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Clarification on Fake Gold case from DPP.

27Apr

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Politics

Clarification on Fake Gold case from DPP.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) has issued a clarification after a local daily reported that the DPP wanted to drop charges against business man Jared Otieno in the Sh23 million fake gold case. In the statement, the ODPP insisted that the case against Jared Otieno and four other individuals is ongoing and there was no intention to withdraw the case. The ODPP called on the media to verify information before publishing to avoid any such incidences, noting that the case was set for mention on Monday 26th for hearing dates to be set, but one of the accused individuals did not appear in Court. According to the statement, the case is set for a mention on Tuesday 27th (Today). Jared Otieno and his co-accused were arrested in May 13, 2019 after they we...

27Apr

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Business, Life Style

Test at Green Park Terminus.

The Nairobi Metropolitan Service conducts Green Park Terminus test run for matatus plying Ngong Road. The NMS Director for Roads Engineer Michale Ochieng on site to supervise the test run at the terminus from as early as 6 am. Police officers were positioned along the Bunyala road roundabout where all PSV were diverted into the terminus. Only private cars were permitted to use Uhuru Highway to join Haile Sellasie Avenue. Inside the terminus, matatus were only allowed to drop off commuters as they exited. From there, the matatus are required to find their way into the CBD by crossing Uhuru Highway where the traffic police controlled the traffic. The Nairobi Commuter buses were available for the physically challenged, expectant mothers and those with small childr...

Uhuru commends Equity for growing continental presence

22Apr

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Business

Uhuru commends Equity for growing continental presence

President Uhuru Kenyatta has commended Kenya's Equity Bank for its growing continental presence saying the financial institution's expansion is helping unite Africa and expand her economic freedom. "It is a moment of rare regional and continental pride, as we witness our local enterprises coming together in the spirit of One Africa, One People," Uhuru said. The Head of State spoke Wednesday in DR Congo when he presided over the official inauguration of the rebranded Equity BCDC office block in Central Kinshasa. With the merger, Equity Group successfully combined BCDC’s heritage of 112 years in the DRC market, with its established track record in corporate banking; together with Equity Bank Congo’s solidly strong focus on financial inclusion. Uhuru urged private i...

Widow of Kiiru Boys principal found guilty of murder

22Apr

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Life Style

Widow of Kiiru Boys principal found guilty of murder

A court has found Jane Muthoni, the woman accused of killing Kiiru Boys High School Principal Solomon Mwangi Mbuthi, guilty of murder. Justice Joel Ngugi also convicted Muthoni's co-accused Isaac Isaac Ng'ang'a alias Gikuyu. The convicts will be sentenced on May 18. During the trial, Muthoni who has been in remand for nearly five years following the murder, defended herself against the charge of killing Mbuthi and said it was his fellow who orchestrated her husband’s death after he refused to play into their game over transfers. The court heard that the principals, who influenced transfers and promotions of teachers in the region, were aggrieved after Mbuthi was posted to the school while she was promoted to head Icaciri Secondary School without going ...

Derek Chauvin found guilty on 3 charges in murder of George Floyd.

21Apr

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Life Style

Derek Chauvin found guilty on 3 charges in murder of George Floyd.

The jury has spoken, and found Derek Chauvin guilty in the death of George Floyd. The former Minneapolis police officer knelt on Floyd, who was handcuffed and face down on the pavement, for more than 9 minutes at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue last May. Chauvin was taken into custody and will be sentenced in eight weeks. The incident was filmed by a teenager and set off a national racial reckoning after decades in which police killed Black men and were rarely punished. Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder; guilty of third-degree murder; and guilty of second-degree manslaughter. Prosecutors laid out a case over the course of 15 days that Floyd died due to a lack of oxygen, or asphyxiation, after C...

21Apr

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Business

Water supply in Nairobi CBD shut down.

Water supply to the entire Central Business District has been shut down due to a pipe damage, Nairobi water has said. In a notice on Wednesday, the Water company said the damage of the pipes was done by the Express Way Contractor. "The line has been shut to pave way for repairs. Bear with us as we work to restore supply in the shortest time possible," they said. The ongoing construction of the Sh62 billion Nairobi Expressway which has gained pace has in the past interrupted the water supply in Nairobi. The tunnel alone is being constructed for Sh6.8 billion, the treatment plant at Sh6.5 billion, while the pipeline will cost Sh4.6 billion. The tunnel starts at Ichichi in the Kangema sub-county, runs through Kigumo before joining the Ndaka-ini dam in the Gatanga sub-count...