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Pastor James Maina Ng’ang’a of Neno Evangelism has been accused of grabbing a parcel of land belonging to an elderly woman identified as Susan Ngina Kanyali. Ngina claims that the area where Pastor Ng’ang’a’s Neno Evangelism Centre Bulbul branch in Ngong is built is part of her land, according to…
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Jubilee secretary-general Raphael Tuju says the party was forced to settle for Mike Sonko as its candidate for Nairobi Governor’s seat in the 2017 elections despite being uncomfortable with his candidature. Tuju explained that although the governing party had reservations on Sonko’s candidature,…
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Members of the Nairobi County Assembly on Saturday held a meeting to discuss the way forward after Governor Mike Sonko was barred from accessing his office over graft charges. During the meeting, MCAs from both Jubilee and the opposition agreed to convene a special sitting where an impeachment…
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A Kenyan woman has narrated the suffering she went through during her short-lived stay in Saudi Arabia, where she worked as a house help. Lydia Mutua was hooked up with a Saudia employer by a Nairobi-based recruitment agency after paying up Sh60,000 as processing fee and an additional medical fee…
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Murder suspect, Joseph Kuria Irungu alias Jowie has sued the State over alleged mistreatment while behind bars. In an affidavit, Irungu’s lawyer Wilson Nandwa claims that his client’s life is in danger and wants the court to protect him, Citizen Digital reported. “The applicant is being subjected…
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Nairobi’s Weston Hotel has insisted it will not compensate the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) for the parcel of land where it stands on. Early this year, the National Land Commission (NLC) ordered Weston Hotel, which is owned by Deputy President William Ruto, to pay KCAA for the land at…
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US-based financial consulting company Dalberg Advisors has appointed Kenyan Edwin Macharia as its Global Managing Partner.  Macharia, who was elected to the position by the company’s equity partners, will serve a three-year term beginning January 2020. Macharia has worked at Dalberg for the…
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President Kenyatta says the proposed 1.5 percent housing levy that was to be deducted from the salaries of all Kenyans in formal employment has been made voluntary. Kenyatta made this announcement on Thursday when he led Kenyans in celebrating the 56th Jamhuri Day at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi. The…
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Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, who was charged with various corruption-related offenses this week, skipped this year's Jamhuri Day celebrations held at Nyayo Stadium on Thursday. Instead, Sonko took to social media to wish a happy Jamhuri Day to Nairobi residents and Kenyans adding that he was…
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Chief Justice David Maraga made good his threat of boycotting State functions by skipping Thursday’s Jamhuri Day celebrations held at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi. During a press briefing on November 4th, 2019, Maraga vowed to stay away from national events over what he termed as mistreatment and…