Category: Society
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A summit that seeks to champion and sustain the leadership of young people especially, Girls and Young Women (GYW) in decision-making across the African continent is in the works. The four-day “She Leads Africa Summit 2025” is set to be held in Nairobi from August 11, 2025. It is the first continental summit that seeks…
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NPSC Commissioner Prof Collette Suda addressing the media in Kisumu. (Photo: Chris Mahandara) The National Police Service Commission (NPSC) will recruit 10,000 police constables through a new online system, a move aimed at ending corruption, nepotism, and irregularities that have long plagued police recruitment. NPSC Commissioner Prof Collette Suda said the digital process will drastically…
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Social Health Authority headquarters in Nairobi. (Photo: Courtesy) The Social Health Authority (SHA) is facing mounting pressure from lawmakers after failing to disburse Sh8.14 billion in insurance benefits to families of public servants who died or were injured in the line of duty. The matter has sparked outrage in the Senate, with legislators warning that…
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Police in Ol Kalou, Nyandarua County, have launched investigations into the defilement and murder of a 12-year-old girl whose body was found dumped at her grandfather’s farm on Wednesday. The girl had gone missing on Tuesday after leaving her family home to buy sugar from a nearby shop. According to her grandfather, James Thiong’o, she…
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Police officers in Garissa County have apprehended a female suspect who was found in possession of a firearm stolen during a violent robbery reported at Garissa Police Station on 5th August 2025. According to a police report, an operation led by Deputy RCIO of the North Eastern Region led officers to Madogo area to recover…
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A family living at the border of Uasin Gishu and Baringo is mourning the death of their two children who died in a house fire. According to the police, the minors were aged one and three years old. The police said that their mother had left them in the house around 8pm – as she…
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PC Philip Ochieng Adongo and his accomplice George Otieno Oywer after their arrest. PHOTO | EACC The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested a police officer attached to Sarangombe Police Post in Kibera over allegations of soliciting and receiving a bribe in connection with a defilement case. According to the commission, officer Philip Ochieng…
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Garbage dumped near Wangari Maathai road in Pangani area, Nairobi. [Photo/Courtesy] Residents of Nairobi now want trash drop off points put at least every 100 metres – to help reduce dumping of garbage along major roads. This is coming at a time when unscrupulous garbage collectors have turned to roadside littering while giving proper and…
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A stolen police officer’s pistol was found abandoned in a toilet cubicle in Kehancha, Migori County. The Duma model pistol, which had 15 bullets in it, was found in the corner of the toilet cubicle and wrapped in a pink shopping bag on Tuesday afternoon. This was two days after it went missing from the…
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The Quickmart Supermarkets Buruburu branch deputy manager, who allegedly assaulted and detained two customers, including a minor he falsely accused of shoplifting, is facing assault charges. Simon Kimari is accused of unlawfully assaulting Beatrice Bengai and her brother, who is a minor, and occasioning them actual bodily harm on August 3 inside the supermarket after…