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Dutch sues over CID houses

A Dutch investor testified in a case in which a Kenyan man has taken illegal possession of his flats that houses the Criminal Investigative Department officers in Kilifi. Peter Alexander Visser...

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KWS hopes to raise Sh35m in Kisumu boat race

KENYA Wildlife Service will host the third Kisumu Impala Sanctuary boat race on November 29 which is expected to raise Sh35 million. Speaking on Monday during the launch of the race KWS Kisumu senior...

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Firm asked to pay Sh0.5 million power bill

THE Kiambu county government has been urged to ask Magnate Ventures Ltd to settle a Sh500,000 bill it owes to Kenya Power for the Dagorretti open air market street lighting mast. While addressing the...

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Mombasa plans sewer plant at Nyali

THE Mombasa county government has identified a site for a new sewerage treatment plant. Environment executive Fatma Awale yesterday said a three-acre plot has been acquired near the Nyali quarry for...

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Couple lynched over witchcraft

A couple has been lynched on suspicion of witchcraftcy in Miritini, Changamwe district.The couple was attacked by villagers who hacked them to death before burning their bodies on Wednesday. Police...

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Retrenched Nakuru workers fault Koskei

Former workers of the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya in Nakuru town have accused Agriculture Secretary Felix Koskei of playing politics over their pay. They were retrenched in 2009. The former workers said...

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Evangelical team backs Nyumba 10

Federati on of Evangelical and Indigenous Christian Churches of Kenya has supported the government’s Nyumba Kumi initiative. The federation chairman Bishop Joseph Methu asked Cord to stop criticising...

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State now clings to counties' Sh16.6bn

The government has refused to release Sh16.6 billion conditional allocation to the counties saying it is a donor grant.This means that governors will have to adjust their budgets considering that they...

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Bandits kill charcoal burner in Mwingi North

A 42-year old man in Mwingi North constituency was shot dead by bandits on Wednesday night. Kyuso DC Peter Maina yesterday said the man was attacked at Mwingi national reserve. Musili Munene was a...

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Shape up or leave, Kimaru to corrupt officers

Traffic commandant Samuel Kimaru has asked corrupt traffic officers in Kitui county asking to shape up or leave the service. Kamaru said it has come to his attention that some traffic officers in...

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Mombasa lovebirds wed in style

Mombasa lovebirds Tonny Mahero and Jane Cassim hosted the reception of their wedding ceremony at the Reef Hotel in Nyali last weekend. The groom Mahero works at the Bamburi Beach Hotel and while the...

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MP Bett wants stiffer for child rapists

AN MP has called for action to end defilement of young girls in Bomet county. Bomet East MP Bernard Bett said more than 10 cases have been reported in the last two weeks. Speaking at Kaporuso Secondary...

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Farmers told not to sell seed

FARMERS in Kwale County have been urged to avoid selling seeds that they have been free of charge given by county government and instead plant them in the next rainy season. Kwale county representative...

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Xbox One, PS4: Which is better?

The Xbox One will be released today a week after Play Station 4 made its debut. The PS4 has already sold a million consoles in just a week and gamers are waiting to see if Microsoft will outdo and...

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The SKAL Gala Dinner and Dance

Last Friday evening members of the hospitality industry converged at the Serena Hotel in Nairobi under the auspices of the Skal organisation. They were here to celebrate winning the bid to host the...

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Uasin Gishu plans foot and mouth jabs

UASIN GISHU county will vaccinate animals from Monday to curb the spread of foot and mouth disease. The director of veterinary services Joseph Njuguna said the county government aims to vaccinated more...

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Girl, 16 tells how her lover cut off hands

A 16-year-old girl who lost her hands after an attack by her boyfriend has narrated the ordeal that has permanently changed her life . Martha Mbulungo still spots a wrap of bandages over the stumps...

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Kombo gets support from ODM officials

A section of ODM officials in Bungoma county have supported New Ford Kenya’s Musikari Kombo for the senator seat. They include Gideon Chemuku, Fredrick Wabanda (Kanduyi), Cleophas Wayongo (Kabuchai),...

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UDF plots to recall Senator Khalwale

KAKAMEGA branch of the Musalia Mudavadi led UDF has suspended Senator Bonny Khalwale for gross misconduct. The branch executive committee yesterday resolved to remove Khalwale from the branch list of...

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Traders lobby leads Kiambu tax boycott

RESIDENTS of Kiambu have been asked not to pay taxes to the county government for the next six months . Kiambu County Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which is a body of more than 100 entrepreneurs...

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