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Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho has explained why Deputy President William Ruto was not accorded proper security during a recent function in Nyeri. On Thursday, Ruto attended a Church function in Nyeri County but county commissioner and area security chiefs were missing. Area security…
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Shalom Hospital in Athi River is on the spot after a video of a Kenyan woman delivering at the facility's reception area as unbothered nurses enjoy tea emerged online.  The man who recorded the incident says the three nurses on duty refused to attend to the expectant woman despite being…
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Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has announced he will be part of a Kenyan delegation that will travel to China next week to seek funds for Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) extension to Kisumu. The entourage to Beijing will be led by President Kenyatta and other top government…
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President Kenyatta has mourned the death of Jonathan Toroitich, the first-born son of former President Daniel Arap Moi. Jonathan, popularly known as JT, reportedly succumbed to cancer while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Nakuru on Friday. In a message of condolences, Kenyatta has expressed…
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Police in Murang’a are holding a 47-year-old woman in connection with the brutal killing of her husband. The woman is said to have hacked his spouse to death using a machete after a domestic dispute before setting his body on fire. She also attempted to bury the deceased remains outside their home…
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Retired President Daniel Arap Moi's first-born son, Jonathan has passed away in Nakuru at the age of 66. Moi's Press Secretary Lee Njiru says Jonathan succumbed to cancer at a hospital in Nakuru, Citizen Digital reports. “I have been asked by the Moi family to tell Kenyans to respect their…
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Flying Squad detectives acting on a tip-off have arrested a suspect believed to be behind a car theft syndicate in Nairobi. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) says the suspect named Duncan Ochieng Ouso was arrested in an apartment in Nairobi's Umoja Estate. The DCI reveals that Ouso…
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The Catholic Church in Kenya has banned politicians from politicking in church. The decision to bar leaders from talking politics in the church was made following a meeting of Catholic Bishops this week. Auxiliary Bishop David Kamau says there must be a clear boundary between church and politics,…
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President Kenyatta says 11 million Kenyans have so far registered for Huduma Namba. The registration drive was launched 16 days ago across the country and seeks to list more than 40 million Kenyans aged above six years by May 18th. In his Easter message to Kenyans, Kenyatta has once again defended…
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State House has clarified that the ongoing mass registration for Huduma Namba is a voluntary process.   In a statement on Twitter on Thursday evening, State House Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita says no one will be forced to participate in the registration drive. Waita has also dismissed…