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A Nakuru-based doctor suspected to have killed his two kids has passed away in hospital.
Dr. James Gakara, who was an obstetrician at Optimum Current Hospital, died while undergoing treatment at Nakuru Level 5 Hospital on Wednesday.
He has been at the facility’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) since he…
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The family of a Nakuru-based doctor suspected of killing his two children has alleged foul play in the minors’ deaths.
Dr. James Gakara’s kids Dylan Gakara (5) and Karuana Gakara (3) were found dead in his apartment in the affluent Milimani estate on Saturday night.
Gakara, an obstetrician at…
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A German national accused of funding terrorism activities has been arrested in Kenya.
Hans–Dieter Wilhelm Schwing, who is the prime suspect in an alleged impending terror threat in Mombasa, was apprehended by anti-terror police in the coastal city on Monday and was paraded in court on Tuesday.
His…
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Two people have been confirmed dead while eight others are missing after a boat they were traveling in capsized in Lake Victoria on Tuesday evening.
The victims were heading to Ndhiru Beach in Mbita from Pier Beach within Homa Bay town when the vessel sunk.
Six people have since been rescued and…
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The government of Kenya has established a specialized university to train its spies.
The move is aimed at ensuring that the agents stay ahead of the current and emerging security challenges through advanced intelligence gathering.
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha announced the…
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A female police officer has earned praise after rescuing two girls who had been kidnapped from their home in Nairobi.
A suspected child trafficker identified as Jackson Mutinda, 31, is said to have lured the two girls aged three and four from their home in Muthurwa with a promise of buying them…
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A suspected gangster who shot and killed his girlfriend in Nairobi’s Mukuru kwa Njenga slums last week has been gunned down by police.
The man identified only as Joel is said to have shot Monicah Katee at point-blank range following a disagreement on September 14th. Katee, an actress, was found…
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ODM leader Raila Odinga may have a road named after him if Nairobi MCAs approve a motion sponsored by Minority Whip Peter Imwatok.
Imwatok, who will move the motion this week, is seeking to have Mbagathi Way renamed Raila Odinga Road in honor of the former Prime Minister.
The Makongeni Ward…
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Horn of Africa analyst and scholar Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad, who disappeared two weeks ago has been found.
On Monday, his wife Halima Mohammed said her husband arrived home on Sunday night after being released by his abductors.
Haki Africa’s executive director Hussein Khalid also confirmed that…
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A Nakuru-based doctor suspected of killing his two children before attempting suicide is set to be charged with murder.
Dr. James Muriithi Gakara, an obstetrician at Optimum Current Hospital in Nakuru, is said to have injected the two kids with an unknown substance, killing them on the spot.
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