President Uhuru Kenyatta to address the nation over 16pc fuel tax

By Rachel Ombaka,

President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to address the nation on Friday over the controversial 16percent fuel tax that was recently implemented. In a ...

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Fuel tax: Uhuru to meet CS Rotich, Speaker Muturi at State House

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to meet Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich and Parliament Leadership on Tuesday over the 16percent fuel tax....

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Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir sacks entire cabinet

By Reuters,

President Omar al-Bashir dissolved the Sudanese government on Sunday and named a new prime minister, moves aimed at fixing a crisis-hit economy batter...

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Fuel shortage: Heavy police presence at Industrial Area depot

By Citizen Reporter,

There was heavy police presence at the Industrial Area fuel depot in Nairobi as tankers queued to stem the fuel shortage on Thursday morning. This ...

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Fuel shortage now hits President Uhuru Kenyatta’s backyard

By Citizen Team,

Motorists were forced to park their cars at petrol stations in Gatundu following the fuel shortage that has hit the country after the 16pc tax was imp...

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Police to arrest protesting petroleum dealers as fuel shortage bites

By Citizen Reporter,

Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet has warned that the independent petroleum dealers currently barricading the Industrial area depot in Nairob...

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We will not renew your licenses, ERC warns transporters as fuel shortage persists

By Wangui Ngechu,

The Energy Regulatory Commission has threatened not to renew licenses for fuel transporters who took part in protests over the 16percent fuel tax. ...

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Fuel shortage bites as Gov’t warns dealers against protest over 16pc VAT

By Francis Gachuri,

Fuel shortage is being experienced in several parts of the country even as the Government warns dealers against trying to sabotage operations. Also...

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US military commander: On North Korea, the lack of trust is the enemy

By CNN,

The top US military commander on the Korean peninsula said Friday that even as the United States and North Korea work on easing tensions and working t...

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Japan floods kill at least 126

By Reuters,

Rescuers in western Japan dug through mud and rubble early on Tuesday, racing to find survivors after torrential rain that began last week unleashed f...

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Japan races to find survivors of floods that killed nearly 100

By Reuters,

Rescuers in Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rains unleashed widespread floods and landslides tha...

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Sudan holding journalists arrested while covering protests

By VOA,

Authorities in Sudan were holding an Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalist on Thursday after he was arrested a day earlier while covering demonstratio...

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Zimbabwe Plagued by Lack of Cash as It Begins Post-Mugabe Era

By VOA,

Like many Zimbabweans, Esau Makwindi is frustrated over the liquidity crisis that has made it near-impossible for ordinary people to get cash in the S...

Trump declares North Korea state sponsor of terror

By AFP,

President Donald Trump declared North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism on Monday even as his top diplomat said Washington has not given up hope of a...

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Govt. in plans to track gas cylinders

By Citizen Reporter,

The government has initiated plans that could soon require all cooking gas retailers to install tracking devices on their cylinders as part of measure...

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Hurricane Irma strengthens, tears into Cuba’s northern coast

By Reuters,

Hurricane Irma walloped Cuba's northern coast on Saturday as a Category 5 storm, as millions of Florida residents were ordered to evacuate after the s...

Already Under Water, Houston Faces New Deluge From Stalled Tropical Storm

By VOA,

Houston, the fourth largest U.S. city, and large parts of southeastern Texas are under water, overwhelmed by tropical storm rains of historic proporti...

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Qatar ‘extremely comfortable’ despite sanctions, markets stabilize

By Reuters,

Qatar's financial markets stabilized on Monday after a week of losses as the government showed it could keep the economy running in the face of sancti...

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Jubilee is lying to Kenyans about maize imports – NASA

By Majanga Michael,

The National Super Alliance (NASA) has accused the Jubilee Government of purchasing maize from Mexico at high prices, instead of buying the commodity ...

Crude spill hits Venezuela oil port, exports unaffected

By Reuters,

Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA on Wednesday confirmed reports of a crude spill from a pipeline connecting its main oil-exporting complex with a ta...