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The government is planning to seize two multi-million shilling malls under construction in Nairobi in a bid to recover cash lost in the Sh9 billion corruption scandal at the National Youth Service (NYS). The two structures, which reportedly belong to a senior government official, are among assets…

National Super Alliance (Nasa) chief strategist David Ndii now says that the recent corruption scandals unearthed at NYS, NCPB, Kenya Power and Kenya Pipeline are part of a wider sinister plan to ‘finish’ Deputy President William Ruto politically. Speaking to KTN News, the economist termed the…

A team of Kenyan scientists from the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) has discovered two vaccines which it says can prevent one from contracting the deadly Ebola virus. The Standard reports that tests are currently being carried out on the two vaccines to establish whether they have side…

Police on Sunday night arrested National Youth Service (NYS) Director-General Richard Ndubai in connection to the ongoing probe into the Sh9 billion scam at the youth agency. Ndubai, who stepped aside last week to clear the way for investigations into the scandal, was arrested alongside 20 other…

President Kenyatta has warned that stern action will be taken against any corrupt government officials regardless the positions they hold. Speaking at State House, Nairobi on Monday, the President maintained that State officials must account for every cent allocated to their dockets. “We are not…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has stood by his decision to pick self-declared National Resistance Movement (NRM) general Miguna Miguna as county's Deputy Governor. Speaking when he attended a service at A.I.P.C.A Church in Njiru Ward, Nairobi County on Sunday, Sonko said Miguna remains his number one…

Governor Mike Sonko has returned to Nairobi after he fled to his rural home last week for fear of his life. Sonko has been running the city from his palatial residence in Mua Hills, Machakos County after the government withdrew several police bodyguards attached to him. Sonko said he had learnt of…

President Kenyatta has reportedly directed a fresh vetting of high-ranking government officials, especially members of the Cabinet following revelations of multi-billion scandals that have hit different ministries in recent weeks. The president has constituted a special multi-agency team to oversee…

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri has declared he will not relinquish his position despite pressure from political quarters over the latest fertilizer and maize scandals at his ministry. Speaking on Saturday at Mumbi Girls’ High School in Murang’a, a seemingly aggrieved Kiunjuri said he…

Self-declared National Resistance Movement (NRM) general Miguna Miguna has hit out at Opposition leader Raila Odinga over his latest remarks on the fight against corruption. Speaking at Nambale, Busia County on Saturday, Raila said that President Kenyatta and him have put together a task-force that…