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Recruitment for phase three of Kazi mtaani to start Friday 19th Nov.
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Recruitment for phase three of Kazi mtaani to start Friday 19th Nov.

The recruitment process for the third phase of the Kazi mtaani programme is set to begin on Friday, November 19. Principal Secretary for State Department of Housing and Urban Development, Charles Hinga in a statement announced that interested persons will be required to register through the Kazi Mtaani Management System portal.  "The online portal will ensure those interested be registered in a timely, transparent and efficient manner that will be equitable across the board," he said on Tuesday. KMS is a mobile and web-based system developed by the government of Kenya to register and manage Kazi mtaani beneficiaries across the country. Hinga said the web application will be used to register, process the data received from the mobile application, payments and reports.&...
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US Secretary Antony Blinken arrives in Nairobi
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US Secretary Antony Blinken arrives in Nairobi

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken arrived in Nairobi on Wednesday morning. Announcing his arrival via Twitter, Blinken said he looks forward to meeting different stakeholders and discuss matters of shared interests. "Vipi WaKenya! Glad to be in Kenya, a nation with which we have a deep and long-standing friendship," he tweeted. "Looking forward to meeting with government officials and civil society to discuss our shared interests and affirm our strategic partnership." The US Secretary of State was received by Foreign Affairs CS Raychelle Omamo and Chargé d'Affaires at the US Embassy, Eric Kneedler. His plane touched down at around 1.20am. Blinken will meet with President Uhuru Kenyatta to discuss cooperation on ending the Covid-19 pandemic and regional security i...
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Kampala bombings: Kenya tracking terror cells
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Kampala bombings: Kenya tracking terror cells

People extinguish fire on cars caused by a bomb explosion near Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda, on November 16, 2021. - Two explosions hit Uganda's capital Kampala on November 16, 2021, injuring a number of people in what police termed an attack on the city, the latest in a string of blasts targeting the country. The explosions occurred in the central business district of Kampala near the central police station and the entrance to parliament, police said. (Photo by Ivan Kabuye / AFP) Kenya deployed heavily armed police officers around key installations on Tuesday in response to twin suicide bomb blasts that rocked Kampala. At least six people were killed  and hundreds injured in the Ugandan capital. One blast was near Parliament, the other near the Central police stat...
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Travis Scott Facing $750 Million Astroworld Lawsuit from 125+ Attendees
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Travis Scott Facing $750 Million Astroworld Lawsuit from 125+ Attendees

Travis Scott,Drake Apple, Live Nation and others will now need to answer to a massive $750 million lawsuit brought against them by more than 125 fans, including the family of one who died at the festival. The suit, filed by Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, is the first of others to come and places the blame on Travis and concert organizers for negligence in failing to properly plan the concert, train security personnel and host a safe event. Among the plaintiffs is the family of Axel Acosta, a 21-year-old who was allegedly crushed by an "incited, unruly and out-of-control crowd with such force that he could no longer breathe." As for the staggering $750 million, the lawsuit claims it's to cover both physical and mental health injuries as well as the loss of life. Buzbee ...
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Britney Spears Says #FreeBritney Movement Saved Her Life
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Britney Spears Says #FreeBritney Movement Saved Her Life

Britney is speaking out after the end of her conservatorship ... and she's crediting the #FreeBritney movement with saving her life. Britney says the #FreeBritney folks helped give her a voice when she didn't have one ... and she's thanking the movement for getting her to this point. In a nearly two-minute video, Britney also explains some of the little things she's enjoying now that she's free ... and why she hopes to inspire others with her triumph. Britney Spears sounds like she has more big plans now that she's a free woman once again ... openly thinking about having another child. Yep, Brit's doubled down on her baby dreams Tuesday ... posting a picture of a small child standing on their tiptoes and saying ... "I'm thinking about having another baby!!!" It sou...
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Nike Postpones Travis Scott Air Max 1 Release After Astroworld Tragedy
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Nike Postpones Travis Scott Air Max 1 Release After Astroworld Tragedy

Travis Scott latest Nike collab won't be hitting the shelves anytime soon -- the Swoosh has decided to postpone the "Air Max 1 x Cactus Jack" release due to the Astroworld festival tragedy. The Baroque Brown kicks were slated to go live on December 16 at 7 AM ... but just minutes ago, Nike announced it will not go through with the drop. "Out of respect for everyone impacted by the tragic events at the Astroworld Festival, we are postponing the launch of the Air Max 1 x Cactus Jack," Nike said Monday. The decision comes as 9-year-old Ezra Blount became the 10th concertgoer to lose their life as a result of the chaos at Astroworld. As we previously reported, the Houston Rockets also scrapped a promotional event featuring Scott last week -- replacing "Travis Scott N...
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TIGER WOODS WALKING WITH NOTICEABLE LIMP During L.A. Visit
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TIGER WOODS WALKING WITH NOTICEABLE LIMP During L.A. Visit

Tiger Woods has ditched the crutches and the walking aids ... but the golf superstar still has a noticeable limp in his gait -- new video shows. Woods was spotted arriving at a hotel in Los Angeles on Sunday night ... and you can see in footage, his surgically repaired leg is still clearly far from 100 percent. Woods walked gingerly as he headed out of his car and upstairs into the L.A. venue ... all while his leg was still encased in a compression sleeve. As we previously reported, Woods seriously injured his right leg in a car crash in the Los Angeles area back on Feb. 23 -- and needed a rod, screws and pins to repair the damage. Woods has made slow and steady progress since the surgery -- using crutches for months, before eventually putting his full...
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Seven wardens arrested! Matiang’i says jailbreak due by laxity, incompetence
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Seven wardens arrested! Matiang’i says jailbreak due by laxity, incompetence

Seven wardens at the Kamiti Maximum Prison have been arrested following the escape of three convicts who were serving jail terms for terrorism-related crimes. Interior CS Fred Matiang'i said preliminary investigations suggested the escape was abetted by laxity and incompetence. Speaking on Monday at the Prison, Matiang'i vowed to ensure more arrests and prosecutions. He further announced that a massive manhunt involving specialized teams had been launched . The three escapees are; Musharraf Abdalla Akhulunga a.k.a Zarkarawi, Mohammed Ali Abikar and Joseph Juma Odhiambo. The DCI has put Sh60m bounty on the heads of the terror suspects. The CS however urged Kenyans not to panic over the latest mysterious escape of dangerous prisoners saying security teams were on high ...
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Miguna return in limbo as Court refuses to lift red alerts
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Miguna return in limbo as Court refuses to lift red alerts

The High court has declined to lift the red alerts issued by the Kenyan government preventing self declared NRM leader Miguna Miguna to travel to the country. Judge Hedwig Ong'undi said there was no evidence showing that Miguna had been stopped from returning to the country. He noted that the burden of proof was on Miguna to show that the red alerts exist "There is no evidence to prove the alerts exist. This court cannot rule on speculation to grant the orders he is seeking. Case dismissed," Justice Hedwig said. "Court being a Court of law expected him to adduce evidence to prove existence of the red alerts." Under a certificate of urgency, Miguna said the alerts had prevented Lufthansa and Air France airlines from allowing him to board its planes for purposes of travel...
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Uhuru directs heightened security as cops look for five terror suspects
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Uhuru directs heightened security as cops look for five terror suspects

President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed internal security institutions to heighten vigilance and surveillance across the country following the unfolding security situation in the region. The Head of State gave the instructions during Friday's National Security Council meeting. Uhuru gave the directive even as police officers put Sh50m bounty on five terror suspects. The police put the bounty on missing terror convict Elgiva Bwire, Salim Rashid Mohammed, Mohammad Abubakar, Barigi Abdikadir Haila and Trevor Ndwiga. Tales of Bwire took a new twist after the state announced he had gone underground and described him as armed and dangerous. According to DCI, Bwire, either joined terror groups, including al Shabaab and ISIS, or went underground to plan attacks. Afte...
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