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A collation of news making headlines, today- Uncle Moody Awori makes a come back, Court releases student plotting to kill President Uhuru and many more

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Here is a collation of stories that made the news headlines today, Wednesday 5th December, 2018:

  • Uncle Moody Awori is back!

    President Uhuru Kenyatta appoints 91 Year-old former vice president of Kenya, Moody Awori, as a board member of the Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund.

  • Court releases candidate who had hatched a plan to kill President Kenyatta and MP Aden Duale:  Ahmed Ali, the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidate who was arrested for writing plans to kill President Uhuru and Majority Leader Aden Duale in his English paper was freed after the police failed to convince a court in Mandera to have him held and investigated for committing treason. Read more details here: Student plotting to kill President Uhuru nabbed
  • Gor Mahia and Kariobangi Sharks March on. Both Gor Mahia and Kariobangi Sharks booked tickets for the next round of CAF club championships. Read more details here: Results Gor Mahi, -Kariobangi Sharks qualify to the second stage of the Continental club championships
  • The Mighty Eliud Kipchoge: 34-year-old Olympic champion, Eliud Kipchoge, was on Tuesday night named the 2018 IAAF male athlete of the year at a magnificent ceremony in Monaco, France. Kipchoge set a new marathon world record in Berlin in September, this year, overturning the previous best by 78 seconds as he clocked 2hr 1min 39 seconds.
  • President Uhuru Kenyatta has sworn not to give in to demands by Members of Parliament to increase their perks:

    The president promised to reject the bill when it is brought to his desk for approval. “Our people are yearning for more development that benefits them directly, solutions that will help them progress.We must stop politicking everyday and come together as leaders to build our nation & to ensure we deliver to our people that which we promised them when they elected us,” said the president.

  • A Lawyer has filed a petition in Court to have Hon Mike Sonko removed as the Governor of Nairobi County:

    The Lawyer cites Sonko’s move to ban Matatus from the City Centre (Read More details here: Agony for Nairobians as Sonko bans PSVs from the City Centre.), Failing to deliver on his Pre-Election promises and Engaging in side shows like recording phone calls arbitrarily.

  • The English Premier League in on tonight. In the feature match, Manchester United Entertain Arsenal at Old Trafford. Manchester are in a poor run in form while Arsenal is not badly off this season. Who will walk away with the bragging rights?
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Kipchoge, Kosgei reign supreme at the 2019 London marathon; congratulatory messages flow in.

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Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge won the London Marathon Sunday 28th April, 2019, to become the first man to win the event four times and set a new course record in the process.

Kipchoge retained the London Marathon title in a time of 2:02:37 ahead of Ethiopian Mosinet Gemerew.

In the ladies category, Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei won the 2019 women’s London Marathon clocking 2:18:20 beating Vivian Cheruiyot who came in second in a time of 2:20:13.

The Council of Governors has joined other Kenyans and individuals from other parts of the world to congratulate the duo. Below is the congratulatory message;

“COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO ELUID KIPCHOGE FOR WINNING THE LONDON MARATHON.

I take this opportunity to congratulate our very own Eluid Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei for winning the London Marathon race in the male and female categories respectively. You have outdone your previous record, and this has left us very proud as Kenyans.

The news of your achievement has come as a great delight to all of us, especially as County Governments. All your hard work, commitment and practice has paid off. You are true legends and inspiration to us all!

On behalf of the Council of Governors and all the 47 County Governments, congratulate both of you and all the athletes representing Kenya for a job well done. We are very pleased on your well-earned success.”

H.E. Hon. FCPA Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya, EGH, CGJ
CHAIRMAN, COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS