Category: Society
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There is absolutely nothing remarkable about the doomsday preacher Paul Makenzie. If anything, the axe-headed cult leader – often captured in wide, ill-fitting shirts and trousers – looks emaciated and worn-out. Unlike his doomsday comrades, Makenzi does not sport a striking physique by way of beguiling looks or remarkable adornments in unique dress or bizarre…
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Drowning Two people were found dead after drowning in separate incidents reported in Eldoret and Narok. Police said the first incident happened at Ngeria Dam in Megun, Kiambaa, Uasin Gishu county, involving a driver of a school van. The victim identified as Francis Kemboi, 40, was a driver at Ngeria West Academy. He had gone…
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Bhang seized by NACADA in Homa Bay A major NACADA drug bust in Homa Bay County has exposed the presence of narcotics in university student hostels, with authorities seizing bhang worth an estimated Sh5 million in a sting operation early this week. The coordinated raid, carried out by a multi-agency team comprising officers from the…
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Motorists have been warned to avoid Waiyaki Way in the Gitaru area after armed youths reportedly blocked both the main highway and the diversion to Kikuyu. According to eyewitness reports, the group is demanding Sh500 from each vehicle to allow passage. Police said they have deployed a team to address the issue. More follows…
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In 2024, a total of 353 cyber fraud cases were reported by Kenyans, marking a significant increase from 173 cases in 2023. The most common type of fraud reported was mobile banking fraud, with 146 cases. This was followed by online banking fraud with 106 reported cases. Identity theft accounted for 56 cases, while card…
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Police and divers in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County are searching for a body of middle aged man who drowned on Sunday at Ngeria dam in Kapseret Constituency. According to Uasin Gishu police commander Benjamin Mwanthi, the driver drowned while swimming at the dam, where he had gone to wash the school van. Efforts to retrieve…
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Detectives from Kasarani police station are holding six suspects in connection with the suspicious death of Victor Mwangi, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning on Lumumba Drive, Roysambu. Preliminary forensic findings suggest Victor sustained blunt force trauma with multiple injuries on his body before his death. Victor had last been seen in…
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Police officers in Sosiot have launched investigations following the discovery of the body of a 70-year-old woman found submerged in River Chepchirik, located in Kesagetiet village, Belgut Constituency, Kericho County. Residents revealed that this is not the first such incident. Two years ago, another elderly woman was found dead in the same river under similar…
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A Catholic priest from Bomet County was on Wednesday arraigned in court over allegations of assaulting a 14-year-old boy within church premises. According to reports, the alleged incident occurred on September 2 at the church grounds where the teenager, a Grade 8 pupil, was said to have been physically assaulted. Details about the events leading…
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It is alleged that over 14 boda boda riders have been killed in Busia in the past few months. Photo/Courtesy. On September 9, at around 7.30 pm the media was awash with news of the fatal shooting of a prominent city lawyer, Mathew Kyalo Mbobu along Magadi road in Nairobi County. The deceased formerly served…