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A lobby group has expressed dissatisfaction with the sentence handed to infamous quack doctor James Mugo Ndichu, alias Mugo wa Wairimu. CitizenGO, which focuses on defending life, family, and religious liberty through online petitions, said Mugo was not prosecuted for some of the most serious…
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A Kenyan man has been sentenced to death by Somalia’s military court over links to an international terror organization. 28-year-old Aden Mohamed, who was born in Wajir County, was found guilty of fighting for an affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Somalia since 2017,…
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The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has linked the high number of accidents on Kenyan roads to drivers of Subaru cars. NTSA director-general George Njao said the agency has noted that most of the road crashes reported in the country involved Subaru drivers, who are infamous for their…
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Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) director-general Major General Mohamed Badi says he is not interested in fighting with Governor Mike Sonko. Badi who spoke on Citizen TV’s JKL show said he is focused on cleaning up the city and the insults Governor Sonko throws at him will not stop him from…
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ODM leader Raila Odinga has dismissed reports that the looming constitutional referendum will cost at least Sh14 billion. The figure was revealed on Wednesday by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) acting CEO Hussein Marjan. Marjan told MPs that the commission met and discussed a…
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President Kenyatta has convened a crisis meeting next week to discuss the rising cases of Covid-19 in the country. The 6th Extraordinary Session of the National and County Governments Coordinating Summit will be held on Wednesday, November 4th, according to State House. State House Spokesperson…
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17 students, 33 teachers, and 4 non-teaching staff have tested positive for Covid-19 since schools reopened two weeks ago, the Education Ministry has said. Education Principal Secretary Dr. Belio Kipsang on Wednesday told the National Assembly’s Education Committee that the positive cases are from…
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A Kenyan family from Masaani village in Kwa Vonza, Kitui County is in deep mourning after losing three kin in a span of seven days.  The three family members including a man, his sister, and mother died in quick succession within one week, according to area chief Ronald Mbuvi. 51-year-old Tom…
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President Kenyatta has signed into law the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Amendment Bill, 2019. The bill was presented to Kenyatta for signature at State House on Wednesday by solicitor-general Ken Ogeto, Senate Speaker Lusaka, and his National Assembly counterpart Justin…
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The court has directed former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu to present himself at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) within three days for medical examination. On Wednesday, Senior Principal Magistrate Thomas Nzioka asked the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) to appoint three…