Makueni Senate seat declared vacant

By Admin The issuance of the writs now clears the way for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to set the date for a by-election/FILE NAIROBI, Kenya, May 16 – Speaker Ekwe Ethuro has formally declared the Makueni Senate seat vacant following the death of Mutula Kilonzo.   Ethuro issued the writs on Thursday, one [...]

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Podolski double condemns Wigan

By Admin LONDON, England, May 14 – Wigan were relegated from the Premier League just three days after their FA Cup final triumph as Arsenal seized control of the race to finish in the top four with a 4-1 victory on Tuesday. Roberto Martinez’s side had arrived at the Emirates Stadium hopeful that their dramatic [...]

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100 feared trapped in Rwanda building collapse

By Admin File photo shows a collapsed building/CFM KIGALI, May 14 – Around 100 people are feared trapped after a four-storey building under construction collapsed in northeastern Rwanda, the government said on Tuesday.   “So far, the tentative information we have indicates that debris fell on about 100 people, we are yet to come up [...]

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I was fixed but will oblige, Ruto tells ICC

By Admin Ruto who faces charges of crimes against humanity said that he had similarly cooperated with the Office of the Prosecutor even before confirmation of charges, and will still submit himself to the jurisdiction of the court/DPPS NAIROBI, Kenya, May 14 – Deputy President William Ruto on Tuesday personally addressed the judges of the [...]

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Protest over MPs’ pay turns into a pig deal

By Admin NAIROBI, Kenya, May 14 – Civil society groups on Tuesday outdid themselves as they unleashed more than 10 pigs and poured jerrycans of blood smack outside Parliament, as a symbolic gesture of the contempt they have for Members of Parliament – labelled MPigs – for demanding higher pay. The demonstrators, who caught the [...]

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I quit for my wife after tragedy, says Ferguson

By Admin MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, May 13 – Alex Ferguson has revealed that loyalty to his wife, Cathy, was the key factor in his decision to retire from football management at the end of the current season. The 71-year-old Scot enjoyed an emotion-charged farewell in Manchester United’s 2-1 victory over Swansea City at Old Trafford [...]

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Brave Shujaa finish fourth in London

By Admin NAIROBI, Kenya, May 12- A Willy Ambaka hat-trick was not enough to prevent the national rugby sevens team from losing the London 7s third place play-off, 19-26 to England but the side bowed out with pride by completing the season on 99 points, her highest ever HSBC World Series haul. Christian Lewis-Platt also [...]

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Police officer killed in Mandera hours after army deployment

By Admin The officer was shot dead on Saturday night when gunmen stormed a police station and opened fire at officers having meals at the canteen./CFM. NAIROBI, Kenya May 12 – A police officer and a civilian were shot dead in an attack at a police station in Mandera, hours after the government deployed the [...]

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Uhuru: Kenyans abroad will vote in next polls

By Admin President Kenyatta and his wife Margaret are in South Africa where they met Kenyans living there./CFM. NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11- President Uhuru Kenyatta has reaffirmed his government’s commitment of putting in place measures to ensure that Kenyans in the Diaspora vote in the next General Election.   Addressing Kenyans living in South Africa, [...]

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Military deployed to disarm militia in Mandera

By Admin Mandera, Garissa and Wajir counties have experienced high insecurity cases in the recent past./CFM NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11 -The government has now deployed the military to Mandera to disarm both local and foreign militia which has been reigning terror on residents there.   Deputy President William Ruto said it has become necessary to [...]

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