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Police are holding a Nairobi-based lawyer who allegedly attempted to bribe a senior detective on Thursday. Antony Kirunyu Karoki of Karoki & Co. Advocates is said to have arrived at Kasarani Police Station where he offered Kasarani Sub-County Criminal Investigation Officer (SCIO) Sh900,000 in…

Goldalyn Kakuya, the top performer in the 2017 KCPE examination nationally, continues to excel in her studies in high school. Results published recently in a newspaper show she was among the top IGCSE students at Brookhouse International School in Nairobi, emerging second after scoring straight As…

Raila Odinga has reacted to Deputy President William Ruto’s claims that the ‘deep state’ is planning to rig him out of the 2022 presidential election. Raila pointed out that he is not in a position to comment on the existence of the so-called deep state as he is not a member of the government. The…

The government is set to end the relief program rolled out in April by President Kenyatta to cushion vulnerable families from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, Labor and Social Security Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui told MPs that the program will be terminated in the first week…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has ruled out the holding of a referendum jointly with the 2022 general election. Speaking at ODM headquarters in Nairobi on Thursday, Raila insisted the referendum must be held separately before the 2022 elections and dismissed claims that it will burden the taxpayer. “If…

Wanted Kenyan fraudster John Ng’ethe Mwaura, who was on the run, has finally been captured. His arrest was announced by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Thursday through Twitter.  “We can confirm that this individual is in our custody. We thank all for the information we…

COTU secretary-general Francis Atwoli has slammed Deputy President William Ruto over claims that the ‘deep state’ is planning to stop him from ascending to power in 2022. Ruto on Wednesday said he will rely on God and Kenyans to defeat the deep state and the system who are determined to rig him out…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has agreed to work with Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) director-general Mohammed Badi. The two buried the hatchet following a meeting with President Uhuru at the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC) on Wednesday with Sonko apologizing to Badi for unfairly…

The US and UK representatives in Kenya have asked Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe to explain how Covid-19 billions have been spent. In light of the alleged embezzlement of billions of shillings set aside to fight the pandemic, US Ambassador Kyle McCarter and UK High Commissioner Jane Marriott…

The government has turned down Oman Air request to repatriate Kenyans stranded in India amid the Covid-19 travel restriction. Oman Air, through its North India Manager Vineet Nayyar, had sent an appeal to the Kenyan High Commission in New Delhi, asking it to lobby the Indian government to allow the…