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Kenya says there are no plans to ban travelers from countries hit by the new Omicron coronavirus variant. Speaking on Sunday, Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache said the government has stepped up surveillance at the ports of entry to ensure all persons are screened and show proof that they…

Police in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County are holding a Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) impostor on suspicion of recruitment fraud. Isaac Serem, who was masquerading as a KDF service personnel, was arrested at Soy area on Friday in possession of a fake KDF calling letter. The suspect was allegedly…

A fire erupted at Gikomba market in Nairobi on Sunday morning, destroying property worth millions of shillings. The inferno that broke out at around 5:45 am razed down the market’s Simba yard area but no casualties were reported, according to Kamukunji Deputy Sub-County Police Commander Doris…

Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) has obtained court orders to freeze Sh121 million held in a bank account belonging to college student Felesta Nyamathira Njoroge. On Friday, High Court judge Esther Maina allowed the agency to freeze the account for 90 days to allow for investigations into a suspected…

A suspect who escaped from police custody in Kiambaa, Kiambu County five months ago has been rearrested. John Muturi Keneya, alias Francis Limo Ngugi, had been arrested for murder, rape and robbery with violence and was remanded at Karuri Police Station pending a mental assessment ordered by a…

Police in Mtito Andei, Makueni County have arrested two suspects for allegedly vandalizing the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). Michael Mbevi and Nicodemus Kyove were arrested on Saturday at the former’s scrap metal store in Kinyambu, Mtito Andei following a tip-off from a member of the public. They…

A former Safaricom employee was on Friday arraigned in court for allegedly defrauding the telecommunications company. Dennis Mutethia Muga is accused of tampering with Fuliza limit while working as a software engineer in the department of financial services. Fuliza is an overdraft facility…

The US government has donated 834,130 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Kenya to boost the ongoing vaccination program. The consignment arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Friday evening and was received by Port Health Officer in charge at JKIA Benjamin Murkomen, head…

A new report has revealed details about the suffering of Kenyan migrant workers in the Middle East, including sex slavery. The report by the National Assembly Labor and Social Welfare Committee indicates that at least 89 Kenyans have died in Saudi Arabia since 2019, 200 detained in deportation…

Kenyan private detective Jane Mugo was on Thursday admitted to hospital after she was allegedly kidnapped and injured by unknown people. Mugo was driving to Kisumu from Bungoma in the company of her two workmates Newton Mkoyanzi and Gerishon Oliver when they were reportedly stopped by three…