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Sakaja turns down Sonko’s endorsement for Governor seat
Nominated MP and TNA chairman Johnson Sakaja has turned down an endorsement by Senator Mike Sonko to run for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat in 2017. Mr Sakaja told the Nairobi Senator that he is not...
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How Parliament staff stole millions using fake tender documents
Police are investigating middle-level staff at the Parliamentary Service Commission over the theft of millions of shillings using fake tender documents. Officers from the Directorate of Criminal...
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Nairobi teacher charged with defiling student in toilet
A teacher accused of defiling a 15-year-old student at Highridge Girls Secondary School in Parklands, Nairobi, has been charged with committing an indecent act. Mr Hilary Okeyo also faced a charge of...
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Why price of petrol dropped by Sh9
The energy sector regulator has reduced the price of petrol by Sh9.36 a litre for the period up to November 14. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), however, increased the price of diesel and...
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Did Kidero favour his brother in Sh28.8 million tender?
Governor Evans Kidero has been named in embarrassing claims of nepotism over an overpriced tender for repair works at the City Hall Annex building. The claims emerged during a probe by the County...
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Kenya Defence Forces honours fallen soldiers
Kenya Defence Forces on Wednesday displayed their might in remembrance of troops who have died fighting Al-Shabaab in Somalia. In Nairobi, the Chief of Kenya Defence Forces Gen Samson Mwathethe led the...
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County executive’s exit from WhatsApp group mistaken for resignation
A senior official in the Marsabit county government has refuted claims that he quit his job after an exit from county executives’ WhatsApp group was mistaken for a resignation. Social media was abuzz...
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Nairobi MCAs can’t account for Sh238m mortgage, car loans
The Nairobi City County Assembly cannot account for the entire Sh238 million assembly members got as car loans and mortgages. The auditor-general’s report says that there is no evidence that reps...
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Church on the spot over ‘grabbing’ of playground in Jamhuri
Residents of Jamhuri estate in Nairobi are accusing the county government of allocating playgrounds to private developers. The row intensified last week when the Anglican Church of Kenya started...
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Why police have banned this crime alert Facebook page
Police have outlawed a Facebook page, ‘Mombasa Crime Alert’, accusing some of its members of involvement in criminal activities. Coast Regional Police Commander Francis Wanjohi on Tuesday evening said...
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Health Secretary demands report on ambulance patient
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board has until Saturday to hand in a report on an accident victim who waited in ambulance for 18 hours before being treated. Health Cabinet Secretary James...
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Housewife charged with assaulting house help in Kasarani
A Kasarani mum has been arraigned in court after she allegedly assaulted her house help on Tuesday night. The woman, Karen Munini who is a mother of two, pleaded not guilty to assault charges. The case...
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Court now wants MP arrested for assaulting preacher
A Chief Magistrate court in Nairobi has issued an arrest warrant for Mwingi Central MP Joe Mutambu after he failed to attend court on Thursday. The case was scheduled for a mention on Thursday. The MP...
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Top traffic officers sacked over M-Pesa bribes
Sixty three senior police officers have been dismissed from service after vetting unearthed massive corruption, mostly in the traffic department. The fate of 29 others hangs in the balance because they...
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Scare at UoN after power surge causes hostel fire
Tension reigned at University of Nairobi after a fire broke out at a students’ hostel on Thursday noon. The fire started in a room on the third floor of Hall 12 after an electrical malfunction...
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One dead as brave employee thwarts Equity bank robbery
Police in Kisumu shot dead one man and arrested five others after thwarting an attempted robbery at Equity bank’s, An’gawa branch. The six robbers had stormed the bank at around noon armed with pistols...
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Strong-willed dad battling to save little Princess from ‘terminal’ illness
A Nairobi man is battling to save the life of his only daughter whose illness doctors say has a 25-30 percent chance of cure. The man has already spent Sh 3 million and sold all his property in the...
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I’ve lost all my money to Kenyan wife, cries American man
An American national sobbed in a Nairobi court on Thursday as he narrated how his Kenyan wife, with whom they have two children, fleeced him. Mr John Eugene Bennet, with a pitched voice stated: “I have...
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How Treasury has denied Nairobians decent housing
Nairobi County has been unable to kick off an ambitious 23,000 housing units project in the city owing to a Sh 100 billion debt that the National Treasury has not been able to pay. The county has...
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City MPs want upcountry mileage perks scrapped
MPs from Nairobi and parts of Kiambu counties who do not receive mileage reimbursement have petitioned the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to scrap the perks. The representatives led by...
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