Category: Society
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Traffic snarl-up along Thika Road. /MARVIN CHEGE.VIRAL TEA KE Motorists have been urged to avoid Thika Road on Sunday, August 17, due to the highly anticipated Kenya–Zambia clash at the ongoing 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN). In a traffic advisory, Nairobi County Traffic Commander Joseph Chirchir announced that several major roads will be closed and…
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Security agencies and local leaders have recovered more than 200 stolen livestock in Isiolo and Meru counties after a series of coordinated operations and peace efforts. Police say the first incident occurred earlier this month when rustlers stole five cows from a resident of Isiolo County. In retaliation, herders from the affected community raided the…
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FILE IMAGE OF A POLICE LINE An Australian man was found dead in his apartment in Parklands area, Nairobi. His girlfriend told police she was sleeping in their bedroom while the deceased Moris Bradley Mark spent his time on the couch in the living room on Wednesday before he was found unresponsive. An ambulance was…
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Detectives from the Operations Support Unit (OSU) arrested one David Onyango Ochanda, a man long on the police radar for orchestrating a sophisticated gold scam that fleeced an American investor of USD 225,968.64 (Sh25 million). The elaborate scheme dates back to April 3, 2024, when the unsuspecting investor jetted into the country to finalise a…
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A 24-year-old clinical officer has been arrested after publicly confessing to killing a 45-year-old woman in a Kabale lodge. The suspect, Clinton Mwesiime — attached to Hamurwa Health Centre IV in Hamurwa Town Council, Rubanda District, and a resident of Mitooma District — was arrested on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at a church in Nakawa,…
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Police in Rarieda, Siaya County, have launched investigations into the death of a 23-year-old miner who was fatally injured by a stone crusher at a gold mining site on Thursday evening. The victim, identified as Wycliffe Oduor, died instantly after the machine malfunctioned while he was operating it at Miriha village, North Ramba sub-location. According…
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Cannabis worth Ksh.2 million seized in NACADA raid in Kisii. PHOTO| COURTESY Kisii Town authorities have arrested five suspects in a major crackdown on a suspected drug trafficking syndicate, seizing cannabis valued at approximately Ksh.2 million and counterfeit alcoholic beverages. The operation, conducted Friday morning by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and…
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Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Kenya Police Service, Eliud Lagat, conducted unannounced inspections at Mwingi Police Station in Kitui County and Matuu Police Station in Machakos County on Thursday, August 14, 2025. The visits are part of the DIG’s ongoing initiative to enhance operational efficiency, officer welfare, and service delivery at the grassroots level.…
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The Kenya National Highway Authority has stepped up its crackdown on overloading trucks to safeguard inter-county roads. The mobile weighbridge unit patrols roads linking towns in a bid to curb overloading among vehicles that ferry building materials and foodstuffs. The unit is a multi-agency operation involving the National Police service and Axle load control officers.…
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The Cabinet Secretary for Roads & Transport Mr Davis Chirchir led an inspection of key Nairobi–Nakuru Highway interchanges and underpasses. Chirchir was joined by the Principal Secretary for Roads, Eng. Joseph Mbugua, and KeNHA Ag. Director General, Eng. Luka Kimeli. The team visited Kangemi Interchange which will enhance traffic flow into Nairobi CBD and Gitaru Interchange…