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Father Arrested While Trying To Sell His Three Albino Children For Ksh.4.7M
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Father Arrested While Trying To Sell His Three Albino Children For Ksh.4.7M

A father who wanted to sell his three albino children for use in witchcraft rituals was arrested in Mozambique before being able to close the deal, police said on Monday. Police in the northwestern region of Tete, said three children aged nine to 16 were rescued at the weekend after an anonymous tip-off.  Their uncle was arrested alongside their father. The pair allegedly planned to traffic the minors to neighbouring Malawi where they could be sold for the equivalent of about $40,000, local police spokesman Feliciano da Camara told a press conference. Both men deny any involvement in the case. "Investigations were carried out and it was possible to rescue (the) three minors… from captivity," Câmara said. Albinism, caused by a lack of melanin, the pigment that colou...
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Uhuru Gardens to be opened after two years of construction
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Uhuru Gardens to be opened after two years of construction

President Uhuru Kenyatta will on Monday officially open Uhuru Gardens to the public after the completion of renovations. In his capacity as the Commander in chief of the Defence Forces, he will also hand back the gardens to the government. The Steering Committee of Uhuru Gardens and National Monument and Museum oversaw the work which started back in 2020 On May 31, 2022, ahead of his last Madaraka Day celebrations of his presidency, Uhuru commissioned the Mashujaa state-of-the-art Uhuru Gardens National Monument and Museum. However, not all sections had been completed with renovations still happening after. Addressing the nation during last year’s Jamhuri Day celebrations at Uhuru Gardens, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced that the facility will be accessible to t...
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Teacher In Custody For Allegedly Sodomizing 3 Pupils In Bomet
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Teacher In Custody For Allegedly Sodomizing 3 Pupils In Bomet

A male teacher is being held in Bomet County after he allegedly sodomized three pupils aged between 11 and 13. The suspect was taken to Mogogosiek Police Station in Konoin and is set to be arraigned over the heinous acts at Mosoriot Academy. Konoin police boss Tom Achiya said the suspect, Bernard Kirui, was arrested after one of the victims complained of severe pain and was rushed to Litein Mission Hospital; where it was established that he had been sodomized. "His arrest follows complaints from staff members at the school. We conducted investigations, which led to the apprehension of the suspect," Achiya said. Preliminary investigations show that the teacher slept at the boys' dormitory despite having a room allocated to him by the school.  "We are contemplating c...
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Tharaka Nithi Death Toll Bus Accident Rises To 30
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Tharaka Nithi Death Toll Bus Accident Rises To 30

The number of people who died after the Modern Coast bus they were travelling in plunged into the Tharaka Nithi bridge on Sunday has risen to 30. This is after six more bodies were on Monday morning retrieved from the wreckage. Police said 13 others were nursing critical injuries as the search for more bodies which might still be remaining in the river entered the second day. Tharaka Nithi County Commissioner Nobert Komora on Sunday night confirmed that the injured were receiving treatment at the Chogoria and Chuka hospitals. Several photos and videos shared online showed the mangled wreckage of the bus strewn on the hillside near the infamous Tharaka Nithi blackspot.  Part of the wreckage could be seen in the river.  Police officers a...
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CBK Set For Further Interest Rate Hike
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CBK Set For Further Interest Rate Hike

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is widely expected to lift its benchmark lending rate again when it holds its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Wednesday. The expectations on the reserve bank’s monetary stance are largely anchored on prevailing high inflation which in June breached the targeted upper limit of 7.5 per cent to stand at 7.9 per cent in June. In a pre-emptive move at the end of May, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) lifting its benchmark lending rate known as the Central Bank Rate (CBR) for the first time in seven years to 7.5 per cent from a flat seven per cent to curb rising inflation. A further 50 basis points rate hike, the same as in May would move the base lending rate to above the prevailing inflation rate pointing to the efforts by the reserve bank...
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EACC Seizes Assets Worth Ksh.100 Million Belonging To Gov’t Officer Earning Ksh.100
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EACC Seizes Assets Worth Ksh.100 Million Belonging To Gov’t Officer Earning Ksh.100

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has seized assets worth Ksh.100 million belonging to an officer of the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA), Kajiado County Office. The officer, Esther Wanjiru Chege, is believed to have fraudulently acquired the assets including millions of shillings and 13 parcels of land scattered in various towns including: Kiambu, Nyandarua, Naivasha, Makueni and Kajiado. In a report issued on Friday, EACC said Wanjiru is under investigation “for alleged conflict of interest, embezzlement of public funds and unexplained wealth.” The anti-graft body seized the 13 title deeds after the assets were frozen by the High Court in Machakos on July 19, 2022. The court also ordered that Wanjiru’s Equity bank account holding Ksh.3,295,271 be frozen...
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Police Impound 347 Rolls, 364 Stems Of Bhang In Separate Operations
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Police Impound 347 Rolls, 364 Stems Of Bhang In Separate Operations

Police officers in Siaya county nabbed 347 rolls of bhang on Wednesday that were stacked in a suitcase and a backpack. The National Police Service (NPS), confirming the incident, said that the bags belonged to suspects believed to be minors who had boarded a Nairobi-bound bus. The suspects, however, upon being questioned about the contents of the luggage, abandoned the bags and darted off. A manhunt is currently on to bring the suspects to book. Elsewhere in Nakuru county, police raided a farm in Solai location and discovered it was a breeding ground for bhang. Three hundred and sixty-four cannabis plants, according to NPS, were found on the farm believed to belong to Joseph Ng'ang'a, a suspect in the case. Police have in the meantime appealed to members of the publi...
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KDF Officer Arrested After Shooting At Boda Boda Rider In Syokimau
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KDF Officer Arrested After Shooting At Boda Boda Rider In Syokimau

A military doctor is in custody for allegedly firing at a boda boda rider who dropped off his daughter at their home in Syokimau, Machakos County on Thursday night. Wycliffe Atendo, an online rider who operates in Nairobi, is said to have received a request from a client at Kimathi street in the CBD heading to White House estate, in Syokimau. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), after the rider completed the 20-kilometre journey he was met with hostility just as he was about to receive his payment. A man, said to be the lady's father, pounced on her and began battering the 21-year-old before turning to the rider and opening fire.  “The duo arrived at the agreed address and as the woman was about to pay ...
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Supreme Court To Issue Final Ruling On Sonko’s Impeachment
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Supreme Court To Issue Final Ruling On Sonko’s Impeachment

The Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling later on Friday on whether or not former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko was properly impeached from office. Despite being cleared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to contest for Mombasa County's governor seat at the August polls, the new ruling may make or break Sonko's political career since persons who have been impeached from office are automatically barred from assuming public positions. Chief Justice Martha Koome announced on Thursday, that the Supreme Court bench, consisting of Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu and Justices Mohammed Ibrahim, Smokin Wanjala, Njoki Ndung’u, Isaac Lenaola and William Ouko, will issue a ruling on Sonko's fate Friday afternoon, which will be relayed to the former gover...
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Six Killed, 8 Injured After Gas Cylinder Explodes In Matatu On Thika-Garissa Highway
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Six Killed, 8 Injured After Gas Cylinder Explodes In Matatu On Thika-Garissa Highway

Six people have died and eight others seriously injured after a matatu they were travelling in collided with a car in a road accident at Kwa Majini bridge on the Thika-Garissa highway in Machakos County. The deceased were burnt beyond recognition after a gas cylinder that was in the matatu burst into flames following the collision. According to police, the injured were taken to Matuu Level 4 Hospital with serious burn injuries. More to follow
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