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 …
Read More »Man and mistress involved in road accident in Kenya
A man and his mistress were involved in an accident as he was chasing his wife and her lover in Mombasa, Kenya. The husband spotted his wife kissing her boyfriend and began chasing them at top speed, reports said. The wife’s boyfriend who is a retired Safari rally driver, sped …
Read More »Kenya: civil society concerned about shortage of condoms due to taxes
Civil society groups in Kenya are complaining about a chronic shortage of free condoms across the country. The life-saving products are usually imported and distributed for free but due to high taxes suppliers are no longer providing Kenya with free condoms. The activists want the government to remove taxes on …
Read More »Male student arrested for pretending to be female student
Operatives of Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested an 18-year-old male student for pretending to be a female student at the girl’s school to meet his girlfriend The suspect, a student of Gatugi Day secondary school in Nyeri, joined a group of girls as they headed to their dormitories. He was unmasked by …
Read More »Kenya: building collapses after evacuation of tenants
A five-storey residential building collapsed on Monday in Ruiru on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, barely a day after its tenants were evacuated, local media reported. The evacuation was witnessed by the local governor, Kimani Wamatangi, on Sunday after the building developed cracks. It had more than 100 …
Read More »Man kidnapped son for ransom from his wife
An eight-year-old boy had been kidnapped in Kenya by his stepfather who demanded a ransom from his wife before releasing the boy. The mother reported the matter of the missing child at Embakasi police station as she found a note by the husband demanding a ransom to release the minor. …
Read More »Kenya Airways issues warning to striking pilots
Kenya Airways has threatened to take disciplinary action against its pilots who have been in industrial action since Saturday. The government backs the national carrier which maintains that the strike is unlawful. The labour ministry on Sunday said the airline was free to take necessary lawful measures against its pilots. …
Read More »Kenya to deploy troops to fight rebels in DR Congo
Kenya is deploying the first contingent of a regional peacekeeping force to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local media reported. President William Ruto will on Wednesday morning preside over a flagging-off ceremony in Nairobi for the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) battalion joining the regional forces. The Kenyan troops, who will …
Read More »Kenya: President Ruto announces police reforms
Kenyan President William Ruto has announced reform of the country’s police, with the aim of ending extrajudicial executions. President Ruto orders a police watchdog to draw up plans for reforms with civilian oversight. This comes just days after he disbanded a police unit alleged to be behind murders and disappearances …
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