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Capital FM’s DJ Lithium commits suicide in office

20Jan

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Entertainment

Capital FM’s DJ Lithium commits suicide in office

Capital FM's Alex Nderi alias DJ Lithium breathed his last on Wednesday evening at Nairobi hospital. Sources told Word Is that DJ Lithium collapsed at Capital FM offices and left behind a note. It is at this point that his workmates tried to resuscitate him but to no avail. Before his death, Lithium deleted all his social media accounts and texted close friends and family telling them he is gone. He passed away while receiving treatment at Nairobi hospital. Police have launched investigations into the incident. Kilimani head of police Muturi Mbogo said Lithium was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. "He was confirmed dead on arrival," he said. The incident happened at Lonroh House in the Central Business District but the hospital reported it to the pol...

World’s Oldest Man Dies at 112, Days Before 113th Birthday

19Jan

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Entertainment

World’s Oldest Man Dies at 112, Days Before 113th Birthday

Saturnino de la Fuente Garcí, the world's oldest man, has passed away. Garci, from Spain, died aged 112 years and 341 days. He broke the record for the longest living man in September 2021 Speaking to Guinness World Records, Garci previously divulged the secret to his long life. "Do not hurt anyone," he said. born on February 11, 1909, was weeks away from his 113th birthday. He is survived by seven daughters, 14 grandkids and 22 great-grandchildren. Thanks to his short height, only 1.50 m, he avoided being enlisted into the 1936 Spanish Civil War and, instead, established a flourishing shoemaker business. Garci worked as a shoemaker and made boots for the army, becoming a famous artisan in the area. When not making shoes, he played football and co-founded a local team. To ...

DCI dispatched to River Yala to probe 19 unclaimed bodies

19Jan

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DCI dispatched to River Yala to probe 19 unclaimed bodies

A special forensic team has been dispatched to River Yala in a bid to probe the 19 unclaimed bodies. In a statement on Wednesday, Police spokesman Bruno Shioso said the bodies had been dumped in the river for the past two years. The bodies were found in sacks, some tied up and others mutilated. He denied claims that the 19 bodies were dumped at once. "Despite an appeal from the police, no one has come forward to claim the bodies," he said. Shioso appealed to anyone with information to come forward to aid in the investigations. HAKI Africa wrote to DPP Noordin Haji requesting his intervention over the River Yala bodies saga. There is an ongoing public debate over the 19 bodies. A section of Kenyans took to social media to raise con...

Businessman Jimi Wanjigi Arraigned At Milimani Law Courts

19Jan

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Businessman Jimi Wanjigi Arraigned At Milimani Law Courts

Businessman Jimi Wanjigi has been presented at the Milimani Law Courts after spending the night at Kamukunji Police Station in Nairobi. Wanjigi, who was arrested on Tuesday, is facing charges of conspiracy to commit a felony and forgery of a title deed. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) recommended the prosecution of Wanjigi and his wife Irene Nzisa for allegedly obtaining money by false pretence and conspiracy to defraud involving a Ksh.1.2 billion piece of land in Nairobi.Detectives from the land fraud unit of the DCI forwarded the inquiry file on the 10th of December 2021, to the DPP with recommendations that Wanjigi and Nzisa among others be charged with obtaining Ksh.56 million from Kenroid Limited, by falsely pretending they were in a position to ...

Police to seek 21 days to detain KPLC Senior managers over power outage

19Jan

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Police to seek 21 days to detain KPLC Senior managers over power outage

Ten Kenya Power company officials were driven to Kahawa Law Courts within the precincts of Kamiti Maximum Prisons ahead of their arraignment on Wednesday. The ten were arrested Tuesday in the ongoing probe into claims of sabotaging electricity supply that affected most parts of the country last week. Officials from the Serious Crime Unit, who are handling the case, said they intend to make a miscellaneous application before the court and seek to hold the ten for 21 days to enable them to conclude investigations. Lawyers of those held rushed to the court after they heard their clients would be taken to Kahawa instead of Milimani or Kiambu. Kahawa is usually reserved for terror suspects. The ten, including the General manager in charge network, were summoned to the Direct...

Met Department Warns Of More Rainfall, Storms

18Jan

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Met Department Warns Of More Rainfall, Storms

The Kenya Meteorological Department has warned of more rainfall in most parts of the country between Tuesday and Monday, January 24, 2022. The weatherman says that very heavy rains are expected to persist in the highlands west of the Rift Valley, the Central and South Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria basin as well as sections of Central Kenya and Nairobi. Region-wise, Kisii, Nyamira, Trans-Nzoia, Uasin-Gishu, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Nandi, Kericho, Bomet, Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma, West-Pokot, Siaya, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Busia, Migori, Baringo, Nakuru, Narok and Laikipia Counties will experience afternoon showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday and Wednesday with night showers over few places. At the same time, morning rains as well as afternoon and night showers and thunderstorms are...

Afghanistan Earthquake Kills At Least 22 People

18Jan

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International news

Afghanistan Earthquake Kills At Least 22 People

An earthquake rocked western Afghanistan on Monday, killing more than 20 people and destroying hundreds of homes, local authorities said. The 5.6 magnitude tremor shook the western province of Badghis, bordering Turkmenistan, in the afternoon, reducing brick homes to rubble, according to photos shared by local authorities. "Unfortunately, our initial reports show that 22 people, including women and children, have been killed and four others injured," said Baz Mohammad Sarwari, the director of Information and Culture of the Badghis provincial administration. "The Mujahideen have reached to some of the affected areas, but Badghis is a mountainous province, the number of casualties might go up," he added, referring to Taliban fighters, and adding that heavy rain was also lashing...

Former ‘Nairobi Diaries’ Actress Iptsam Ali Says ‘ vies for Woman Rep’ Seat

18Jan

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Entertainment, Politics

Former ‘Nairobi Diaries’ Actress Iptsam Ali Says ‘ vies for Woman Rep’ Seat

Former Nairobi Diaries actress Ali Iptisam Zeid,has laid out her manifesto, detailing all the grand things she would do, should Kenyans elect her the next Nairobi Woman Representative. Zeid who hopes fill the enormous shoes of her predecessors Rachel Shebesh and the sitting County MP Esther Passaris, has sliced her grand plans into four sectors. In a series of posts to her stories on Instagram, Zeid said top of her list of priorities would be creating a conducive business environment, effective social protection, a healthy and stable population and security and safety for Nairobi. “A business environment that is conducive for a common mwananchi (mimi na ma hustler wenzangu) 2: Effective social protection. 3: A healthy and stable population. 4: Security and safety,...

Saudi-led coalition launches deadly air raids in Yemen’s capital Sanaa

18Jan

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International news

Saudi-led coalition launches deadly air raids in Yemen’s capital Sanaa

The Saudi-led coalition has carried out air raids in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, killing more than 12 people, according to residents, a day after the Houthi rebel group launched a deadly attack in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Saudi Arabia and the UAE intervened in Yemen’s war in 2015 to restore the government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who fled after Houthi rebels took over the capital and parts of northern Yemen in late 2014. The UAE largely scaled down its military presence in the country in 2019 but continues to hold sway through the Yemeni forces it arms and trains. Early on Tuesday, the coalition said it had begun air raids against strongholds and camps in Sanaa belonging to the Iran-aligned Houthi group, according to Saudi state media. The attack...

Ruto resumes Nairobi tour with planned rallies in Raila strongholds

18Jan

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Ruto resumes Nairobi tour with planned rallies in Raila strongholds

Deputy President William Ruto resumes his tour of Nairobi county on Tuesday, with rallies planned across sub counties perceived to be ODM leader Raila Odinga’s strongholds. This will be the DP’s fourth day traversing the city county as he seeks support for his presidential bid, as well as popularising the United Democratic Alliance party. In his programme, Ruto is expected to make at least eight stops, in Lang’ata, Kibra, Westlands and also Dagoretti North and South constituencies. The campaign tour had been scheduled for Monday before it was cancelled as Ruto retreated for a re-strategising meeting. ODM leader Raila Odinga will on the other hand launch the enhanced continuous voter registration at the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC). He is also schedule...