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How striking Kenyan medical workers are using social media to tell their stories

George Gathigi, University of NairobiThe ongoing health workers strike in Kenya has taken a new dimension with medics adopting social networking sites to air their grievances. In the process they have...

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Mudavadi faces resistance in Mumias after dismissing Jubilee projects

ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi on Sunday faced resistance from residents of Mumias town after he dismissed projects launched by the Jubilee administration.Mudavadi had accused President Uhuru Kenyatta of...

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Kenya cancels Sh2 billion US civic education fund

Barely a week after President Uhuru Kenyatta claimed that external powers are seeking to influence the 2017 polls, the government has suspended a civic education program worth Sh2 billion run by the...

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MPs hatch new scheme to push elections to 2018

A fresh plan has been hatched to delay the general election to 2018.MPs are eager to extend their terms, salaries and perquisites. They also say the country is far from prepared. They cite delayed...

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KPA shut down in Mombasa as court freezes its bank accounts

Kenya Ports Authority in Mombasa has effectively been shut down by the High Court. All its bank accounts were frozen last Thursday by the High Court in Mombasa and it cannot make any payments,...

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Russian ambassador shot dead in Ankara gallery

The Russian ambassador to Turkey was shot in the back and killed as he gave a speech at an Ankara art gallery on Monday by an off-duty police officer who shouted "Don't forget Aleppo" and "Allahu...

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[VIDEO] Parliament buildings blockaded by police, MPs forced to walk ahead of...

Heavily armed anti-riot police officers have blockaded Parliament buildings ahead of a special sitting by MPs.The legislatures are expected to make major changes to the use of technology in the general...

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Law proposes reduction of consensual sex age from 18 to 16

Should the age of consensual defilement be reduced from eighteen years to sixteen? Well, the goverment thinks so.This amendment to the Sexual Offences Act is hidden in the The Statue Law (Miscellaneous...

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Drama in Eldoret court as Jackson Kibor's wife wails to save their 51 year...

Drama unfolded in an Eldoret court when the wife of veteran politician Jackson Kibor wailed loudly during the hearing of their divorce case.Josphine burst into a loud cry accusing her husband of being...

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[VIDEO] Kenyans react to Millie Odhiambo's remarks that Uhuru is 'a fake...

Kenyans on social media have criticised remarks made by Mbita MP Millie Odhiambo calling President Uhuru Kenyatta a 'fake President who should go back to his Gatundu backyard."Millie on Tuesday asked...

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Raila: Uhuru has panicked over election

Opposition leader Raila Odinga yesterday said Jubilee wants election laws weakened because "President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto have sensed defeat and panicked."Raila told the Star in...

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Relief for KPA as account freeze lifted

Kenya Ports Authority yesterday got temporary relief after the appeals court discharged an order freezing its bank accounts.However, KPA has to pay Sh51 million within seven days of accessing its bank...

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Uhuru responds to Millie Odhiambo with a Christmas card

President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent Mbita MP Millie Odhiambo Christmas greetings and New year best wishes.The card embossed in gold reminded Millie that Christmas was here again, and provided time to...

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There are idiots in parliament, says Uhuru

Shortly after lawmakers brawled in Parliament, President Uhuru Kenyatta pronounced some MPs "idiots" using the august house to insult him at will.He did not refer to the MPs from both sides who threw...

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Cord MPs walk out of special sitting as Jubilee's pass contentious election laws

Parliament's special sitting on Thursday turned chaotic after Cord MPs walked out while Jubilee's passed contentious election laws.The legislators were expected to make major changes to the use of...

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Panel nominates Tukero ole Kina, Wafula Chebukati to head IEBC

The IEBC selection panel has nominated High Court advocate Tukero ole Kina and Wafula Chebukati for chairman and nine others as commissioners.The commissioner nominees include Zephania Okeyo Aura,...

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Millie Odhiambo fighting to save Kenya, Raila says, Kiambu group demands apology

ODM leader Raila Odinga has castigated the Jubilee government for planning to reprimand Mbita MP Millie Odhiambo for insulting the President.Millie asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to stop harassing...

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Raila calls for mass action over election

Opposition protesters plan to pour into the streets in mass action starting January 4 to protest what they call Jubilee's "legal coup".Yesterday Jubilee lawmakers passed amendments that Cord says...

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Waiguru did not resign, she was sacked over NYS theft, says Ruto

Deputy President William Ruto on Wednesday night said former Devolution CS Anne Waiguru was fired over the theft of Sh791 million at the National Youth Service.She did not resign for medical reasons,...

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Tripping badly: Why Raila has got it all wrong with the Rift Valley

In 2013 shortly after the election of Uhuru Kenyatta, retired President Daniel Moi reportedly told the Kalenjin people that if they had listened to him in 2002, it would have been their turn at the...

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