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ODM party has rubbished claims that Raila Odinga and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka have signed a political pact. Kalonzo in an interview with Sunday Nation noted that he had entered into an agreement with Odinga ahead of the 2022 presidential election. But ODM through secretary-general Edwin Sifuna…
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A total of 456 foreign nationals have so far tested positive for Covid-19 in Kenya. This accounts for 2.6 percent of the total 17,603 positive cases confirmed in the country as of Sunday, July 26th. A majority of foreigners who have contracted the disease in Kenya are Somali citizens, according to…
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At least five major international airlines have confirmed they will resume flights to Kenya next month. The development comes after President Kenyatta early this month gave airlines the green light to resume domestic and international flights on July 15th and August 1st respectively. The airlines…
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The government has ordered the procurement of 100,000 body bags in preparation for “worst-case” Covid-19 scenario. This comes ahead of the projected August peak of infections, and a possible spike in the number of coronavirus-related fatalities. On Friday, the death toll rose to 274 after 11 more…
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Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has pleaded with Kenyans to forgive him for all the bad things he has done in the past. Babu, who does not shy away from controversy, accepted he has not been a good person but noted that he is only human hence prone to mistakes. After a personal reflection, Babu says he…
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A Kenyan man who was whipped by a Chinese restaurant manager in Nairobi early this year has sued Interior CS Fred Matiang’i. The Chinese man, Deng Hailan, was captured on tape canning Simon Oseko, a waiter, with a video of the incident going viral on social media in February. A day later, Hailan…
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Police in Eldoret have arrested two brothers for allegedly sharing false information about Interior CS Fred Matiang’i’s health.  The two, Emmanuel Kimutai Kosgei (31) and Isaac Kibet Yego (19), were picked from their home in Ngeria by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations…
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A 24-year-old Kenyan woman who has carried her pregnancy way beyond nine months has appealed for help from doctors. Metrine Simiyu from Naburereya village, Bungoma County says she has been expectant for the past 15 months and there are no signs that she will deliver soon. In normal circumstances,…
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14 University of Nairobi (UoN) employees and their dependants have tested positive for Covid-19. The university’s Vice-Chancellor Prof. Stephen Kiama said the 14 include 10 members of staff and four family members. Further to this, the UoN community has lost four members to the disease among them…
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Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria claims he once rescued President Kenyatta from being strangled by Miguna Miguna. Kuria in an interview with Tuko said the incident happened at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) during tallying of votes for the disputed 2007 presidential election.  He…