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Body of missing suspected drug dealer Fahmi Bakari found in Thika morgue
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Body of missing suspected drug dealer Fahmi Bakari found in Thika morgue

The body of a suspected drug dealer Fahmi Bakari Shekuwe was Sunday found at the Thika Mortuary, Kiambu County. This was almost two months after he went missing. Fahmi went missing on December 3, 2021, after leaving Mombasa for Thika for a business trip that turned fatal. HAKI Africa confirmed they identified the body on Sunday. Two weeks ago, the body of another Mombasa based suspected drug trafficker who had gone missing alongside Fahmi was found in a mortuary in Thika. The body of Masuo Bakari Tajiri was badly decomposed and had marks of torture and burns. Tajiri went missing on December 3 alongside Fahmi and one Mohammed Hussein who had accompanied him to Thika to purchase a matatu. Hussein is still missing with the families hoping for his safe return. The ...
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At least 10 killed in IED attack on matatu in Mandera
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At least 10 killed in IED attack on matatu in Mandera

At least 10 passengers were Monday killed and many others wounded when their matatu ran over a bomb set on the road along the Arabia-Mandera Highway. The matatu was ferrying an unknown number of passengers to Mandera Town on Monday morning when it ran over an Improvised Explosive Device. Witnesses said the death toll may rise because the victims had serious injuries. Police said at least eight other passengers were seriously injured in the incident. Police suspect the explosion was set up by al-Shabaab militants operating in the area after crossing the porous Kenya-Somalia border. North Eastern new regional commander George Seda said no arrest was made after the incident but teams were on the ground to pursue those behind the bombing. He said the incident happened ab...
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Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson Have Date Night at Escape Room and KBBQ
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Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson Have Date Night at Escape Room and KBBQ

Talk about a change in pace ... Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson went from breaking bread with the 2nd richest man in the world to an average Joe kinda date within 24 hours. Kim, Pete, Khloe and friends hit up Quarters Korean BBQ in L.A. Wednesday night followed by some fun at 60out Escape Room -- where they had the whole place to themselves. The night out comes just one day after the couple spent several hours at the estate of Jeff Bezos for dinner and convo. Kim's car was spotted outside the Bezos estate, and she and Pete went back to his hotel in Beverly Hills together after their night at Jeff's.
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Chris Brown Sued for Rape, Allegedly Drugged Woman on Yacht
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Chris Brown Sued for Rape, Allegedly Drugged Woman on Yacht

allegedly raped a woman on a yacht parked at Diddy's Star Island home ... this according to a new $20 million lawsuit. The singer is being sued by a Jane Doe who says she's a professional choreographer, dancer, model and musical artist ... and she claims Chris went from being friendly to raping her, in a matter of minutes. According to the suit, obtained by TMZ, the woman claims Chris grabbed the phone of a friend she was FaceTiming and urged her to come to Diddy's home ASAP on Miami's Star Island. When she arrived there on Dec. 30, 2020, the woman claims Chris approached her and asked her if she wanted a drink, motioning her toward the kitchen area on the yacht. In the docs, she claims she entered the kitchen with Chris, where he gave her a red cup with a mixed drink...
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Kenya Power Disconnects Electricity at Nyota Ndogo’s Home Over KSh 22k Bill
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Kenya Power Disconnects Electricity at Nyota Ndogo’s Home Over KSh 22k Bill

Electricity distributor Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has disconnected power at musician Nyota Ndogo's home over a KSh 22,297 bill. The musician said KPLC officials removed wires from the pole connecting power to the house despite paying the bill via M-Pesa. She shared a message from Kenya Power indicating she had settled the outstanding amount. "Am I a criminal? I had not seen the note they left behind in the meter. I just realised they removed the wires from the pole after paying my bill. I thought this only affects those people with high bills of over KSh 200,000...The person who did this wanted to show me that even as a celebrity I can sleep in darkness. Or is it you my fans who have cursed me? Please forgive me," she wrote on Facebook The note left behind by...
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French Govt Issues Terror Attack Warning in Nairobi
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French Govt Issues Terror Attack Warning in Nairobi

Police have now dispelled reports of a looming terror attack in the country. Speaking to a local media station on Friday, January 28, police spokesperson Bruno Shioso noted that they are yet to receive reports regarding the alert. He, however, assured Kenyans of their safety noting that security has been increased in the Nairobi Metropolitan and the entire country. The government is now on high alert after the French Government through its Nairobi Embassy issued an imminent terror attack warning.According to a travel alert dated Thursday, January 27, the French Embassy warned of a looming terror attack targeting Western citizens residing in Nairobi. The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the alert, cautioned its citizens and expatriates from other countr...
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China quietly locks down area near Beijing with Olympics a week away
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China quietly locks down area near Beijing with Olympics a week away

Chinese authorities locked down an area neighbouring the capital city of Beijing this week following a handful of reported Covid cases, but made no public announcements about the fresh restrictions with just a week until the Winter Olympics. Around 1.2 million people in Xiong'an New Area -- a new economic zone 100 kilometres southwest of Beijing -- are no longer allowed to enter or leave their residential compounds, local virus prevention staff confirmed to AFP on Friday January 28. While recent lockdowns in China are publicly announced and widely reported by state media, the Xiong'an restrictions appear to have been introduced by stealth with no public announcements -- sparking confusion among some residents of the area. "We expect this (lockdown) to last around a week, but ...
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Kenya Power kicks off search for new CEO
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Kenya Power kicks off search for new CEO

Kenya power building along Aga Khan walk, Nairobi on this photo taken on August 15, 2021. PHOTO LUCY WANJIRU Kenya Power has commenced search for a substantive Chief Executive Officer to replace former CEO Bernard Ngugi who resigned in a huff in August last year leaving vacant the position usually filled by company insiders. This places acting CEO Engineer Rosemary Oduor at the front of the queue to replace Mr Ngugi, having served at the company in various capacities for decades before taking control of the company in her current position following his exit The 55-year old joined the firm in 1991 and served as the company’s general manager in charge of commercial services and sales prior to her appointment.
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19 Students Injured After School Bus Overturns On Kisumu-Kakamega Road
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19 Students Injured After School Bus Overturns On Kisumu-Kakamega Road

A total of 19 students of Thur Gem Secondary School in Kisumu are still admitted at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral hospital receiving care following a road accident on Thursday evening. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral hospital CEO Dr. George Rae says 25 of them who were out of danger were discharged last night. He however says the 19 who are still admitted needed attention as a result of the injuries they sustained, adding that five of them were seriously injured. The school bus overturned around Mamboleo area along Kisumu--Kakamega road after the brakes of the bus failed, causing the vehicle to overturn. The students, who were in the company of their teachers, were returning to school from an educational trip in Kakamega. The students involve...
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MO Salah’s penalty beat Ivory Coast
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MO Salah’s penalty beat Ivory Coast

Mohamed Salah scored the decisive spot-kick as record seven-time champions Egypt beat the Ivory Coast 5-4 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in Douala on Wednesday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.
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