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Kenyan journalist Anne Soy claims she has been arrested in Nairobi under unclear circumstances.
Taking to social media on Friday, the BBC Deputy Editor and Senior Africa Correspondent indicated that she was arrested together with her children at Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC).
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The vehicle that reversed from a ferry and plunged into the Indian Ocean 13 days ago with a Kenyan woman and her daughter on board was on Friday afternoon pulled out of the Likoni channel.
The car bearing registration number KCB 289C was retrieved from the ocean by Kenya Navy personnel a few…
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Sarah Wairimu, who is accused of killing her Dutch husband Tob Cohen, was on Friday released on bail after spending the past 44 days in custody.
High Court’s Justice Stella Mutuku freed the accused person on a cash bail of Sh2 million or Sh4 million bond with two sureties of Sh2 million each.
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An aircraft owned by Kenyan airline Silverstone Air on Friday morning crashed at Nairobi’s Wilson Airport.
The Lamu-bound Fokker 50, 5Y-IZO plane is said to have skidded off the runway shortly after take-off with 55 passengers on board, including five crew members.
“We can confirm that our Fokker…
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Another rare zebra foal has been spotted in the Maasai Mara Reserve. The zebra, which is mostly golden colored but has a stripped neck, head, legs and tails, is about one week old.
It is believed the foal suffers from a condition known as amelanism - a pigmentation abnormality characterized by lack…
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MP Asks Court to Prevent Her Ex-Husband, a Suspect in Tod Cohen’s Murder, from Seeing their Children
Gilgil MP Martha Wangari has filed an application at a Naivasha court seeking to have her former husband, Peter Njoroge Karanja, restrained from interacting with their two children until a criminal case he has in court is concluded.
Karanja is one of the two main suspects in the murder of Kenya-…
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Five police officers were on Tuesday evening arrested after they were busted breaking into an ATM in Machakos town.
The five were apprehended after a security guard manning the ATM belonging to Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) raised the alarm, according to a police report. The officers were found in…
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A middle-aged Kenyan man was on Tuesday arraigned in court for allegedly conning a Nairobi-based accountant out of more than Sh300,000 in a fake cryptocurrency investment deal.
Appearing before Makadara Law Courts Magistrate Steve Jalango, Patrick Muchiri Kamau was charged with obtaining Sh375,000…
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Taita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja was on Wednesday impeached by members of the County Assembly over alleged gross misconduct.
30 out of the 33 MCAs backed the impeachment motion tabled by Rong’e Ward Representative Harris Keke. The remaining three were absent.
The MCAs accused Governor Samboja…
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Nominated Senator Farhiya Ali Haji has drafted a new bill that seeks to compel top State officials, including the President and Deputy President to make their wealth public.
Dubbed Lifestyle Audit Bill, 2019, the proposed law seeks to remove restrictions on Kenyans seeking to access…
