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One of the suspects seen hacking an elephant to death in a viral video that emerged on social media last month was on Monday arraigned in court. Kenneth Baabu Muthaura, who was among a group of men filmed mercilessly butchering the jumbo with machetes in a village in Meru County, was arrested after…
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Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko will spend two more nights in remand after he pleaded not guilty to more than 10 corruption-related charges on Monday. Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti directed that the accused is detained until Wednesday, December 11th when a ruling on his bail…
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Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was on Monday morning arraigned at Milimani Law Courts after spending the weekend in police custody. Appearing before Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti, Sonko pleaded not guilty to more than 10 counts including conspiracy to commit an offense of…
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The family of the late Kenyan vice president Michael Kijana Wamalwa is mourning the death of his son, William Makali. Makali passed away on Sunday evening at their home in Milimani estate, Kitale, Trans Nzoia County, according to the deceased’s uncle Robert Wamalwa. Robert told Daily Nation that…
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President Kenyatta recently signed into law the Kenya Roads Board (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that gives the government the green light to seek an infrastructure bond amounting to Sh800 billion in four years. The law paves the way for the roads board to seek the funds to complete President Kenyatta…
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The death toll from the six-storey building that collapsed in Tassia Estate in Nairobi on Friday has climbed to 10 after three more bodies were retrieved from under the rubble on Sunday evening. The three include two children and a male adult, according to Embakasi OCPD David Apima. One more person…
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President Kenyatta has insisted that no one will be spared in the war against corruption irrespective of the positions they hold in the government. Kenyatta, who spoke a day after Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was arrested, said leaders accused of engaging in corruption should carry their own crosses…
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The Council of Governors (CoG) has asked for a meeting with President Kenyatta to address the power vacuum that could be created following the arrest of Governor Mike Sonko on Friday. Sonko, who was arrested over irregular procurement and payment of Sh357 million, has been running the County…
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Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua and Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen faced off on Twitter over the arrest of Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko. The war of words between the two politicians began after Murkomen, who is also the Leader of Majority in the Senate, implied that Sonko’s arrest was…
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The National Police Service (NPS) says it will press assault charges against Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko who was arrested on Friday over graft accusations. Police Spokesperson Charles Owino said Governor Sonko will be charged with assault after he allegedly attacked a senior police officer during…