Gachagua Mourns Family Matriarch’s Passing

Leah Wangari Muriuki, sister to Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, has passed away. DP Gachagua announced Wangari’s passing in a message on Thursday, June 27, 2024, expressing his deep sadness for the loss. In his message, Rigathi mourned his sister as the family matriarch who had been caring for the Gachagua family. Rigathi described his sister,…

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Two people killed in accident on Nairobi-Mombasa highway

By Titus Muli Published on: June 29, 2024 01:07 (EAT) The lorry’s driver lost control of the vehicle while attempting to navigate a sharp turn. PHOTO/COURTESY: Citizen Digital Two people lost their lives on Saturday following a road accident involving a lorry at Green Park area on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. Confirming the incident, Athi River…

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Belgium aim to emerge top of four-way Group E

Picture combination of Ukraine’s Mykhailo Mudryk and Belgium’s Jeremy Doku. Ukraine face Belgium Wednesday. [AFP] Belgium head into their final Group E game against Ukraine today at Euro 2024 looking to grab top spot in a section where all four teams — including Romania and Slovakia — are level on three points. It is the…

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Keep your friendship with the president and leave me alone, Gachagua tells critics

  Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua addresses wananchi at Karatina Town, Nyeri County after attending a Scholarship for Orphans and Empowerment Programme in Kutus, Kirinyaga County, organized by the Woman Representative Njeri Maina on June 15, 2024. [DPCS] Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has today told off President William Ruto’s handlers for what he termed a scheme…

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MP Unapologetic for Supporting Finance Bill Despite Kes.500M Loss in Protest-Driven Supermarket Raid

Kieni Member of Parliament Njoroge Wainaina says he does not regret voting Yes for the Finance Bill 2024 despite incurring millions of shillings in losses following the destruction of his businesses during the anti-Finance Bill protests. On Tuesday, protesters looted and set ablaze part of his supermarket in Kieni, Nyeri County. Speaking to the media,…

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President Ruto reaffirms commitment to creating jobs for the youth

President William Ruto has reaffirmed government’s commitment to addressing youth unemployment through strategic programmes and policies. Ruto said the government has implemented various programmes such as the Affordable Housing Programme, digital jobs, labour migration and industrialisation through county aggregation and industrial parks and special economic zones to create income opportunities for young people. “The government…

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Ronaldo to start Portugal’s final group game with Georgia

Portgula captain Cristiano Ronaldo. [AFP] Cristiano Ronaldo will start Portugal’s final Group F match against Georgia at Euro 2024, coach Roberto Martinez said on Tuesday. Veteran forward Ronaldo, 39, could become the oldest player to score at a European Championship during Wednesday’s match in Gelsenkirchen, after Croatia’s Luka Modric claimed the record on Monday night….

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How Uhuru Kenyatta’s fortunes have changed

  When former President Uhuru Kenyatta attended a Sunday service at Msongari grounds in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Two years after his retirement, former President Uhuru Kenyatta finds himself at the mercy of his successor’s whims, a position he placed many a foe when he called the shots. The former President has been fighting endless wars…

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