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A man charged with stealing women’s innerwear from Nairobi’s Sasa Mall has been freed on Sh100,000 bond. Appearing before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Martha Nanzushi, Caleb Onyango denied the charges and pleaded for lenient bond terms arguing that he was from a humble background. He was thus freed on Sh50,000 cash bail or a bond of Sh100,000 with the case set for mention on June 4, 2021. The details of the case go back to March 21, 2021 where Caleb reportedly stole 36 pairs of innerwear and other assorted goods worth Sh200,000 from one Lilian Mwangi. Read: Face Masks: Murang’a Women…

A suspected Al Shabaab attack in Wajir has left a class 7 pupil from Khorof Harar primary school dead. According to K24, members of the militia group attacked the home of an NPR officer identified as Noor Jibril in Wajir East Sub-county during the morning hours. Jibril who has since reported the attack at the police station revealed that the attackers came into his house in unknown numbers looking for his whereabouts. Upon failing to find him, they started shooting and in the process, his son was shot. “Together with other NPR officers, we were guarding the Hospital (Khorof Harar…

City Blogger Abdullahi Musa has been charged with extorting money from a businessman in Nairobi. According to police reports, Musa who claims to work for Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) extorted money from businessman Abass Ibrahim Khalif and published accusations about the said businessman on his Facebook page. Reportedly, Abass on finding out that Musa, whom he was very familiar with was sharing false videos and stories about him on Facebook opted to reach out and solve the differences amicably. The businessman reportedly pleaded with Musa to pull the posts down but he refused and asked for money while making threats…

Kenya has recorded 111 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours after 1,948 samples were tested. The country’s caseload is now at 168,543. The country’s positivity rate is now at 5.7% with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 1,783,374. Sadly, 14 patients have succumbed to the disease bringing the country’s death toll to 3,073. Also, 142 patients have recovered from the disease bringing total recoveries to 114,679. 1,086 patients are currently admitted to various health facilities, while 4,770 patients are under the Home-Based Isolation & Care program. 121 patients are in the ICU, 25 of whom are…

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has stated that the BBI reggae is back and cannot be stopped. Addressing a rally in Kondele, Kisumu, the AU High Envoy on Infrastructure Development said that the BBI issues still in court will be sorted out and things will work out as planned. “Do not be worried about what is happening in the courts. We will ensure the issue is sorted out so that we proceed to a referendum, ” he said. He further linked the court hurdles the BBI is facing to Ayub’s story in the Bible where he termed it…

Somali-American businessman Bashir Mohamud Mohammed was tortured and strangled to death, autopsy results have revealed. According to the pathologist report, conducted by Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor, the 35-year-old structural engineer and proprietor of Infinity Developers’ body had indications that he was hit by a blunt object on the head. He also had burnt wounds on his body with suggestions that they were inflicted by a car lighter. Bashir’s body had earlier been transferred to Nairobi’s Umash Funeral home after it was found at Kerugoya Level 5 Hospital morgue with two bullet wounds. Read: Businessman Bashir Mohamud’s Body Transferred To Nairobi Ahead…

The body of Somali-American businessman Bashir Mohamud Mohammed has been transferred to Nairobi ahead of autopsy and burial. Reports indicate that the body arrived at Umash Funeral home at around midnight with the autopsy set to be conducted in the morning hours of today. “An autopsy will be performed by the Chief Government Pathologist,” the family lawyer Charles Madowo said on Sunday, adding that the body will then be released to the family for burial according to Islamic rights. Read: Body Of Missing Somali-American Businessman Bashir Mohammed Found In Kerugoya Bashir’s body was found at Kerugoya Level 5 Hospital morgue with…

Kenya has announced 573 new Covid-19 cases from a sample size of 5,798 in the last 24 hours. The country’s caseload is now at 168,108. The country’s positivity rate is now at 9.9% with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 1,777,034. Sadly, 6 deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours bringing the death toll to 3,049. Also, 58 patients have recovered from the disease bringing total recoveries to 114,452. 1,075 patients are currently admitted in various health facilities countrywide, & 4,674 patients are under Home Based Isolation & Care Program. Read: Radio Jambo Presenter Gidi Denied Entry…

A suspected thug has been lynched by an angry mob in Matuga, Kwale County following a botched robbery incident. Reports indicate that the suspect attempted to break into a shop before things backfired on him. The owner of the shop called for help and an irate mob quickly gathered and beat him to death. This has ideally been confirmed by Kwale County Police Commander Steve Oloo who confirmed that the suspect had attempted to rob a shop. Read: Boda Boda Riders Storm Karatina Hospital, Lynch Two Suspected Thieves “We got a report from one of our retired officers that someone…

A teenage Boda Boda rider, Moses Amwayi suspected of trafficking bhang has been freed on Sh50,000 bond or Sh5,000 cash bail. Appearing before Chief magistrate Joyce Gandani, Amwayi denied the charges. He further accused police officers of torturing him while he was in custody. He told the court that he had been arrested on Monday but was never presented in court nor charged until later on Thursday. Through his lawyer Julie Soweto, Amwayi wants the police officers to be held accountable and explain why he was taken to court on Wednesday and left in the police car while other suspects…

Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho has been trending on Twitter for the better part of yesterday and today morning. It all started when the County boss took to Twitter to lament his frustrations after having missed his flight with a local airline. Joho faulted Safarilink for what he termed as “unprofessionalism and uncouth behavior” after he missed his flight from Vipingo to Nairobi. “In this ever increasingly competitive world, the aviation industry has no place for such unprofessional, unreliable and uncouth behavior as exhibited by Safarilink,” Joho Tweeted. https://twitter.com/Flysafarilink/status/1395764499634925574 Read: Joho Confident He Will Fly ODM Flag in 2022, Submits…

Former Rugby Sevens Coach Benjamin Ayimba has passed on at the Nairobi Hospital where he had been undergoing treatment. The news of Ayimba’s death broke out on Friday evening with condolences from fans outpouring. Last week, Kenyans heeded the call to help raise funds towards his treatment collecting a total of Sh5.5 million. President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition Chief Raila Odinga each coughed up Sh1 million each, with Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja leading in mobilizing support. Speaking to Kenya Rugby Union, Ayimba’s family said the former Shujaa player and coach, who had been in high dependency unit for weeks was…

Kenya has announced 659 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours after 7,962 samples were tested. The country’s caseload is now at 168,535. The positivity rate is now at 8.3% with the cumulative tests conducted now at 1,771,236. Sadly, 3 deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours bringing the country’s death toll to 3,043. Read: Kenya’s Covid-19 Positivity Rate At 7.7% As 494 Test Positive 109 patients have ideally recovered from the disease, 63 from the Home Based & Isolation Care, & 46 are from various health facilities countrywide. Total recoveries now stand at 114,394 of whom 83,144 are from…

Migori Governor Okoth Obado has been barred from selling his posh cars, home pending the hearing and determination of his graft case. High Court Judge James Wakiaga has issued temporary orders restraining the County boss from selling, leasing, or developing his property identified as Loresho Ridge House pending the hearing. The orders by Justice Wakiaga have ideally barred the governor from disposing off three high-end cars, Toyota Land Cruiser V8- until the corruption case is determined. Reports indicate that Obado collects Sh143,000 monthly from the Loresho property hence the anti-corruption commission wants the proceeds from the rent to be directed…

Martha Koome has officially been sworn in as Kenya’s first female Chief justice at State House, Nairobi. The oath has been administered by Judiciary Chief Registrar Anne Amadi. Court of Appeal president William Ouko also took his oath to serve as a judge of the Supreme Court. Speaking during the ceremony, President Uhuru Kenyatta said it was an honour to be the first president to swear in the country’s first female Chief Justice adding that she should promote fairness, independence and integrity. “It’s a singular honour to be the first president to swear in the first female Chief Justice of…