Month: September 2024

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Masengeli Apologizes to Court

Gilbert Masengeli, the embattled Deputy Inspector General of Administration Police, has now apologized to the High Court after being found in contempt in a case involving the disappearance of three Kenyans. Masengeli, the acting Police Inspector General at the time of the disappearances, was sentenced to six months in prison, which was later suspended for seven days to allow him to purge the contempt. In an affidavit filed on September […]

todaySeptember 21, 2024 26 7

Crime

21-year-old woman arrested in husband’s stabbing death in Machakos

A man in Matuu township, Machakos County, was stabbed to death by his 21-year-old wife during an escalating domestic dispute. According to neighbours who witnessed the incident, the suspect stabbed her husband after claiming she was disappointed by him. According to reports, the 23-year-old man was stabbed on the left side of his chest and died immediately. The 21-year-old woman, who is being treated as a murder suspect, stabbed herself […]

todaySeptember 21, 2024 27 3

News

“I’ve not talked to him”, Rigathi Gachagua

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua revealed he was unaware of President William Ruto's departure to the US for the 79th UN General Assembly The DP mentioned he had not spoken to Ruto in the last 24 hours, further demonstrating the growing rift between them Gachagua stated that Ruto had not communicated his travel plans, despite the DP being the president's chief assistant The DP expressed uncertainty about Ruto's exact departure time, […]

todaySeptember 21, 2024 15 3

Entertainment

Man Utd 7-0 Barnsley: Marcus Rashford double helps Erik ten Hag’s side humiliate Barnsley in Carabao Cup

Report and free match highlights from Manchester United's Carabao Cup clash against Barnsley at Old Trafford on Tuesday; doubles from Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, and Christian Eriksen, plus a penalty from Antony, see Erik ten Hag's side ease past League One Barnsley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHJ-n_a-fNk&t=15s Manchester United defeated Barnsley 7-0 at Old Trafford, with a rejuvenated Marcus Rashford scoring twice, to advance to the Carabao Cup fourth round and give Erik ten […]

todaySeptember 18, 2024 13 3

News

German labor agreement opens doors for thousands of Kenyan laborers.

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and Kenya's President William Ruto signed the deal in Berlin Germany has committed to a regulated and targeted labor migration agreement that will allow 250,000 qualified and semi-skilled Kenyan workers entry. Germany is experiencing a scarcity of skilled labor, while Kenya is having more and more trouble finding young professionals with jobs and enough money to support them. As part of an experimental effort, Flensburg, […]

todaySeptember 14, 2024 13

News

Kenya Court Blocks Adani Airport Deal

According to court records, Kenya's high court temporarily halted an agreement that would have allowed India's Adani Group to lease the nation's principal airport. The plan prompted protests in Kenya and caused India's reputation to be questioned. The primary bar association in the nation, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) said in their appeal that the Adani plan is "unaffordable," "irrational," and would […]

todaySeptember 13, 2024 5

News

The Post Mortem of the Hillside Endarasha Calamity Reveals

Chief Government Pathologist Dr. Johansen Oduor said on Thursday, September 12, that students who died in the Hillside Endarasha Academy fire disaster suffered from severe burns and that several of them were missing body parts. He reported that all 21 bodies had their post-mortems successfully completed by the pathology staff. “They had different degree of burns and some of them were burnt to the bones…to a level that they had […]

todaySeptember 13, 2024 5

News

Teargas, running battles as police clash with Marikiti traders in Nairobi CBD

Traffic in and out of Nairobi city centre from parts of Eastlands was paralysed on Thursday morning after traders at Marikiti and Muthurwa markets protested against City Hall’s decision to relocate them to Kangundo Road market. Hundreds of traders lit bonfires and blocked sections of Haile Selassie Avenue, Landhies Road and Jogoo Road as they battled county inspectorate officers who were on the ground to enforce the orders of Governor […]

todaySeptember 13, 2024 8

Crime

Gilbert Masengeli: Acting IG Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison, Ordered to Surrender

Acting Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli has been sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court after failing to respect court summons Justice Lawrence Mugambi ruled that Masengeli must surrender to the commissioner general of prisons within seven days to begin serving his sentence The court also directed Interior CS Kithure Kindiki to ensure Masengeli serves his sentence if he fails to voluntarily submit himself The Nairobi  […]

todaySeptember 13, 2024 5

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