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Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has intensified his political outreach in Kiambu County, visiting the area twice in three days as part of efforts to strengthen the Jubilee Party’s presence in the Mount Kenya region. During his latest visit on Sunday, Matiang’i attended services at…
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The United States has cancelled Vice President JD Vance’s planned visit to Kenya after President Donald Trump withdrew Washington from the upcoming G20 Summit in South Africa. Kenya had been preparing to host Vice President Vance later this month, following his participation in the Johannesburg…
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A migratory osprey from Russia was rescued in Siaya County after travelling more than 8,000 kilometres and becoming entangled in fishing nets on Lake Victoria. Fishermen in Ugingo village, Yimbo, discovered the bird last Friday and carefully freed it before placing it under local care and…
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Mama Ida Odinga has pledged to help Mumias East MP Peter Salasya find a wife after the youthful legislator sought her guidance during a visit to the Odinga family’s Opoda Farm in Siaya County. Salasya made the request publicly before a gathering at the farm, asking Mama Ida to assist him in finding…
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Police in Malindi, Kilifi County, are investigating the death of a Sudanese woman who sustained fatal injuries inside the compound of a British national’s residence. The deceased, 27-year-old Regina Ayen Manyang, was found trapped on the steel gate of her partner’s home in the Kingfisher area late…
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Two Kenyan human rights activists who went missing in Uganda over a month ago have been released and returned to Kenya following diplomatic efforts by Nairobi. Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Dr Korir Sing’oei confirmed on Saturday that Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo were handed over to Kenya’s…
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Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta has re-entered Kenya’s political scene, endorsing former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i as his preferred candidate for the 2027 presidential race. Speaking at a Jubilee Party leaders’ meeting in Murang’a County on Friday, Kenyatta said his new focus is to…
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A Kenyan High Court has temporarily stopped the enforcement of two provisions in the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act 2024, pending a full hearing on their constitutionality. In a ruling delivered on Thursday, Justice Lawrence Mugambi suspended Sections 6 and 27(1)(b) of the amended…
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Huduma Kenya has begun issuing first-time national identity cards at selected Huduma Centres across the country. This has expanded access to a service previously available only through the National Registration Bureau offices. The new arrangement, announced in a government notice dated 7 November,…
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Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika was evacuated on Thursday evening after violence broke out during a flood relief event in Naivasha’s Kihoto Estate. Governor Kihika had been visiting the area to assess damage caused by rising water levels in Lake Naivasha and to meet residents displaced by the floods.…