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FORMER PRESIDENT Mwai Kibaki has died, President Uhuru Kenyatta announces.
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CHINESE BILLIONAIRE Jack Ma suspected missing since he made controversial speech on October 24 accusing China of stifling innovation.
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TV STAR Charles Bukeko, popularly known as Papa Shirandula dies in Nairobi, family confirms.
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SOMALIA COURT sentences Health ministry boss Abdullahi Hashi Ali, 3 other officials to up to 18 years in jail over theft of Covid-19 funds.
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BLAISE COMPAORE, 71, ex-Burkina Faso President, jailed for life for assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara 35 years ago.
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SUPREME COURT orders IEBC to allow Raila Odinga access ballot boxes for 15 polling stations; boxes to be opened for inspection, scrutiny and recount.
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SINGAPORE TO pay bonus to all citizens aged 21 and above after 2017 budget shows almost $10 billion surplus.
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PRESIDENT KENYATTA orders crackdown on all boda boda operators in Nairobi and across the country; says all operators will be registered
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GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN Cyrus Oguna says police not supposed to arrest those not wearing face masks while inside their private cars.
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PROTESTORS DEMONSTRATE outside US embassy in Nairobi over the killing of African-American George Floyd by a white policeman in Minneapolis.
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MOSES KURIA of CCK party announces plan to join DP William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza Alliance alongside 21 other parties.
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IVORY COAST President Alassane Ouattara, 78, announces he will not contest in upcoming polls; says he wishes to transfer power to younger generation.
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UGANDA PRESIDENTIAL candidate Bobi Wine has said he will reject Thursday's election results if the polls are not free and fair. #UgandaDecides2021
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COURT SETS free Omar Lali after DPP applied to terminate case in the death of Keroche heiress Tecra Muigai and requested for an open inquest.
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IEBC AMENDS 10,000 votes in Kiambu Town Constituency that was erroneously given to presidential candidate William Ruto; the error was flagged by a journalist. #KenyaDecides2022
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KENYA RECEIVES 20,000 Covid-19 testing kits, face masks and other assorted protective equipment donated by Chinese business magnate Jack Ma.
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PRESIDENT-ELECT William Ruto announces that 10 newly elected independent MPs have joined his Kenya Kwanza coalition.
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OKA PRINCIPALS Kalonzo Musyoka and Gideon Moi walk out of ANC NDC at Bomas of Kenya after MPs allied to DP Ruto's party UDA walk in.
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SARAH OBAMA, grandmother of ex-US President Barrack Obama, dies at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Hospital in Kisumu, daughter Marsat says.
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ONKAR RAI of Kenya wins the World Rally Category 3, dedicates victory to sibling Tejveer Rai, who crashed on Friday in the Safari Rally.
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BIDEN APPLAUDS Kenya’s leadership in the Horn of Africa with President Kenyatta in first official phone call.
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MUKHISA KITUYI steps down as UNCTAD Secretary General, to run for President of Kenya next year.
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GEORGE NATEMBEYA redeployed to Office of the President after resignation as Rift Valley Regional Commissioner
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WORLD MARATHON record holder Eliud Kipchoge named the World Athletics Male Athlete of the Year 2019.
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KENYAN FERDINAND Omanyala runs second fastest time in the world this year, timing 9.77 seconds at Absa Kip Keino Classic in Kasarani.
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PROF WAJACKOYAH becomes second presidential aspirant to be cleared by IEBC for upcoming polls, electoral agency chair Chebukati confirms.
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KILIFI Governor Amason Kingi declares county coronavirus-free after last six patients who had tested positive were cured and discharged.
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EDUCATION CS Magoha says each classroom to have 15 to 20 learners when schools reopen; State to give at least two face masks to every pupil.
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RIGATHI GACHAGUA loses Sh200 million to the State; High Court judge Esther Maina says he has failed to explain how he acquired the wealth from government agencies.
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CHINESE BILLIONAIRE Jack Ma says second donation including 500 ventilators and testing kits now on its way to African countries via Ethiopian Airlines.
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COVID-19: UHURU says he initiated arrest of Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi, hopes he gets at least 10 years behind bars.
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TANZANIA PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan suspends ports authority Director-General Deusdedit Kakoko over theft of Tsh3.6bn or USD1.6m.
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POLICE LOOKING for MP Didmus Barasa for branding CDF vehicle with his photo and UDA colours; GK number plates also swapped.
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WORLD MARATHON record holder Eliud Kipchoge named the 2019 Sports Personality of the Year.
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FORMER POLICE IG Joseph Boinett resigns from Tourism CAS post, says he will contest Elgeyo Marakwet Governor seat.
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SUSPENDED KENYA Airways employee Ali Gire resumes duty today after KQ cancels suspension; Police say he will not be charged.
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COVID-19: UHURU directs Education ministry to defer reopening of universities to January 2021; online learning and graduations to continue.
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POLICE SPOKESMAN Charles Owino says he will retire from service in December to prepare to run for Siaya governor’s seat in 2022 polls.
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RWANDA CLOSES all places of worship, schools for two weeks, advises people to work from home after confirming first case of coronavirus.
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QATAR BLACKLISTS 12 Kenyan employment agencies in bid to ensure better treatment of migrant workers in the Gulf State.
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WHO BOSS Tedros Ghebreyesus says cases of coronavirus being reported in Africa may not be true representation because testing is not robust. #CoronaVirusOutbreak
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JUBILEE PARTY to expel five nominated senators who snubbed meeting convened by President Kenyatta on Monday, Raphael Tuju confirms.
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ISSUANCE of passports, IDs, birth and death certificates to take a day after application from July 2020: Interior CS Fred Matiang’i.
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AUTHOR, JOURNALIST and literary scholar Prof Ken Walibora dies after being knocked down by matatu on Landhies road.
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UHURU DECLINES to sign into law the Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that sought to have ex-MPs paid monthly pension.
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NURSES AT Mbagathi Hospital stage go-slow, cite lack of adequate coronavirus training and little support to protect their families. #CoronavirusKenya
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BIG WIN for Rastafarians as High Court orders schools not to expel students who keep dreadlocks; judge says Rastafari is a recognised religion.
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COUNTRY MUSIC icon Kenny Rogers dies aged 81; his family says he died of natural causes.
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ACTIVISTS Okiya Omtatah, Wanjeri Nderu petition court to quash F/Y 2021/2022 budget, saying it exceeds limit set by Parliament by Sh608.85bn.
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KQ FLIGHT 708 from Lusaka, Zambia, to Nairobi diverts to Arusha, Tanzania, following two unsuccessful landing attempts at JKIA.
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INTERIOR CS Matiangi declares Friday a public holiday for Muslims to celebrate Idd-ul-Azha
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TANZANIA REVOKES approvals for KQ flights into the country after its citizens excluded from list of people who can fly into Kenya.
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KENYA WINS UN Security Council seat after garnering 129 votes against Djibouti's 62, in second round of voting.
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IEBC SAYS Mombasa, Kakamega gubernatorial races will be held on August 23 due to unprecedented ballot papers mix-up.
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SAFARICOM CEO Bob Collymore dies of cancer at his home in Nairobi; chairman Nicholas Nganga says his condition worsened in recent weeks.
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RAYMOND MOI hands over former president’s rungu to his younger brother Gideon Moi as a symbol of political leadership.
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HEALTH CS Kagwe says only 10 out of 300 health workers who did an English test for UK jobs passed.
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ELIUD KIPCHOGE retains his Olympic marathon gold in 2:08:38, Abdi Negeeye of the Netherlands takes silver as Abi of Belgium settles for bronze.
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ODM REMOVES Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo from National Assembly Justice and Legal Affairs Committee, replaces him with Ruaraka MP Tom Kajwang.
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BRIGID KOSGEI of Kenya breaks the women world marathon record after timing 2:14:04 to win the 2019 Chicago Marathon. Briton Paula Radcliffe held record of 2:15:25. #ChicagoMarathon
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ITALIAN VOLUNTEER Silvia Romano, who was abducted by unknown gunmen in Kilifi in 2018 has been released, Italian PM Giuseppe Conte says.
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FORMER PRESIDENT Daniel Moi dies, Uhuru Kenyatta announces in presidential proclamation. #RIPMoi
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ETHIOPIAN FORCES admit to shooting down Kenyan cargo plane last Monday in Somalia after mistaking it for a suicide bomber aircraft.
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CURRENT CURFEW hours in the disease infected zone will run until end of May, Interior CS Matiang’i says.
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TANZANIAN EX-MP Godbless Lema released from Kajiado Police Station, allowed to live in Kenya under asylum, his lawyer prof Wajackoyah says.
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POLICE HUNTING boda boda riders who sexually assaulted female motorist on Wangari Maathai Road, spokesman Bruno Shioso says.
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POACHERS KILL the only female white giraffe in Kenya and her calf at Ishaqbini Hirola: Conservancy Manager Mohammed Ahmednoor.
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OSCAR SUDI has no case to answer in defamation case against former First Lady Mama Ngina, Nakuru court rules.
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HIGH COURT issues order blocking arrest or prosecution of KQ staff Gire Ali for exposing poor virus screening at JKIA; orders his reinstatement.
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PRESIDENT KENYATTA directs all government institutions that have filed court cases against each other to withdraw them within 7 days.
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KILIFI DEPUTY Governor Gideon Saburi placed under 14-day isolation for refusing to self-quarantine after trip to Germany, Health CEC Omar says. #CoronavirusPandemic
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HIGH COURT ALLOWS retrial of Julius Musyoki Wambua who was jailed for life; his daughter confessed she was coached by her mother to frame him.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH mourns Mwai Kibaki as a great statesman; says Kenya can take pride in the legacy of his leadership. #FareWellKibaki
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FORMER NAIROBI Governor Evans Kidero dismisses endorsement of Gladys Wanga by ODM for Homa Bay governor's seat, vows to seek other means to the ballot.
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ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL for Health, Patrick Amoth, elected president of the World Health Organisation executive board in Geneva.
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UGANDA IMPOSES total lockdown after country reports 42 deaths in a day; No public transport allowed for next 42 days, only cargo.
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KENYAN EMBASSY in Beijing asks Kenyans willing to be evacuated at own cost in wake of attacks to file details, says they must be coronavirus free.
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AGRICULTURE CS Peter Munya suspends Sh100 maize flour subsidy programme citing inadequate funds from Treasury.
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THARAKA NITHI Senator Kithure Kindiki skips DP Ruto's event that has unveiled Rigathi Gachagua as the Kenya Kwanza running mate
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ACTIVIST OKIYA Omtatah files petition seeking to force DP William Ruto to resign before nomination as a presidential candidate as per the law.
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PRESIDENT KENYATTA orders entire cabinet and Executive to take the Covid-19 vaccine jab, Chief Of Staff Nzioka Waita confirms.
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KENYA AGREES to host medical research and disease control centre (Africa CDC) that China has offered to put up; 21-storey building estimated to cost Sh8.3bn.
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ARCHBISHOP DESMOND Tutu dies at 90, South African President Ramaphosa announces in a statement.
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UHURU DECLARES 3 days of national mourning, from Monday-Wednesday, following the death of Tanzanian ex-President Benjamin William Mkapa.
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DR JOE Muriuki, first Kenyan to go public about his HIV status has died after living with the virus for over 30 years, Nephak confirms.
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POLICE BOSS Japhet Koome says no officer under the National Police Service was sent to Matiangi’s house last night.
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SUPREME COURT rules that Gladys Shollei was unfairly sacked as chief registrar of Judiciary, refers case to Labour court for assessment of damages.
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RENOWNED UNIVERSITY of Nairobi lecturer and sociologist Ken Ouko has died of Covid-19 complications, UoN communications director John Orindi confirms.
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PRESIDENT KENYATTA orders flying of national flag half-mast on Saturday and Monday in honour of Robert Mugabe; declares him an African hero. #RIPMugabe
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GOVERNOR NYONG’O suspends Kisumu enforcement officers who dragged a hawker on tarmac pending investigations.
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CORONAVIRUS FEARS: Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho and County Commissioner Gilbert Kitiyo order all nightclubs closed for the next 30 days.
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NEW EXECUTIVE order adds Nairobi Metropolitan Service as a public office making Nairobi now officially under President Kenyatta.
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HEALTH CS MUTAHI Kagwe lifts wearing of facemasks in open public places; restores full in-person worship for vaccinated persons.
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DEPUTY PRESIDENT William Ruto apologises to Kenyans over madoadoa remarks made by Meru Senator Mithika Linturi in Eldoret last week.
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GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN Cyrus Oguna says about 1.4m Kenyans are facing hunger; number likely to rise if expected rainfall is not enough.
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UHURU CALLS Jubilee MPs for a Parliamentary Group Meeting at State House, Nairobi tomorrow, party vice chairman David Murathe confirms.
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KINDIKI TURNS down appointment to serve in Senate Justice committee; says he wants to focus on serving Kenyans as Tharaka-Nithi Senator.
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IRAN ISSUES warrant for arrest of US President Trump, 35 others over killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani on January 3; asks Interpol for help.
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NAIROBI SENATOR Sakaja spends the night at Kilimani Police station after he was arrested at Ladies Lounge for flouting Covid-19 rules.
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TWITTER CEO Jack Dorsey says social media platform to ban all political advertising worldwide from November 22.
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