Chiefs and assistant chiefs in Mandera County will soon be armed to protect themselves from terrorist threats, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has announced. Speaking in Mandera town during the Jukwaa La Usalama forum on Monday, Murkomen said administrators exposed to al-Shabaab attacks will undergo firearm training to help them …
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Digital strategist and political commentator Pauline Njoroge has spoken out against online rumours suggesting she was involved in wrecking a marriage. Dismissing the claims as baseless gossip, which she termed “manufactured tea,” Njoroge urged Kenyans to respect family privacy. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The speculation linked her …
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Safaricom PLC has notified customers of a scheduled M-Pesa system maintenance set for Monday, September 22, 2025, between 12:30 am and 3:30 am. The company explained that the three-hour exercise aims to boost the platform’s reliability, security, and overall performance. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel “Over the past …
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Media personality Stephen Letoo has unveiled the programme for the memorial and burial of popular Maasai TikToker Gracious Teyian Meyoki, who passed away recently after a short illness. Through a Facebook update on Friday, September 19, 2025, Letoo said he had met in Kajiado County with Maa Creatives, Meyoki’s partner …
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The Senate Education Committee has issued summons to Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja after he skipped a scheduled appearance to discuss the state of Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) centres in the county. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Governor Sakaja, who …
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Tanzanian star Zuchu has called out organisers of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 for failing to clear her performance fee after the tournament’s closing ceremony in Nairobi on August 30. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel In a statement shared on Instagram on Thursday, September 18, 2025, the …
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Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has announced that 26 million Kenyans have so far enrolled in the Social Health Authority (SHA), crediting the achievement to intensive county-level registration drives since the launch of Taifa Care on October 1, 2024. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Speaking in Ol-Kalou, Nyandarua …
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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has reiterated its pledge to deliver free, fair, and transparent by-elections scheduled for November 27, 2025. Chairperson Edung Ethekon gave the assurance on Thursday while meeting gazetted Returning Officers and staff during a planning session to assess preparedness and logistics. Click here to …
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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced that its online tax platform, iTax, will undergo planned maintenance on Thursday, September 18, 2025. In a public notice issued Wednesday, the authority said the exercise will run from 10:00 p.m. on Thursday to 2:00 a.m. on Friday, September 19. During this four-hour …
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The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has promoted 117 magistrates across different levels, in a move aimed at boosting the country’s judicial capacity and improving access to justice. The promotions, which were confirmed during commission meetings on September 11 and 15, 2025, followed interviews held between August 4 and 13, 2025. …
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