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More than 4,000 illegal buildings built on riparian land are set to be demolished in Nairobi, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has said. The exercise is expected to go in in the next two months and started on Monday in Nairobi's Kileleshwa area where a Java coffee house and…
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Elderly citizens of above 70 years are set to receive a monthly stipend after the government released Sh9.6 billion towards the cash transfer program. 1.1 million Kenyans including the needy, vulnerable, those living with severe disabilities and orphans will benefit from the fund. Principal…
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State House has refuted claims by a section of local press about a looming Cabinet reshuffle by President Uhuru Kenyatta. Speaking during a media briefing on Monday, acting State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena said she was unaware of such plans. The reports said at least four Cabinet Secretary could…
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President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to make an official visit to the White House on August 27th, where he will meet United States President Donald Trump. In a statement dispatched on Monday, the White House said talks between President Trump and President Kenyatta will focus on ways of strengthening…
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Zimbabwe police are tracking opposition leader Raila Odinga's aide Silas Jakakimba over his alleged involvement in chaos that rocked the country's capital Harare after last week elections. Zimbabwe's Sunday Mail reports that police in the country are seeking to interrogate Jakakimba over the poll…
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Safaricom Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bob Collymore has officially resumed his duties at the company after a nine-month medical leave. Collymore left the mobile service provider company on October 30th, 2017 to “receive specialized treatment for a number of months.” He has been undergoing…
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The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) on Monday morning demolished a multi-million shilling Java House outlet and Shell Fuel station located in Nairobi's Kileleshwa area. The demolition is part of an operation by a multi-agency taskforce made of NEMA, Kenya Urban Roads Authority (…
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President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga are this week set to embark on a four-day joint tour of the Nyanza region. The tour comes five months after the March 9th handshake between the two leaders, where they buried the hatchet and vowed to unite the country. The unity deal came…
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Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and his Amani National Congress (ANC) counterpart Musalia Mudavadi are among names proposed for Cabinet positions in a looming reshuffle by President Kenyatta. The Standard reports that opposition leader Raila Odinga, who will play a key role in the Cabinet changes…
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Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Achesa claims that opposition leader Raila Odinga is pushing for his removal from Cabinet. In a video that has since gone viral on social media, the alleged class seven dropout claims that Odinga is unhappy with his appointment to the lucrative position by President…