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Fidel Odinga is a daddy

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga ' s son Fidel Castro and his wife Lwam Bekele welcomed their first child, a baby boy over the weekend at the Nairobi Hospital. His mother Ida Odinga posted a...

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Operations stopped by Busia employee count

THE headcount for employees of departments under Busia County Government started on Wednesday with numerous logistical challenges. In Amagoro, over 230 employees drawn from relevant departments in Teso...

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Bill to amend Education Act

THE Committee on Education, Research and Technology chairperson Sabina Chege will introduce an amendment Bill on the Basic Education Act, 2013. In a letter the Speaker of the National Assembly, Chege...

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Wings out of Africa Zone 5 championships in Burundi

REIGNING FIBA Africa Zone Five champions Eagle Wings have pulled out of the regional club tournament that throws off in Bujumbura, Burundi on Monday. Wings’ assistant team manager, Agina Wesonga,...

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Barclays unveils mobile bulk payments

BARCLAYS has revamped its mobile banking service to include bulk payments to enable corporate clients disburse payments such as salaries and dividend payments and allowances via Safaricom network....

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Motorcycle spares looted in lorry crash

A truck ferrying motorcycle spares was looted of the consignment after an accident on the Webuye-Eldoret road. The brakes of the truck failed at Lwandet trading center as it approached a bridge. “The...

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Second bank boss attacked in a week

Another Sacco official in Murang’a county was attacked by armed thugs on Wednesday evening. The attack came a day after another Sacco official was kidnapped from his house and killed on the...

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2 held over Karen Hospital cheque

Police in Kirinyaga county have arrested two men who tried to defraud Family Bank in Kerugoya. John Mwangi and Paul Munyi were arrested yesterday when they presented a stolen cheque from Karen Hospital...

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Group calls for protection of homosexuals

Gays in Mombasa have called on the government to address the increased violence against them. The group says violence against homosexuals in the country don't get protection from government agencies...

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Man denied land grabbing

A man was yesterday charged in a Mombasa court with unlawful possession of land and destruction of property. The prosecutor Peter Githoge told the court that on July 23 at Malindi Town, Japheth Kinoti...

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Boda bodas to be monitored

The government has given all boda boda operators in Garissa a one month ultimatum to register. Addressing hundreds of the operators in Garissa town yesterday , Garissa base commandant Ramadhan Mjomba...

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Teacher fights commission’s bid to declare title deed illegal

A teacher battling the National Land Commission for the ownership of a piece of land in Naivasha town wants the High Court to stop the commission from making decisions on the property. Elizabeth...

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Date to be set for Tokyo embassy suit

The High Court has directed that a case involving the purchase of a piece of land for Kenya's embassy in Japan proceed and declined to allow the state more time. State counsels from the office of the...

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Corridors of Power

A former minister who served in the waning months of the Eighth Parliament seemed to have fallen on hard times. The man was last Wednesday spotted at the gates of Parliament Buildings clutching a batch...

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Governor tells NGOs to stop duplication of projects

WEST Pokot Governor Simon Kachapin yesterday asked non governmental organizations in the county to utilise their resources well and avoid duplication of projects. Speaking in Kapenguria during a...

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Life sentence for Zambian drug smuggler

A Kibera court has sentenced a Zambian woman to life imprisonment and a Sh10 million fine after she was found guilty of trafficking one kilogramme of cocaine. Magistrate Judith Wanjala said Catherine...

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Industrial Court bars NSSF from hiring new boss

The National Social Security Fund has been temporarily stopped from hiring a permanent replacement of its sacked boss Tom Odongo. The directive was given by Industrial Court judge Nzioki wa Makau. The...

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Cop caught over bullet trafficking allegations

AN officer at the Embu police satation was yesterday arrested for allegedly sending bullets to another person through G4S. The officer was taken to the Embu county police headquarters where he was...

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Natty upbeat as Stima prepare to tackle Sony

Western Stima’s newly acquired forward Abbey Natty says his team’s 4-0 thrashing of Thika United last weekend was not ‘a fluke’. Stima, who have previously also taken then scalp of league leaders, Gor...

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Fat S assaulted during pettition hearing

Police in Mombasa are yet to make any arrest following the alleged assault of artiste Fat S real name Saim Mwinyi. The Mtoto Wa Nyanya hitmaker was assaulted by suspected political hoodlums on July 25...

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