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Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi’s secretary, government strategic communications Kibisu Kabatesi has resigned. In a letter dated October 25, Kabatesi said he resigned for personal reasons as he thanked President William Ruto for allowing him to serve in the said position. His resignation took effect on November 1. “Through you, I would like to thank the President for the opportunity accorded to me to serve in the above capacity. I also thank you verily for the time and support accorded to me while serving under you,” the letter reads. “I would have wished that we continued the great work of…

The death toll of the early Monday morning accident at Ngata, along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway rose to 11 after four more people succumbed to injuries. Rift Valley Provincial General Medical Superintendent James Waweru said among those who died at the hospital were a six-month-old baby and his mother. He said another child was admitted in critical condition after being hit on the head during the 3:30 am road crash that involved a matatu and a truck. Waweru said the hospital received seven people from the accident three of whom were pronounced dead on arrival. Read: 10 Dead in Matatu-Lorry Collision Along…

Police are investigating an incident in which a plumber died after falling from the third floor of a building along Luthuli Avenue, Nairobi. The victim identified as Peter Karanja Muturi had been on duty on Saturday afternoon at the Amar Bar and Restaurant when he fell off. He landed head-first on the first floor of the adjacent building sustaining serious injuries. Police said he was rushed to Mama Lucy Hospital where he died while undergoing treatment. Police say they are investigating the circumstances under which the incident happened. The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other procedures.…

Police Monday launched a manhunt for two Wells Fargo employees who stole Sh94.9 million they were supposed to deliver to a bank in Nairobi.  The two were identified as driver Anthony Ndiuki, and Daniel Mungai and are missing after the heist, police said. The money was from a vault belonging to the security firm in South C and was to be delivered to a bank in the Central Business District when the incident happened at about 6 am. It belonged to Quickmart Supermarkets and was for the weekend sales, police said. Read: Kebs Seizes Sub-standard Masks at Quickmart, Ruai The two, who were…

Energy CS Davis Chirchir has warned that fuel prices could go up should the Israel-Palestine war continue. The CS was appearing before the National Dialogue Committee (NDC) on Monday when he asked Kenyans to brace themselves for more pain at the pump. Chirchir said fuel prices could jump to Sh300 per litre should the war in Asia rage on. Read: More Pain at the Pump as Petrol Prices Rise by Sh5 in Latest Review  “I read an article in the Financial Times the other day that because of the Hamas and Israeli War, the international prices could go up to USD150 and…

Stigma plays a significant role in the spread of HIV infections in arid and semi-arid areas, a report has shown. According to data released by the National Syndemic Disease Control Council (NSDCC), AIDS-related complications claim the lives of at least 51 individuals each day. Samburu, Turkana, and Mandera are among the counties recording high infections of the viral disease at 4.3, 2.9, and 0.3 percent, respectively, against 3.7 percent national prevalence. In Mandera, the rate of mother-to-child HIV infection stands at 38.8 per cent, against 8.6 per cent nationally. Narok, Samburu and Wajir also recorded high mother-child transmission at 21.1, 25.7…

A Pennsylvania nurse is facing additional charges after prosecutors say she admitted to trying to kill 19 patients in her care, according to the state’s attorney general. Heather Pressdee, 41, was already facing charges after Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Michelle Henry said the registered nurse from Natrona Heights confessed to intentionally administering a lethal dose of medication to three patients at the Quality Life Services nursing facility in Chicora, a borough in western Pennsylvania. She was charged in May with homicide and attempted murder after two men, ages 55 and 83, died and a third was hospitalized, Henry said in a…

Inspector General of police Japhet Koome Monday gave 19 people seven days to defend themselves why they cannot be declared ‘Specified Entities’. Koome placed a notice in the dailies indicating his intention to declare the 19 persons Specified Entity. A ‘special entity’ is a person or organisation suspected to have committed, attempted to, or prepared to commit a terrorist act. Under Section 3 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), the IG is expected to notify the entities of his intention to recommend to the Interior Cabinet Secretary, that an order has been made declaring each of the entities named…

2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations are currently underway across the country. Form four students will on Monday write their first Chemistry and English Paper 1 theory exams. At least 903,260 candidates will be sitting this year’s KCSE exam. On Tuesday, they will write their Mathematics Paper 1 and English Paper 2. On November 8, they will sit Chemistry Paper 2 and English Paper 3. On Thursday, the candidates will write Kiswahili Lugha Paper 2 and Kiswahili Insha Paper 1. On Friday, they will write their Chemistry practicals. The exams will continue for the rest of November. Basic…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday disciplined a junior member of his cabinet who appeared to voice openness to the idea of Israel carrying out a nuclear strike on Gaza, where the war with Hamas is inflicting a spiralling Palestinian civilian toll. Netanyahu’s office issued a statement saying that the minister concerned – Heritage Minister Amihay Eliyahu, from a far-right party in the coalition government – had been suspended from cabinet meetings “until further notice”. Asked in a radio interview about a hypothetical nuclear option, Eliyahu had replied: “That’s one way.” His remark drew swift condemnation from around the Arab…

10 people have died after a matatu collided with a lorry along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway. According to Nakuru County Police Commander Samuel Ndanyi, the matatu was heading to Nauru while the lorry was moving in the opposite direction. The lorry is said to have lost control colliding with the 14-seater matatu that belongs to Farasi Sacco. Read: 5 Killed In Accident Involving Bus, Tractor And Trailer In Kibwezi Mr Ndanyi told reporters that the driver of the matatu died on the spot in the Monday morning incident. The driver of the lorry, he said, fled the scene of incident. “The accident…

A hostage situation at Hamburg Airport involving a young child has ended after 18 hours, according to local police. The man drove through a security barrier and on to the airport tarmac on Saturday night with his four-year-old daughter in the car and parked under a plane. He eventually gave himself up to the authorities “without resistance”, according to police, and was arrested. “The child appears to be unharmed,” they wrote on X (formerly Twitter). The incident caused the disruption of several flights in and out of the airport. Efforts are now under way to resume operations. It began at…

Members of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro (Kiharu), Paul Mwirigi (Igembe South) and Naisula Lesuuda (Samburu West) have been ranked among the top-performing young leaders in Kenya. This is according to a poll released by Infotrak, which indicates that Nyoro scored 70% to top the list of 10 most performing young MPs in 2023. Mwirigi and Christopher Wangaya (Khwisero) were ranked second at 66% with Mumias East MP Salasya coming in fourth with 64%. Three MPs; Lesuuda, Francis Kuria (Molo) and Reuben Kiborek (Mogotio) tied at 63%. Coming in 8th position was Mukurweini MP John Kaguchia with 81%, Babu Owino (Embakasi East)…

Dozens of senior DCI officers were moved in changes announced by Director Mohamed Amin. Among others, Amin named the former boss of the defunct Flying Squad and Special Crimes Prevention Unit Saidi Kiprotich as the new director of the Anti Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU). Until his appointment to the position, Kiprotich was the director of operations at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters. He took over from Johnstone Kola who has retired from the service after attaining the retirement age. The announcement was made on November 1. In the changes, Amin named Richard Mwaura as the acting director of operations…

American YouTube star MrBeast thrilled Kenyans on social media after he revealed he had drilled 45 boreholes in Kenya to provide water to communities and schools lacking clean drinking water.  MrBeast, a content creator with the most subscribers on YouTube, flew to Kenya, documented the building of the wells, and interacted with students and communities where the boreholes were drilled. He said that the initiative is part of his mission to build 100 wells across Africa, to enable access to clean water for all people. MrBeast said some of the areas where he drilled the boreholes include a school in…