Category: Society
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Zaituni Kavayo. Investigative agencies are working together to solve the case swiftly. The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection has responded with urgency to the tragic death of domestic worker Zaituni Kavayo, condemning the incident and calling for comprehensive reforms to protect vulnerable workers. In a statement issued on Thursday, September 25, the Cabinet Secretary…
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The government is set to reinstate a mandatory periodic vehicle inspection programme, beginning with state-owned vehicles before expanding to passenger, goods, and eventually private vehicles. Preparations are already underway, with transport officers from various ministries and agencies undergoing training on the requirements of the exercise. According to Winstone Katushabe, the Commissioner for Transport Regulations and…
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A 12-year-old boy from Nyamgun area in Seme sub-county has died after his mother set him on fire during an altercation over Sh150 According to police reports, the boy, identified as BO succumbed to burn injuries on Tuesday morning while undergoing treatment at Kombewa County Hospital. He had sustained 90 per cent burns on his…
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The African continent is warming faster than the global average, and the pace of disasters is outstripping the continent’s capacity to cope, a new report shows. The State of Africa’s Environment 2025 report, produced by Down To Earth and the Centre for Science and Environment (State of Africa’s Environment 2025 report), paints…
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Affordable housing is more than just a project; it’s a mission to restore living dignity by delivering decent shelter to those who could not afford it before and providing individuals and families with a foundation for dignity, safety and hope. The contribution from those fortunate enough to have a salary and good housing is not…
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A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Mumias West Sub-County, Kakamega County, for trafficking narcotic drugs. The suspect was arrested on Friday, September 19 along the Bungoma-Mumias Road. Officers, acting on intelligence, intercepted the suspect in Lukoye village. He was found in possession of 40 brooms of cannabis sativa (bhang) with an estimated street value…
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Police have launched investigations after robbers broke into the Redeemed Gospel Church (Dorcas City International) and stole a church sound system worth Ksh500,0000 in Nguluni area, Matungulu West in Machakos County. This is a second time for robbers to break into the same church and escape with church property. According to Reverend John Nzomo, the…
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A police officer has been killed after suspected drug traffickers ambushed security personnel who were tracking them down in Isiolo’s remote Merti Sub County. The 45 year old officer, based at a post within the sub county, was among colleagues who had been deployed on Friday afternoon to pursue suspected drug traffickers on one of…
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Armed rustlers staged a daring raid at a sales yard within Isiolo municipality to steal livestock meant for the next day market. While shooting aimlessly, the bandits stormed the donor-funded facility that also has a police post, rounded up cattle and even managed to trek away with them. However, the incident at Maisha Bora estate…
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Kenyan Woman Pleads Guilty to Throwing Newborn out of Window Melbourne, Australia — Irene Cherotich, a Kenyan national residing in Australia on a student visa, has pleaded guilty to a shocking and tragic crime after admitting to throwing her newborn baby out of a bathroom window. The incident, which occurred between August 29 and 30, 2024,…