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Members of Parliament allegedly secretly pocketed Sh2.25 million each in April as house allowance backdated to August 2018.
The Daily Nation reports that the payment to the 416 members of the National Assembly and Senate was made without the approval of the National Treasury and the Salaries and…
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President Kenyatta has appointed 18 new Kenyan Ambassadors and High Commissioners to various countries.
The latest appointments have been revealed in a statement sent to the press by Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amb. Monica Juma.
Lazurus Ombai Amayo, who has been serving as the United Nations…
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Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a Kenyan woman described as the most wanted burglar across Africa.
Margaret Waithira Kamande, who is wanted by authorities in several African countries, was arrested on Thursday at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport…
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The Nation Media Group has been ordered to pay Kenyan tycoon Jimi Wanjigi and his wife Sh8 million over a fake obituary of the businessman published in the Daily Nation newspaper in February 2018.
In the obituary, the newspaper claimed that the businessman had passed away.
In a ruling on Friday,…
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The Nairobi County government has set aside Sh100 million to eliminate stray dogs roaming in the city.
Nairobi County Director of Veterinary Services Dr. Muhari Muriithi says the move was informed by the high number of stray dogs in the Kenyan capital, which poses great risks to city dwellers,…
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Five suspects arrested in connection with the robbery of millions of shillings from Barclays Bank ATMs in Nairobi two weeks ago have been arraigned in court on Thursday.
The suspects, who include two police officers, two security guards, and a taxi driver, have been charged with stealing from…
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Nyeri Senior Resident Magistrate Pauline Chesang will spend more weeks in a police cell after she was denied bail in a case where she is accused of killing her husband, lawyer Robert Chesang.
On Thursday, Machakos Court judge David Kimei has directed police to detain Ms. Chesang at Athi River…
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A 36-year-old Kenyan woman has been picked as a 2019 fellow for the Obama Foundation Fellowship.
Esther Mwaniki has been selected alongside 19 other fellows from 10 countries around the world.
She is also among the three Africans on the list, the other two being Mr. Ayman Sabae Shamseya from Egypt…
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Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary James Macharia says the construction of a double-decker road linking the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Nairobi CBD and Nairobi-Nakuru highway will begin in September.
Macharia says the construction of the Sh51 billion state-of-the-art…
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The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has unveiled a new mobile numbering prefix 01xxx. CA Director-General Francis Wangusi says the new prefix takes effect immediately.
Wangusi notes that the release of the new prefix, in addition to the existing 07xxx, is informed by the increase in demand…
