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A former Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) senior manager has been slapped with a Sh2 million fine by a Nairobi court for soliciting a bribe amounting to Sh15 million.
Robert Maina Ngumi, a former manager at KRA’s domestic taxes department, was on Wednesday convicted by Anti-Corruption Court Chief…
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For the second day in a row, Kenya has recorded its highest daily increase in the number of Covid-19 infections, bringing the total positive cases in the country to 1,618.
On Thursday, May 28th, the Health Ministry announced 147 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the past 24 hours, an increase…
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ODM leader Raila Odinga has dismissed a report by a local publication claiming that he called for the cremation of Kenyans who succumb to Covid-19.
The Star in an article dated May 27th quoted Odinga stating that bodies of Covid-19 victims should be incinerated instead of burying in order to…
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Researchers in Kenya have begun the process of recruiting 400 volunteers to take part in trials for a potential Covid-19 vaccine developed by the UK’s University of Oxford.
The participants must be healthcare workers living in Mombasa and Kilifi, where the trial will take place.
The recruitment…
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President Kenyatta has disclosed how he was forced to reprimand his son after he flouted Covid-19 containment rules imposed by the government.
Uhuru, in an interview with NTV on Wednesday said this happened after his son traveled to Mombasa alongside his mother, First Lady Margret Kenyatta, and…
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The government says this year’s Madaraka Day fete will be held online due to the measures put in place to stem the spread of Covid-19.
Interior Principal Secretary Dr. Karanja Kibicho noted that the celebrations scheduled for June 1st will be streamed online and through national TV stations.…
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Two Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldiers and a police officer have been admitted to hospital with gunshot wounds after they shot each other in a case of mistaken identity.
The incident happened in Bura, Garissa County on Wednesday, May 27th after the three mistook each other for terrorists.
The two…
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Omari Lali, the boyfriend of the late Keroche Breweries Director Tecra Muigai has been freed from police custody.
Lali, who was detained at Lamu Police Station for 21 days to allow completion of investigations into Tecra’s death, was released on Wednesday, May 27th, after a Lamu court on Tuesday…
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Detectives have quizzed Nyeri Member of County Assembly (MCA) Eric Mwangi Wamumbi over the death of his wife.
Wamumbi, who is the MCA for Konyu Ward, was questioned for several hours at Karatina Police Station on Tuesday, May 26th, a day after his wife Catherine Nyambura was found dead.
The body of…
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Over 3,000 Nairobi residents have voluntarily turned out for the ongoing Covid-19 mass testing in the city.
The 11-day free Covid-19 testing drive was launched on May 20th by the Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS).
In the first five days of the exercise, 3,144 people came out to be tested for the…
