Category: Society
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Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson, working jointly with the National Police Service and Kenya Power, has dismantled an illegal electricity distribution hub operating near the National Archives in the Central Business District (CBD). The rogue station, which had been supplying power to shop owners while tampering with security lighting and CCTV systems, was shut down Monday…
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The National Police Service Commission (NPSC) has warned against a fake recruitment notice for police constables circulating on social media. In a statement on Tuesday, September 9, Chairperson Amani Komora said the advert was not sanctioned by the commission and urged Kenyans to rely only on official channels for recruitment information. “This misinformation is intended…
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Did you know that you could be holding a fake firearm certificate and at risk of being arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm in contravention of the Firearm Licensing Act after getting the same from the licensing authorities? Well, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is investigating a case where a civilian…
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A police officer who lost his official firearm after being allegedly drugged during a drinking spree is facing charges of losing a firearm contrary to section 92 (2) of the National Police Service (NPS) Act. Robert Ireri of the Administration Police Service (APS) Security of Government Buildings (SGB) Unit was charged with losing a Czeska…
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The suspect in the dock at the Makadara law courts.[Gabriel Somba] A criminal suspect believed to be among three men who attacked a police officer in Kitui Village within Manjengo slums, Nairobi and robbed him of personal belongings, including two mobile phones and a police beret while armed with knives, is facing charges of violent…
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I was sitting on 20 litre jerrican, disciplining some sembe na maori, hope you know maori. Here, I was the security cum cook. I had to boil maharagwe overnight, niamke ngware nipike mandazi na chai so that by 530 wale mabachelor wa kurauka job wapate breakfast. This shack was mabati from wall to roof, na…
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Police officers in Turkana have foiled a daring attempt by an armed suspect to abduct a 16-year-old girl in Kaapus village. According to the National Police Service (NPS), the assailant stormed a homestead armed with an AK-47 rifle and demanded to take away the teenager by force. Alarmed locals quickly raised the alarm, prompting officers…
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A 53-year-old man was stabbed and killed in Mowlem, Nairobi, after bravely resisting a gang of four robbers during a Wednesday dawn attack. Police identified the victim as Isaya Chiteri, who was walking home with his wife and daughter in the Penyanya area when they were ambushed by four men. His wife and daughter managed…
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Police in Juja have launched investigations after a woman was brutally stabbed to death by her husband following a domestic dispute. The shocking incident has sparked outrage over rising cases of gender-based violence (GBV) in Kenya. The deceased, identified as Rose Muthoni, co-ran a business with her mother in Nyamakima, Nairobi. On Friday night, the…
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Detectives from Kasarani Police Station have detained six suspects following the mysterious death of Victor Mwangi on Lumumba Drive, Roysambu, early Sunday morning. Preliminary forensic investigations revealed that Victor suffered blunt force trauma with multiple injuries across his body before his death. A postmortem at Nairobi Funeral Home later confirmed the cause of death as…