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President Kenyatta says that criminal groups were hired by politicians during campaigns for last year's general elections to terrorize their opponents. An annual report on national security tabled in Parliament by President Kenyatta said that some of the criminal gangs were responsible for poll-…
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Controversial Pastor James Ng’ang’a of Neno Evangelism has been cleared in a case where he was charged with killing a woman in a fatal car crash in 2015. Ng’ang’a and his co-accused; Simon Maina, Police Inspector Christopher Nzilu Nzioka and Patrick Kahindi Baya had been charged with four counts,…
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Caroline Karugu has taken oath of office as the new deputy governor of Nyeri, becoming the county's third in a span of six years. The 39-year-old technocrat was sworn-in on Friday evening at the county government headquarters in Nyeri town in a ceremony attended by leaders from the county and other…
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Sarah Chepkurui Maina, a granny from Kericho county could be the oldest person in the world if what her family says is anything to go by. The family of Chepkurui, who lives in Ainamoi constituency in Kericho, says she's 138 years now, having been born in 1880. Her oldest format ID indicates that…
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112 Kenyans in different parts of the country have been killed by floods caused by the ongoing heavy rains, Kenya Red Cross Society has said. Kenya Red Cross Secretary General Abbas Gullet said that 260,200 people in 32 counties have been displaced by floods. Most hit counties include Tana River,…
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Kenyans on Twitter (KOT) are at it again and are now inviting Deputy President William Ruto to their homes after reports that he was ‘blocked’ from meeting former President Daniel arap Moi. On Thursday, Ruto flew to Moi's rural home in Kabarak, Nakuru county in a private chopper, accompanied by…
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Tiaty Member of Parliament William Kassait Kamket claims that Deputy President William Ruto sneaked into retired President Daniel arap Moi's rural residence in Kabarak without an appointment. Speaking during an interview with Citizen TV on Friday, the KANU MP dismissed claims that Baringo Senator…
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Fire broke out in one of Nairobi's famous shopping mall, Sarit Centre in Westlands on Friday morning in what initial investigations pointed out to an electric fault. An officer manning the popular joint said the inferno was first seen from a cyber cafe, chemist and a flight booking office on the…
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Opposition leader Raila Odinga could be handed a top State job following the handshake with President Kenyatta, an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) senator says. Speaking during an interview Mayienga FM on Thursday, Kisumu senator Fred Outa hinted at plans by President Uhuru to reward Odinga with a…
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An Iranian national claims that he lost Sh750,000 from his bag at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). 30-year-old Mehrah Hassan told police that he arrived at the Nairobi airport from Qatar on Wednesday and was carrying US$7,500 in his bag. He, however, said he could not find the cash…