The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority issued a notice to airmen on Tuesday suspending all air travel to and from Somalia. The Kenyan government did not provide any justifications for the action in the notice. The ban comes just days after Qatar brokered a deal that saw Mogadishu and Nairobi restore diplomatic ties. Following Qatari mediation …
Police in Meru county are looking for a man who strangled his wife to death. The man, identified only as Denis by his neighbours, is said to have killed his Tanzanian wife Nkamba by inserting a cooking stick into her throat. Denis is accused of carrying out the heinous act on Wednesday night and then …
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Eliud Kipchoge has won the NN Mission Marathon, which was held in the Netherlands this morning. The race took place at Twente Airport in the Netherlands, Kipchoge won 40km in 2 hours, 4 minutes, and 30 seconds. Jonathan Korir, a training mate, came in second in 2:06:4, ahead of Eritrean Goitom Kifle, who came in …
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Female candidates from public schools scored the highest on the KCPE 2020 exam. Faith Mumo took the lead with 433 marks. She attends Makueni County’s Kari Mwailu Primary School. Nanzala Wesonga of Chogoria Girls Primary School came in second place with 432 marks. The top four students all attended public schools. Nine students scored higher than …
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On Tuesday morning, the Nyamira County Assembly was transformed into a boxing match as MCAs exchanged blows and kicks after yet another disagreement over House business. The introduction of the new name in the Committee of Appointments report was the source of conflict. Governor Amos Nyaribo previously reported four names, with the promise that the …
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A Form Four student from Moi Kapcherop Girls’ Secondary School in Elgeyo-Marakwet County was arrested along with three other students for alleged exam cheating. On Monday, April 12, the vexed learner attempted to attack a police officer who caught her with short answer notes (mwakenya) during the CRE Paper 2 KCSE examination. “The student’s deplorable …
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In a Kiambu Law Court, Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria and ten others pleaded guilty to charges of violating Covid-19 restrictions. They were each fined Sh75,000 or imprisoned for eight months as a forfeit. The 11 defendants appeared in front of Chief Magistrate Stella Atambo on Tuesday. They were arrested along with 19 others at …
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Kenya has opened a firearms factory in Ruiru, Kiambu County. President Uhuru Kenyatta stated that the ammunition plant will produce small arms, with plans to expand to mid-range firearm production within the next five years. According to Kenyatta, the plant has already shipped 12,000 assault rifles. The President stated that Kenya entered the arms manufacturing …
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On Wednesday night, a KBC journalist was shot dead in her Ngong home during a robbery. Betty Barasa, a video editor for a national broadcaster, was shot at the Ololua area of Ngong. Witnesses said Barasa arrived at her home around 8.20 p.m. when a gang waiting at the gate forced their way into the compound …
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A 24-year-old man stunned police officers at the Kisumu Central Police Station on Monday when he arrived with the head of his 70-year-old grandmother. At around 3 p.m., the young man walked casually to the police station, with the granny’s head in the bucket. Officers stationed at the station initially assumed he was there to see …
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