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25/02/2024

will be crowned Champion?

25/02/2024

Kenyan leader of majority Kimani Ichungwa heckled in his backyard of Kiambu

25/02/2024

46 year old Kenyan woman dies after spending hours in the cold while seeking shelter at Mississauga refugee camp in Canada

25/02/2024

Kenyan athlete Charles Kipsang dies at Cameroon mountain race; Cameroonian media reports he collapsed shortly after crossing the finish line, efforts to resuscitate him were futile.

28/04/2022

Happy birthday Mitchell Obama

Happy birthday, Craig! I couldn't have asked for a better brother and friend. Here's to celebrating 60! ❤️

05/04/2022

An African Queen Lupita "Shaquille O’Neal Smitten by “Beautiful Girl Sitting Behind Will Smith” at the Oscars - EssentiallySports" https://www.essentiallysports.com/nba-basketball-news-shaquille-oneal-smitten-by-beautiful-girl-sitting-behind-will-smith-at-the-oscars/

Shaquille O'Neal talks about the Slapgate incident on The Big Podcast with Shaq, also complimenting the actress who sat behind Will at the Oscars.

30/03/2022

Nairobi man in court for smashing phone of woman who rejected him bit.ly/3NuPXjr

He is also charged with willfully and unlawfully damaging her phone worth Sh20,000.

29/03/2022

EAC admits Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into East African Community; EAC chair, Uhuru announces

28/03/2022

Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the Oscars before cursing and shocking the world!
https://youtu.be/myjEoDypUD8

Best actor nominee Will Smith appeared to smack presenter Chris Rock in the face with an open hand and shouted a vulgarity at the comedian for making a joke ...

25/03/2022

Two men who tied Msa. woman to Kibarani railway line and gang-raped her, sentenced to life in jail; Stephen Mzee, Otieno Kalu committed the crime on Feb 3, 2017 https://t.co/DEv93N34qE

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22/03/2022

Kenyan government has gazetted price charges for using the Nairobi Expressway once the project is open for public use.
According to the Gazette notice, each driver on the Nairobi Expressway will be required to pay a fee of between Sh310 and Sh100 to use the new road. The charges will depend on the distance travelled.
Transport CS James Macharia announced that the drivers will pay Sh310 from Mlolongo to James Gichuru and Sh260 from Jame Gichuru to JKIA and vice versa.
Motorists travelling from the James Gichuru and Westlands to Southern Bypass will part with Sh210.
Those travelling from Westlands to Capital Center will pay Sh160 while those from Southern Bypass and Capital Center will part with Sh100.
From SGR to Eastern Bypass will be Sh100 and Sh260 from Westlands to JKIA and vice versa.
Two-wheeled motor vehicles will not be allowed to use the expressway.
Here is the breakdown:
James Gichuru to JKIA and Eastern bypass ---260
James Gichuru to Southern bypass -----210
James Gichuru to Capital Centre and Haile Selassie Av ----160
James Gichuru to Museum Hill -----100
Westlands to JKIA ----260
Westlands to Easter Bypass ----210
Westlands to Southern Bypass and Capital Centre ----160
Westlands to Museum Hill and Haile Selassie -----100
Museum Hill to JKIA and Eastern Bypass --- 210
Museum Hill to Southern Bypass -----160
Museum Hill to Capital Centre and Haile Selassie ----100
Haile Selassie to JKIA-----210
Haile Selassie to Eastern Bypass -----160
Haile Selassie to Southern Bypass -----100
Haile Selassie to Capital Centre -----100
Haile Selassie to Museum Hill -----100
Haile Selassie to Westlands ----100
Haile Selassie to James Gichuru ---160

Capital Centre to JKIA ----160
Capital Centre to Eastern Bypass ----160
Capital Centre to Southern Bypass ----100
Capital Centre to Museum Hill ----100
Capital Centre to Westlands ----160
Capital Centre to James Gichru ----160
Southern Bypass to JKIA -----160
Southern Bypass to Eastern Bypass -----100
Southern Bypass to Capital Centre -----100
Southern Bypass to Museum Hill -----160
Southern Bypass to Westlands -----160
Southern Bypass to James Gichuru -----210
Eastern Bypass to JKIA ----100
Eastern Bypass to Southern Bypass ----100
Eastern Bypass to Capital Centre ----160
Eastern Bypass to Museum Hill ----210
Eastern Bypass to Westlands ----210
Eastern Bypass to James Gichuru----260
JKIA to Eastern Bypass ----- 100
JKIA to Southern Bypass ----- 160
JKIA to Capital Centre ----- 160
JKIA to Museum Hill ----- 210
JKIA to Westlands ----- 260
JKIA to James Gichuru ----- 260
SGR to Eastern Bypass ----100
SGR to Southern Bypass ----160
SGR to Capital Centre ----210
SGR to Museuem Hill ----260
SGR to Capital Westlands ----260
SGR to James Gichuru ----260
Mlolongo to SGR ----100
Mlolongo to Eastern Bypass ----160
Mlolongo to Southern Bypass ----210
Mlolongo to Capital Centre ----210
Mlolongo to Museum Hill ----260
Mlolongo to Westlands ----310
Mlolongo to James Gichuru ----310
Mlolongo Main to SGR ---- 160
Mlolongo Main to Eastern Bypass ---- 160
Mlolongo Main to Southern Bypass ---- 210
Mlolongo Main to Capital Centre ---- 260
Mlolongo Main to Museum Hill ---- 310
Mlolongo Main to Westlands ---- 310
Mlolongo Main to James Gichuru ---- 310
About the new road
The Sh72 billion project is a public-private partnership funded, with no debt incurred by the government.
China Communications Construction Company, the parent firm of China Road and Bridge Corporation, is funding and building the highway.
The expressway will cut travel time from Rironi to JKIA from three hours to just 20 minutes.
On Monday evening, Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) dismissed reports that the expressway had been opened for public use.
"Contrary to speculative information circulating in some social media platforms, this is to notify the public that the Nairobi Expressway is not yet open to traffic," KeNHA tweeted.
The Authority said it will announce to the public once the project is ready for the public.
"As the contractor nears completion, and in preparation for the eventual opening of the Road to the public, there will be guided trials to test the operations of the system that has been installed," KeNHA added.

22/03/2022

Congolese passengers fight viciously on a plane from Paris to Brazzaville

22/03/2022

End Of The Road For Serial Scammer

A serial fraudster who has obtained tens of millions of shillings from unsuspecting Kenyans and foreigners by posing as a senior procurement officer in various government ministries, was this morning arrested by detectives.

David Ambuku alias General, who manufactures fraudulent tender documents and local purchase orders before convincing bidders and potential suppliers that he will award them the lucrative contracts, was retrieved from a water tank, where he had nosedived to evade arrest.

Ambuku, who conspired to defraud two merchants Sh47.3 million using forged tender documents for ministries of Interior and Labour, almost drowned after plunging into the water tank at the sight of financial investigations detectives, who raided his house at Kimathi estate, along Jogoo road, early today morning.

The con, who is a director of Kemoma ventures and several other companies working with crooked officials in government ministries and state departments, secures access to their well furnished offices and boardrooms where he conducts his business unperturbed.

Donning well-trimmed suits, he cuts a fine figure of a senior procurement manager capable of awarding and influencing issuance of tenders.

Innocent merchants, who mostly comprise of young ladies and foreigners looking for investment opportunities are then convinced that they have met the boss and part with colossal sums of money to influence the award of the contracts in their favour. They are then issued fake local purchase orders to supply the goods, before Ambuku stages his disappearance.

Such is what happened to a Chinese citizen who lost Sh26 million, after being ushered to a meeting with the ‘procurement officer’ at a boardroom in the Ministry of Labour headquarters.

The serial fraudster with a knack for obtaining millions of shillings from unsuspecting investors without batting an eyelid, has previously posed as a senior military official at defence headquarters and obtained over Sh26 million from a would be investor.

The scammer who has over 10 pending cases in different courts has been engaging detectives in hide and seek games before he was finally cornered this morning.

He will be arraigned at the Milimani Law courts tomorrow to take plea. Any person who has fallen victim to Ambuku’s machinations is asked to report to the Economic crimes unit at DCI headquarters or dial the DCI anonymous toll free number 0800 722 203 to file their report.

09/12/2021

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CBK approves the liquidation of Imperial Bank Limited and appoints Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation as liquidator. www.capitalfm.co.ke

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09/12/2021

Kenya gets a new US ambassador.

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/joe-biden-nominates-ex-hp-boss-as-us-ambassador-to-kenya-3646528

Meg Whitman is a big name in Big Tech.

03/12/2021

A Kenyan court today made a Landmark Ruling on Minors Defiling Each other.
The High Court has released a 17-year-old boy who was remanded in an adult jail for a year.
The Government has also been ordered to pay the boy Sh200,000 for discrimination and abuse of his right to be treated as a child.
The boy was arrested for defiling his teenage girlfriend.
Justice Helen Omondi said the State had discriminated against the boy, named POO, based on his s*x. Hellen Omondi said the State had discriminated against the boy, named POO, based on his s*x.
The judge noted that the boy was charged alone whereas under the Sexual Offences Act, he could not consent to s*x on account of his age and so he too was a victim of defilement.
The judge said both the boy and the girl should have been charged with defiling each other.
“I find that the appellant was discriminated against on the basis of (his) s*x in that he was charged alone but in reality, they both needed protection against s*xual activities,” ruled Ms Omondi.
The boy got into trouble with the law after having s*x with his girlfriend. The girl got pregnant after which her parents pressed defilement charges against the boy.
In her verdict, Omondi said the Government should redraft the penal law to accommodate children who engage in consensual s*x.
She said children caught engaging in s*x needed counselling, not punishment.
“Does a boy under 18 years have the legal capacity to consent to s*x? Haven’t both children defiled themselves? Shouldn’t both of them be charged or better still shouldn’t the Children’s Officer be involved? Preferably, a file for a child in need of care and protection ought to be opened for both of them,” she said.
“I think these are children who need guidance and counselling rather than criminal penal sanctions. I really think this kind of situation should be re-examined in the criminal justice system.”
The judge observed that when the boy was arraigned in the magistrate’s court on February 16 last year, he told the court he was 16 years old.
The lower court ordered a medical examination to ascertain his age. However, the court was told the test was not done despite several reminders.

23/11/2021

Equity Bank robbery in kisumu

18/11/2021

*JUST* *IN* :
Another explosion reported around Akamwesi Mall in Kampala.Casualties unknown.

18/11/2021

Kenya: High Court judge Anthony Mrima has sentenced Directorate of Criminal Investigations boss George Kinoti to serve 4 months imprisonment at Kamiti maximum prison for contempt of court.He's required to surrender to the prison authority within 7 days.
IG ordered to arrest him immediately/the warrant of arrest remains valid until he leaves office as DCI so that he can be arrested. Appeal from Kinoti expected.

17/11/2021

Footage from Kampala terror attack that killed 3 and injured scores

15/10/2021

Viewers Discretion Marsten Wanjala found at Mukhweya area,in Bungoma county, beaten to death this morning.
The villagers decided to kill him to avert bad omen to the community.He confessed to have been released by passing off himself with other petty offenders who were being released for not wearing masks.Then hitched a ride on a trailer back home to Bungoma.

18/09/2021

*BREAKING: Algeria's ex-President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has died,* according to an official ~AFP