Summary of News Headlines on Friday, March 10

New revelations indicate that Raila Odinga was rushed to Karen Hospital by Ford Kenya Leader Moses Wetang’ula after he suddenly developed high fever and chills on Tuesday evening. He was later diagnosed with food poisoning.

Raila Odinga will fly out of the country today to visit his daughter Rosemary. He was to fly on Thursday but rescheduled the plan.

Three more suspects have been arrested by the Flying Squad over the hacking scandal revealed on Thursday. Two suspects are IT employees of the Kenya Revenue Authority while the third one was a KCB employee but has since been fired.

The government has rejected proposed legislation seeking to split Safaricom and M-Pesa. According to ICT CS Joe Mucheru, doing so would send a negative precedent of punishing and suppressing innovative operators and discourage investment.

High Court Judge George Odunga has declined to stop Parliament from debating a petition to remove Auditor General Edward Ouko from office.

National carrier Kenya Airways has been allowed to retire 10 pilots who operated its Boeing 777-200 fleet, following a two-year battle in court.

A suspect in the infamous killing of Kiru Boys High School principal has confessed that the wife of the deceased hired him and others to commit the murder. 

The ODM Party has sharply condemned President Uhuru Kenyatta over the abusive words he uttered during a clash with Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok.

Pope Francis has announced that the church may consider ordaining married men who could then potentially work in remote areas faced with a shortage of priests.

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye was fired by the country's top court on Friday, as it upheld her impeachment by parliament over a wide-ranging corruption scandal.

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