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  The government has dismissed calls from opposition leaders to declare June 25 a public holiday in remembrance of Gen Z protesters killed during the 2024 anti-government demonstrations. Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka had urged Kenyans to stay away from work on that day, calling it a symbolic gesture to honor the young lives lost during the protests. However, Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura firmly rejected the proposal, making it clear that June 25 will not be recognized as a public holiday. He urged citizens to continue with their daily economic activities without interruption. “We have
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  Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have detained a woman accused of abducting her friend’s two-day-old baby in Nairobi before fleeing across counties to avoid arrest. The suspect, Catherine Kerubo, is now in custody at Buruburu Police Station as officers race to find the missing infant. According to police, the baby belongs to Emily Mosweta, who had just been discharged from Mimosa Hospital in Kasarani after giving birth. On May 26, Kerubo, accompanied by another woman, visited Mosweta at the hospital, posing as a supportive friend. Kerubo then offered to help Mosweta get home to Umoja. Together with
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  Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has brushed aside renewed calls for his resignation following the brutal death of blogger Albert Omondi Ojwang’, who died while in police custody. Addressing the Senate during a plenary session on Wednesday, Murkomen defended his tenure and rejected the criticism, saying demands for him to step down have become a political chorus he’s all too familiar with. “Some people speak as if I am six months old in this office. Even when I was two months in the office, they said I should resign. It is a song I have heard,” he told the Senate.
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  Nyamira’s West Mugirango MP Steve Mogaka Tuesday insisted that the regional County Assembly Speaker Enock Okero stands sacked following the recent Bomet court. The Court, he said, had upheld Okero’s earlier impeachment and thus should not be allowed to step into office. “The court actually upheld the legality of the impeachment process carried out by […]
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  The government will introduce a a special secret ballot mechanism that will enable Kenyans with…
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  The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) has distanced itself from allegations circulating on social media regarding its involvement in the death of Albert Ojwang. According to the authority, it is being accused of releasing information on the whereabout of the slain teacher cum blogger leading to his arrest and detention at Mawego Police Station and
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  June 11 – The latest data released by the World Bank reveals a striking contrast between India and Pakistan—two neighbours with a shared colonial past but vastly different trajectories in poverty reduction and economic management. Over the past 15 years, India has recorded significant gains in lifting its citizens out of extreme poverty, while Pakistan Read More

  The Governor added that plans are underway to channel funds contributed by well-wishers to a Money Market Fund, as proposed by the family, to secure the child’s future. Read More

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  Ojwang’ died on the night of June 7, just hours after being transported from Homa Bay County and detained at Central Police Station. His arrest followed allegations that he operated a social media account that published critical posts about Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat. Read More