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Parliament sets up Committee of Appointments

The ball is now squarely on President Uhuru Kenyatta’s court to name the Cabinet after the committee to vet his nominees to various ministries is currently being debated at Parliament. Uhuru is...

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Pattni lawyer defends acquittal

Businessman Kamlesh Pattni’s lawyer in the Goldenberg case, Bernard Kalove, has lashed out at Law Society of Kenya Chairman Eric Mutua over remarks the latter made following the acquittal of Pattni of...

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Kenya now needs citizen policemen

ON Monday evening, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev exploded two bombs at the finish of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring hundreds. By Thursday, the two brothers had been located,...

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AK Universities plan trials for World Games in Kazan

Athletics Kenya Universities region will on May 4 and 5 hold the national trials ahead of the World University games set for Kazan, Russia between July 16 and 27. AK Universities chairman Paul Tuitoek...

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Gaudensio emerges top in CIC Golf Day in Kiambu GC

Gaudensio Ngatho shot 42 stableford points to emerged the winner at the CIC Insurance Golf Day over the weekend at the Kiambu Golf Club. The event which brought together 150 golfers, saw Titus Mbugua...

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Prisons seek to defend local title after conquering Africa

After conquering the continent during the Africa Club Championships held in Madagascar earlier this month, Kenya Prisons are now focusing on their title defence in the Kenya volleyball League which...

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Sun 'n' Sand hands Sh3.5m to CAR show in Mombasa

Sun ‘n’ Sand have forked out Sh3.5 million towards the CAR Africa Sevens tournament starting this weekend in Mombasa. The money according to the Sun ‘n’ Sand’s general manager Daudi Nyambu, will go...

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Chager returns to Athi for Autocross 3 show

The 2008 former National Rally Champion Baldev Singh Chager will be the star attraction in Sunday’s Sikh Union national Autocross 3 event in Athi River. Baldev’s blindingly fast chopped up Subaru N10,...

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Top Thika under no pressure, says star

Thika United forward Ezekiel Odera has revealed reaching the apex of the Kenya Premier League standings has not brought any pressure on them as they battle to remain competitive throughout the season....

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Akinyi bags silver medal for Kenya at Africa bonanza

Kenya finally ended a long wait for an African medal in judo after Esther Akinyi bagged silver in the just concluded Africa Judo championships held in Maputo, Mozambique. The 25-year-old Akinyi, who...

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Kenya’s impressive run brought to a screeching halt

Kenya’s national cricket team’s impressive run came to a screeching halt as they succumbed to an 8 wickets loss to hosts Namibia at the Twenty20 Quadrangular on day three in Windhoek yesterday. After...

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Omoto returns

Harambee stars coach Adel Amrouche has named a 25- man squad of home based players to begin preliminary preparations for the Group “F” World Cup qualifying round match against Nigeria in early June....

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Mumias fans wait for star Rudisha

World 800m record holder, David Rudisha will launch his season this weekend when he takes part in the Athletics Kenya meeting at Mumias Sugar Sports Complex this weekend. AK western branch chairman,...

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Kayange back

Former Kenya Sevens skipper Humphrey Kayange is eyeing a return to the Kenya team in time for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia in June. Kayange, who will play for Shujaa at this weekend’s CAR Cup...

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Safaricom spends Sh100million to counter power outages

Safaricom has signed a deal with General Electric for a battery solution to tackle constant power outages in its towers, aiming to reduce interruptions on mobile services. The telco has spent an...

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Peacefull poll key for growth - Old Mutual

KENYA'S economic prospects have been boosted by the peaceful elections which has placed the country on a higher growth path, investment analysts at Old Mutual says. With the peaceful transition, good...

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Ships return to Kenya's Mombasa after peacefull polls

Container traffic has returned to East Africa's gateway port of Mombasa after ships had re-routed to Tanzania for fear of election violence in Kenya late last month, its managing director said. Gichiri...

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FastJet, Fly540 resolve to end takeover wrangles

AIRLINES FastJet and Fly540 have resolved to end legal proceedings against each other in a licensing and takeover tussle that has delayed debut of a budget airline in Kenya. Yesterday FastJet announced...

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China tourists, tour operators asked to help curb poaching

KENYAN Tourism officials are seeking the help of Chinese tourists and tour operators visiting Kenya to help fight poaching which has reduced the country's wildlife population, a great allure. While...

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Taxman to lobby MPs on capital gains tax

Lack of legislation is the only hurdle in the taxman’s plan to re-introduce the capital gains tax, almost three decades after it was abolished. The Kenya Revenue Authority has said it in no uncertain...

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