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A businessman was attacked and robbed of his pistol in an incident in Garissa Town. The victim is a licensed gun holder. He told police that on August 5 he was attacked by three men in Buriburis area as he walked from a mosque to his home. The incident, he said happened at about 8 pm. He added one of his attackers was armed with an AK47 rifle, a pistol and crude weapons and had covered their faces. The attackers seemed to have been waiting for him before they struck him in the head. He fell unconscious before the gang…

A 36-year-old man killed his 20-year-old girlfriend before he died by suicide in Witeithie in Juja, Kiambu County. The woman was a student at TIBS college in Thika Town. A suicide note was found in the house where the bodies lay after the Wednesday murder and suicide incidents, police said. Neighbours said the incident happened on Wednesday August 6 and that they first stumbled on the body of the woman identified as Linet Nkatha who had been strangled to death lying on the floor in their rented house. The woman was a student at a Thika based college. It was…

Donald Trump said there is a “good chance” he could meet the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, following what he described as “very good talks” between his envoy and Vladimir Putin earlier in the day. Asked at the White House whether the two leaders had agreed to such a summit, the US president said there was a “very good prospect”, but did not give further details. The Kremlin earlier issued a vague statement about the talks between Putin and Steve Witkoff, with a foreign policy aide saying the two sides had exchanged “signals” as part of “constructive” talks in Moscow. The…

A “technology issue” that halted United Airlines mainline flights out of departure airports Wednesday night has been resolved, the airline told CNN. “We are working with customers to get them to their destinations after a technology disruption on Wednesday evening,” a United Airlines spokesperson told CNN. “The underlying technology issue has been resolved and while we expect residual delays, our team is working to restore our normal operations.” About 31% of the carrier’s flights were delayed and 1% had been canceled as of 9:45 p.m. ET, according to flight data tracker FlightAware. Passenger Angela Jeffers, whose flight from Nashville to…

Internal Security and National Administration Principal Secretary Dr Raymond Omollo, Wednesday shrugged off criticism against the government’s score in funding the education sector and reiterated an unwavering commitment to strengthening it. Omollo defended the Kenya Kwanza administration’s progressive efforts in placing education at the heart of the country’s national planning and development strategy. Amid growing concerns over budget constraints, Dr. Omollo provided a detailed breakdown of notable strides in the past two and a half years. Key among them, he highlighted the allocation of the largest share of the 2025/2026 national budget to the sector, which received approximately Sh702.7 billion..…

Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Wednesday raided the residences and offices of top Busia County officials in a probe into Sh1.4 billion tenders. Commission officials said they have been conducting investigations into allegations of procurement irregularities, conflict of interest, unexplained wealth, and theft of public funds against six senior officials of the County Government of Busia arising from tenders worth over Sh1.4 billion awarded to 26 proxy companies operated by their family members and associates during the Financial Years2023/2024 – 2024/2025. The suspects are alleged to have amassed unexplained wealth not commensurate with their known legitimate…

Global mobile gaming giant PUBG Mobile has unveiled a new digital campaign set to thrill dance and gaming fans across the continent. Dubbed the “Afro Frenzy Dance Challenge”, the initiative invites TikTok users from all corners of Africa to showcase their dance skills while blending in the electrifying energy of the game’s universe. The challenge, which officially launched today, is aimed at bridging the vibrant world of Afro-inspired dance with the high-adrenaline action of PUBG Mobile, creating an interactive space for fans to express themselves and celebrate African creativity. At the heart of the campaign is a fresh, exclusive soundtrack…

Police are looking for suspected thieves who raided the rural home of National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah and stole CCTV camera installed there. The incident happened in Kikuyu’s Mahi-Hii, Kiambu County, on July 31, but the discovery was made on August 5, police said. Ichungwah was not at home when the incident happened, police said. The motive is also yet to be known. Two police officers attached to the home said they discovered the cameras were missing. They contacted an electrician handling the system maintenance who said he had not stolen them but he was able to retrieve the…

A university student was rescued from a home where he had been lying while sick for prayers in Marimanti area, Tharaka Nithi County. The victim, aged 20, is a second-year student at Tharaka Nithi University, police said. His parents are among the five people arrested from the compound and are members of the Good News of Jesus Christ Church. The drama took place on Tuesday, police said. Police said they had been informed there was a sick man being detained at the compound of the father of the patient. The parents had apparently refused to take the student to the…

A 28-year-old man killed his wife before he died by suicide in a tragic incident in Olokirikirai village, Narok County. The motive of the incident is yet to be known, police said of the Tuesday August 5 incident. Police visited the scene and found the two lifeless bodies of Lemiso Sangoyo, 28 and his wife Regina Lelempere, 24 long after the tragedy. The body of the man was hanging on a wire that tied around the neck and from the ceiling. That of the woman was found lying in a pool of blood with stab wounds in the neck. There…

A 13-year-old boy was murdered and his body dumped on the roadside in Tumoyot village, Narok County. Police said the body was discovered on Tuesday August 5 long after the boy had been killed. The police suspect the boy was killed elsewhere and the body dumped at the scene. The body had strangling marks on his neck. The motive is yet to be established, police said on Wednesday. Police said a suspect who was last seen with the victim was arrested for grilling. The police want to understand the motive behind the murder. The body was moved to the mortuary…

A man was found dead after a suicide mission at the Murang’a South Divisional headquarters in a tragic incident. The incident happened on Tuesday, August 5 at about 4 pm. The motive of the incident was not immediately established. The man was not identified at the scene. His body was found hanging in an operations room within the Murang’a South Sub-County offices long after he had died. A cleaner said she heard screams, and on checking, she found the door to the room locked from inside. This forced officials to break in to access the site where the body was…

Bangladesh will hold its first elections since protests toppled its former prime minister next February, the country’s interim leader said on the anniversary of her overthrow. Muhammad Yunus made the announcement at the end of a day of celebrations for what some have called the country’s “second liberation”. Sheikh Hasina fled to India on 5 August last year, following weeks of student-led protests, bringing an end to 15 years of increasingly authoritarian rule. Nobel laureate Yunus was brought in to head a caretaker government days later, promising reforms which some say he has struggled to deliver amid continuing political turmoil…

The US state of Tennessee has executed an inmate despite concerns that a heart implant would shock him back to life, potentially causing extreme pain during the lethal injection. Byron Black, 69, convicted of a triple homicide in 1989, was pronounced dead at 10:43 local time (16:43 BST) at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, prison officials said. The US constitution bars cruel punishment, and Black’s lawyers had argued that executing him without deactivating the defibrillator would cause a prolonged and painful death. Seven media witnesses present reported that Black appeared to groan in pain during the process. At…

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to cancel $500m (£376m) in funding for mRNA vaccines being developed to counter viruses like the flu and Covid-19. The move will impact 22 projects being led by major pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer and Moderna, for vaccines against bird flu and other viruses, HHS said. Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, a vaccine sceptic, announced he was pulling the funding over claims that “mRNA technology poses more risks than benefits for these respiratory viruses”. Doctors and health experts have criticised Kennedy’s longstanding questioning of the safety and efficacy of vaccines…