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The US has said it will not issue county government officials with special visas following a review of visa requirements by the US embassy. The US embassy has through a letter to Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it will only issue special visas (category A) only to officials of the national government, travelling […]

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The 89th academy awards took place in a glamorous affair at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday. Emma Stone scoped the Best Actress award, which saw her win her first Academy Award for her role as the struggling actress / playwright Mia Dolan in Damien Chazelle’s movie musical La La Land. She […]

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Kenya takes the lead in Africa on the number of extra-judicial killings perpetrated by the police, a new report has revealed. According to the 2016/17 report by Amnesty International, 122 cases of extrajudicial killings had been reported by October 2016, noting that the number could be higher since there is no official database of such […]

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Kenya will now have direct flights to the United States after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) upgraded the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to the much coveted Category 1 status. Transport cabinet secretary, James Macharia has welcomed the milestone saying it’s a major boost to the country’s civil aviation. “Getting the Category One status […]

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A section of the US congress members have asked Kenya to reconsider the planned Sh43 billion US arms deal, saying the country is getting a raw deal. The five members of congress, who wrote a letter to Kenya’s ambassador to Washington, Robinson Njeru Githae, has questioned the propriety of the acquisition and capabilities of the […]

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