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President Kenyatta has led Kenyans in welcoming Kenya’s election for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council. The President termed Kenya’s win as a “demonstration of the country’s growing profile and influence in the community of nations as a steadfast and dependable development partner”. “Kenya will endeavor to consolidate and voice Africa’s position in […]

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The government has come up with financial measures, aimed at cushioning  Kenyans from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 25 March, President Uhuru  Kenyatta in a national address highlighted a few tax interventions, which included a reduction directive to the National Treasury to reduce the rate of VAT from 16 percent to 14 percent, with effect […]

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Retired president Daniel Torotich Arap Moi (96) has died. His passing was announced on Tuesday morning by President Uhuru Kenyatta who has sent his condolences to the family. Moi’s health has been deteriorating and has been in and out of hospital for the past one year. Mzee was recently admitted at the Nairobi hospital over […]

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2019 Census Results Kenya’s population is at 47.6 million, according to the results of the 2019 census released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics ( KNBS) on Monday. According to KNBS, Kenya’s population expanded by 9 million between 2009 and 2019. The 2019 census results also show that the country has more females (24 million) […]

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By Martin Minns “You have to start with the truth. The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere. Because decision-making that is based upon lies or ignorance can’t lead to a good conclusion”. Thus was Julian Assange, Wikileaks founder, whistle blower and transparency campaigner, often quoted (from a much earlier interview) at […]

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