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Kenyans and organizations seeking to own and operate drones in the country will be required to pay a registration fee of Sh3,000. This comes after the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) received a green light to operationalize the Civil Aviation (Regulatory Fees and Charges for Unmanned Aircraft…

Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu’s son Brian Ndung’u was on Monday arraigned in court over drunk driving. Ndung’u, a law student at Strathmore University was arrested at 1:30 am on Monday for driving under the influence of alcohol. At the time of his arrest, Ndung’u was driving a Toyota…

A housemaid who allegedly stabbed her former employer’s children in Nairobi’s Donholm estate before fleeing has been arrested. 24-year-old Gladys Naliaka Nalianya was nabbed on Saturday by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Eldoret shortly after boarding a Busia-…

A Nairobi court has directed a National Treasury official to forfeit property worth over Sh80 million to the government. While making the ruling on Thursday, High Court Lady Justice Mumbi Ngugi said the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) provided evidence showing that Patrick Ochieno…

Property worth millions of shillings was destroyed after a huge fire razed down Oasis Cottage Hotel in Malindi, Kilifi County on Saturday. The inferno broke out at the posh tourist resort on Saturday afternoon and quickly spread to nearby buildings, damaging property of unknown value. …

ODM party’s Director of Communications Philip Etale has tested positive for COVID-19. Etale broke the bad news through Twitter on Saturday even as he exuded confidence that he will defeat the virus. “POSITIVE… Although devastated; I remain strong, determined, and in high spirits. By His stripes, I…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i wants the minimum academic qualification for police recruits raised. Currently, individuals are required to have a minimum grade of D+ (plus) in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination to qualify for recruitment into the police…

Deputy President William Ruto has sent a message to ODM party leader Raila Odinga after he was diagnosed with COVID-19. Through his social media pages, Ruto wished Odinga a quick recovery and expressed confidence that he will defeat the scourge. “To Raila Odinga former PM, Isaiah 53v5 by Jesus…

Detectives have opened a probe into an incident where an 82-year-old German-born man committed suicide by shooting himself after his Kenyan wife and relatives allegedly disinherited him of property worth millions of shillings. Wolfgang Theodor Fischer, who acquired Kenyan citizenship by…

Deputy President William Ruto has suspended all public engagements in light of President Kenyatta’s ban on political gatherings. Ruto, who has been crisscrossing the country, said the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the country has “become a serious source of concern.” “The Covid-19 infection…