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Kidero rejects proposal for Nairobi to be run by president
Nairobi county governor Dr Evans Kidero has rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to place the capital city under the leadership of the national government. The Bill authored by...
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Shocking survey reveals extent of FGM in Kenya
A new survey indicates that one in every five adult Kenyan women have undergone a form of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The Kenya Demographic and Health Indicator survey conducted by ActionAid Kenya...
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Speed humps not to blame for Naivasha accident, says roads agency
The roads agency that erected speed humps at Karai area in Naivasha where a horrific accident killed 40 people on Saturday night has dismissed accusations blaming it for the tragedy. The Kenya National...
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Photo of minister greeting Cameroonian President draws rebuke on social media
A photo of a Cameroonian minister greeting the country’s president while ‘metres away’ has gone viral on Twitter. The Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Pierre Ishmael Bidoung Kpwatt was...
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Naivasha accident survivor dies at KNH, two more fighting for their lives
A victim of the Naivasha tragedy died on Monday at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu said the victim, who had 80 per cent burns, died while undergoing treatment at...
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Swedish man found dead in city hotel after suspected heroin overdose
A Swedish man was on Sunday found dead while kneeling down half naked in a city hotel. The 32 year-old man, identified as Hamason Augusto, was found in his room at Blue Hut hotel in Ngara with his head...
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Joy for motorists as court rules exceeding speed limit by 20-kph not illegal
Motorists have a reason to smile this festive season after the High Court ruled that exceeding a speed limit by 20 kilometres per hour is not illegal. The court has in the past made other decisions...
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Proposed law to limit sports bets at Sh200, gamers to open bank accounts
A new Bill containing strict regulations to control the multi-billion-shilling gambling industry, including saving families from the agony of having a breadwinner blow away entire savings, is set to be...
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Nairobi not hit hard by health workers’ strike – City Hall
Residents in Nairobi were able to access some health services as the ongoing national medical personnel strike did not disrupt all services. Services at level four and five hospitals that include Mama...
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Motorists to register vehicles, licenses in new NTSA register
Motorists in the country have eighteen days to register their vehicles afresh with the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA). The decision, announced on Tuesday in a newspaper advertisement,...
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How leaked nude photos cost city model the Miss World Kenya title
City model Ms Roshanara Ebrahim was dethroned from her Miss World Kenya position in July after her ex-boyfriend sent her nude photos to the pageant organisers, court documents have revealed. In the...
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BLOG: Nairobi the banter town
There are certain facilities in Nairobi which when you visit, you take home more than you bargained for. Barber’s shops, and salons, cab drives and speakeasies are such places. You step in here to get...
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KTN anchor’s father arrested by Ugandan police
KTN business news anchor Joy Doreen Biira’s father has been arrested by Ugandan police and is being held for interrogation. Ms Biira’s father was arrested on Tuesday afternoon. Family sources told...
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Labour court declares doctors’ strike illegal
The Employment and Labour Relations court has declared the ongoing doctors’ strike illegal. However, doctors insist the national job boycott that has paralysed health services across the country is...
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Jkuat students deny kidnapping boy and demanding Sh500K ransom
Two university students have been charged with kidnaping a boy and demanding a Sh500,000 ransom from his mother. The two students at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (Jkuat), Mr...
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Why NGO board has frozen Kidero Foundation’s ‘illegal’ bank accounts
The board of a non-governmental organisation associated with Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has been suspended and the NGO’s bank accounts frozen as the regulator investigates it. The Non-Governmental...
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PLO Lumumba accused of dishonesty in plagiarism case
The director of the Kenya School of Law, Prof Patrick Lumumba, has been granted more time to negotiate an out-of-court settlement in a plagiarism dispute. This is after Mr Wachira Maina had accused...
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Top KCPE student accepted at Starehe Boys Centre
The top Kenya Certificate of Primary Education candidates have been selected to join elite national schools. According to the results released on Tuesday by Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i...
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Nominated female MPs used to be politicians’ girlfriends – Duale
Nominated seats have lost their lustre due to the emerging view that they are reserved for girlfriends and mistresses of political party leaders. This emerged on Tuesday at a meeting in Nairobi to...
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Moses Kuria to propose law allowing Kenyans to arm themselves during elections
Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria on Wednesday said he will presenting a Bill in Parliament that will allow Kenyans to pick up arms and defend themselves against election related violence....
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