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Kenya to manufacture Covid-19 vaccines starting next year

16Sep

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Kenya to manufacture Covid-19 vaccines starting next year

Kenya will next year start manufacturing Covid-19 vaccines locally in collaboration with unnamed pharmaceutical firms in a move aimed at easing supply hitches that have derailed mass inoculation. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe revealed in an internal vaccination blue print that the country has started the process of building a filling plant for the Covid-19 vaccines. A full-fledged vaccine manufacturing plant will be built by 2024, said Mr Kagwe. A fill and finish facility helps third parties put the vaccine from the main manufacturers into vials or syringes, sealing them and packaging them up for distribution. “We aim to start local production during the first quarter of 2022 and have a fully-fledged human vaccine manufacturing capability by 2024.” Mr Kagwe said lo...

Haila was Shot dead while visiting a friend house for dinner.

15Sep

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Haila was Shot dead while visiting a friend house for dinner.

When he left their home in Moyale to Nairobi in 2018, Haila Asanake had only one dream: to get a job and support his family. He had never been to school. His mother had died and the father was sickly and poor. Haila's uncle took care of him and his two siblings. At Huruma in the city, the 17-year-old was lucky to get a temporary job as an apartment caretaker and he settled. But Haila's life was cut short when a stray bullet hit him. He died while undergoing treatment. Haila was watching a scuffle between police and members of the public from a balcony on the third floor of a residential building in Huruma. A police officer who was scaring away the crowd that had charged at them accidentally shot him. Haila’s uncle Abraham Cheme, who had been taking care of the deceased bef...

Bandits stage daring attack as CS Matiang’i visits Laikipia

10Sep

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Bandits stage daring attack as CS Matiang’i visits Laikipia

Tension continued building in restive Laikipia West as bandits torched more houses, including homes owned by police reservists, on a day Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i and top security chiefs are visiting the area. In a brazen Friday morning attack, at least seven homes, two of them belonging to National Police Reservists, were torched at Dam Samaki village in Ol Moran area by heavily armed bandits. "They stormed our homes on Friday morning and started setting our houses on fire while demanding that we leave. We survived by the grace of God, as we fled using the back doors. I only managed to take with me my children and a few clothes,” a resident of Dam Samaki, Ms Mary Maina, told the Nation. Dr Matiang'i is expected to announce changes in security management of La...

Eliud Kipchoge launches foundation to help children access education

9Sep

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Eliud Kipchoge launches foundation to help children access education

Kenyan elite marathoner Eliud Kipchoge has announced the launch of his foundation aimed at helping children across the world to have access to knowledge and education. World marathon record holder said on Thursday through his Twitter account that he is hoping to reach the people in the world with his voice. “My mission is to give all children in the world access to knowledge and education. I want those children to grow up into healthy adults in a green and breathing world where forests keep our people safe,” Kipchoge said. Kipchoge has urged Kenyans and people across the world to contribute to the foundation in order to make the needy children have a smile and enjoy the beauty of the world. The contribution can be channelled to HFC Limited Bank, Account Name; Eliud Kipchog...

Ex-MP Lempurkel arrested over Laikipia skirmishes

8Sep

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Ex-MP Lempurkel arrested over Laikipia skirmishes

Former Laikipia North MP Mathew Lempurkel has been arrested from his home in Rongai, Kajiado County over ongoing clashes in Laikipia. He was later moved to the DCI Nairobi area for questioning and possible transfer to other places including Nakuru and Nanyuki. It is not clear what he was being accused of over the clashes in Laikipia but police said he was a person of interest and would be allowed to talk to journalists later. His supporters started to mill outside the Nairobi DCI offices on learning he was there. The former MP was later driven to Milimani law courts by police who were armed with a sworn affidavit. The officers planned to seek permission from police to hold Lempurkel for days as they investigate him over the chaos. It is not the first time the former ...

Cops given fresh orders against erecting roadblocks.

7Sep

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Cops given fresh orders against erecting roadblocks.

Police officers have once again been warned against erecting any roadblock anywhere without official approval. Further, no vehicle should be detained on the road for long hours without explanation. The fresh move came after a meeting between Inspector General of police Hilary Mutyambai his deputy Edward Mbugua, regional commanders and county commanders in Nairobi. A communication from Mbugua said the meeting noted there is the continued erection of roadblocks on the highways without approval despite an earlier directive to the contrary. “This morning, I have directed Ainabkoi Traffic sub-base disbanded for continued laying of a roadblock, detaining vehicle for long hours without cause and complaints of collecting bribes from motorists with impunity despite earlier directiv...

Upkeep for children born out of wedlock to be mandatory

7Sep

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Upkeep for children born out of wedlock to be mandatory

The government has drawn a new set of laws spelling out a raft of hefty fines for child neglect and abuse, especially in social and electronic media spaces. The Children Bill, 2021, seeks to repeal the Children Act, 2001, to provide for penalties for denying a child the right to life, survival, wellbeing and development. The bill sponsored by Majority Leader Amos Kimunya gives the state powers to take measures against any abuses of child rights and neglect of parental responsibility. On parental responsibility, the bill provides that where a child is born in wedlock, the parents of the child shall have parental responsibility for the child on an equal basis. “Neither the father nor the mother of the child shall have a superior right or claim against the other in the exerci...

Murang’a police arrest woman accused of beheading husband.

6Sep

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Murang’a police arrest woman accused of beheading husband.

Police in Kandara, Murang'a County have arrested a 65-year-old woman suspected of beheading her 99-year-old husband. Police say Margaret Wanjiru, who was married to Ndung’u Mugachia for 52 years, allegedly murdered him by first cutting off his right ear and then slitting his throat. The two have six children. He said that the two had been living a life of conflict, "regarding the paternity of children, family land and suspicions of infidelity". Mr Ngigi claimed the murder suspect was against her husband being given money or food. “There was a time in 2019 when we contemplated taking him to a rescue home for the elderly but she threatened us with all manner of repercussions," said Marion Nduta, a grandchild in the family. The stormy relationship ended tragically on Su...

At least 30 dead in weekend DR Congo attack

6Sep

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At least 30 dead in weekend DR Congo attack

At least 30 people were killed in a weekend attack in the restive northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, local and UN sources said on Monday. The jihadists of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) are suspected to have carried out the attack in the Ituri area on Saturday, they said. Dieudonne Malangayi, acting chairman of the chiefdom of Walese Vonkutu, initially said 14 people died in the attack but told AFP on Monday that more bodies had since been discovered. "The civilians who went to look for the bodies of the victims found 16 others in the bush, which makes 30 civilians massacred," said Malangayi. A UN source confirmed that at least 30 people had died in the attack. One civilian who helped look for bodies said the victims had mostly been attacked with machete...

DCI Detectives Arrest 3 Wash Wash Suspects with Fake Currencies, Forged CBK Receipt of KSh 10B

4Sep

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DCI Detectives Arrest 3 Wash Wash Suspects with Fake Currencies, Forged CBK Receipt of KSh 10B

The DCI's Transnational Organised Crime detectives raided Midea apartment and flushed out Abdulaziz Ibrahim Hassan, 54, Dorcas Ntoya, 34 and 26-year-old Arum Bob Busimbi. The Thursday, September 2 stealth operation was also extended to the parking basement where the detectives found three copies of a fake letter purportedly from the Central Bank of Kenya. Others include; a bottle containing bluish fluid, 45 USD notes in 100 denominations and 166 notes of Kenyan currency in KSh1000 denominations. Mutyembei warns business people and cartels in the wake of Wash wash. In the wake of "wash wash", the Inspector-General of Police Hillary Mutyambai said his team was aware of the subtle means to acquire riches used by a ring of cartels masquerading as business people.