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Police Investigates Sankok guns into son’s death
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Police Investigates Sankok guns into son’s death

The focus has shifted to the ballistic analysis of two guns belonging to the nominated MP David Sankok following the death of his son at their home in Narok County. Police took his shotgun and Ceska pistol found in the house for analysis and examination. They also collected shells believed to have been discharged from the shotgun, which now they believe Memusi Sankok, 15, used to blow up his head. The detectives at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations want to understand how Memusi could handle the shotgun to shoot himself in the chin. An autopsy conducted on the body revealed the cause of Memusi’s death was a gunshot to the chin that exited through the head. Detectives will be seeking to establish whether the bullet head recovered at the scene was shot from the fi...
IEBC Extends Presidential Running Mate Nomination Deadline To May 16
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IEBC Extends Presidential Running Mate Nomination Deadline To May 16

Presidential aspirants and those eyeing gubernatorial seats in the August General Election now have two more weeks to name their running mates. This is after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) extended the April 28 deadline for submitting running mate names to May 16. IEBC Chair Wafula Chebukati announced the changes on Tuesday, shortly after a consultative meeting between representatives of political parties and the electoral body. “The date for submission of aspirants lists for presidential aspirants and their deputies as well as gubernatorial aspirants and their deputies will be on the 16th of May,” he said.` “Independent candidates who are vying for president and governor positions, and their deputies, shall also submit their names by 16th of Ma...
Court Freezes Bank Account Of Gov’t Employee Earning Ksh.32K But Transacted Ksh.79 Million
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Court Freezes Bank Account Of Gov’t Employee Earning Ksh.32K But Transacted Ksh.79 Million

The High Court has frozen the bank account of a public officer at the Ministry of Environment who is alleged to have fraudulently acquired public funds amounting to millions of shillings. According to preliminary investigations by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), Samuel Njoroge Kariuki's currently has Ksh.22 million, an amount that does not match his salary and therefore the funds in the account are believed to have been obtained through corruption. Documents filed in court indicate that Kariuki joined the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in January 2018, as a Finance Officer II in job group K earning a salary of Ksh.32,000. Before joining the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, was working at Save the Children and earning a net salary of Ksh.27,000. ...
Uhuru Opens Public Viewing Of Kibaki’s Body at Parliament buildings
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Uhuru Opens Public Viewing Of Kibaki’s Body at Parliament buildings

President Uhuru Kenyatta has opened the public viewing of the late former President Mwai Kibaki’s body at the Parliament buildings. Kenyatta on Monday morning led dignitaries in paying their last respect to the departed Head of State in the company of First Lady Margaret Kenyatta. Kibaki’s body will lie in state at the premises through the three-day viewing before his state funeral on Friday. Members of the public who wish to view the body will be guided by protocol officers, with the COMESA Grounds at the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC) designated as the holding area. The exercise will be held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 8am to 5pm. Notable people who led the public in paying their last respects to the departed president include President...
Bahati Broke down in tears after nomination certificate is recalled
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Bahati Broke down in tears after nomination certificate is recalled

Mathare MP aspirant Kevin Kioko, alias Bahati,  broke down while addressing the media at Luke Hotel Nairobi on Monday. The MP aspirant claimed that the party had recalled the certificate he had been given even after winning in all the opinion polls.  He further said he was told to step down in favour of the sitting MP Anthony Oluoch, a decision he was not ready to make. I was told to step down after receiving the nomination certificate," he said, adding that even with the new developments he was not going to step down from the Mathare Parliamentary race. He complained of a fraudulent process in awarding the Jubilee party nomination certificate even after the party conducted free and fair primaries. "I personally have made a decision that I'...
Mwai Kibaki’s body arrives in Parliament
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Mwai Kibaki’s body arrives in Parliament

The body of former President Mwai Kibaki on Monday arrived at Parliament buildings a few minutes before 7:30 am. This followed a Solemn Procession that began from Lee Funeral Home and took to  Valley Road and Kenyatta Avenue through to Parliament Road. A Military Guard of Honour was mounted along Parliament Road for the entry procession into Parliament The former Head of State will lie-in-state for the next three days. Kibaki died at the age of 90.
IEBC Announces 418,000 Temporary Jobs Ahead Of August Elections
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IEBC Announces 418,000 Temporary Jobs Ahead Of August Elections

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced a total of 418,192 short-term job opportunities ahead of the August 9 General Election. IEBC is looking to recruit deputy county returning officers (47), deputy constituency returning officers (290), presiding officers (52,481), deputy presiding officers (52,841), logistics officers (389) and support electoral trainers (5,827). The elections authority is also looking to enlist 580 ICT clerks, 302,860 polling clerks, 47 county based voter educators, 290 constituency based voter educators and 2,900 ward-based voter educators All interested parties should apply for the positions on IEBC’s online portal, where requirements for the slots will be available, before May 6, 2022.
Jaguar protests after Mbugua is handed Starehe UDA ticket
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Jaguar protests after Mbugua is handed Starehe UDA ticket

Starehe MP Charles Njagua 'Jaguar' has suffered a major blow after his rival was handed a UDA ticket for the Starehe Parliamentary seat. Njagua who was contesting against East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) MP Simon Mbugua lost in the opinion polls that took place on Wednesday. It is believed that supporters of Starehe MP Njagua and his opponent MP Simon Mbugua clashed leading to the postponement of the exercise. The National Elections Board announced that the party will use opinion polls to settle on popular candidates. But Njagua has argued that his constituents were denied their democratic right to go to the ballot and choose their leader. “The people of Starehe were denied their democratic right to go to the ballot again for the nominations and choose their lea...