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Dr Satninder Singh, an investor who believed he was buying 150 kilograms of gold for export, has told a Nairobi court how a forged Kenya Revenue Authority penalty notice and a woman who posed as a senior customs officer helped strip him of more than KSh 150 million. In testimony at the Milimani Chief Magistrate’s…
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Authorities have raised alarm over a dangerous gang posing as police officers and preying on unsuspecting motorists along the busy Nakuru-Kisumu-Eldoret highway. Senior Assistant Chief of Mang’u Location, Beatrice Mbugua, has urged drivers and motorcyclists to stop offering lifts to strangers after two violent robberies were reported within a week. The first incident involved a…
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President William Ruto has brushed aside county objections and confirmed that all verified Universal Health Coverage (UHC) staff will be moved onto permanent, pensionable terms effective this month. Speaking in Mombasa on Thursday, September 4, Ruto said Treasury has already wired the money and that salaries will follow the latest rates set by the Salaries…
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Naivasha residents have told the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) they will not accept a 30-year toll on the proposed Rironi–Mau Summit Expressway unless a free alternative is built alongside it. The push-back came on yesterday, September 4, during a packed public forum in Nakuru County, where locals said the fee amounts to double taxation…
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Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has called on residents to make wise choices in the 2027 elections and pick a leader who will build on her legacy. Speaking on Thursday during the County Prayer and Thanksgiving Day, Waiguru said her development track record is clear and warned that it would be a mistake for voters to…
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Kenya is set to get its first arena dedicated solely to basketball after the Government and the National Basketball Association (NBA) sealed a deal on Wednesday, 13 August 2025, for the league to bankroll the entire project. Cabinet Secretary for Sports Salim Mvurya told reporters that Kenya will identify and provide the land, while the…
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Nairobi residents have been told to wear masks when entering the CBD, Woodley in Kibra, Kawangware, Juja Road and Mlango Kubwa after county air sensors recorded pollution far above safe levels. Chief Environment Officer Geoffrey Mosira issued the warning on his X account on Thursday, 4 September, saying the spikes could trigger asthma, bronchitis and…
