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Mombasa nominated MCA Mohammed Hatimy has passed away after a short illness. Hatimy, who doubled up as the chairman of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party in Mombasa, is said to have died from Covid-19. He had been admitted to the Mombasa Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) after testing…

President Kenyatta on Friday launched a new coronavirus treatment center at the Nairobi Hospital. The 100-bed capacity facility was built by the United Nations (UN) at a cost of Sh846 million as part of the body’s efforts in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The facility is equipped with 15…

ODM leader Raila Odinga says the countrywide collection of one million signatures required for a referendum will commence next week. Speaking on Friday during a media briefing at his office in Nairobi, Odinga said they want the exercise completed as soon as possible so the signatures can be…

The government says Kenyans will have to pay for Covid-19 treatment in both public and private hospitals from their own pockets. The Ministry of Health said it is not financially viable for the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) to foot the bills of Covid-19 patents, noting that the treatment…

Kenya is no longer indebted to the United Kingdom after the National Treasury cleared all the direct loans owed to Britain. The country does not owe the UK as of June compared to a debt of Sh35 million in May and Sh1.4 billion in 2015, according to data from the Treasury. This becomes the first…

President Kenyatta has issued an executive order establishing an ultra-modern mental hospital to address the rising cases of mental illness in the country. Speaking during his 7th State-of-the-Nation address to a joint sitting of the Senate and National Assembly on Thursday, Uhuru said the medical…

President Kenyatta on Thursday delivered the 2020 State of the Nation address to a joint sitting of the Senate and National Assembly. In his speech, Uhuru talked about some of the key achievements his administration has made since his re-election three years ago and what he plans to achieve in the…

President Kenyatta has continued to drum up support for the recently released Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report. Speaking in Parliament during his State of the Nation address on Thursday, Kenyatta said the report will provide long-term solutions to some of the challenges that have stopped…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has filed a fresh court application seeking to have a Sh34.5 million house linked to Migori Governor Okoth Obado frozen. EACC wants the court to issue a six-month preservation order blocking the sale or transfer of the property located in Nairobi’s…

The Jubilee Party has dismissed reports that Raphael Tuju, the party's secretary-general, is admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Through its communication director Albert Mwemusi, the party termed the reports doing rounds on social media as baseless.  “These are baseless reports based…