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  The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) has dismissed reports that it is…
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  The officers, Chrispus Murakhi Butali and Samwel Mbugua Njuguna, were arraigned at the Iten Law Courts and released on a cash bail of Sh40,000 or a bond of Sh200,000 with surety. Read More

  Speaking during the launch of the 2025 Long Rains National Fertilizer Subsidy Programme, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Andrew Karanja emphasized that each batch of fertilizer will now undergo rigorous inspection to ensure that only high-quality products are distributed to farmers. Read More

  Some of the flagship projects cited by the report for transforming the livelihoods of local communities include the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway, Africa Tech Challenge, Huawei’s digital literacy program, the Nairobi Expressway, the 50 MW Garissa Solar Power Plant in northeastern Kenya and the Thwake multipurpose dam in southeastern Kenya. Read More

  The court granted each of the accused Sh1 million cash bail or an equivalent bond. The case will be mentioned on December 23, 2024, with hearings set for February 26–27, 2025. Read More

  There was an outcry across Nigeria at the time as many felt the sentence was too harsh. Read More

  The funding will be used to construct Line 3 of the BRT, beginning with a 12-kilometre route connecting Dandora to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) via Juja Road. The second phase will expand the network to link Tala to Dandora in the east and KNH to Ngong in the west. Read More

  NAIROBI Kenya, Dec 19- The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has suspended the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) license for a proposed restaurant and golf range at the Ngong Road Forest Station following a directive from the government and amid public uproar. In a statement, NEMA Director General Mamo B. Mamo confirmed the suspension of EIA Read More

  Health facility owners in Kenya have until March 31, 2025, to comply with privacy laws requiring them to register and obtain certification as data handlers and processors. The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) announced that all newly established hospitals must secure certification from the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC). Starting January 1, 2025, all new health facility registrations must include a valid certificate of data handler/processor issued by the ODPC. Existing facilities must obtain this certification by the March 31 deadline, according to KMPDC chief executive David Kariuki. “This requirement highlights the critical importance of safeguarding
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  A speeding miraa vehicle claimed the lives of two cousins in a road accident on Tuesday night at Difathas Market in Kirinyaga County. Police identified the victims as 19-year-old Philip Njagi, who recently completed his Form Four exams, and 29-year-old Anthony Kariuki, both from Karigi village in Gichugu Constituency. The cousins were riding a motorcycle when a Toyota Hilux, transporting miraa, struck them. Witnesses reported that the vehicle was traveling from Meru to Nairobi when the driver lost control and hit the motorcycle, dragging it several meters along the road. The collision instantly killed both men, sparking protests from residents.
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