing to provide them with adequate personal protective…
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ODM leader Raila Odinga has dismissed claims that the proposals contained in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report will bring back imperial presidency.
Speaking in Kisumu on Sunday, Odinga termed the claims as propaganda, adding that he would never be a party to any amendment which…
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking the views of the Kenyan government on the request by lawyer Paul Gicheru for conditional release from detention.
Gicheru requested to be freed from the ICC detention when he appeared before Judge Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou of Pre-Trial…
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Somalia has reopened its Embassy in Nairobi 26 years after it was closed.
The premises located along lower Kabete road in Nairobi was reopened on Sunday in a ceremony presided over by Foreign Affairs CAS Ababu Namwamba and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal…
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President Kenyatta has led the nation in mourning the death of Matungu MP Justus Murunga Makokha.
Murunga is said to have collapsed at him home in Matungu and died while being rushed to St. Mary’s Mission Hospital in Mumias, Kakamega on Saturday evening.
His death came a day after he was discharged…
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Kenyan journalist, Geoffrey Kamadi has won the prestigious Norwegian Kavli Award.
Kamadi becomes the first Kenyan to win the award that recognizes outstanding contributions in Astrophysics, Nanoscience, and Neuroscience.
The Nairobi-based science journalist won the Sh500,000 prize courtesy of his…
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Matungu MP Justus Murunga Makokha has passed away.
Murunga died while receiving treatment at St. Mary’s Mission Hospital in Mumias, Kakamega County on Saturday evening.
His cousin Musa Ekaya said the politician had been admitted at the Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu for Covid-19 and diabetes treatment…
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The Kenyan medical fraternity has raised alarm following the death of seven doctors in six days.
On Saturday, the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) announced the death of Dr. Hudson Alumera. Alumera, a periodontal surgeon, succumbed to Covid-19 complications while…
