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26 Kenyan universities have been found to be offering unapproved courses to more than 10,000 students. In a report, the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) says that the institutions of higher learning are offering the courses without approval from the Commission for…

Police in Nairobi have launched hunt for a lone burglar nicknamed 'spiderman' who has been breaking into houses in Kilimani estate. Videos captured by CCTV cameras reveal that the lone burglar only carries a backpack and has skills that enable him to scale from one floor to another. On February…

The testing of the Sh6 billion plan that aims at registering more than 50 million Kenyans for a digital database kicked off on Monday. The pilot program for the digital database dubbed National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) was launched by Interior Principal Secretary Karanja…

Members of the Odinga family were opposed to the mock swearing-in of Opposition leader Raila Odinga as ' people's president', Oburu Odinga says. Oburu, who is Raila's elder brother, says that the family advised the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader against taking the oath because they feared…

The Commission of University Education (CUE) has rejected several 'useless' courses offered in various Kenyan universities. The Commission has disapproved 133 programs that are currently being offered in different institutions of higher learning in the country, The Standard reports. The 133 courses…

State House has announced that French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Kenya in mid-March. In a statement, State House says Macron will hold bilateral talks with President Kenyatta during the two-day visit. The discussions between the two leaders will focus on cementing the existing ties…

The court has paved way for former Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama to evict his divorced wife from his Mua home. In a ruling, the High Court has declared that Agnes Kavindu Musyoka is no longer Muthama's wife since they legally divorced in 1983. The ruling gives the politician the authority to…

Nairobi's Britam Tower has been ranked as the top skyscraper in Africa and among the top 10 buildings globally. The 195-meter tall structure has been named Africa's top skyscraper in the global architecture awards announced recently in Germany. The 31-storey building located along Hospital Road in…

Police have arrested two Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) employees who were caught on camera stealing luggage straps. The two, identified as Evans Akola Agunda and Mercy Chepkorir were captured on camera stealing the items at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The Directorate of…

The Government of Somalia has issued a communiqué responding to claims by Kenya that it has auctioned oil and gas blocks located in a territory claimed by each of the two countries. In a detailed statement on Sunday, the Somali government has refuted the claims by Kenya, saying that it has no…