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4Apr

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ODM aspirant in Kisii stabbed to death

An ODM aspirant for Kisii's Bombaba Ward seat died on Monday from stab wounds inflicted on him Sunday night by armed assailants. Thomas Okari,38, died in the wee hours of Monday while undergoing treatment in hospital. Okari had traveled home from Nairobi on Thursday for ODM party nominations before he met his death He was eyeing the Bombaba Ward seat in Bomachoge Borabu, Kisii County. Relatives and villagers said he sustained machete injuries on the head following the attack at his home in Bombaba. Okari was found bleeding profusely before he was rushed to Oasis hospital in Kisii town where he was pronounced dead. The motive of the attack is yet to be established but his nephew, Daniel Mayaka, said they suspect his uncle's involvement in politics is a possible ...

Motorists, riders scramble for fuel due to shortage

4Apr

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Motorists, riders scramble for fuel due to shortage

The escalating fuel shortage in the country forced the government to summon oil marketers for a weekend-long meeting in a bid to resolve the stalemate. Oil marketers have presented several demands to the government, including the immediate release of the Sh13 billion oil subsidy fund owed to them since January. top official of an international oil marketing firm who attended the meetings held on Saturday and Sunday said in confidence that they are also not happy with the government's threats to sanction them for hoarding spot check by the daily chronicles noticed long queues at almost all petrol stations along Limuru Road, Mombasa Road and Waiyaki Way in Nairobi

13 Elephants To Be Flown Into Kenya From The UK

4Apr

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13 Elephants To Be Flown Into Kenya From The UK

Kenya is set to receive a troop of 13 elephants from the United Kingdom to be released into the Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary in Kwale County. The elephants which were raised at the Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent, UK, will be transferred in a joint project by UK-based nonprofit Aspinall Foundation, the Kenya Wildlife Services and the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. According to the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), the project involves returning captive elephants in Europe across the 7,000-kilometer journey to Africa for rewilding The authority says that the herd has been living as a family in the UK and needs to be rewilded together to maintain the family bonds of the animals’ social structures. The 13 were born in captivity in Europe and their anc...

Kenya’s Ambassador To Qatar Paddy Ahenda Dies In Hospital

4Apr

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Kenya’s Ambassador To Qatar Paddy Ahenda Dies In Hospital

Kenya's Ambassador to Qatar Paddy Ahenda is dead. His family says the former Kasipul Kabondo MP succumbed to a heart stroke. Speaking from Doha, Qatar, the envoy's wife, Millie Ahenda, said that her late husband had been in the Intensive Care Unit for a week. Elected on a Liberal Democratic Party ticket, Ahenda served as Kasipul Kabondo MP between 2005 and 2007.

Uganda Deports Leading Rwandan Opposition Figure

3Apr

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Uganda Deports Leading Rwandan Opposition Figure

Uganda has deported a leading figure in a banned Rwandan opposition group, in a further sign of warming ties between Kampala and Kigali after years of tensions. The expulsion of Robert Mukombozi of the exiled Rwandan National Congress (RNC) follows a pledge by the powerful son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to crack down on what Kigali considers a terrorist outfit. The presence on Ugandan soil of rebels seeking to topple Rwandan President Paul Kagame has been a long-running sore in relations between the two neighbours. Museveni's son Muhoozi Kainerugaba said on Twitter that Mukombozi had been expelled, describing him as an "enemy of Rwanda and Uganda" and posting pictures of him heading towards a plane at Entebbe airport. Mukombozi, a Rwandan born in Uganda, worked a...

KPC Assures Kenyans of Enough Fuel Supply

2Apr

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KPC Assures Kenyans of Enough Fuel Supply

Kenya Pipeline Company Managing Director Macharia Irungu said, in a statement dated Saturday, April 2, that there are over 69 million litres of super petrol in its reserves. At the same time, there are more than 94 million litres of diesel, 13 million litres of kerosene and 23 million litres of jet fuel available, said the oil distributor Kenya Pipeline Company would like to confirm that there are ample stocks of petroleum products in our system throughout the country to meet demand,” Dr Irungu said in the statement. “Our global stock holding is adequate to serve the region, with more ships in Mombasa queued for discharge,” he added. The Kenya Pipeline Company, however, avoided explaining the cause of the fuel crisis that continues to affect many parts of the country. T...

Three Suspected Thugs Arrested For Robbing Passengers In A Matatus Along Msa-Road

1Apr

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Three Suspected Thugs Arrested For Robbing Passengers In A Matatus Along Msa-Road

Three suspected thugs were on Thursday nabbed for allegedly robbing passengers in a matatu of their mobile phones and other valuables in Nairobi. The trio; Vincent Obongo (38), Edward Kimani (22) and Mohamed Idi Ndote (27), is said to have been disguised as genuine matatu operators plying the Mombasa Road route around Nyayo stadium area. A report from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) revealed that the men were operating PSV vehicles when they were apprehended by officers on patrol along Mombasa road shortly after a robbery incident. The robbery suspects were arrested by a contingent of officers on patrol at the Nyayo stadium roundabout at 2 am this morning, after they robbed passengers in a matatu of their mobile phones and other valuables," read the stat...

Raila Odinga Takes Azimio Campaigns To Rift Valley

1Apr

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Raila Odinga Takes Azimio Campaigns To Rift Valley

Azimio la Umoja coalition presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga will over the weekend tour various areas in the vast Rift Valley region. Odinga will start his visit in Elgeyo Marakwet County on Friday where he is expected to attend the funeral of the late ‘men’s conference’ patron Jackson Kibor before addressing a rally at Iten. The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party chief will, on Saturday, then proceed to West Pokot County where he will make stopovers at Ortum trading centre (10am), Alale trading centre (12:30pm) and Lomut trading centre (2:30pm). On Sunday, Odinga will take the Azimio la Umoja caravan to Turkana County where he will attend a church service in Lodwar.

Supreme Court Judges Set To Deliver Ruling On BBI Appeal

31Mar

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Supreme Court Judges Set To Deliver Ruling On BBI Appeal

The Supreme Court will on Thursday deliver its judgement on the fate of the BBI constitutional review process. The verdict by the seven-judge bench led by Chief Justice Martha Koome is likely to have a significant effect on the events in the political landscape. The judgement holds the key to wide-ranging constitutional changes including among other things an expanded executive structure. It will be a culmination of a protracted political and legal contest for the first amendment to the 2010 Constitution. The nation’s attention will be on the judges who in a masterstroke will either change the county's governance structure as we know or maintain the status quo. It is a litmus test for the CJ Koome-led bench. The Supreme Court has a momentous task of deciphering previous...

Court issues arrest warrant against Ndichu brothers

31Mar

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Court issues arrest warrant against Ndichu brothers

Nairobi court has issued an arrest warrant against two brothers- Paul Ndichu and Edward Ndichu after they once again failed to appear in court for their assault case. Kibera chief magistrate Ann Mwangi ordered the police to arrest the duo. "Since the accused person is not in court despite a court order I, therefore, issue a warrant of arrest against them," Mwangi ruled. The lawyer holding brief in the matter had told the court that the accused persons lawyer was in another matter at the high court. "I am holding brief in the matter and I have instructions to ask for another date since their lawyer is in another matter at the high court," he said. Lawyer Phillip Murgor had told the court in the previous session that the accused person was taking the court for granted aft...