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Insecurity ‘claiming more lives’
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNHRC) has raised the red flag over increased loss of lives to insecurity in the country. Statistics released by the commission indicate that more than...
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MPs back push for agency removal
A parliamentary caucus on human rights has called for the overhaul of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Kenya Parliamentary Human Right Association (Kephra) says the...
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Western envoys caution on push to send IEBC packing
In a rare intervention on Kenyan governance issues, 11 Western envoys based in Nairobi have told the Opposition to tread carefully in the ongoing push to disband the Independent Electoral and...
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MPs want ex-Youth Fund bosses charged
A National Assembly committee has recommended that former officials of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF) be prosecuted for defrauding it of Sh180.3 million. The Public Investment Committee...
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Pay us or else…union tells Knec
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) has threatened to storm Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) offices if teachers are not paid by end of today. Kuppet secretary...
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At least 50 buildings to be flattened in Huruma
Fifty unsafe buildings in Huruma estate are to be demolished in a crackdown aimed at bringing sanity in Nairobi’s largely unregulated construction sector. They are part of the 226 buildings earmarked...
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Mukuru suspects shot at close range, autopsy shows
Priscila Muthoni @PeopledailyKE Eight suspects killed by police in Mukuru Kwa Reuben last month were shot at close range, autopsy reports compiled by the Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU) have...
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Kin, leaders eulogise Mama Lucy
Leaders from across the political divide, family and friends yesterday eulogised former First Lady Lucy Kibaki as an extraordinary woman during a requiem mass at Consolata Shrine in Westlands,...
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Family seeks help to trace missing son
Wangari Njuguna A family in Kangema, Murang’a county is spending sleepless nights over the whereabouts of their son who went missing under mysterious circumstances. Joseph Gichure, 22, and a Third...
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IEBC goes mute on Keter’s election case
Has the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) changed its mind on its intention to take disciplinary action against Energy Cabinet secretary Charles Keter for allegedly using State...
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Female adult rescued alive from collapsed Huruma building
A female adult has been found alive at the collapsed Huruma building six days after the building was brought down by heavy downpour. The lady has no physical injuries, but she said the debris formed...
View ArticleWe won’t give in to Cord pressure, Hassan declares
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Issack Hassan yesterday gave a new twist to calls for IEBC restructuring, saying his team will not resign despite a storm of protests...
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MPs to probe ‘UNDP-sponsored’ IEBC staff
Mercy Mwai and Irene Githinji A parliamentary committee is set to commence investigations into whether the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been funding Independent Electoral and...
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India wants drug baron extradited to face charges
Sophie Njoka The Indian government has requested Kenyan authorities to extradite its citizen Vijay Goswami back to the country to face drug trafficking charges. Goswami —an international drug baron—is...
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Retired teachers in for benefits shocker
Retired teachers who have been fighting for their pension for the last 18 years are in for a rude shock after the Treasury Cabinet secretary Henry Rotich yesterday told National Assembly’s Committee...
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150 schools to receive laptops in pilot project
The government will provide more than 13,000 learner and teacher digital devices in 150 public primary schools across the country in the next two weeks. Education Cabinet secretary Fred Matiang’i said...
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Defeat of gender bill spells doom for lawmakers
The rejection of Two-Third Gender Rule Laws (Amendment) Bill 2015 by Members of the National Assembly has opened the door for any Kenyan to move to court to seek the dissolution of the Eleventh...
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Doctors warn of health paralysis as strikes hit sector
Noah Cheploen and Henry Andanje Kenya’s health sector risks collapse unless urgent steps are taken to address its management and funding, doctors have warned. The warning came as medics converged in...
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Pregnant mum wins six-day battle with the angel of death
Seth Onyango and Virginia Wambui A pregnant woman, pinned down on the leg by a concrete boulder, was among four people found alive and rescued yesterday from the rubble of the collapsed apartment in...
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MPs move to resolve Maseno border row
The Parliamentary Legal and Justice committee is set to meet Vihiga residents to resolve the Maseno boundary conflict pitting Vihiga and Kisumu counties. Luanda MP Chris Omulele, in whose constituency...
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