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The Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) is set to spend Sh1.4 billion to build pedestrian and cycling lanes in estates surrounding the city.
This is part of the government’s efforts to enhance walking spaces and encourage the use of bicycles by city residents.
The project, which was first…
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ODM leader Raila Odinga has called for the unconditional release of a 21-year-old man who was jailed for shoplifting food items.
Alvin Linus Chivondo was sentenced to a year in prison or pay a fine of Sh100,000 after he pleaded guilty to stealing 5 litres of cooking oil, 5kgs of rice, ½kg of honey…
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The High Court has nullified part of the elections law requiring MP aspirants in the August 9th general elections to have a degree from a recognized university.
Justice Anthony Mrima, in a ruling on Wednesday, said no meaningful public participation was carried out before the enactment of Section…
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A politician eyeing the Bungoma governor’s seat is up in arms after the UDA party allegedly threw him under the bus.
Zachariah Baraza wants the Deputy President William Ruto-led party to refund the Sh500,000 he paid as nomination fees after learning that the party covertly resolved to back his…
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The remains of a 22-year-old Kenyan woman who died in Saudi Arabia in February have arrived in the country ahead of burial.
The body of Stella Nafula arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Monday and was shuttled to Cherengany Nursing Home Hospital mortuary in Kitale, where a…
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A woman in Kakamega County collapsed and died upon receiving news of her daughter’s death in the Middle East, where she worked as a house help.
A family representative said Joyce Felesia Shitawa fainted and was rushed to a local hospital, where she died from a heart attack days later.
Her daughter…
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Popular comedian Jasper Muthomi, alias MC Jessy, has shelved his bid for the Imenti South parliamentary seat.
Muthomi, who was eyeing the seat under the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party, stepped down from the race in favor of his competitor Mwiti Kathaara.
Deputy President William Ruto, who…
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Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru was forced to apologize after publicly referring to Deputy President William Ruto as the leader of the Azimio coalition.
Waiguru was making her speech during the signing of a coalition agreement by 12 political parties under the Kenya Kwanza alliance at the Ngong…
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A Kenyan businesswoman has sued a British man for allegedly maligning her character on social media.
Mercy Mwanzia, through a case filed at the High Court in Nairobi, accuses the Briton named Alan J Rhoades of using her photo and that of her child without her consent.
She produced in court a…
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Doctors at Mediheal Hospital in Nairobi have performed a successful heart valve transplant, the first of its kind in Kenya and the region.
The Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) was done on an 83-year-old Catholic priest at a cost of Sh7 million and took two hours to complete.
The…
