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Woman Arrested For Burning Children’s Hands In Athi River
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Woman Arrested For Burning Children’s Hands In Athi River

A woman has been arrested after burning her children's hands in Athi River, Machakos County. Police said the woman burnt the hands of her children, aged 6 and 8, as punishment for eating sugar. Kinanie area chief Josphat Musinga confirmed the incident saying the woman committed the heinous act at Kilili area, using a hot knife and nylon paper. "We visited the children in school after receiving a report about the incident. We then took them to Athi River Hospital for treatment," Musinga told Citizen Digital. The suspect spent Wednesday night at Athi River Police Station pending her arraignment.
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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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6 Houses Burned down In Homa Bay Over Cow Theft
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6 Houses Burned down In Homa Bay Over Cow Theft

Tension has gripped Kuoyo village in Ndhiwa, Homa Bay County, after angry residents torched six houses in three different homes whose owners are accused of stealing cows. The suspects are accused of stealing eight cows in Kadem in the neighbouring Migori county and Kanyadoto within Ndhiwa Sub County over the weekend. According to North Kaganda assistant chief, Netto Otieno Aketch, the suspects stole three cows from Kadem on Saturday night using a pick-up vehicle. They are said to have proceeded to a homestead within Kalamindi village in North Kaganda where they were caught slaughtering one cow at night before they disappeared in the dark. Mr. Akech says the mob who were following the stolen cows from Kadem teamed up with the residents of Kanyatodo and stormed three homes b...
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Court Freezes Ksh.115M Wired From Mauritius To Kenyan Woman
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Court Freezes Ksh.115M Wired From Mauritius To Kenyan Woman

The High Court has frozen some Ksh.115 million wired to another Kenyan woman identified as Isabel Nyaguthii Wanjohi by a company registered in Mauritius. The money is believed to be proceeds of crime and was found in a Standard Chartered Bank account belonging to Ms. Wanjohi, who is an employee of Platinum Credit Limited. Lady Justice Esther Maina of the ​ Anti-corruption court on Tuesday directed Standard Chartered to transfer the money to Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) for preservation, pending determination of the case. According to ARA, Ms. Wanjohi received $1million on April 13 from Platcorp Holding Limited purported to be an unsecured loan whose purpose wasn’t disclosed. The agency later intercepted it as she was about to wire it to South Africa through swift transfer,...
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Form 3 Student Stabs Schoolmate To Death In Kericho
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Form 3 Student Stabs Schoolmate To Death In Kericho

A 21-year-old student is being sought by police for allegedly killing his 18-year-old schoolmate in Belgut, Kericho county. The two, who are form three students at Keben high school, are said to have been in an altercation on Wednesday morning before the matter took a shocking turn. Witnesses say the female student died on the spot. The incident paralysed learning activities at the school, with irate students storming out of the school, demanding justice for the slain student. Police officers in Kericho have launched a manhunt for the student who went into hiding shortly after. 
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MP Sankok’s Son Reportedly Refused To Return To School Before Gun Incident
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MP Sankok’s Son Reportedly Refused To Return To School Before Gun Incident

New developments have emerged in the ongoing investigations into the death of Nominated MP David Sankok's son after Kericho High School's principal revealed that he had refused to return to school before the incident. The MP's son, 15, reportedly shot himself using his father's pistol on Monday afternoon after taking it from a safe in his father's bathroom. He was a Form Four student.  He was expected to report to school last week but was not keen on going which is said to have sparked an argument with his father. Narok County DCI boss Mwenda Ethiaba said the teenager's death was preceded by an argument about his school.  Sankok had called Kericho High School principal Daniel Chelule, confirming that his son did not want to return to school and requesting a week ...
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Cece Sagini, Victor Peace Announce End Of 4-Year Marriage
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Cece Sagini, Victor Peace Announce End Of 4-Year Marriage

Celebrity couple Cece Sagini and Victor Peace have announced a split, ending their marriage of four years. The two former love birds announced their split via coordinated posts on social media, saying the break up was ultimately necessary for their general well-being and holistic happiness. “After 4+ years of walking this journey as the best of friends, with much prayer and consideration, we have decided to come to the end of our road. As we once shared our journey publicly, it is in the same spirit that we share this statement, "the posts shared on their individual accounts read.  Without going into the specifics, the couple who made a name for themselves, running a Youtube channel dubbed ‘the Peaces" claimed the split was not due to ‘salacious events’ but mutual respec...
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Matatus To Stop Accesing Nairobi CBD Starting April
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Matatus To Stop Accesing Nairobi CBD Starting April

Matatus are set to be barred from operating in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) starting April. The Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) says that the Green Park, Desai and Park Road bus termini will start operations by the end of April. Matatus plying the Ngong, Lang'ata, and Argwings Kodhek roads will be the first to be affected, according to NMS transport and Public Works Director Engineer Michael Ochieng. Currently, the Green Park terminal is 98% complete and will accommodate between 300 and 350 vehicles at go, and up to 20,000 in a day. The terminal will serve Ngong, Karen, Rongai, Kikuyu, Dagoretti, Kawangware, Kibra, Highrise, Ngumo, Langata, Nairobi West, Makadara, Kaberia, Satellite and Kiserian-bound commuters. “The change we are making in terms o...
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Court denies petition filed by Ex- CS Rotich and Directs Case To Continue
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Court denies petition filed by Ex- CS Rotich and Directs Case To Continue

The Milimani High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by the former Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Henry Rotich challenging charges levelled against him in a fraud case. In the application, the Ex-CS had denied accusations of involvement in the multi-billion Arror and Kimwarer Dam scandal that saw a loss of billions of shillings in dubious circumstances. According to a report by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the court upheld the accusations by the prosecution who is the DPP and ruled for the hearing to continue. During a hearing on 3rd March 2022, the case had been postponed to June 13 and 14 this year, after Rotich's lawyer Kioko Kilukumi reportedly fell ill.  In the said fraud case, Rotich is accused of misappropriation of public funds relating to...
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