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OVER 1000 RESIDENTS MOVE TO COURT TO BLOCK EVICTION FROM NJIRU LAND

Over 1000 persons living in the disputed Njiru land have filed a case challenging the decision to be evicted from the property that belongs to late politician Gerishon Kirima, who passed on in December 2010. The residents want the case to be certified as urgent and the eviction order delivered on October 23 be temporarily stayed pending a hearing and determination of their case. “This court be pleased to order […]

todayNovember 6, 2023 21

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KCSE EXAMS BEGIN COUNTRYWIDE

The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) main examinations officially began on Monday morning. Officials from the Ministry of Education arrived at various exam collection centres early in the morning to oversee the distribution of exam materials. Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang led the exercise at the Westlands DCC centre, while Teachers Service Commission (CEO) Nancy Macharia oversaw the exam distribution at the Mvita centre in Mombasa County. After […]

todayNovember 6, 2023 42

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‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry dead at 54

‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry dead at 54, found in hot tub, sources say “Friends” star Matthew Perry was found dead Saturday in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home, law enforcement sources said. He was 54. Authorities responded about 4 p.m. to his home, where he was discovered unresponsive. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing, did not cite a cause of death. […]

todayOctober 29, 2023 72

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CS MUTUA HANDS OVER FOREIGN AFFAIRS DOCKET

Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has officially handed over his former portfolio of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs to Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi. CS Mudavadi stated during the handover ceremony at the Kenya Railways Headquarters on Tuesday that he will continue and even improve on the work that Mr. Mutua began in advancing the nation's growth and development.

todayOctober 17, 2023 19

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Telkom Kenya Loses 1.6 Million Customers

Telkom Kenya, the third biggest telco in the country, lost 1.62 million subscribers between March last year and June this year amid the latest crackdown on irregularly registered SIM cards. An analysis of official data shows that the telco had 2.25 million active subscribers as at June, a 39 percent dip from 4.14 million subscribers in March last year. The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) started switching off SIM cards […]

todayOctober 17, 2023 25

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Parliament to have no say on privatization of state corporations

President William Ruto has signed into law the Privatisation Bill, 2023 after being passed by the National Assembly in September. The bill, sponsored by Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, entails a revised regulatory framework for the privatisation of public entities aiming to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of Kenya’s productive resources. "It is intended to remove the bureaucratic processes in the privatization of non-strategic or loss-making government entities," reads a report […]

todayOctober 17, 2023 19

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Alfred Mutua’s 2015 Letter on Athi River Land Grabbing Resurfaces

Families with houses built on contested East African Portland Company (EAPCC) land are counting losses after the government moved in to demolish residences in line with a directive issued by President William Ruto. The Head of State had earlier raised concerns that the wealthy families residing on the land had grabbed the parcels from large tracts of land earmarked for the cement company. An alert over the alleged grabbing was […]

todayOctober 15, 2023 26

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QUINCY TIMBERLAKE PLEADS GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER

Quincy Zuma Wambitta Timberlake, a former Kenyan presidential candidate, has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his three-year-old son, Sinclair, at his Kallangur home north of Brisbane, Australia. Timberlake, who was scheduled to face trial in the Brisbane Supreme Court this week, stunned the court by entering a guilty plea to the lesser charge of manslaughter on Tuesday. The prosecution accepted this plea and subsequently withdrew the murder charge, and […]

todaySeptember 14, 2023 72

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Mandago Released

On Wednesday 16th Aug, Uasin Gishu senator Jackson Mandago was arrested in Eldoret over controversial Finland and Canada education programme scandal. He was arraigned at the Nakuru high court alongside two others. The Nakuru court has deferred has plea-taking for the suspects following reports that a fourth suspect fled the country.The trio has been released on ksh 2 million bond or an alternative ksh 500,000 cash bail. #whatspoppin #iconradio #yourno1entertainmentplug

todayAugust 17, 2023 19

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