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Joseph Waswa, one of the suspects accused of defrauding a Nairobi businessman of Sh10 million while posing as President Kenyatta now claims that his life is in danger. Addressing journalist in Nairobi on Sunday, Waswa says unknown people have been trailing him to his houses in Tena and Lavington…
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Kisumu Archbishop Philip Anyolo says he has donated a luxury car gifted to him by Deputy President William Ruto a few weeks ago. Speaking to Citizen TV, the clergyman says he didn't need the Sh4 million Mitsubishi Pajero 2012 model and has given it away to another institution that needs it more…
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The identity of a Kenyan woman believed to be the mastermind of a scheme where unsuspecting Kenyans have lost millions of shillings through fake State House and Office of the President tenders has been revealed. Police say the woman is identified as Joy Wangari Kamau and often introduces herself as…
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Deputy President William Ruto has launched a scathing attack on Opposition leader Raila Odinga. In a Sunday morning tweet, a furious Ruto fired a salvo at Odinga over his claims that Pope Francis instructed Kisumu Catholic Archbishop Philip Anyolo to return a Sh4 million luxury vehicle gifted…
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A man whose house was destroyed by a helicopter carrying President Kenyatta in 2017 has received compensation. The roof of James Keah's house was blown away as President Uhuru's chopper landed at Kizurini Secondary School in Kaloleni, Kilifi County ahead of a campaign rally. Keah has received Sh250…
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Confessed Kenyan drug trafficker Baktash Akasha could be sentenced to life imprisonment by a US Federal Court following the latest development in the case. The Daily Nation reports that the probation unit of the US Federal Court system has recommended life imprisonment for the Kenyan.  This…
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Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) is on the spot after it emerged that drugs worth Sh1.2 billion have expired or are about to expire even as hospitals countrywide grapple with a severe shortage of medicines. Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki has summoned top Kemsa officials led by CEO…
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The Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) has revealed how a Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) student transferred more than Sh40 million from a local bank to his account. Documents filed in court by ARA show that Timothy Kang’arua registered more than 300 Sim cards using…
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President Kenyatta has linked the rampant cases of corruption and theft of public resources in the country to get rich quick mentality among Kenyans. Speaking in Murang'a during the burial of Mzee Kamau Kabugi, Kenyatta says the increased cases of corruption by government officials is due to the…
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Over 600 officers in the Ministry of Lands have been transferred to other ministries over links to corruption. Lands Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Gideon Mung’aro says a probe into their role in the theft of public land has been launched. Mung’aro also says there will be an overhaul of all…