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Month: April 2018

Crime rate cases increase by 7% between Jan-March 2018-Police
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Crime rate cases increase by 7% between Jan-March 2018-Police

April 30, 2018

BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,30TH APRIL 2018-The latest quarterly crime report released by the Inspector General of Police indicate that the  number of crimes reported to police

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Drama as former NCBDA chair Tim Muriuki is ejected from a city hotel by goons
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Drama as former NCBDA chair Tim Muriuki is ejected from a city hotel by goons

April 30, 2018

BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,30TH APRIL 2018-There was drama on Monday afternoon  after a gang of  suspected to be hired goons, stormed and disrupted a press conference

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56 minors arrested in underage drinking spree in Taveta charged
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56 minors arrested in underage drinking spree in Taveta charged

April 30, 2018

BY CORRESPONDENT,TAITA TAVETA,30TH APRIL 2018-56 minors  arrested while on drinking spree in Taita Taveta  over the weekend  were on Monday charge with underage drinking. The

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Forest taskforce hands over its recommendation report to DP Ruto
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Forest taskforce hands over its recommendation report to DP Ruto

April 30, 2018

BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,30TH APRIL 2018-A task-force commissioned to review forestry management following a declaration of a three-month moratorium on logging has  handed over its report

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Crime: Three suspected  robbers  gunned down in Ruiru,one arrested
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Crime: Three suspected robbers gunned down in Ruiru,one arrested

April 30, 2018

BY CORRESPONDENT,RUIRU,30TH APRIL,2018-It was the end of road for  three suspected robbers who had   allegedly robbed  cosmetics shops in Ruiru after they were accosted and

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over 3000 residents of Lamu rendred homeless after their homes were swept away by floods
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over 3000 residents of Lamu rendred homeless after their homes were swept away by floods

April 29, 2018

BY CORRESPONDENT,LAMU,29TH APRIL 2018-At least  3,000 Lamu residents have been left  homeless after their houses were swept away by floods. Lamu County Deputy Commissioner Louis Rono

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Four people from the same family die after consuming muratina in Muranga
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Four people from the same family die after consuming muratina in Muranga

April 29, 2018

BY CORRESPONDENT,MURANGA,29TH APRIL,2018-Four people from the same family  have died  after consuming what is said to be a local brew popularly known us muratina in

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Floods continue to wreck havoc in the country as hundreds are displaced in Mandera
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Floods continue to wreck havoc in the country as hundreds are displaced in Mandera

April 29, 2018

BY CORRESPONDENT,MANDERA,29TH APRIL 2018-Heavy rains being experienced in many parts of the country have led to untold suffering to many people  after floods displaced hundreds

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Fiji storm to Sevens victory in Singapore
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Fiji storm to Sevens victory in Singapore

April 29, 2018

BY AFP,SINGAPORE,29TH APRIL 2018-Olympic champions Fiji stormed to victory in a dramatic final at the Singapore Sevens on Sunday, narrowly edging out a captain-less Australia

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Rugby Kenya 7s too powerful for   USA,qualfy for  Cup quarters
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Rugby Kenya 7s too powerful for USA,qualfy for Cup quarters

April 28, 2018

BY SAMSON MBII,28TH APRIL 2018-Kenya has qualified for the  Singapore Sevens Cup quarter-finals after beating USA 33-14 in their final Pool B match at the

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Saudi-led strike ‘kills dozens’ of Yemen rebels
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Saudi-led strike ‘kills dozens’ of Yemen rebels

April 28, 2018April 28, 2018

By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, Sanaa, Yemen, Apr 28 – A Saudi-led coalition air strike has killed dozens of Yemeni rebels including two commanders, state media said Saturday, in

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Police arrest KRA officers with drugs in Eldoret
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Police arrest KRA officers with drugs in Eldoret

April 28, 2018

BY CORRESPONDENT,ELDORET,28TH APRIL 2018-Police have nabbed  three Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officers in possession of narcotics trafficked in the country.Also arrested was   an official of

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Sad:Muranga landslides leaves five  dead
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Sad:Muranga landslides leaves five dead

April 28, 2018

BY CORRESPONDENT,MURANGA,28TH APRIL 2018-Five  people  have died after they were buried alive in a landslide in Kiharu, Murang’a County.This  follows  heavy rains that have been

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Police officer killed by criminal group terrorizing PSV passengers
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Police officer killed by criminal group terrorizing PSV passengers

April 28, 2018

BY UPESINEWS REPORTER,NAIROBI,28TH APRIL 2018-Police officer attached to Ruaraka Police Station has been killed by   a group of criminals that has been targeting passengers boarding

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floods cause havoc in Tsavo,destroys tourists camps
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floods cause havoc in Tsavo,destroys tourists camps

April 27, 2018

BY CORRESPONDENT,TSAVO,27TH APRIL 2018-Exclusive tourists’ safari camps  have been destroyed in Tsavo National Park after they were washed away by raging floods on Thursday.The move

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April 27, 2018

BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,27TH APRIL 2018-The government has sealed an agreement with Cuban doctors that will see them offer expertise in diffrent medical felds in the

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Government assures the nation that low levels of water in Ndakaini dam will not affect domestic water supply
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Government assures the nation that low levels of water in Ndakaini dam will not affect domestic water supply

April 27, 2018

BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,27TH APRIL 2018-The Government  has assured the residents of Nairobi and those who rely on Ndakaini dam for water supply that they will

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SK Macharia mourns the death of son John who met his death through a tragic accident
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SK Macharia mourns the death of son John who met his death through a tragic accident

April 27, 2018

BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,27TH APRIL 2018-Royal media services proprietor SK Macharia is mourning the death of his John Macharia who died following a tragic road accident

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Police arrest a Prison warder in Kirinyaga Deputy Governor video
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Police arrest a Prison warder in Kirinyaga Deputy Governor video

April 26, 2018

BY JOHN WERU,NAIROBI,26TH APRIL 2018-A prison warder based at Nyandarua prisons has been arrested in connection to Kirinyaga Deputy Governor Peter Ndambiri’s explicit viral video.

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KNUT now wants TSC to suspend with immediate effect the ongoing teachers transfers
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KNUT now wants TSC to suspend with immediate effect the ongoing teachers transfers

April 26, 2018

BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,26TH APRIL 2018-Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary General Wilson Sossion has asked  the Teachers Service Commission to stop ongoing teacher transfers

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Government forms taskforce to look into lecturers demands
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Government forms taskforce to look into lecturers demands

April 26, 2018

BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,26TH APRIL 2018-The government has formed an interministerial taskforce to look into  issues surrounding lectures’ pay. Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed on Thursday

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leaders eulogise Matiba as a man who stood for what was right for Kenya  whose tribulations aught not to have been deliberately engineered
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leaders eulogise Matiba as a man who stood for what was right for Kenya whose tribulations aught not to have been deliberately engineered

April 26, 2018

BY CORRESPONDENT,MURANGA,26TH APRIL 2018-The second and the last Funeral  mass for the late  veteran politician Kenneth Matiba  was on Thursday held at Ihura stadium in

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Odinga roots for  3-tier system of government
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Odinga roots for 3-tier system of government

April 25, 2018

BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,25TH APRIL 2018-Opposition leader Raila Odinga has proposed a 3-tier system of government that seeks to retain the 47 devolved units and national

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Waziri Chacha set free on bail
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Waziri Chacha set free on bail

April 25, 2018

BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,25TH APRIL 2018-The man accused of conspiring to defraud MPs and the public  Waziri Chacha  was on Wednesday released on a cash bail

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Activist Okiya Omtatah goes to court,wants resigned IEBC commissioners to handover public assets
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Activist Okiya Omtatah goes to court,wants resigned IEBC commissioners to handover public assets

April 25, 2018

BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,25TH APRIL 2018-Activist Okiya Omtatah has gone to court seeking orders compelling the three IEBC officials, who resigned from the electoral commission last

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Emulate Matiba’s character he stood for what is right for Kenya,Kenyans urged
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Emulate Matiba’s character he stood for what is right for Kenya,Kenyans urged

April 25, 2018

BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,25TH APRIL 2018-Kenyans have been urged to emulate the example set by the late Kenneth Matiba, a multi-party political icon.During a memorial service

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President Kenyatta puts governors on notice over misuse of public funds
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President Kenyatta puts governors on notice over misuse of public funds

April 24, 2018

BY PSCU/NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,24TH APRIL 2018-President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged   governors to ensure they  prudently utilize resources allocated to the counties in order to benefit

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Sad:one dies after been hit by police stray bullet in Mombasa
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Sad:one dies after been hit by police stray bullet in Mombasa

April 24, 2018

BY CORRESPONDENT,MOMBASA,24TH APRIL 2018-A middle aged man   was shot dead by mistake and injured three others in Miritini, Mombasa County after they were hit

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Floods  exhume bodies from graves in Turkana as floods wreak havoc
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Floods exhume bodies from graves in Turkana as floods wreak havoc

April 24, 2018

BY UPESINEWS REPORTER,24TH APRIL 2018-The ongoing rains continue to cause untold suffering across the country with Turkana County being the worsed  hit by the situation.

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South African police kill teen during anti-graft protests
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South African police kill teen during anti-graft protests

April 24, 2018

BY AFP,JOHANNESBURG,24TH APRIL 2018-South African police said on Tuesday one of their officers had shot dead a teenager during anti-corruption protests which have forced the

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It was all fake,IEBC says of the memo on social media purporting to originate from Chebukati stating his resignation
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It was all fake,IEBC says of the memo on social media purporting to originate from Chebukati stating his resignation

April 23, 2018

BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,23RD APRIL 2018-The electoral commission has  dismissed claims that its chairman Wafula Chebukati had agreed to step down as “fake”. According to  the

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Tragic:Two local footbal club fans die after falling from a moving bus
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Tragic:Two local footbal club fans die after falling from a moving bus

April 22, 2018

BY CORRESPONDENT,MLOLONGO,22ND APRIL 2018-Two local football club fans died on Sunday after they fall from a moving bus they were hanging on.The   Gor Mahia fans,

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DP Ruto’s 2022 presidential bid gets central Kenya backing as governor Waiguru says the community is firmly behind him
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DP Ruto’s 2022 presidential bid gets central Kenya backing as governor Waiguru says the community is firmly behind him

April 22, 2018

BY CORRESPONDENT,ELDORET,22ND APRIL 2018-DP William Ruto’s 2022 presidential got a boost on Sunday after Kirinyaga governor   Anne Waiguru said Kikuyu community is firmly behind him.

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Pressure continues to mount on the remaining IEBC commissioner to step aside
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Pressure continues to mount on the remaining IEBC commissioner to step aside

April 22, 2018

BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,22ND APRIL 2018-Pressure continues to mount on the remaining Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)  commissioners to resign. The recent call emanates from 

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15 people perish in Machakos  and Nyandarua accidents,scores injured
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15 people perish in Machakos and Nyandarua accidents,scores injured

April 22, 2018April 22, 2018

BY CORRESPONDENT,MACHAKOS,22ND APRIL 2018-Eight people Perished on Sunday  in a tragic accident at Kwa Muambi near Kyumbi junction on the Nairobi – Mombasa highway.The early

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Eliud Kipchoge too powerful wins the men 42KM London Marathon
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Eliud Kipchoge too powerful wins the men 42KM London Marathon

April 22, 2018

BY NAMULONGO PETER/AFP,22ND APRIL 2018-Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge put up a spirited fight  in London On Sunday  winning his third London Marathon title in

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Vivian Cheruiyot wins 42 kilometers London women Marathon
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Vivian Cheruiyot wins 42 kilometers London women Marathon

April 22, 2018

BY SAMSON MBII/AFP/22ND APRIL 2018-Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot claimed her maiden major marathon when she won this year’s London Marathon on Sunday.Vivian won the race in

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Uhuru mourns Baringo South MP Grace Kipchoim
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Uhuru mourns Baringo South MP Grace Kipchoim

April 21, 2018

BY PSCU,NAIROBI,21ST APRIL 2018-President Uhuru Kenyatta has mourned Baringo South MP Grace Kipchoim, describing her as a committed leader who served her constituents with dedication.

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Kogallo drawn with USM Alger, Yanga in Confed Cup
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Kogallo drawn with USM Alger, Yanga in Confed Cup

April 21, 2018

BY SAMSON MBII,21ST APRIL 2018-Gor Mahia will make trips to East Africa’s capitals Kigali and Dar es salaam, to honour fixtures in the group stage

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Man ‘who slapped’ poll monitor in Ruguru, Nyeri freed on bail
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Man ‘who slapped’ poll monitor in Ruguru, Nyeri freed on bail

April 19, 2018

BY CORRESPONDENT,NYERI,19TH APRIL 2018-The man caught on video slapping an election observer during Ruguru Ward by-election in Nyeri on Wednesday has been  released after been

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Reprieve for Chebukati as government reinstates security
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Reprieve for Chebukati as government reinstates security

April 19, 2018

BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,19TH APRIL 2018- Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati can now breath easy after the government restored his  security  details

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Police shoot and injure  Five people in Mwea land tussle
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Police shoot and injure Five people in Mwea land tussle

April 18, 2018

BY CORRESPONDENT,MWEA,18TH,APRIL 2018– Five people sustained  serious  gunshot wounds after they were injured during confrontations with the police in Mwea settlement scheme on Wednesday. The

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Shocker for IEBC chair Wafula Chebukati as government withdraws security
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Shocker for IEBC chair Wafula Chebukati as government withdraws security

April 17, 2018

BY JOHN WERU,NAIROBI,17TH APRIL 2018-The government has withdrawn security detail of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati and that of the two

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A whooping Ksh 200 million to go towards planning of devolution conference
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A whooping Ksh 200 million to go towards planning of devolution conference

April 17, 2018

BY CORRESPONDENT,KAKAMEGA,17TH APRIL 2018-The cost of planing fifth devolution conference to be held in Kakamega County from next week is  stands at  Ksh.200 million. Devolution

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Your investments are safe with us,president Kenyatta assures London investors
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Your investments are safe with us,president Kenyatta assures London investors

April 17, 2018

BY PSCU,17TH APRIL 2018-President Uhuru Kenyatta has  assured UK investors that Kenya’s business environment is  conducive for investment. The president said the country had withstood

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DP Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga visit,condole the late Kenneth Matiba’s family in Limuru
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DP Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga visit,condole the late Kenneth Matiba’s family in Limuru

April 17, 2018

BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,17TH APRIL 2018-ODM leader Raila Odinga and DP William Ruto on Tuesday visited and condoled the family of the late veteran politician Kenneth

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Two public funeral services for the late politician Kenneth Matiba set for next week
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Two public funeral services for the late politician Kenneth Matiba set for next week

April 17, 2018

BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,17TH APRIL 2018-Committee planning funeral  for the late veteran politician Keneth Matiba  has announced that there will be two  public funeral services in

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Higher JKIA parking rates suspended to pave way for consultations
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Higher JKIA parking rates suspended to pave way for consultations

April 17, 2018

BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,17TH APRIL 2018-The implementation of higher parking rates at the JKIA  has been suspended following  a public outcry. Kenya Airports Authority  announced the

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LSK moves to court to stop land records digitization process
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LSK moves to court to stop land records digitization process

April 17, 2018

BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,17TH APRIL 2018-Land records digitization process that  is underway may be abandoned altogether should the latest  attempt  by the law society to have

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Diamond Platinumz arrested
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Diamond Platinumz arrested

April 17, 2018

BY KORIR JUMA,17TH APRIL 2018-Tanzania’s top music star Diamond Platnumz has been arrested for posting pictures that authorities say breach cultural norms. Communications Minister Harrison

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