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The death toll in Tuesday evening’s Lake Victoria boat tragedy has risen to four.
This comes after two more bodies were retrieved from the lake on Wednesday as the search for the seven missing persons continues.
The ill-fated vessel was heading to Ndhiru Beach in Mbita from Pier Beach within Homa…
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Police in Mombasa are in hot pursuit of daring thugs who robbed a senior police officer of his firearm.
Urban Sub-County police commander George Kingi Bamba was robbed of his pistol at Kizingo area in Mombasa on Monday night.
The officer was driving home at around 10:30 pm when he found a tuk-tuk…
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A Nairobi court has ruled that journalist and blogger Dennis Itumbi has a case to answer over a false letter alleging a plot to assassinate Deputy President William Ruto.
Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku on Wednesday ruled that Itumbi and his co-accused Samwel Gateri will have to defend themselves by…
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Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has hinted at joining the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ahead of the 2022 general elections.
Waiguru, who spoke on Wednesday, gave the clearest indication that she is considering seeking re-election under the Deputy President William Ruto-linked party.…
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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…
