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100 women killed in four months in Kenya

Over 100 Women Murdered in Four Months as Kenya Grapples with Rising Femicide Cases During this time frame, Nairobi County had the most SGBV instances, while Samburu and Mandera Counties had the fewest. Prime Cabinet Secretary (PCS) Musalia Mudavadi has disclosed that between August and November 2024, at least 100 women were killed in Kenya. Speaking on Thursday, acting Interior Cabinet Secretary Mudavadi revealed that 7,107 incidents of SGBV have […]

todayDecember 20, 2024 26 2 2

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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

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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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Kisumu Woman with 6-Months Old Pregnancy Found Dead in Her Rented House

Until her mysterious death, Josephine Akiri stayed alone in her rented house in Kisumu county's Nyamasaria area The young lady, who was expecting a child in the next three months, is on record lamenting about maltreatment by her supposed lover and father of the unborn Josephine was found dead inside her rented space; her last conversations with her friends suggested a depressed woman eaten by despair The residents of the […]

todayAugust 31, 2024 5

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Woman convicted of hiring a hitman to murder a city entrepreneur freed on Ksh.300,000 cash bail.

Winfred Wandia Kisau is accused of hiring a hitman to execute her friend's business partner. Winfred Wandia Kisau, the middle-aged woman suspected of hiring a hitman to kill her friend's business partner, has been released on a Ksh.300,000 cash bond after pleading not guilty to conspiracy to commit murder. Kisau is accused of conspiring with other people who are not in court between July 1 and August 2024 to assassinate […]

todayAugust 21, 2024 11 3

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