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Canada Wednesday issued a travel advisory warning to its citizens travelling to Kenya. In the alert, Canada warned its citizens to avoid four areas in the country, including four estates in Nairobi County. Nairobi County, Canada advises its citizens to avoid; Eastleigh, Kibera, Mathare and Pangani. The other areas are Turkana, Marsabit, Tana River, Kilifi, Mandera, Wajir, Garissa and Lamu counties. In the alert, Canada also urged its citizens to be extra vigilant and avoid carjackings, robberies and kidnappings, especially in major cities like Nairobi and Mombasa. “Be especially vigilant during religious holidays, sporting events and public celebrations. Terrorists have…

A delegation from Haiti arrived in Nairobi on a fact-finding mission about the preparation of Kenyan police to be deployed to the Caribbean nation. The Director General of the Haitian National Police, Frantz Elbe and his team landed in Nairobi on Tuesday for a three-day tour to understand how the Kenyan police operate. The team on December 13, 2023 met Kenya’s Inspector General National Police Service Japhet Koome, officials said. “The Haitian Police Chief who is leading the Haitian delegation is on a three-day official visit to Kenya for bilateral security discussions between the two law enforcement agencies, till Friday…

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Wednesday intercepted a truck transporting liquor estimated to be worth Sh3.2 million. KRA officers while on patrol got information that there was a truck moving from Kimana town towards Loitoktok and was suspected to be transporting illicit liquor. KRA officers laid an ambush and intercepted the truck at Kimama Market. The truck was found carrying alcoholic drinks marked Everest Vodka. The truck was later driven to Customs Loitoktok Office for further verification and 650 cartons of the Everest vodka were found. Each carton was carrying 20 bottles of 250ml. The was detained as investigations continue to…

Tesla is recalling more than two million cars after the US regulator found its driver assistance system, Autopilot, was partly defective. It follows a two year investigation into crashes which occurred when the tech was in use. The recall applies to almost every Tesla sold in the US since the Autopilot feature was launched in 2015. Tesla, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, said it would send a software update “over the air” to fix the issue. The update happens automatically, and does not require a visit to a dealership or garage, but is still referred to by the US regulator…

The Ministry of Energy has been directed to comprehensively deal with the challenge of power failure. President William Ruto, who chaired the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, said frequent power outages were hurting Kenya’s investment profile. The Cabinet discussed the matter extensively and resolved that the transmission line system should be unbundled so that power failure in one part does not affect the entire country. To deal with overloading of transmission lines that causes outages, the Bomet-Narok line will be built with €400 million (Sh66 billion) from the African Development Bank. The line, which was funded in 2016, has not been…

A criminal case filed against Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o has been halted. The ruling was rendered by Mombasa Magistrate Alex Ithuku was informed that there is a High Court order issued stopping her prosecution. Ithuku directed that the matter be mentioned on May 29, 2024. “In view of the petition the matter is mentioned in 29 May next year,” the court ruled. Read: Relief for Controller of Budget Nyakang’o As Court Suspends Her Prosecution Last week, Justice Chacha Mwita issued orders suspending the prosecution of Nyakang’o following a petition filed by West Mugirango MP Stephen Mogaka. The orders will remain…

In a momentous decision that could chip away at Google’s firm control of its Android app store, a federal jury said Monday evening that Google’s app marketplace is an illegal monopoly. The verdict in a years-long battle between Epic Games — maker of the hit video game “Fortnite” — and the technology giant marks a significant victory for critics of Google’s app store terms and practices. The jury found Google’s app store practices violate US antitrust law and the search giant has illegally operated a monopoly in the manner in which it distributes Android apps and charges for them. Epic…

A fresh survey on public opinion data evaluating President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza government’s performance has been released by Trends and Insights For Africa (TIFA). At least 3,0009 respondents—a representative sample of Kenya’s adult population—were surveyed, between November 25 and December 7. The survey rated the cabinet together with the cabinet secretaries based on their performance. TIFA said the ratings were based on awareness, trust, visibility, commitment, issue resolution, and transparency. Interior CS Kithure Kindiki was ranked the best-performing cabinet secretary, with a 65 percent approval rating. Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi came in second with…

A police officer shot and killed a barmaid during an argument over a bill she had given him in a popular club in Nakuru town. Three other revelers are nursing serious gunshot injuries at Nakuru Level Five Hospital after the police officer from the Nakuru central police station refused to pay a bill of Sh16,000 at the Vegas Club, a popular joint. During the Wednesday 2 am incident, the officer is said to have opened fire in the pub before fleeing. Police said the officer was arrested and locked up at Kaptembwa police station hours later. He was expected in…

The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has asked motorists to verify their e-Citizen credentials as it gets ready to shut down the Transport Integrated Management System (TIMS) site from December 29 at midnight to Monday, January 1, 2024. The Authority declared that it will restrict transactions on all NTSA services during this time. Services will be accessible on the e-Citizen platform. NTSA explained that its services will be available from Tuesday, January 2, 2024, using the username and password associated with your e-Citizen account. “All clients with pending transactions on TIMS platform are therefore required to complete their applications…

Police are investigating an incident where a 19-year-old girl died in a forced abortion mission in Nambale, Busia County. The girl had been missing from her home for a month until December 10 when the parents were informed her lifeless body was lying at the Busia County Referral Hospital. It was later established she had been pregnant and was forced to have an abortion. This is after police who visited the scene said they realized she had a left index toe that was crushed. Her boyfriend who brought her to the hospital claimed she died after a botched abortion at…

Police are investigating an incident in which a businessman claims he was robbed of his pistol from his house in Nairobi’s Jamhuri area. Shem Kariuki Gichumu is a licensed gun holder. He told police an unknown number of people raided his house at Nairobi City County quarters along Ngong Road and escaped with his Ceska pistol loaded with 12 bullets, Sh120,000 and jewelry. This happened on December 10 as he was away in his Nyeri rural home. He said he had left his aged mother in the main house alone when the incident. He told police he left for Nyeri…

Police are investigating an incident in which a 38 year old pregnant woman was found dead after suspected suicide in Embakasi area, Nairobi. The body of the woman was found dangling from the rafters of her house with a pink rope tied around her neck. Her legs were touching the ground and she seemed to have struggled to free herself before she died, police said. Police who visited the scene said they suspect the woman was five months pregnant. The incident happened on Monday December 11 in Vietnam Zone in Mukuru kwa Njenga slums. No suicide note was recovered from…

Andre Braugher, the intense actor who won an Emmy for “Homicide: Life on the Street” and demonstrated his range in the comedy series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” died at age 61 Monday due to a brief illness, his publicist Jennifer Allen told CNN. Braugher amassed dozens of credits in movies and television after a stunning debut as a sensitive soldier in the 1989 film “Glory,” about a unit of Black soldiers during the Civil War. He followed that by playing baseball great Jackie Robinson in the TV movie “The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson” before landing his featured role in “Homicide,” an adaptation…

Pressure intensified on Israel on Tuesday as US President Joe Biden warned it risked losing support in its war on Hamas by “indiscriminate” bombing in Gaza and the UN General Assembly demanded a ceasefire Israeli forces battled Hamas militants and bombed more targets in the devastated Gaza Strip more than two months into the war sparked by the Palestinian group’s unprecedented October 7 attack. But Israel’s staunchest ally warned it risked losing backing over the terrible humanitarian toll in Gaza, which the United Nations likened to “hell on earth”. Biden said Israel had “most of the world supporting it” after…