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The extravagant offer Prof Mugenda turned down from KU
Former Kenyatta University vice chancellor Professor Olive Mugenda has declined a lavish retirement package that had been proposed by the university’s council. In a press statement sent to newsrooms on...
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How supermarkets are killing the once famous duka
Kenyans are increasingly doing their shopping in supermarkets, continually edging out local dukas that were for long the mainstay of the retail sector in the country. A survey by mobile phone-based...
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City Hall dismisses Donholm protests as political
Nairobi County government has dismissed Monday’s protests in Donholm as politically motivated. County Executive for transport Mohammed Abdullahi said the protest was organised by an asipring...
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Police seize heroin being ferried from Arusha to Nairobi
Anti-narcotics police on Friday evening seized two packets of suspected heroin that was being ferried in a minibus plying the Arusha – Nairobi route. Police had been tipped off about the package and...
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British citizens sentenced for illegal access at Wilson airport
Four British nationals have been fined Sh200,000 each or 12 twelve months in prison for entering a restricted area and refusing to follow lawful instructions. Edwin Swift, Paul William Abbott, Stephen...
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ERC names 56 petrol stations selling adulterated fuel
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has exposed tens of unscrupulous oil marketers who have been using kerosene to adulterate fuel before selling it to unsuspecting motorists. In the last six...
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Govt to remove Zebra Crossing, bumps on Nairobi highways
The government is working on an plan that will see the removal of zebra crossings and bumps on all major highways in Nairobi County in a move aimed at minimising road carnage. Transport and...
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Mama Lucy Hospital absolved from blame on child deaths
A nine-member task force appointed to investigate the circumstances that led to the death of a three-month-old baby at the Mama Lucy Hospital has returned a not guilty verdict. In its report, the task...
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Vivo energy closes Shell Station caught up in ATM card scam
Vivo Energy Kenya, which operates Shell petrol stations, has apologized and closed its Ridgeways petrol station where one of its fuel attendants tried to steal a customer’s bank details from the ATM...
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Mama Lucy Kibaki now feeling better, but still admitted
Former First Lady Lucy Kibaki’s condition is improving after spending a week in hospital, her daughter said on Monday. Ms Judy Kibaki said that she would give a further update on her mother’s health on...
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University of Nairobi among the best places to study globally: Report
University of Nairobi (UoN) has been ranked among the world’s top 100 universities in the sixth edition of QS World University Rankings by Subject. The university was ranked in the 51-100 category for...
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Kenyatta University students riot over lack of water
Kenyatta University students wreaked havoc as they protested against a water shortage and power blackout in the hostels for about one week. The enraged students vented their anger on the institution’s...
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Nairobi woman squashed by two Githurai matatus
A middle-aged woman was on Monday squashed by two matatus that ply the Githurai route while crossing Ronald Ngala Street. The woman was said to have been crossing the road when one of the matatu’s on...
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Pupil whipped with ‘wire’ over alleged love affair with schoolmate
A Class Seven pupil is nursing serious injuries after he was whipped by his teacher over an alleged love affair with a Class Eight girl. The incident happened at JoyMax Academy, a boarding school in...
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POACHING: Man arrested with 37 pieces of ivory in Githurai
Police on Tuesday arrested a man and recovered 37 pieces of ivory in Githurai, near Kimbo Primary School. Central Regional Commander Larry Kieng confirmed the arrest that was made during an early...
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Moi University student kills colleague in suspected love triangle
A Moi University student stabbed his colleague to death on Monday night over what police suspect was a love triangle gone awry. Dickson Sirengo, a first year student, stabbed Steve Wairimu, a fourth...
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Three people killed in Mathare clashes
Three people have been killed in Mathare’s Mlango Kubwa following clashes between rival groups. A local resident said that trouble started when a man who had stabbed his friend was arrested by police...
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Boy allegedly ‘poisons’ bright pupils in his class
A pupil allegedly gave four top performing colleagues in his class a powder like substance laced with poison in Tharaka Nithi County in a weird incident that has left locals in shock. The four...
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Senator Mbura accused of breaking her lover’s marriage
A Senator was on Monday publicly shamed after a man sensationally revealed details of their long running sexual affair in court. The man, activist Kalinga Mgandi, told the Mombasa magistrate that his...
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Anne Waiguru named in yet another multi-million theft
Former Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru had recommended that investigations into the loss of Sh180 million from the Youth Fund be handled internally, former Permanent Secretary Peter Mangiti said...
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