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Bolt Suspends Driver Who Exposed Genitals To Female Customer

24Oct

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Bolt Suspends Driver Who Exposed Genitals To Female Customer

Cab-hailing app Bolt has claimed that they have suspended a driver registered to their app who was seen flashing his private parts while driving a female customer. In the now-viral video, the driver unzipped his pants when the lady immediately ordered him to stop the car and drop them off. The lady asked the driver "Why are you undressing? Drop me there" then signaled her friend who was sitting in the backseat saying "Sally! Alight this man is naked." She then ordered the driver "Drop me." The distasteful video which was then later posted on X, formerly Twitter, by former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, prompted Bolt to respond. Bolt said that appropriate action has been taken on the driver and he has been banned from providing any services on their platform. "We are also ...

CJ Koome Wants ‘Life Imprisonment’ Sentence Reduced To 30 Years In New Amendment

24Oct

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CJ Koome Wants ‘Life Imprisonment’ Sentence Reduced To 30 Years In New Amendment

Chief Justice Martha Koome has presented two bills to parliament that seek to make changes in the penalties given to capital offenders. The bills, Penal Code (Amendment) Bill 2023 and Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) 2023, seek to reduce the sentences of murderers, sex offenders, and those facing life in prison to 30 years. Kenya's current law, which was drafted in the 1930s by its former colony Britain, states that a person can be sentenced to death if found guilty of murder, robbery with violence, or treason. Koome wants parliament to approve a change to Section 112A of the Penal Code in subsection (4) that replaces the word "manslaughter" with the words "second-degree murder." Section 4 of the Penal Code is known as the “principal act.". By amending the principal ...

MP Nelson Koech stated that Parliament Will Ensure El Nino Preparation Funds Are Used Appropriately

23Oct

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MP Nelson Koech stated that Parliament Will Ensure El Nino Preparation Funds Are Used Appropriately

Belgut MP Nelson Koech has stated that Parliament will be conducting oversight on the use of monies distributed to county governments in preparation for the now unlikely El Nino rains as predicted by the Kenya Meteorological Department. In his view, MP Koech said that parliament will ensure that the estimated Ksh.10 billion disbursed to counties to mitigate the predicted rains will be put to good use. "It is important to make sure that there was prudent use of those resources because I know there were people who were itching to tap on that money. We as MPs are going to oversight to make sure that any money," he said. The legislator was speaking on Citizen TV's Daybreak show on Monday. He further intimated that he had questions on Kenya Met's prediction, arguing that nothin...

At Least 6 People Injured In Stampede At Venue Of Mashujaa Day Celebrations

20Oct

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At Least 6 People Injured In Stampede At Venue Of Mashujaa Day Celebrations

Approximately six people, including a minor, have been hospitalised following a stampede at Gate C of the Kericho Green Stadium, the venue of this year's Mashujaa Day Celebrations. Local media reports indicate that all the injured persons were rushed to Kericho County Referral Hospital for treatment. Despite the incident, police were able to take charge of the situation. President William Ruto has since arrived at the stadium, which has a sitting capacity of 10,000 people, to lead the Mashujaa Day celebrations.

Several Roads To Remain Closed As Kericho Hosts 60th Mashujaa Day Celebrations

19Oct

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Several Roads To Remain Closed As Kericho Hosts 60th Mashujaa Day Celebrations

Kericho County is gearing up to host the 60th Mashujaa Day celebrations, but it comes with certain traffic and logistical adjustments. The Rift Valley Regional Commissioner (RC), Abdi Hassan, on Wednesday, October 19, issued a directive for motorists, affecting road usage and access in and around Kericho. The changes, according to the RC, are aimed at ensuring orderly movement and enhanced security during the event. Hassan made known that vehicles with red and blue plates would be the only ones allowed to pass through Kericho, with other motorists advised to use alternative routes. Public service vehicles will not have access to the main streets of the town; instead, they will drop passengers off in designated areas. Additionally, the Kericho mai...

Customers Unable To Buy Electricity Tokens As Kenya Power Prepaid System Goes Down

19Oct

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Customers Unable To Buy Electricity Tokens As Kenya Power Prepaid System Goes Down

Kenya Power customers were on Thursday morning unable to purchase electricity tokens on the utility’s prepaid system. Through a notice released at 8 a.m., KPLC acknowledged that the prepaid system was down and said they were working to restore it “within the shortest time possible.” “We are experiencing a glitch in the prepaid system, which is affecting the generation of electricity tokens. We are working to restore normalcy within the shortest time possible,” the notice read. "We apologize for any inconvenience caused."

Five Dead In Accident Involving Bus, Tractor And Trailer In Kibwezi

18Oct

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Five Dead In Accident Involving Bus, Tractor And Trailer In Kibwezi

Five people died while several others sustained injuries in an accident involving a bus, tractor and a trailer along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway in the Kambu area in Kibwezi, Makueni County on Tuesday night. According to the Kibwezi Sub-county police commander Peter Maina, the bus was travelling from Nairobi to Mombasa when it hit a tractor and veered, colliding with an oncoming truck. The five died on the spot, said the police boss. The injured were taken to the Kibwezi Sub-county Hospital and the Makindu Sub-county Hospital.

President Ruto Advised To Stop Revocation Of Title Deeds Of Undeveloped Land

17Oct

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President Ruto Advised To Stop Revocation Of Title Deeds Of Undeveloped Land

Machakos senator Agnes Kavindu Muthama has called on President William Ruto to stop revoking title deeds of land that has not been developed for over ten years. The senator said on Monday that nobody has a right to take someone's land whatsoever and the law doesn't allow that in Kenya. She termed it sad to hear the president say that title deeds would be revoked from landowners. Muthama said that some of the owners can't even put their foot on their land in different places as some have been taken by the cartels and needed security to access their lands and develop. She cited the Drumvale farmers in Kamulu where she said many of the owners can't access the lands. “The non-development in the said lands is not their will but fear for their lives thus the government ...

KNUT Secretary General Collins Oyuu Involved In A Road Accident

16Oct

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KNUT Secretary General Collins Oyuu Involved In A Road Accident

Collins Oyuu, Secretary General of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), was involved in a road accident in Kisumu County on Monday morning near Kombewa on the Bondo-Kisumu route. According to Nyanza Regional Traffic Enforcement Officer RTEO Allan Mwangi, Oyuu's car overturned while avoiding a cyclist as he rushed to catch a flight at Kisumu International Airport. Mr. Mwangi added that both Oyuu and his driver managed to escape unhurt, but the cyclist was, however, injured. Further investigations are underway.

16Oct

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Heavy Rains Pound Nairobi City

Residents of Nairobi on Monday morning endured a wet morning following heavy rains that started at dawn. Parents taking their children to school had to brave the rain to get their kids to various pick-up points as the skies continued to open – drenching the capital. According to the residents, the early morning downpour disrupted businesses and transport activities in Nairobi. Residents rushing to work had to contend with heavy traffic jam – especially on major roads leading to the capital. Many people spent hours stuck at various bus stops due to shortage of public service vehicles. “I think this could be the beginning of the El Nino rains the weatherman has been talking about,” John Kariuki, a matatu conductor in Nairobi told Wananchi Reporting. Kariuki said that t...