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A 52-year-old Kenyan man has received a dowry refund from his former in-laws following a court order. Wilberforce Saenyi Murunga moved to court seeking a dowry refund after his marriage to Irine Khasoa was dissolved by a Kitale court last October on grounds that his wife deserted their...

Kenyan nurse Anna Qabale Duba has won the inaugural Aster Guardian Global Nursing Award. Duba received the award from Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman and CEO of Emirates airline and group at a grand ceremony held in Dubai to...

A Kenyan-born artist has been picked to design the new British One-Pound (£1) coin that will enter circulation in the United Kingdom in 2023. Speaking during a Royal College of Art’s (RCA) reception on Tuesday, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced that Michael Armitage...

Calling a man bald is a form of sexual harassment, a British court has ruled. The Telegraph reports that the three-judge bench observed that hair loss is much more prevalent among men than women, hence using it to describe someone is a form of discrimination comparable to commenting on the size...

The Treasury is set to stop funding the office of the late former President Mwai Kibaki following his death last month. Kibaki, who died on April 22nd aged 90, has been receiving millions of shillings in retirement benefits annually since he exited office in March 2013. These included a fleet...

Senator Johnson Sakaja has promised to copy the administration system of New York City in the United States if he is elected Nairobi governor on August 9th. Sakaja, who is eyeing the city gubernatorial seat on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket, says he will divide Nairobi into boroughs...

A standoff ensued at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Wednesday after the family of a woman who died in Saudi Arabia under unclear circumstances refused to sign a form that allows them to collect her body. The family of 21-year-old Beatrice Waruguru insisted they would not sign...

Police in Nairobi are investigating the mysterious death of three people who were found dead in a lodging in Pipeline estate, Embakasi on Monday afternoon. The Star reports that the two men and a woman were found hugging each other when their bodies were found in a room at Chairman Lounge Guest...

A new report released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has listed Nairobi as the richest county in Kenya, accounting for 27.5 percent of the country’s overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Nairobi’s contribution to the overall GDP is nearly four times more than that of Kiambu...

The Appeals Court has ordered the National Bank of Kenya (NBK) to pay former Taveta MP Basil Criticos Sh2.28 billion after auctioning his 15,994.5-acre sisal farm in 2007. A three-judge bench found that the auction of the ranch in Taita Taveta was undervalued since there were buildings, sisal...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested parliament to allocate it funds for the purchase guesthouses for visiting presidents and other foreign dignitaries. Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo in a report to parliament says the move is aimed at cutting the cost of hotel...

British real estate company Baron & Cabot has opened an office in Nairobi to help Kenyans to own property in the UK. The company is promising to offer simple and effective investment options for Kenyans seeking to expand their investment portfolio abroad. “Baron & Cabot is undoubtedly the...

Kenyans have been warned against consuming Indomie noodles over safety concerns. The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) issued the warning following suspicions of toxic varieties in the country. It is feared that some Indomie variants being sold in the Kenyan market contain high aflatoxins...

Former Independent, Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Issack Hassan has been shortlisted for an Appeals Court judge job. Hassan was among 68 individuals who applied for six positions of the Court of Appeal judge advertised by the Judicial Service Commission on March 14th...

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Tuesday announced a new rule that will allow immigrant workers whose permits expire to continue working legally for a year and a half. Instead of the previous automatic 180-day extension immigrant workers applying to renew their permits...

Individuals who participated in the US Diversity Visa program for fiscal year 2023 (DV-2023) can check if they won the lottery starting on May 7, 2022 at 12pm EDT. The US Diversity Visa program, popularly known as the Green Card Lottery, makes up to 50,000 permanent resident visas (green...

Suspected serial killer and rapist who has been terrorizing residents of Ruiru, Kiambu County for months has been arrested. Paul Magara Morara, 29, is suspected to have killed three ladies and seriously injured four others in the last four months. Magara, who is believed to be a member of a...

President Kenyatta on Thursday held private talks with his US host President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington. Kenyatta made history by becoming the first African president to visit the White House since Biden took over office in January this year. During the historic meeting, Biden...

Officials from the Labor Ministry are set to make a trip to Saudi Arabia in a bid to address the mistreatment of Kenyans working there. Labor Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui said during the visit next month, the officials will seek to find a lasting solution to the problem. He indicated that...