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]Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Friday at the age of 99, will be buried at his Windsor castle on Saturday. The burial of the Duke of Edinburgh will be attended by only 30 people in an effort to follow COVID-compliant protocols. Harry, the Duke of Sussex, will attend his grandfather’s […]
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Pauline Wakasa, the police officer who was shot and killed by her husband last Tuesday, was on Sunday(11/4/2021) laid to rest in an emotional ceremony at her parents’ rural home in Matsakha village, Kakamega County. Wakasa’s two daughters did not attend her burial. Wakasa’s husband Hudson Wakise shot himself dead after killing his wife. Mr […]
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President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for more trade and investment deals among member countries of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). President Kenyatta, who is the current President-in-Office of the Summit of OACPS Heads of State and Government, said the over one billion people that make up the 79-member multilateral body provides […]
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The two countries Wednesday announced that that a joint committee would be formed to review the travel restrictions which threatened bilateral trade, economic and security relations. The announcement followed a telephone discussion between Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo and her UK counterpart, Dominic Raab. “They discussed the strength of our relationship — on […]
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Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, and Tanzania have all been in the market in the past two months seeking either syndicated loans or special drawing rights from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as they seek to stabilise economies experiencing pandemic-induced shocks. Last week, Uganda became the latest African sovereign to seek a syndicated loan, following in […]
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KBC journalist Betty Barasa shot dead at her home in NgongKBC journalist Betty Barasa who was shot dead at her home on April 7, 2021. A Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) journalist was on Wednesday evening accosted by armed gunmen and shot dead at her home in Ololua area, Ngong. Betty Barasa, a senior video editor […]
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Police officers in Kabartonjo are presently holding a 15-year-old suspect for allegedly procuring an abortion and dumping the foetus in a pit latrine.The officers, acting on an infanticide report from area Assistant Chief Joshua Kiptosok, demolished the pit latrine in a bid to retrieve the foetus, only to discover two immersed in the sludge of […]
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A mysterious illness has killed eight people in a tiny village in Kakamega county in just a month. Authorities confirmed the deaths in Isukha West ward, Ikolomani constituency, but the cause of the disease is yet to be known. The patients had a wide range of symptoms – from itchy rashes to painful blisters and […]
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A General Service Unit officer attached to Interior CS Fred Matiangi’s office has died in a shooting incident alongside his wife, who was a traffic officer.Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai said preliminary investigation showed that the GSU officer, Hudson Wakise, shot and killed his wife, Pauline, before turning the gun on himself on Tuesday […]
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A police officer in Baringo County is in custody after he allegedly stabbed and killed a bar owner at Kipsaraman trading centre in Baringo North following a quarrel over Ksh.450. The 32-year-old Administration Police (AP) officer identified as Victor Ruto attacked Reuben Cherotich, 43, after he demanded that he (officer) pays his Ksh.450 bill. The […]
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