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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship leaves Cape Verde after three evacuated
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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship leaves Cape Verde after three evacuated

Two people in a serious condition who were evacuated from a cruise ship with a confirmed outbreak of deadly hantavirus have arrived in the Netherlands for treatment, operator Oceanwide Expeditions has said. A third passenger in a stable…

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Meth Shipment Worth Ksh10.5M Seized at JKIA Bound for Philippines
The Kenya TimesNews

Meth Shipment Worth Ksh10.5M Seized at JKIA Bound for Philippines

Detectives in a multi-agency team led by the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) JKIA intercepted a meth shipment bound for the Philippines at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. According to a statement by the Directorate of Criminal…

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Cops injured as murder scene turns chaotic in Mumias
KahawaTunguNews

Cops injured as murder scene turns chaotic in Mumias

Police in Mumias West Sub-county, Kakamega County, are investigating the murder of a 20-year-old man whose body was found inside a shop in Musanda area on May 6, 2026. The deceased, identified as Duncan Oduor Omung’ala, was discovered at…

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Kenya Pipeline Declares CEO Position Vacant
The Kenya TimesNews

Kenya Pipeline Declares CEO Position Vacant

Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has launched the search for a new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer following the removal of former boss Joe Sang over a fuel scandal. In a notice dated May 7, the State corporation said the…

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Uhuru’s brother Muhoho owns Sh20 billion stake in NCBA Group
Bizna KenyaNews

Uhuru’s brother Muhoho owns Sh20 billion stake in NCBA Group

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s brother Muhoho Kenyatta holds a stake in the NCBA Group that is worth an estimated Sh20 billion. This has been made public through a circular to shareholders that was released by the bank on May 4, 2026.…

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Farmhand dies after suffocating in silage pit in Murang’a
KahawaTunguNews

Farmhand dies after suffocating in silage pit in Murang’a

Police in Kigumo Sub-County, Murang’a County, are investigating an incident in which a 40-year-old farmhand died after reportedly suffocating inside a silage pit. The incident occurred on May 6, 2026, at around 8:45 a.m. in Kangari area.…

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For every Sh100 housing tax you pay, Sh30 goes to contractors
Bizna KenyaNews

For every Sh100 housing tax you pay, Sh30 goes to contractors

The controversy that has dogged the housing tax since its unpopular inception is not ending anytime soon. It has now emerged that for every Sh100 that a Kenyan pays in housing tax, Sh30 goes to the pockets of contractors who have been…

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Wanjigi to Kenyans: Ditch Ruto Now or Go Down With Him
Nairobi WireNews

Wanjigi to Kenyans: Ditch Ruto Now or Go Down With Him

Safina Party leader Jimi Wanjigi has taken direct aim at President William Ruto, declaring that the Head of State’s political influence is crumbling fast and warning his supporters that backing the current administration would be a costly…

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Court Acquits Amos Kimunya in Sh60 Million Land Case
KahawaTunguNews

Court Acquits Amos Kimunya in Sh60 Million Land Case

A Nairobi court has acquitted former Lands minister Amos Kimunya and his co-accused in the long-running Sh60 million graft case linked to the alleged irregular allocation of public land to Midlands Limited. Delivering judgment on…

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LSK Raises Alarm Over Regional Push to Curb Youth Civic Expression
KahawaTunguNews

LSK Raises Alarm Over Regional Push to Curb Youth Civic Expression

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has strongly criticised recent remarks by Samia Suluhu Hassan suggesting coordinated regional measures to suppress youth-led civic expression, warning that such proposals threaten constitutional freedoms and…

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300 Kenyans apply for International Festival of Youth in Ekaterinburg
Kenya Broadcasting CorporationNews

300 Kenyans apply for International Festival of Youth in Ekaterinburg

Over 300 Kenyans are among more than 100,000 young leaders from 191 countries who have applied to participate in the 2026 International Festival of Youth (IFY) in Ekaterinburg, Russia. The global event, set for September 11–17, will take…

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Esther Bornefeld Joins Equity Bank as Diaspora Service Agent
Diaspora MessengerNews

Esther Bornefeld Joins Equity Bank as Diaspora Service Agent

Strengthening Financial Connections Between Kenyans Abroad and Home Equity Bank Kenya has expanded its diaspora engagement network with the official appointment of Esther Bornefeld as an Equity Bank Global Diaspora Referral Services…

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Gachagua Insists Opposition Will Field One Candidate Against Ruto
Business Today KenyaNews

Gachagua Insists Opposition Will Field One Candidate Against Ruto

Democratic Congress Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has reaffirmed that the United Opposition will field a single candidate to challenge President William Ruto in the next general election, dismissing suggestions of deep internal…

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