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Do not put children with learning disabilities on their own, Awori asks...

FORMER Vice President Moody Awori has urged the government not to isolate children with disability in learning institutions. Awori said this amounts to discrimination and inequality in society since...

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HIgh Court saves expatriate manager

THE High Court has rescued a scratch-card printing expert whose work permit was cancelled by the Ministry of Immigration early this year. Justice Weldon Korir ruled that the Principal Immigration...

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USIU students to remain in remand

The High Court yesterday ordered that two students charged with murdering a fellow student be remanded until their case is heard and determined. United States International University student Duncan...

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State opposes bail to Baragoi murder suspects

The state has asked the High Court to deny bail to seven men accused of the murder of 12 policemen in Baragoi. State counsel Andrew Omutelema said the situation in Baragoi is still volatile and the...

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Prosecution presents video evidence in MP Dor’s case

THE state yesterday produced a news clip implicating nominated MP Sheikh Dor in a case in which he is facing incitement charges. Prosecutors George Mureithi and Alexander Muteti produced a news clip...

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Two deny attempting to rob officer of his gun

TWO men were yesterday charged in a Mombasa court for attempting to violently rob a police officer of his firearm in Saba Saba, Mombasa. Hassan Abdalla and Ahmed Mwasi pleaded not guilty to the...

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Officers charged JKIA burglary

TWO police officers and 13 civilians were yesterday charged in a Kibera court for breaking into an airport warehouse. Moses Kung’u and Patrick King’ori, together with the 13, denied the charges of...

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Man to hang for stabbing friend in phone row

A MAN was yesterday sentenced to death for stabbing his friend over a mobile phone. Nicholas Muturi was convicted of the murder of Mule Muli at Kibera Laini Saba slums on May 2, 2008. High court judge...

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City Park to be rehabilitated

Nairobi City Park will soon wear a new face once a project to make it an environmentally friendly and financially self-sustaining facility is complete. The park's modernisation, which is being done...

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Kikuyu elders seek ancestors' intervention on Uhuru, Ruto ICC cases

Kikuyu elders yesterday met at Uhuru Park in Nairobi to seek intervention from their ancestors on the Hague cases. Dressed in traditional regalia, the elders at 11am streamed to a corner at the park to...

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Eugene, Gedion, Biwott sign pre-election deal

Justice minister Eugene Wamalwa has entered into a pre-election alliance with former Cabinet minister Nicholas Biwott and Gideon Moi, retired president Moi's son. Eugene’s New Ford Kenya announced...

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Striking matatu driver attack, rob motorists in city

Striking matatu crew, who were protesting over the new traffic law, were yesterday joined by hooligans to stone vehicles and rob pedestrians of their valuables. The worst hit areas were Ronald Ngala,...

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KMA issues new rules for armed vessels guards

SHIPS carrying arms or armed guards will not be allowed into the Kenyan waters unless they provide documentation from the flag state allowing them to be armed, Kenya Maritime Authority has said. KMA’s...

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Bill to regulate campaigns expenditure before House

A Bill seeking to usher in a law regulating the money politicians spend during campaigns is finally before the House. The bill which was formally introduced in the House yesterday proposes that the...

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Salary Commission slot is ours, Pusetu says

The Public Servants Union has vowed to fight for its slot at the Salaries and Remuneration Commission. The newly-registered union declared that the country has two labour centres with Confederation of...

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MPs desert Parliament

Parliament was yesterday forced to break off early due to lack of quorum. Temporary Speaker Ekwee Ethuro postponed the sessions to Tuesday after he was informed that the house lacked quorum. Chepalungu...

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AG accused of delaying retired teachers of Sh16.7 b pension

MPs have accused Attorney General Githu Muigai of delaying the payment of Sh16.7 billion awarded to retired teachers. The chairman of the Departmental Committee on Education David Koech yesterday said...

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KNH nurses won't participate in planned strike

Nurses from the Kenyatta National Hospital will not take part in the strike scheduled to begin on Monday. This was announced yesterday by Kenya National Union of Nurses KNH officials. They added that...

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Future Nairobians will thank the Aga Khan

THE Aga Khan Trust yesterday finalised an agreement with Nairobi City Council to rehabilitate City Park. The cost of rehabilitation will run into tens of millions of dollars but it is very worthwhile...

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Kimanzi suffers CAF ban

Former Harambee Stars Coach Francis Kimanzi has been handed a four-match ban for gross misconduct by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). CAF also slapped the former Sofapaka coach with a Sh850...

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