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Kelvin Kiptum, Marathon World Record Holder, Dies in Road Mishap

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The men’s marathon world record holder, Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a road accident in his home country. He was killed alongside his coach, Rwanda’s Gervais Hakizimana, in a car on a road in western Kenya on Sunday. Kiptum made a breakthrough in 2023 as a rival to Continue Reading

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Kenyans Groan over Astronomic Rise in Fuel Prices

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The highest fuel prices in recent memory have been announced by Kenya’s regulator, to the fury of many in the country. Overnight the cost of petrol rose to a record high of about 212 shillings ($1.40; £1.20) per litre in the capital Nairobi – with the prices of different types of fuel rising by about […]Continue Reading

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Seven Female Governors to be Sworn-in in Kenyan

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At least seven of the 45 regional governors elected in Kenya’s general election were women, compared to just three in the previous election. The incoming governors will be sworn in Thursday. It was a record win for women as the seven governor-elects ushered a new wave of female leaders occupying influential positions previously won by […]Continue Reading

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El-Bakkali Ends Kenyan Reign with Steeplechase Gold

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Olympic champion Soufiane El-Bakkali of Morocco has produced a tactical masterclass to end Kenya’s 15-year reign in the 3000 meters steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States. El-Bakkali took his time before surging into the lead with just under 200 meters to go at Eugene’s Hayward Field, with a lethal late kick […]Continue Reading

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Kenyan MP Faked Sitting Exams – Witness

Web News 20 May 2022 449 0

A Kenyan MP who is accused of forging his academic papers did not sit his final year exams at the secondary school he claims to have attended, an ex-teacher has told a court. The MP, Oscar Sudi, had claimed that he sat the exams at Highway Secondary School in 2006. But the school’s former principal […]Continue Reading

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Obama’s Step-Grandmother Dies in Hospital

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Former US President, Barack Obama’s step-grandmother, Sarah Obama has died at a hospital in Kenya at the age of 99. According to her daughter, Marsat, She died early on Monday at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Hospital in the Western town of Kisumu, Report Says Her family is making arrangements to have her buried on Monday […]Continue Reading