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IPOA announces 15 job vacancies, assures fair recruiting

4Oct

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local news

IPOA announces 15 job vacancies, assures fair recruiting

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has announced 15 job vacancies in various departments under the body. In an advertisement, IPOA encouraged interested and qualified persons to submit their application through the Post Office, email or by hand delivery. Applicants should clearly indicate the position and job reference number, on both the cover letter, envelope and email applications. together with IPOA employment form, a detailed CV, copies of academic certificates, national identity card, names and telephone contacts of three referees, so as to reach the Authority by Tuesday, October 17, 2023," part of the advertisement reads. The advertised positions include that of one Deputy Director, Finance and Planning, three Principal Investigations Officers and t...

Man Who Sealed Wife’s Genitalia With Super Glue Jailed For 50 Years

24Dec

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Human Interest

Man Who Sealed Wife’s Genitalia With Super Glue Jailed For 50 Years

James Kifo Muriuki, a man who assaulted his wife has been slapped with a 50-year jail sentence by Chuka Law court. Appearing before Principal Magistrate Njoki Kahara, the suspect was found guilty of sexually assaulting his wife and causing grievous harm to her. Kifo made headlines after causing harm to his wife on May 16, 2020. On the fateful day, Kifo lured his wife to river Kathita in Marimanti at night, ordering her to strip naked and reveal to him all the men she had slept with while he was living away in Nairobi. On being hesitant, Kifo began to beat her before he sprayed pepper, salt and super glue on her genitalia. He then used a knife to push the mixture into the victim’s genitalia. In May 21, 2020, Kifo was arrested in his hideout at Kaningo in ...

Cops arrested for ferrying marked ballots in Kilgoris

9Aug

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Politics

Cops arrested for ferrying marked ballots in Kilgoris

Two police officers were on Monday evening arrested for allegedly ferrying marked election materials in Kilgoris, Narok county. The officers were in the company of another occupant ferrying the election materials to an unknown destination in a Toyota Sienta registration number KDG 910 B. The three are said to have been stopped by suspicious members of the public who quickly informed security team. Confirming the incident, Narok county police commander Kizito Mutoro said that at around 6.30pm police received a distress call from members of the public that they had intercepted marked ballot papers at Kilgoris Shell petrol station. "When police moved to the scene, they found Frederick Mwaniki Ng’ang’a, the driver of the vehicle, carrying election materials under the escort of...

9Aug

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International news

Floods In Seoul Kill Seven

Subway stations and major roads were underwater in the South Korean capital Seoul after record-breaking rains caused severe flooding, with at least seven people dead and seven more missing, officials said Tuesday. Authorities warned there was more rain to come even as emergency workers struggled to clear the hulks of flooded cars, which AFP reporters saw strewn across major intersections throughout the city. Dramatic images shared on social media late Monday showed people wading through waist-deep water, metro stations overflowing, and cars half-submerged in Seoul's posh Gangnam district, which was particularly hard-hit when torrential rain battered the city. The downpour that began Monday is the heaviest rainfall in South Korea in 80 years, according to Seoul's Yonhap News A...

Mejja forced to cancel performance in Australia after voice loss

1Aug

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Entertainment

Mejja forced to cancel performance in Australia after voice loss

Musician Mejja was forced to cancel a performance in the Australian City of Sydney after he lost his voice from a previous performance. In a post he shared through his Instagram page, Mejja who was visibly struggling to speak said he lost his voice after performances in other cities. “Australia Sydney I want to apologize, I lost my voice and even after taking medication the voice did not come back and I was torn between cancelling the show or to withstand the pain which would have been a struggle,” his post read in part To all other cities I visited Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide shukran for the energy,” Mejja wrote. Fans praised the Tabia za Wakenya hit maker saying he delivered a splendid performance as they wished him a speedy recovery.

Tharaka Nithi Death Toll Bus Accident Rises To 30

25Jul

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local news

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...

25May

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Life Style

Bashir moved millions to Somalia.

Slain Somali-American businessman Bashir Mohamed Mohamud was on the intelligence system radar for receiving and sending huge sums of money to Somalia. Kenyan government officials said he had first received millions of shillings from a top Somali government official before he channelled it back to various different banks. The money, according to officials, sometimes moved through foreign accounts before ending up in Mogadishu, which raised suspicions. Bashir, 36, was tortured and strangled to death, a postmortem on Monday has found. The body bore deep cuts, bruises and the toenails had been pulled out. The body also bore burn marks. The postmortem was performed by chief government pathologist Johanson Oduor and two other pathologists representing the family and their ...

Land investigations official,Antipas Nywanjwa collapses, dies in Nairobi.

21Apr

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Politics

Land investigations official,Antipas Nywanjwa collapses, dies in Nairobi.

Antipas Nyanjwa was on Monday having lunch with three friends in a hotel in Upper Hill, Nairobi when he had breathing difficulties and collapsed. The friends picked him up and rushed him to the Coptic Hospital, about two kilometres away but he did not make it. Doctors declared the deputy director of investigations at the National Land Commission dead on arrival. Officials suspect heart attack, but the death is being investigated. The food he was eating was taken for tests. A postmortem is planned to find the cause of death. One of the friends told the family Nyanjwa asked him to ensure he gets a decent send-off. “It seems he knew he was dying. He asked to be given a decent send-off,” said one of the friends. Nyanjwa had a history of heart-related complica...