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KMPDU warns of strike as government slashes intern pay

Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary General Davji Bhimji Atellah has warned of a possible doctors' strike over unpaid

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Police arrest two Al Shabaab suspects in foiled kidnapping

Two Al Shabaab suspects have been arrested in foiled kidnapping in Mandera County, where five chiefs and a child were recently kidnapped by the insurgents.

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Educators pay glowing tribute to Kepsha chairman, hail him as visionary leader

Education stakeholders are mourning the loss of Johnson Nzioka, the National Chairman of the Kenya Primary Schools Head Teachers Association.

1 month ago

Two morticians charged in Nakuru court over missing child body

Two morticians have been charged in a Nakuru court for obstructing the burial of a 7-month-old child whose body went missing two weeks ago.

1 month ago

Delta passengers dangled from seats as plane flipped over

Passengers of a Delta Air Lines flight that crashed in Canada on Monday swung upside down from their seats after their plane flipped over on the tarmac, videos

1 month ago

Proposed law to expand NTSA powers to investigate accidents across other transport modes

NTSA will soon have expanded powers regulate and investigate accidents and incidents across all modes of transport; road, rail, pipeline, and air, should a Bill

1 month ago

Homa Bay public schools to have breastfeeding units

The Kenya Women Teachers Association (Kewota) has launched a project to build breastfeeding parlors for female teachers in public schools in Homa Bay County.

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UN condemns 'summary executions' of children by M23 in DR Congo

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has summarily executed children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

1 month ago

General Muhoozi's poll to decide Besigye's fate elicits reactions

Uganda Chief of Defense Forces General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has sparked concern among netizens with his latest post suggesting that the fate of opposition leader

1 month ago