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I was in the United States on March 9, 2013, when at about 3am Nairobi time, the Kenyan media reported that the election commission had declared Uhuru Kenyatta winner of the Presidential election.Not too long after, I was startled to see a phone call coming in from Michael Gichangi, the head of the
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Read more →Burkina Faso strikers Dango Ouattara and Bertrand Traore scored to help Brentford and Sunderland win in the Premier League at the weekend.Ouattara struck in added time to seal a 3-1 victory for Brentford over Burnley while Traore equalised as Sunderland came from two goals behind to edge Bournemouth
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Read more →Napoli joined AC Milan at the top of Serie A on Sunday after winning 1-0 at title rivals Roma, as Inter Milan kept pace with the leading pair by beating Pisa 2-0.David Neres stroked home the only goal of a feisty game in the 36th minute at the Stadio Olimpico, ending a blistering counter-attack with
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Wiper Patriotic Front leader Kalonzo Musyoka says the opposition will challenge in court the results of Mbeere North and Malava by-elections.According to Kalonzo, they have overwhelming evidence that President William Ruto used bribery and unleashed violence to influence voting.“The people of Mbeere
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Read more →The three-way F1 title fight will go down to the last race of the season after Max Verstappen took full advantage of a McLaren blunder to win the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday.The Red Bull driver made an immediate pit stop during an early safety car intervention, when McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Land
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National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua are among themajor casualties in the recent by-elections, in which the candidates they supported were defeated.Democratic Party leader Justin Muturi, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, Labour Cabinet Secr
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Today, young Brenda Gitonga could perhaps be cheerfully taking care of her father's dream project of constructing residential houses in a remote part of Meru County.But that is not the case. Instead, into the fifth month, 23-year-old Brenda and some relatives is not only mourning the death of her fa
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Private security services providers and stakeholders have called for stronger regulations to professionalise Kenya’s private security sector, saying such rules are long overdue.Led by Private Security Industry Association (PSIA) Chairman Cosmas Mutava, the service providers underscored the importanc
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Youth unemployment, terrorism, cases of cattle rustling andinflux of refugees, still pose security risks, a new report shows.Also, the threat of having a spill-over of conflicts from refugees home countries further threaten the security of the country, a report handed over to Parliament by President
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Kenya’s automotive market is continuing to draw interest from global vehicle manufacturers, with the latest entrants — Jeep and Citroën — signalling growing confidence in the country as a regional mobility hub.The two brands were officially launched in Nairobi last week under Urysia Limited, in a mo
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Tourism stakeholders in Kenya are raising the alarm over the widespread absence of sexual harassment policies in hotels, leaving employees, particularly entry-level staff and trainees, vulnerable to abuse.For years, they say, staff endured inappropriate advances, unwelcome comments, and other violat
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Police have launched investigations into a violent incident that happened during a church service attended by the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader, Rigathi Gachagua.The DCP leaders had arrived at Kariobangi North PCEA Church fora thanksgiving serviceafter the party’s candidate David Wan
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