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Aden Duale’s driver sues him for unlawful dismissal

MAJORITY Leader Aden Duale’s former driver has written to the Parliamentary Service Commission to compel him to explain reasons for his sacking. Allan Ibrahim through Ondabu and Company Advocates says...

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Met warns drivers of heavy Easter rains

Easter travellers have been warned that rains will hit most parts of the country this weekend. Deputy director of meteorological services Peter Ambenje said only areas around Turkana will be dry. “Most...

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KENYA'S MOST DORMANT MPs

Slightly more than a year after they were sworn in as MPs a number of work-shy legislators have either said nothing or spoken less than five times on the floor of the august House. It is not clear why...

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Nairobi Transport executive under fire for snubbing MCAs

THE Nairobi county assembly will adjourn its business on Tuesday and instead discuss the conduct of Transport executive Evans Ondieki if he fails to appear before the Transport, Roads and...

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Register people with jiggers, state told

AHADI Kenya Trust has called on the government to include people infested with jiggers in digital registration. The trust CEO Stanley Kamau said the government should have the exact number of those...

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Kibui defends Eastleigh swoop

Nairobi police boss Benson Kibui has refuted claims that the police are harassing the Somalis in the ongoing security operation in Eastleigh. He said the police have been instructed to work and act...

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MCAs plan to impeach Vihiga PSB

VIHIGA MCAs are planning to impeach the county public service board for alleged incompetence and partisan approach in its dealings. County assembly majority chief whip Abdalla Chogo yesterday said he...

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How To Prevent War Outbreak In Ukraine

On one hand, eastern Ukraine appears to be slipping out of the government’s control, as pro-Russian groups seize control of official buildings in big eastern cities like Donetsk and Luhansk and demand...

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Gachagua to launch free Wi-Fi for Nyeri

NYERI residents will soon get free Wi-Fi. Governor Nderitu Gachagua said the Wi-Fi will be launched at Whispers Park in town. This comes only a month after Nakuru county introduced similar services....

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We Must Do More To Beef Up Security

Police are investigating how 65 illegal Ethiopian immigrants sneaked into Ruiru and booked into a guesthouse without being detected amid the nationwide crackdown on illegal visitors and terrorism. The...

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City Shuttle in row over space

The City Shuttle bus management is facing an inhouse crisis that has lead to some of its staff being threatened with death. One of its stage managers at the Ambassador stage was threatened by a key...

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Kenya Australia Alumni Association reception

The Australian high commissioner Geoff Tooth welcomed back on Tuesday evening, Kenyans who recently graduated from Australian universities at a reception hosted at his Muthaiga residence. The event was...

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'Pocket' opticians could change Kenyan eye care

Recent findings by the World Health Organisation show that around 40 million people in the world are blind and more than 250 million suffer from visual impairments. Out of these, four out of five cases...

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Mombasa to make Sh12bn new budget

THE Mombasa government has proposed a Sh12.3 billion budget estimates for the 2014-15 financial year. County chief finance officer Abdulwahab Mbarak yesterday told the Star that the Sh12,307,628,936...

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Gumbo tells Kajwang to keep off Rarieda

RARIEDA MP Nicholas Gumbo has told Homa Bay Senator Otieno Kajwang to keep off his constituency. On Saturday, Gumbo told his constituents not to welcome Kajwang in his backyard. Gumbo said Kajwang is...

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Kericho MCAs reject Red Cross ambulances

KENYA Red Cross Society secretary general Abbas Gullet’s attempts to intervene in a standoff between Kericho Governor Paul Chepkwony and MCAs over the hire of ambulances from the organisation has hit a...

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Baptist church to construct university

A new university is set to be unveiled in Kenya this year. Bishop Joseph Maisha of Ushindi Baptist Church said Ushindi Baptist Universities. Campuses will be built at Kinango in Kwale and Taita Taveta...

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ICC Is Looking For A Fight With State

A few weeks ago the International Criminal Court ruled that the Kenyan government must get the eight witnesses who have changed their minds about testifying in William Ruto’s case, force them to...

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Embu police probe state fuel racket

POLICE in Embu have unearthed a syndicate in which government drivers sell fuel to a private dealer. Police say the illegal dealer, at Tebere village on the Embu- Nyeri road, has also been buying fuel...

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Valuable Easter lessons for KOT

It is my hope that you had a restful Easter weekend and the risen Lord has blessed you with a new beginning in whatever sphere of your life that needed a new awakening. Now if you are reading this a...

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