Category: Society
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A photo of a masked man trying to enter into a car The Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) released its motor vehicle theft report, revealing trends in car thefts across the country in the last year. The data compiled from January to December 2024 also highlights the types of vehicles, registration numbers, and circumstances most…
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Igad’s Oumalkaire Ahmed, Moaghed Ware and Rosemary Bowen in Mombasa on Thursday / BRIAN OTIENO Migration of people in the Igad region is on the rise, underscoring the need for stronger data collection systems, harmonised statistics and evidence-based policies, a report has indicated. Igad deputy executive secretary Mohamed Ware said reliable information is essential to…
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At least eight suspects have been arrested in connection with a spate of robberies that have rocked Kiserian, Kajiado County, in recent weeks. Police said the suspects were nabbed on September 5 in coordinated operations in Mwea-Kagio, Kirinyaga County, and Rimpa in Kiserian. Their arrests followed a series of violent incidents reported on August 9,…
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Nairobi City County Chief Officer for Environment Geoffrey Mosiria/COURTESY Nairobi City County Chief Officer for Environment Geoffrey Mosiria has raised an alarm over the emergence of a dangerous drug being abused by children. He claims the drugs are being sold secretly by some pharmaceutical shops without proper prescription and urged state agencies led by Pharmacies…
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Detectives in Siaya County have launched investigations after the decomposed body of a woman was discovered on a farm in Yala, Gem constituency. Police said the body was found alongside a bag containing clothes, sandals, and a mobile phone. The discovery was made by a man who had gone to cut grass for his cows…
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The exploded vehicle along Mombasa Rd./SCREENGRAB A man narrowly escaped death on Saturday night after his car burst into flames along the busy Nairobi–Mombasa highway in Machakos County. The incident happened at around 8:25 pm near Simba Cement in the Lukenya area, Athi River sub-county. Police said the man, who was driving the Audi A4,…
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NAKURU, KENYA – 2023/07/01: Grief stricken onlookers at the scene of the accident where a truck lost control killing over 50 people in Londiani Trading Center located 220km North West of Nairobi. Following the accident, Kipchumba Murkomen, Minister for Roads, Transport and Public Works issued a directive that all markets along the roadside would be…
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29 October 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Meckenheim: An employee of the Federal Criminal Police Office holds one of the murder weapons, a Ceska 83, 7.65 mm Browning pistol with silencer. After a failed bank robbery, right-wing terrorists Mundlos and Böhnhardt were found dead in a burnt-out mobile home in Eisenach 10 years ago on November 4,…
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A joint operation consisting of police drawn from Langata Sub-county has led to the arrest of a suspect in connection with a fraudulent gold scam involving a Pakistani national. The fake gold dealer identified as Stephen Magero was arrested at Sultan Suites, Ngong View Estate, following investigations into a complaint filed by the foreign national…
