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Kenya imposes curfew, offers tax breaks to tackle coronavirus

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday ordered a nighttime curfew to curb the spread of the coronavirus, while taking a massive pay cut and unveiling tax breaks to ease the economic impact of the crisis on citizens. In a lengthy address to the nation, Kenyatta warned he would not hesitate to take “more drastic measures” […]
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Jihadists kill eight in Kenya bus attack

Several police officers were among at least eight people killed in an attack on a bus in northeast Kenya claimed Saturday by the Somali Islamist Al-Shebaab group. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta had been briefed on the “brutal” murders of eight people, including police, during the attack in Wajir county, a presidential spokesperson said Saturday. However […]

Eight killed in Kenya bus attack

Several police officers were among at least eight people killed in an attack on a bus in northeast Kenya believed to have been staged by the Somali Islamist Shebaab group, a presidential spokesperson said Saturday. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta had been briefed on the “brutal” murders of eight people, including police, during the jihadist attack […]

Kenya 6-storey building collapse kills two

No lesser than two people have been killed in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital after a six-storey residential building as rescue operations continue to rescue trapped people. The total number of people inside the building at the time of the collapse has not yet been determined but according to a Twitter post by the Kenya Red Cross, […]

Teenage girl dies trying to rescue man in Kenyan flood

Rescuers have retrieved the body of a Kenyan teenage girl who drowned as she tried to save a man who was drowning in a swollen river in Kenya. Nineteen-year-old Ann Nduku fell into a River Kandisi in Ongata Rongai, on the outskirts of the capital Nairobi on Tuesday. Ms Nduku was responding to the cries […]

Buhari sympathises with Kenya, DRC over flood disater, mudslides 

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has expressed solidarity with the government and people of Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the deadly flood disasters and devastating mudslides wreaking havoc in some parts of their country. In separate messages of sympathy and solidarity to the leaders of Kenya and DRC, two countries […]

Kenya landslide: At least 24 killed after heavy rains

At least 24 people are reported to have died in landslides caused by severe weather in West Pokot county, Kenya. Officials told local media that the bodies of at least 12 people, including seven children, were recovered on Saturday. READ ALSO: Kenyan, Ethiopians shine at Abeokuta 10 KM JAC Marathon race The landslides, affecting the […]

Plateau to get two rhinos from Kenya to boost tourism

The efforts to improve the tourism sector in Plateau State have received a boost as the State Governor, Simon Lalong has concluded plan to acquire two Rhinos from Kenya to increase the number of animals in the Jos Wild Life Park.

Kenya to cut down on borrowing to make repayments more bearable

Kenya will reduce its borrowing from capital markets in the next three years to make its repayments schedule more bearable, a senior treasury official said on Monday. Geoffrey Mwau, the Economics Adviser to the Finance Minister, told reporters in Nairobi that the country would focus more on concessional borrowing. READ ALSO: Here’s how U.S. forces tracked […]

Man arrested for sodomizing own son to death

Police in Kenya has arrested a 25-year-old man identified as Muchiri Derick from Maara Sub-County for allegedly sodomizing his baby boy aged one and half years to death. During an interview with the journalists in her office, the Tharaka-Nithi Commissioner Ms Opwora Beverly on Wednesday confirmed the boy’s death on arrival at Mutunguni hospital where […]

Kenya govt orders civil servants to wear ‘Made in Kenya’

The government of Kenya has made it mandatory for all civil servants to always wear “Made in Kenya” outfits to work on Fridays and during public holidays. This was made known in a circular reportedly issued by the office of the Kenyan Attorney General dated October 17, 2019. According to the report, this is part […]

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