City politician and businessman (in quotes) Paul Ongili, better known as Babu Owino, has pledged to donate 50% of his heart in order to help Embakasi East constituents fight the Corona virus disease outbreak. Posting on his twitter handle, Babu said that the move was meant to help him raise money that is very much
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President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday announced a raft of measures meant to shield Kenyans from the economic impact of the Corona Virus disease. In the reforms that are meant to cut through a wide range of sectors, President Kenyatta reduced VAT, income tax, turnover tax, and Pay as You Earn, with the biggest cut going to
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The social distancing measures and a ban on public gatherings being enforced in an attempt to control the spread of Covid-19 is already having some serious unintended consequences. So far, Kenyans have started to hoard some weird goods while a Bank Teller was arrested for carrying money home in order to work from home. But
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The 2723 elected political leaders are in a panic mode in Kenya after reports emerged that there are only 200 ICU beds in both private and public hospitals in Kenya. The shocking news which means that even 10% of them cannot be admitted in ICU at the same time has sent the politicians scrambling to
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Former Kiambu County Governor Ferdinand Waititu has denied allegations in the local media that he has decamped from Jubilee party to KANU. In the news that has been circulating in Kenya, it was reported that Waititu had met Gideon Moi at his Kabarak residence where not only did he jump ship to KANU, but also
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The government has finally decided to throw the Health CS Mutahi Kagwe under the bus and take a major about turn on sale of donated blood to Somalia. The Health CS who had earlier asked DCI to probe sale of donated blood to Somalia found himself an isolated man when several government officials denied any
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The war on corruption in Kenya has received a major boost after the Deputy President threatened to name all the corrupt politicians who are stealing from Kenyans and eating the money meant for development. In a strongly worded presser that was sent to all media houses in Kenya, William Ruto warned the corrupt politicians that
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Today it’s exactly two years since Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga decided to shake hands and eat together. We take a look at what the handshake has brought to Kenya in the last two years. Background First, we note that the handshake was very timely. Two years down the line, everyone is warning against handshakes
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A Governor accused of mismanaging a World Bank grant has come out to strongly condemn such ‘rumors’ and give assurances to The World Bank that their money is not lost, but has been “eaten in the most ethical and responsible manner”. The governor who did not mince words said the grant was in fact shared
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The genius president of the republic of Kenya, HE Uhuru Kenyatta, will go down as the greatest human to have graced our lifetime, thanks to his BBI initiative. You see, almost every other African leader is known to be in absolute out of touch with the plight of the common man. But hail our president
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