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No more bargaining over taxi fare, Kidero to introduce taximeters
Taxi users in Nairobi will pay time and distance-based charges if a proposed law that introduces taximeters is approved. The metered payment will replace the current system where fares are arbitrary...
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Fake smartphones worth Sh100m seized in downtown
Counterfeit mobile phones and accessories worth more than Sh100 million have been confiscated in Nairobi. The Anti-Counterfeit Agency led Operation Fagia Opson, mainly targeting the popular Samsung...
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Moi University law students shame critics by winning contest
Moi University has won the pilot continental moot court competition for law students held in Arusha. The university scored 89.2 per cent in last week’s African Moot Court Competition. The competition...
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Eight things Uhuru can learn from Magufuli
Tanzania’s newly elected President John Pombe Magufuli is changing the state of the nation, though critics argue that he may run out of steam a few years into his term. But the fact is that the...
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Bodyguard of former Intelligence boss attacked, firearm stolen
A police officer attached to former National Intelligence Service (NIS) director Michael Gichangi is admitted in hospital in a serious condition after he was attacked by unknown men who also robbed him...
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Chilling scenes as residents exhume bodies from graves in Mandera
Residents of Mandera claim they have discovered a mass grave with bodies of people who have been missing from the area. The Sunday afternoon discovery in Lathe, about 42km from Mandera, has caused a...
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Activist Boniface Mwangi in court after police ban State House march
Human rights activist Boniface Mwangi has moved to court to protest being denied the right to demonstrate during the United Nation’s International Anti-Corruption Day on Wednesday. He has sued the...
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Pomp as Caster Semenya marries lesbian lover
South African 800m female athlete Caster Semenya has married her lesbian lover and fellow athlete Violet Raseboya, according to media reports. The two are said to have secretly solemnized their union...
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Increase in chicken theft in Nakuru ahead of Christmas
There has been a sharp increase in court cases related to chicken theft at the Nakuru law courts in the last few weeks. The Nairobi News has noted the numerous cases reported to police and brought to...
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Nine blunders by the Jubilee government so far
The Jubilee government has been in turbulent waters since allegations of grand corruption and pilfering of public resources began emerging in the media. In a previous special report, Nairobi News...
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Is Machakos county official hiring choppers using public funds?
Machakos County Chief of Staff Mwengi Mutuse has been accused of misusing public funds to hire choppers to attend private functions. In pictures circulated on social media, Mr Mutuse is seen in the...
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Here is why blogger Nyakundi is suing NTV anchor Larry Madowo
Blogger Cyprian Nyakundi on Monday said he would file a defamation suit against NTV’s Larry Madowo on Wednesday this week. The blogger posted on his twitter account that his seven days ultimatum to...
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Website mocking ‘tourist’ Uhuru ‘shut down after pressure from above’
A website that was recently launched to mock President Uhuru Kenyatta’s frequent trips abroad has been brought down after what critics claim is pressure from government. The website,...
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Magufuli sacks corrupt port officials as Uhuru packs bags for next trip abroad
Tanzania’s newly elected President John Pombe Magufuli has sacked almost the entire top brass at the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA). President Magufuli sacked the authority’s director general Awadhi...
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NYS SCANDAL: Waiguru still a suspect in stolen millions
The Ethics Anti-Corruption Commission is treating former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru as a suspect in various investigations. The anti-corruption agency’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr...
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Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift lead Grammy nods
Rapper Kendrick Lamar on Monday received a near-record number of Grammy Award nominations, with pop superstar Taylor Swift leading for the most prestigious categories. Lamar – who has won wide critical...
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Three Kenyan priests in gay scandal sue Anglican church
Three priests suspended over homosexuality accusations have sued the Anglican Church of Kenya trustees. The reverends John Njogu Gachau, Paul Mwangi Warui and James Maina accused the trustees of not...
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Little Princess battling Leukemia returns from India untreated due to lack of...
Four year-old Princess Josephine Macharia returned home over the weekend having only attended a quarter of the required treatment sessions in India after her parents ran out of money. Princess...
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US Presidential candidate with Turkana ancestry to visit Kenya
Kenya is set to host another high profile visitor –the Republican presidential contender Ben Carson. Mr Carson said on Monday that he will make a week-long trip to Africa at the end of December,...
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Kim Kardashian and hubby Kanye reveal their baby’s name
The wait is finally over. Celebrity couple Kim Kardashian and her husband rapper Kanye West have revealed the name of their baby boy. The reality TV star Kim revealed the name through a post to her 35...
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