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Police are investigating an incident in which their colleague shot and killed a man and injured another one in an altercation in a bar in Runyenjes, Embu County.  The deceased, Ephantus Muriithi Nyaga, 43 was shot in the head and died on the spot, police and witnesses said. Detectives are investigating the tragic incident involving a police officer from Nthagaiya Police Post. The incident happened on Saturday night at a popular joint in Ugweri Market, police said. Police said the incident happened when the officer, accompanied by a colleague went to the bar and ordered revelers to leave. Witnesses said…

The exact number of refugees in Kenya remains unknown. This was revealed during a high-level forum on refugee affairs organized by the National Assembly’s Regional Development Committee in Mombasa. During the forum, the Commissioner for Refugee Affairs John Burugu, disclosed that the country’s current refugee database is managed solely by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with data stored in Hungary. “We are supposed to be the custodian of this data base and while we are involved in processing it, we do so as data processors for a third-party organization. I want to assure this Committee that we…

Russia is ready to provide security for African countries, it has already signed 33 agreements on military-technical cooperation, Russian presidential advisor and Organizing Committee Executive Secretary Anton Kobyakov said. “For Russia, the role of a security provider for the countries of the African continent is a practical, vital necessity. To date, Russia has signed agreements on regular military-technical cooperation with 33 [states] of the African continent,” he said. Kobyakov also noted that delegations from 54 countries and 45 African ministers are taking part in the first Russia-Africa ministerial conference. “More than 1,500 people, including 54 official delegations and 45 foreign…

U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet on Wednesday at the White House on Biden’s invitation, a White House spokesperson said on Saturday. Trump will take office on Jan. 20 after defeating current Vice President Kamala Harris in the Nov. 5 presidential election. “At President Biden’s invitation, President Biden and President-elect Trump will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday,” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. Biden, a Democrat, had initially sought reelection but dropped out of the race in July after a disastrous debate against the Republican Trump. “I’m going to see him on…

As the United Nations warned Friday that famine is spreading to new areas of Haiti amid the country’s worsening hunger and gang crises, the country’s top politicians are engaged in a high-stakes blame game that is setting the stage for another crisis.  After weeks of tensions over who should control the government, the ruling Transitional Presidential Council moved late Friday to fire Prime Minister Garry Conille in an act that resembled more of a coup than a simple change in governance, as Haitians and diplomats tried to keep pace, the Miami Herald reported. Should the presidential council succeed in ousting…

New members have been appointed to the board of Local Authorities Provident Fund.  Finance Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi named Milicent Nyaboke Ogunda in a notice dated November 8 alongside two others to serve for three years. The other two include Samwel Kariuki Maina and Beatrice Kones. Mbadi also named the same Maina to be a member of the Nairobi International Financial Centre Authority, to serve up to May 18, 2026. In the same notice, president William Ruto named Elisha Busienei as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the School Equipment Production Unit for a period of three years,…

The Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) moved to the Court of Appeal, seeking to overturn the High Court ruling that allowed Nairobi county government officer Wilson Kanani to access Sh642.2 million worth of assets.  The ruling by Justice Nixon Sifuna gave Kanani the greenlight to keep the assets, which the anti-graft body had declared unexplained wealth. In its submissions, EACC informed the High Court its investigations unearthed massive wealth to the tune of more than Sh1 billion linked to Kanani through bank accounts and companies under his name, spouse and associates. EACC said Kanani only satisfactorily explained Sh400 million failing…

A woman died Friday evening after jumping off the 14th floor of Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). The woman identified as Lily but known as @seasonedbricks on X had been expressing suicidal thoughts on the platform. Today HAS to be a good day🙄😐Nishachoka na hii November yenu — Lily🐢 (@seasonedbricks) November 8, 2024 She posted a suicidal message on her handle before she went to KICC in the company of a relative and later went to the 14th floor where she is believed to have jumped off. Police said they are investigating if she died by suicide or pushed off.…

Female police officers are among a new team of 600 police officers to be sent to Haiti to combat gangs there. The team graduated Friday ahead of planned deployment later this month. The team includes all female Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT). Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, on November 8, 2024 officially closed the Multinational Security Support Mission to Haiti Course at the National Police College Embakasi ‘A’ Campus. He said the team is ready for their mission after three months pre-deployment training. The 600 officers drawn from General Service Unit (GSU), Anti Stock Theft Unit, Rapid Deployment…

The Anti Terror Police Unit has joined a probe into the activities of murder suspect Hashim Dagane Muhumed. The team wants to understand if Hashim could have been a terror recruit operating in Nairobi. This is after it emerged he had traveled to Turkey for unknown mission. While there, he impersonated a Nairobi businessman and used his image to extort money from unsuspecting online users, investigations show. Hashim is believed to have been taken to Turkey by terrorist group for yet to be known mission. Teams are investigating how Hashim, a suspect in the murders of four women including a…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) got a green light to seize over 100 residential properties grabbed in Woodley Estate in Nairobi valued at about Sh1 billion. This is after the Court of Appeal on Friday ruled in favor of the commission. The Appeals Court upheld a judgement by the Environment and Land Court which had ordered the said land to be returned to Nairobi County Government. The three-judge bench comprising Justices Francis Tuiyott, Jessie Lesiit, and Grace Ngenye-Macharia termed the acquisition of the public property by private developers ‘fraudulent, illegal, null and void.’ The case commenced in 2006 and…

India’s Adani Power, has further reduced electricity supply to neighbouring Bangladesh as it seeks to recover more than Sh103 billion ($800 million) in dues, according to data from Bangladesh’s grid operator and two sources familiar with the move. Adani Power, which exports power to Dhaka from its dedicated 1,600 megawatt (MW) Godda plant in eastern India’s Jharkhand state, had reduced supply this month to 700 MW-750 MW from around 1,400-1,500 MW in early August. Late on Thursday, supply was further reduced to about 520 MW, according to Power Grid Bangladesh data and an official with the Bangladesh Power Development Board…

Beyoncé has made history by becoming the most-nominated artist of all time at the Grammy Awards, overtaking her husband Jay-Z. The couple had been tied on 88 nominations each – but Beyoncé has now pulled ahead thanks to recognition for her latest album, Cowboy Carter. She leads this year’s Grammys race with 11 nominations, including best album, best country album, and song of the year for Texas Hold ‘Em. The other leading nominees, with seven each, are Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Charli XCX. The Beatles also picked up a nomination for record of the year for Now…

Authorities are investigating racist text messages sent to black Americans across the country telling them to report to a plantation “to pick cotton”. Black Americans, including school and college students, were among the recipients in states including Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania. “The FBI is aware of the offensive and racist text messages sent to individuals around the country and is in contact with the Justice Department and other federal authorities on the matter,” the agency said. The messages appear to have started on Wednesday, the day after election day. Some of the messages mentioned the Trump…

A federal judge has struck down President Joe Biden’s plan to facilitate a pathway to US citizenship for undocumented immigrants married to American citizens. US District Court Judge Campbell Barker, an appointee of Donald Trump, said the Biden administration lacked the authority to establish the programme. The judge sided with a lawsuit filed by 16 Republican-led states that argued the Biden administration should not be able to bypass Congress to enact immigration legislation. Judge Barker had already temporarily blocked the programme for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants days after it took effect in August. The White House said in…