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The High Court has dismissed former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko’s bid to get back Sh15 million he deposited as cash bail when he was charged with corruption and abuse of office. Sonko had requested the court to substitute the cash bail with three motor vehicle logbooks offered by an unnamed…

A survey by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has revealed there is an outbreak of influenza in the country. KEMRI says four out of 36 samples collected tested positive for Influenza A, a contagious viral infection that can have life-threatening complications if left untreated. The…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has reiterated his support for ODM leader Raila Odinga ahead of next year’s elections. Speaking in Kisumu County on Thursday, Matiang’i said his support for Odinga is informed by President Kenyatta’s faith in the ODM leader to lead the country in the right…

A 31-year-old Nairobi man has been arraigned in court for using edited MPesa messages to avoid paying rent for 37 months. Emanuel Ian Osome, a tenant at Kristy Homes in Lang’ata, appeared at Milimani law courts where he was charged with the intent to defraud his landlady with false MPesa…

The High Court has directed Prof. Ben Sihanya to choose between serving as a lecturer or the chairperson of the ODM disciplinary committee. Sihanya, a law lecturer at the University of Nairobi (UoN), was appointed to the ODM committee in August last year but the Ethics and Anti-Corruption…

The Appeals Court has temporarily suspended Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti’s four-month jail sentence and arrest warrant. A three-judge bench comprising Justices Fatuma Sichale, Msagha Mbogholi, and K. Laibuta on Wednesday issued orders stopping the execution of the…

A Mombasa court on Wednesday sentenced a 40-year-old Kenyan woman to life in prison after she was found guilty of drug trafficking. Fatuma Sicobo Mohamed was convicted of trafficking 2.5kgs of heroin worth Sh7.3 million in Mombasa. Shanzu Senior Resident Magistrate David Odhiambo further slapped Ms…

President Kenyatta has commissioned a public-private partnership housing project for Kenya Defense Forces (KDF). The mega project will be rolled out in Nairobi, Nakuru, Laikipia, and Mombasa counties as part of the government’s efforts to improve the welfare of the military by providing decent…

Police in Murang’a are holding two suspects in connection with an incident in which a man was brutally sodomized by a gang of men. The 41-year-old victim was on Tuesday evening rushed to a Murang’a hospital in serious condition after he was sodomized by four young men.  The man was walking…

Three travelers who recently arrived in Kenya from South Africa have tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe says the three Omicron cases, the first in the country, were detected at the airport. The three patients including two Kenyans and…