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Hollywood Jenifer Lewis Reveals Near-Death Experience After Falling Off Balcony In Tanzania

15Mar

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Hollywood Jenifer Lewis Reveals Near-Death Experience After Falling Off Balcony In Tanzania

Hollywood actress Jenifer Lewis has revealed that during a trip to the Serengeti in Tanzania, she experienced a devastating fall, after which she couldn’t move and thought she might die. Lewis recalled, in a preview of a sit-down interview with news anchor Robin Roberts that aired on Good Morning America, that in 2022, she planned to retire and travel, after 'Black-ish' wrapped and she released a book. But in November of that same year, an adventurous vacation went awry when she fell off of her hotel balcony while on vacation in Tanzania. Speaking for the first time about the incident, the 67-year-old Black-ish star said the past year has been "the hardest" as she recovered from the fall. "Did you think you were going to die?" Roberts, 63, asked Lewis, to which she respond...

Nothing Of Concern On Board UK Police Say On Diverted Kenya Airways Plane

13Oct

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Nothing Of Concern On Board UK Police Say On Diverted Kenya Airways Plane

Police in Essex, England have verified that the Kenya Airways (KQ) flight redirected to London's Stansted Airport on Thursday underwent a thorough inspection and no concerning items were found on board. The KQ plane, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, was intercepted on its way to London before being diverted to Stansted for security clearance by U.K government security personnel. Stansted is the designated airport for dealing with security issues in the UK. In a statement on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday, Essex Police noted that after their investigations, the plane was returned to the airport, which continued to operate without any disruptions. "Officers have established there is nothing of concern on board a flight diverted to #Stansted Airport. Officers carried out enquiries ...

21 Die In Bus Crash On Kenya-Uganda Border

9Jan

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Africa

21 Die In Bus Crash On Kenya-Uganda Border

Twenty-one people were killed when a bus heading for the Kenyan capital Nairobi crashed shortly after crossing the border from Uganda, police said Sunday, the latest in a recent spate of deadly road accidents. The Ugandan government is planning to issue new measures to try to improve road safety after a surge in accidents in the East African country over the festive period. Ugandan regional police spokesman Rogers Taitika told AFP that 21 people were confirmed dead after the accident on Saturday evening. Those killed were mostly Kenyans but also included eight Ugandans. The bus was travelling from the eastern Ugandan city of Mbale to Nairobi and crashed in the Kenyan town of Lwakhakha, just across the border from a Ugandan town of the same name. Another 49 people were inju...

Nairobi County To Dispose 236 Unclaimed Bodies

29Sep

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Nairobi County To Dispose 236 Unclaimed Bodies

The Nairobi City County will dispose 236 unclaimed dead bodies that are laying in morgues within the city. In a notice, the County said 218 unclaimed bodies are lying at the Nairobi City Mortuary and 18 others are at the Mama Lucy Hospital Mortuary. Members of the public have been urged to identify and collect the bodies, failure to which they will be disposed after 7 days of the notice. “Pursuant to the Public Health Act Cap 242 [Subsidiary; PUBLIC HEALTH (PUBLIC MORTUARIES) RULES, 1991] (2). Interested members of the public are asked to identify and collect the below named bodies within 7 (seven) days, failure to which the Nairobi City County will seek authority for disposal,” the public notice reads. Some of the bodies have been identified by nam...

Traffic Disruptions Announced On City Roads Ahead Of Kibaki’s Funeral Service

28Apr

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Traffic Disruptions Announced On City Roads Ahead Of Kibaki’s Funeral Service

Motorists have been warned of traffic disruptions on some Nairobi roads on Friday when the funeral service of the late former President Mwai Kibaki will be held at the Nyayo Stadium. Police spokesperson Bruno Shioso in a statement on Thursday advised motorists to avoid Aerodrome Road and a section of Uhuru Highway between Nyayo House and Lusaka roundabouts from 7.00am. “A procession to the stadium led by the Kenya Defence Forces will affect the flow of traffic on some parts of the procession route, namely Procession Way, Kenyatta Avenue, Uhuru Highway, Aerodrome Road as they proceed to the stadium,” stated Shioso. Similarly, vehicles driving to the city from Waiyaki Way and intending to cross over to Mombasa Road have been advised to avoid Uhuru Highway. “Divert at Nyayo H...

Nairobi Man Charged With Stealing Cooking Oil, Sugar, Rice From A Supermarket

13Apr

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local news

Nairobi Man Charged With Stealing Cooking Oil, Sugar, Rice From A Supermarket

A man was charged on Wednesday with stealing cooking oil from Naivas Supermarket. Alvin Linus Chivondo was charged with stealing 2 litres of cooking oil at the Naivas Supermarket along Moi Avenue. According to the prosecution, the 21-year-old man also stole 5 kgs of rice , honey, tea leaves and sugar, all totaling Ksh. 3,165. He pleaded guilty before the court. The court heard that he posed as a customer, picking the items from the shelves before packing them into a non-woven carrier bag. He was intercepted while attempting to exit the supermarket without paying.

Expect heavy rains in several parts of the country, says MET

29Mar

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Expect heavy rains in several parts of the country, says MET

Several parts of the country are expected to receive rainfall in the next two months, the Met department has said. Isolated storms are likely to occur over some parts of the Highlands West of the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin, the Central and South Rift Valley, the Highlands East of the Rift Valley, the Coast and the Southeastern lowlands. The forecast shows high chances of a strong rainy season up to May in many parts of the country However, rainfall intensities are expected to reduce during the second half of the forecast period. Mombasa, Eldoret, Nakuru, will experience sunny intervals while Nyeri, Marsabit, Kisumu, Nairobi will experience sunny and rainy intervals this week. Both daytime temperatures and nighttime temperatures are lik...

Police launch Manhunt after bodaboda sexually assaulted female motorist

7Mar

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Police launch Manhunt after bodaboda sexually assaulted female motorist

Police in Nairobi are hunting down for a group of bodaboda operators who were captured on video molesting a female motorist on Nairobi's Wangari Maathai Road. The incident occurred on Friday, March 4, but the matter came to the limelight on Monday, March 7, 2022, after the video was widely circulated on social media. The young lady was driving along Thika Road. She recorded her statement on Monday, March 7 at the Parklands police station and narrated her story. She said the scuffle ensued after she hit one of the bodaboda riders who was crossing the road. The rider fractured one of his legs as a result of the accident. The woman said she stopped a few meters ahead to attend to the scene but a group of other operators mopped her and tried to rob her. This forced h...

Msytery dawn inferno visits Gikomba market again

8Nov

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Msytery dawn inferno visits Gikomba market again

Gikomba Market, East Africa’s largest open-air market, has experienced unpredictable fires annually. For decades, the market has been a source of income for many including food vendors, second-hand clothes traders, carpenters, business people and many more. However, for many years they have constantly been in tears, encountered losses as fire mocked their success by razing down the market. The latest fire this year was experienced on October 19, barely two months after another fire in August that prompted the traders to sue the county government over frequent fires. Also in February this year, a fire broke out and the "mitumba "section was still affected. Seeking to address the problem, Nairobi County Government and the National Government opted to built a new fiv...

Police disperse Saba Saba protesters in CBD.

7Jul

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Police disperse Saba Saba protesters in CBD.

Police on Wednesday dispersed Saba Saba protesters, who took to the streets to march for a fair living. The human rights campaigners and youths were campaigning against youth unemployment and harsh economic times. The march is to mark the 31st Saba Saba, which is marked on July 7 every year. This is to commemorate the Second Liberation struggle in Kenya. Plain clothes police officers were seen arresting some of the youths taking part in annual Saba Saba protests at Archives area, Nairobi CBD on July 7, 2021. Dressed in red shirts and carrying red flags, the youths were also dispersed by police using teargas, as they carried on with their protests. The police also threw a teargas cannister which got stuck on a Star Bus wind screen as they dispersed the Saba Saba pr...