A 99-year-old Kenyan man has married his girlfriend aged 40 after 20 years of dating as the lovebirds tied the knot in a colorful wedding ceremony. “it was his first marriage in the 99 years he has lived as for the lady she has three children from a previous relationship,” …
Read More »A man committed suicide after a battle with cancer
A 55-year-old man committed suicide after a long battle with stomach cancer in Kiambu County, Kenya, according to reports. “The man left his bedroom to answer to a call but took too long to return to the bedroom,” according to the police. “The wife looked for him in the compound …
Read More »Ukraine president holds talks with Kenyan leader
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held talks with his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto during which they discussed food security and the Grain from Ukraine initiative – a humanitarian program to bring Ukrainian grain to countries with severe shortages food. In a tweet, Mr Zelensky said they also spoke about the …
Read More »Suspected Islamist militants kill road workers in Kenya
Suspected Islamist militants on Wednesday killed four Kenya highway agency workers in an ambush near the country’s eastern border with Somalia, police said. The workers were leading a three-car convoy from the town of Garissa to Bura when they hit an improvised explosive device (EID) planted in the road. “A …
Read More »Kenya: four police officers filmed in robbery attempt
A Kenyan media outlet has shared camera footage of the moment four police officers allegedly attempted to rob two people of 2m Kenyan shillings ($16,000; £13,000) on a street in the capital, Nairobi. The victims were employees of a forex bureau and had withdrawn the money from a nearby bank. …
Read More »Kenya: a DJ lost his life for a song not played
A 27-year-old disc jockey (DJ) was killed in Kenya for not playing a song requested by some individual, according to reports. Party goers took the life of Salim Moriasi aka DJ Goodie during a scuffle that broke out over the playing of a song, according to initial investigation. The people …
Read More »Two killed in gunbattle between Kenyan forces and gunmen
Two people have been killed in a gunbattle between Kenyan security forces and suspected al-Shabab fighters in coastal Kenya, according to reports. “Four people were rescued in the shootout at a roadblock the insurgents had just erected on Lamu county’s main road,” the Daily Nation newspaper reported. The four had …
Read More »A man stoned his wife to death in Kenya
A 32-year-old woman died instantly after her husband hit her on the head wth a stone in Mutunduri, Embu, Kenya, according to reports. “The man confronted his wife and started quarreling her over unknown reasons. He then picked a stone and struck her on the head, sending her sprawling down,” …
Read More »Kenyan athlete received Olympic medal 10 years later
Kenya’s Pamela Jelimo has received a bronze medal ten years after finishing fourth in the 800m final at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. She was given the medal following the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) disqualification of Russia’s Mariya Savinova due to a doping violation in 2015. Mariya Savinova won …
Read More »Kenya: Nairobi churches and mosques face noise regulation
Churches and mosques in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, have been urged to be “considerate” and reduce high noise levels at their premises. In a tweet, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja said he will be having a discussion with religious leaders on regulating noise levels. The city recently banned nightclubs from operating in …
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