Category: Society
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Nairobi residents have began to experience the wrath of perennial floods in the city, with the Kenya Meteorological Department issuing a caution that several areas in the country, Nairobi included, will receive heavy rains. The rains that pounded several parts of the city on Friday, October 3 were not any different, with Nairobians having to…
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The National Police Service (NPS) has dismissed as “misleading, and dangerously irresponsible” an article by The Standard that linked Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat to an alleged scandal involving allowances of police officers who secured the CHAN tournament. The article had claimed that DIG Lagat is under fire from his juniors, who are…
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The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has sanctioned charges against two healthcare facilities, their directors, and several employees after investigations revealed fraudulent claims running into millions of shillings at the Social Health Authority (SHA). In a statement dated 4th October 2025, the ODPP confirmed that it had received inquiry files from the…
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China has done it again. They recently launched a bridge so tall it practically touches the clouds. After just three years and eight months of construction, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge is officially open: standing 2,050 feet above the river and stretching an unbelievable 4,600 feet across. This picture taken on September 10, 2016 shows…
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Police on Sunday, October 5 morning intercepted a Lamu-bound bus at Sabaki Bridge in Malindi, Kilifi County, and discovered bhang hidden in the luggage compartment. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) says that the bus, operated by Tawakal Bus Service, was making its routine trip from Nairobi when officers flagged it down for inspection. “What…
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Police on Sunday, October 5 morning intercepted a Lamu-bound bus at Sabaki Bridge in Malindi, Kilifi County, and discovered bhang hidden in the luggage compartment. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) says that the bus, operated by Tawakal Bus Service, was making its routine trip from Nairobi when officers flagged it down for inspection. “What…
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A team of police officers from the Kenya Police Service (KPS), the Administration Police Service (APS), and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) visited the family of Simon and Beatrice in Njoro, Nakuru County, on Saturday, 4th October 2025. The delegation was led by Ms. Beatrice Kiraguri, CP, also known as “Mama Yao” and in…
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A Kenyan family on Friday endured a cold night after their landlady removed their house’s roof over Sh500 rent arrear. Elijah Okumu, a boda-boda operator in Eldoret town, said the landlady instructed a carpenter to remove his house’s iron sheets after he failed to pay her the amount. Okumu told KTN News that the dusk-to-dawn…
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Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson, through his non-profit organization known as the Sakaja Foundation, has stepped in to assist an impoverished single mother named Gladys Atieno from the Kariobangi area. Atieno’s dire situation, in the midst of an escalating cost of living, captured the spotlight across multiple social media platforms. The weight of financial difficulties had…
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The Kenyan government has propose charging drivers a Sh6 toll per kilometer to cruise on the Nairobi-Mau Summit dual carriageway, whose construction begins in September. This translates to Sh1,398 for the entire 233 kilometers of the expected highway. If the proposal is adopted, motorists will part with Sh800 to drive on the highway from Rironi…