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Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta has sensationally said the government plans to plant guns and drugs on his son. He made the remarks at his Nairobi home on Monday when he met a group of news editors. This came days after police were sent to Uhuru’s son Jomo’s house in Karen to seek to take away his guns. Jomo and his brother Muhoho are licensed gun holders. “This gun issue is surrounded by lots of propaganda to divert attention from what has been happening,” he said. “I believe they wanted to plant drugs and guns in my son’s compound.” Read: CS Kindiki…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki on Monday dared the opposition to hold anti-government demonstrations, indicating that they will deal with them ruthlessly. There are planned demonstrations over the high cost of living and the recently introduced Finance Act 2023 on Wednesday. “We are ready for them, on Wednesday we will deploy from 1 am,” he said. Kindiki indicated that the protesters have been engaging in crime in the name of peaceful demonstrations and assured Kenyans that there will be no demonstrations of such kind in Kenya again. Speaking on Monday at Kiserian and Kapindasum in the banditry-prone Baringo South when…

Mathare MP Anthony Olouch and two Nairobi MCAs were Monday charged with conspiracy to commit subversive activities against the law by inciting members of the public to demonstrate. Olouch, Makongeni MCA Peter Imwatok a,nd Kitusuru MCA Alvin Orlando appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina and denied that with others not before court, they mobilized and incited members of the public to commit subversive activities by demonstrating. They allegedly committed the offense on July 12 in Nairobi County. Lawyers led by LSK President Eric Theuri, Peter Kaluma among others urged the court to release the accused persons on bail stating…

At least 20 soldiers were killed after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at Mogadishu’s Jaalle Siyaad Military Academy, early Monday, sources. The number of casualties may increase, officials said. The bomber targeted military personnel from the October 14 Brigade as they lined up after breakfast, killing at least 20 soldiers and injuring others. It is not clear how the bomber managed to gain entrance into one of the most secure military bases in the capital. Read: 60 Percent Of Mandera County Controlled By Al Shabaab – Governor Khalif The October 14 Brigade was created in commemoration of the victims…

A Mombasa court has released Kilifi South MP, Ken Chonga Kiti, Kilifi Speaker, Teddy Mwambire Ngumbao and their two co-accused, Patrick Chiro Charo and Victor Katana Mwaganga on a Sh100,000 bond with one surety and an alternative cash bail of Sh50,000 each. Principal Prosecution Counsel Alex Gituma opposed releasing the four accused persons on bond, claiming that the politicians and their aides would interfere with the investigation and tamper with witnesses. The four are charged with an offence of participating in unlawful assembly contrary to section 78(1) as read with section 79 of the penal code, chapter 63 of laws…

Former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga was Monday finally arraigned after spending five nights in police custody. He was driven to Makadara law courts under tight security ahead of his arraignment over claims of planning anti-government protests against the high cost of living. He had been arrested on July 20 by police from lower Matasia in Ngong and taken to an undisclosed location, his lawyer Ndegwa Njiru said. There has been no communication with him from his lawyers and family prompting protests that it was a form of torture. Read: Ex-Mungiki Leader Maina Njenga Arrested The lawyers moved to court under herbius…

By ABC News A shooting that erupted in a Houston park over the weekend that left a pregnant woman and four other people injured marked the 400th mass shooting in the United States in 2023, according to a national website that tracks firearm deaths and injuries. The Houston incident was among six mass shootings that occurred on Saturday and early Sunday in cities across the nation, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as a single event with four or more victims either injured or killed. With a little over six months still to go in…

Police are investigating an incident in which a reveler died after an altercation at a bar in Buruburu area, Nairobi. The assailants fled the scene of incident and efforts to get them are ongoing, police said. The body of the man identified as only Frank was found on the roadside in Donholm long after the incident. Witnesses told police he had been involved in an altercation at a bar that saw him being assaulted by another reveler before he left. His body was found on the roadside on July 22 with swelling at the back of the head caused by…

A new commander has been named to head a specialized police unit that guards all State Houses and State Lodges. The new commander of General Service Unit’s G Company is Ernest Cheruiyot. Cheruiyot took over from George Nderitu who was moved to GSU headquarters and named the General Staffing Officer in the changes announced by police headquarters. Cheruiyot was serving at the Recce Company at Ruiru where he was in charge of operations. Nderitu had served in the position for more than ten years. There are about ten State Houses and Lodges in the country. Read: Police Spokesperson Charles Owino Transferred…

Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi claims a two term MP attempted to set him up for arrest. There were rumours that the legislator was among Azimio la Umoja leaders arrested in connection with the anti-government protests. In a statement, Osotsi said he was able to evade arrest on Friday. “On Friday during the launch of the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) by the county government of Vihiga, there were spirited attempts to arrest me,” he said. “Two police lorries full of armed anti-riots policemen were stationed outside Sosa Cottages with several others in plain clothes 2 inside Sosa cottages ready to…

Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has addressed a break in at his office on Saturday. Suspected thugs broke into his office his and stole assorted electronic goods. In a tweet on Sunday, the activist cum lawmaker said that he will not be threatened for fighting for what is right. Read: Thugs Break into Omtatah’s Busia Office, Steal Electronics “But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. ‘Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened’,” Omtatah quoted a Bible verse. He noted that the burglars could have been regular people but their motive is still unknown. “They…

Unknown people believed to be thugs broke into the office of Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah and stole electronic goods. Police said they are investigating the incident in which suspected thugs broke into the Busia office of Omtatah on Saturday night. The office is in Busia Town and it was manned by guards at the building who are among people being interrogated. Police said they are investigating the incident. Omtatah has been leading in various litigations touching on human rights and other abuses including the latest one on the Finance Act 2023. He confirmed unknown people broke into his office in…

By CNN Elon Musk tweeted on his official account on Sunday that Twitter would be changing its logo to an “X” and that all the birds will be disappearing from the platform. In a series of tweets, Musk said: “And soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds.” In the same series of tweets, Musk posted “Paint It Black,” before launching a user poll to “Change default platform color to black.” Read: Twitter Limits Number of Posts Users Can View Daily “If a good enough X logo is posted tonight, we’ll make go live worldwide…

Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga’s bodyguard, Maurice Ogeta, has recalled his ordeal in the hands of the police. Ogeta was taken by the police on Wednesday on his way to work. He was in custody for three days and was released on Saturday morning. In an interview with NTV, Ogeta said the cops kept him blindfolded in an empty room without food. He said that the police mostly questioned him about Raila’s plans on the anti-government protests. Read: Raila’s Bodyguard Ogeta Abandoned in Ruai “The room I was taken to had nothing other than two beds. It wasn’t a good…

Jubilee party official Pauline Njoroge was arrested for allegedly being in possession of narcotics, the police have said. A report filed at Watamu Police Station claims that Njoroge was in possession of tablets suspected to be narcotics when she and two others were nabbed. The blogger was apprehended alongside two other occupants of a car they were using on Saturday. The police said that upon searching the vehicle, they discovered alleged drugs. Read: Blogger Pauline Njoroge Arrested “At around 1630 hours, officers from DCI Kilifi county while tracing for one Pauline Njoroge, intercepted a motor vehicle along Watamu Jacaranda road and…