Police seize ivory worth Sh6.4m at JKIA headed to Thailand
Kenya Airports Police Unit (KAPU) detectives seized ivory valued at Sh6.4 million on Tuesday night at Jomo Kenyatta Internal Airport (JKIA). The ivory was concealed in a cargo full of gem stones....
View ArticleHere is how Uganda police conduct body searches
Kenyan police have been urged to borrow a leaf from their Ugandan counterparts when it comes to securing sports venues. This after pictures of Uganda police screening fans at the Namboole Stadium...
View ArticleDuale is warming his critics’ hearts with this photo
He attracts love and hate with equal measure. To Jubilee supporters, he is godsend, but to Cord backers, he is an unnecessary nuisance. But National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale warmed the...
View ArticleStray lion shot dead in Isinya after injuring a man
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens shot dead a lion on the loose in Isinya, on the outskirts of Nairobi, after it clawed a man. KWS had dispatched two teams to hunt down the lion that was spotted by...
View ArticleSpeakers’ band: Ethuro, Muturi captured on video shaking off old age
A video of Senate speaker Ekwe Ethuro and his counterpart from the National Assembly, Justin Muturi, singing and dancing to a Zilizopendwa tune has emerged on social media. Both speakers seem to enjoy...
View ArticleSonko testifies afresh in Facebook impersonation case
Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko has denounced a Facebook account allegedly opened by a user to swindle money from the public. The Senator testified on Wednesday in a criminal case at the Milimani law courts...
View ArticleNairobi matatu operators to block roads in Thursday strike
Nairobi commuters should brace for long treks to work after matatu operators announced plans to go on strike beginning Thursday morning. The matatu operators have vowed to block all roads leading to...
View ArticleSakaja enjoyed lunch with Grogon mechanics and Facebook can’t cope
Nairobi gubernatorial hopeful Johnson Sakaja on Tuesday took a walk to enjoy his lunch at Grogon garage, only to receive a massive backlash from Facebook users. The barrage of criticism started after...
View ArticleWhy Kenyans anxiously await Uhuru’s address
When he last delivered the State of the Nation address a year ago, President Uhuru Kenyatta handed Parliament a list of 175 public officers who were under investigations for corruption and asked them...
View ArticleMan suspected of beheading girl lynched
A man was lynched by a mob on Tuesday evening moments after he beheaded a girl in Gwa-Kung’u area, Nyandarua County. This was the fifth girl to be killed this year and the second killing of a girl...
View ArticleRecovered ‘Chickengate’ money to buy ambulances
The Sh52 million recovered from a British firm whose officials have been jailed for bribing Kenya’s electoral agency officials will be used to buy ambulances, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission...
View ArticleExperts blame El-Niño for heatwave
The after-effects of last year’s El-Niño phenomenon, coupled with global warming, are to blame for the current high temperatures the country is experiencing, experts have said. However, relief from the...
View ArticleDuale to Cord: You must listen to Uhuru in silence
National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale says President Uhuru Kenyatta must be listened to in silence when he addresses Parliament on Thursday afternoon. Duale has also warned that those who will...
View ArticleKenyans can’t agree whether KWS rangers were right to kill ‘Mohawk’
In what is shaping up to be a contest of sorts between supporters of human and those of animal rights, Twitter has lit up with varied arguments on whether it was right for Kenya Wildlife Service...
View ArticleNo turning back on matatu order, says Kidero
Governor Evans Kidero says he will not withdraw his order for the cancellation of parking licences despite threats by matatu to stage a strike. Dr Kidero said discipline has to be instilled in the...
View ArticleUnder mosquito attack lately? You’re not alone
Nairobi has recently been experiencing heat waves which might have had an impact and the surge in mosquito population, an expert has warned. Nairobians from various estates have been complaining that...
View ArticleUhuru delivers school bus promise within days
After a surprise visit to Joytown Special School on Easter Saturday, President Uhuru Kenyatta and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta on Thursday delivered two new school buses. The students got a chance to...
View ArticleStray lions sighted in Kitengela under control, say KWS
The Kenya Wildlife Service has confirmed that the two lions sighted in Oleshie centre are being driven back to the park. In an update on the stray lions from the Nairobi National Park, the service has...
View ArticleDrama as MPs whistle President Kenyatta in parliament – Video
The much awaited State of the Nation Address by President Uhuru Kenyatta was disrupted as legislators’ whistled him down prompting the speaker to order several opposition MPs out of the chamber. After...
View ArticleVengeful woman murders ex-husband’s wife in Kasarani
A jilted woman stormed a Nairobi home of her ex-husband and murdered his current wife in cold blood, police have said. Kasarani police are holding three suspects in connection to the murder of the...
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