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    Confusion as Gov’t Officials Disagree On Whether Kenyan Had Died After Receiving Covid-19 Vaccine

    There was confusion on Wednesday after government agencies could not agree on whether a person had died after receiving the Astra-zeneca vaccine. During the media engagement with journalists and the government, it was initially said that a woman had died in Uasin Gishu after being inoculated...
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    Global COVID-19 cases top 131 million

    The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases around the globe surpassed 131 million on Monday, as an array of countries confronted fresh surges in contagion at the beginning of this month, despite continued efforts to tighten restrictions and administer vaccines. The global death toll from the...
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    Displeased Kenyans Storm IMF’s Facebook Page After Approving Sh255 Billion Loan to Kenya

    Kenyans are up in arms after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a Sh255 billion loan to Kenya to help support the country’s COVID-19 response. The Washington-based international lender on Saturday announced that its executive board approved the 38-month program under the Extended...
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    Top Newspaper Headlines for Monday, April 5th

    The papers also touched on the blow dealt to churches after the government ban on social gatherings. In light of the Easter Holiday, police disrupted ongoing services in various churches over 'flouting' of COVID-19 protocols. 1. The Standard The newspaper spotlighted the possible political...
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    Hospitals demanding exorbitant deposits for Covid-19 patients

    Families are struggling to find beds in hospital for severely ill Covid-19 patients, and where a bed is found, they have to part with hundreds of thousands of shillings in deposit before admission. For six hours, Winnie Oketch’s family struggled to get a bed in hospitals in Nairobi. Phone calls...
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    Egypt to seek over $1bn compensation for Suez Canal losses

    Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) will seek over $1 billion in compensation for the losses caused by a container ship, Ever Given, that was stuck in the waterway and blocking navigation for six days, SCA chairman Osama Rabie has said. The compensation for the losses and damages "will reach...
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    Foreigner Arrested After Drone Strays Into Ruto's Karen Home

    A foreigner was arrested on Monday night, March 29, after a drone he was operating allegedly strayed into Deputy President William Ruto's Karen residence. Police reportedly grilled the foreigner for allegedly taking trespassing into the official residence of the DP and taking pictures without...
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    What You Need to Know Before Investing in Real Estate

    As various reports continue to rank Kenya as it an ideal location for local and international investors, the real estate sector has attracted suitors keen on tapping the huge housing deficit in the country. However, as much as the business is lucrative, there are a number of factors that any...
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    George Floyd family demands justice

    The trial of Derek Chauvin, the white American policeman accused of killing George Floyd in May last year, is due to begin yesterday. Chauvin was recorded by passers-by in the city of Minneapolis kneeling on the neck of Floyd, who was black, for more than nine minutes. The incident sparked...
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    Top Newspaper Headlines for Tuesday, March 30th

    1. Daily Nation Al-Shabaab terrorists had in 2012 plotted to harm former president Mwai Kibaki and the then prime minister Raila Odinga. According to the publication, one of the terrorists frequently visited Nyeri to identify the president's routine between June and October 2012, according to...
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    Court Rejects 40-Year-Old Kenyan Woman's Bid to Divorce 80-Year-Old Husband for a Young and Energetic Herdsman

    A Kadhi’s court in Isiolo has dismissed a 40-year-old woman’s bid to divorce her 80-year-old husband and settle with a younger and energetic herdsman. The petitioner identified in court via abbreviation H.H.A accused her husband of neglecting his spousal and fatherly duties. But her husband...
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    Kenya dismisses US in Chinese 5G spy claims

    Kenya on Friday rejected US government claims that the use of China’s Huawei in the roll-out of the Safaricom fifth-generation (5G) network risks exposing the country to Chinese spying through the high speed telecoms networks. Joe Mucheru, the Cabinet Secretary for ICT, said the US pressure on...
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    Top Newspaper Headlines for Monday, March 29

    1. People Daily Public transport vehicles raise fares threefold after desperate commuters mob terminals to travel to or out of the restricted zone. According to the publication, most passengers had to scramble to board public service vehicles to beat the Sunday, March 28, deadline following the...
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    5 Real Estate Companies Selling Affordable Land in Nairobi

    Owning a house has moved from a luxury need to a necessity for most Kenyans. This has raised demand for plots in Nairobi and other major towns as more and more people eager to own their own homes jostle or space. For many, the dream to own a plot often turns into a nightmare as getting...
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    Five Elephants Allegedly Killed in Fires Started By British Soldiers Training in Kenya

    The British army has reportedly launched investigations into the alleged killing of five elephants including a calf in fires started by its soldiers training in Nanyuki, Kenya. The Daily Mail reports that a fire that broke out on Wednesday jolted the officials into action after four elephants...
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