The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Sunday announced that it had successfully reclaimed control of its official Facebook and X accounts following a brief takeover by cybercriminals Hackers taken control of the accounts. The accounts are powerful and used to disseminate police messages to the public. SECURITY ALERT!For some moment this evening, we experienced a cyber-attack on the DCI digital platforms (X and Facebook), but have since regained full control.During the short period, the cyber criminals who attempted to take over the accounts posted the information captured on… pic.twitter.com/X2IEw4h1Ci— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) February 9, 2025 In a statement issued on…
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Homicide detectives camped Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) for second day Saturday to investigate how and why a patient was brutally murdered in his hospital bed. The team ordered the hospital management not to discharge patients who were in wards next to the one where a murder incident occurred on Friday morning. The team wants to grill any persons who were within the crime scene and ensure all evidence has been secured. On the second day of investigations on the detectives interrogated a patient who was sharing a ward with the late Gilbert Kinyua as they collected swabs for DNA analysis.…
Leaders at an unprecedented joint summit of Eastern and Southern African blocs aimed at defusing the crisis in Eastern Congo urged all parties to hold direct talks, including with Rwanda-backed rebels whose advance has fanned fears of a wider war. In late January, the M23 rebels captured Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo – the worst escalation of fighting in more than a decade that has left thousands dead. Despite announcing a unilateral ceasefire, they have continued to march south towards the city of Bukavu. “We must resist the temptation to think that we can somehow…
At least 30 people have been reported missing after a landslide in south-western China, according to Chinese state media. The landslide struck Jinping village in Sichuan province at 11:50 local time (03:50 GMT) burying 10 houses and trapping several residents. Two people were rescued. A command centre has been set up at the scene according to a statement by the county’s emergency management bureau. China’s President Xi Jinping has ordered an “all-out” rescue of those trapped. Images from state media show a huge collapse of mud and rock from a steep mountainside, cutting through what appears to be a small…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party will form the government in Indian capital Delhi for the first time in 27 years as it scripted an impressive election victory. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won or is leading in 48 seats in the 70-member legislative assembly, while the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is ahead in 22 seats, according to data from the Election Commission of India (EC). A party that wins more than the halfway mark of 35 seats can form the government. “Development wins, good governance triumphs,” Modi wrote on X, adding his party would leave “no stone unturned”…
A federal judge blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) from accessing the personal financial data of millions of Americans in Treasury Department records, according to court documents. US District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued a preliminary injunction on Saturday to prohibit access, ordering Musk and his team to immediately destroy any copies of records. The move comes after 19 state attorneys general sued the Trump administration after Doge, a cost-cutting initiative led by Musk, was given access to the records. They argued access for Musk, a “special government employee”, and Doge, which is not an official government department,…
Toyota announced a pair of recalls this week expected to impact an estimated 147,000 vehicles over concerns involving a pair of problems. The largest recall impacts 106,000 MY 2024-25 Tacoma 4-wheel drive vehicles equipped with 16-inch brakes and 17-inch Toyota wheels. The problem revolves around the rear brake hoses which can be damaged over time, especially if there’s build-up of mud and dirt inside the rear wheels. If the hoses are damaged, it can lead to a brake fluid leak, which increases the risk of a crash. To correct the issue, dealerships will replace both rear brake hoses with improved…
New allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs have surfaced, with a man accusing the imprisoned rapper of drugging and raping him in a New York nightclub in 2012. According to a court filing, the man who was 17 at the time, paid a bouncer to enter the club and was invited to Combs’ private table, where he was given multiple shots of vodka. The plaintiff claims that after consuming the drinks, he “began to become hazy and disoriented” and felt himself “losing consciousness and control of his body”. Combs has consistently denied the allegations made against him in a number of…
The patient who was found dead in his ward at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi has been identified. 39-year-old Gilbert Kinyua was brutally murdered in ward 7B on Friday February 7 morning by an unknown assailant. His lifeless body was found lying on his bed with a slit-neck on Friday morning. The motive of the murder is yet to be known. Kinyua had been admitted to KNH on December 11, 2024, due to a cerebral disorder, officials said. Police who visited the scene said the ward where Kinyua was admitted had another patient who was seeking treatment for the…
The UK government has demanded to be able to access encrypted data stored by Apple users worldwide in its cloud service. Currently only the Apple account holder can access data stored in this way – the tech giant itself cannot view it. The demand has been served by the Home Office under the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA), which compels firms to provide information to law enforcement agencies. Apple declined to comment, but says on its website that it views privacy as a “fundamental human right”. Under the law, the demand cannot be made public. The news was first reported by…
After two years of darkness, a Nairobi woman has regained her sight thanks to a successful cataract surgery at Mbagathi Referral Hospital. Rhoda Njeri Wanjiru, who had been blind in both eyes due to dense cataracts, had sought treatment at multiple hospitals without success. Confirming the news, Mbagathi CEO Dr. Alexander Irungu stated. “Her breakthrough came on February 4, 2025, when she arrived at the Mbagathi Eye Unit for assessment. After a thorough examination, doctors confirmed the presence of bilateral dense cataracts, a leading cause of reversible blindness.” The following day, February 5, she underwent cataract surgery on her right…
Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja Friday announced changes among senior officials in his office. The changes are aimed at enhancing operations. In the changes, Michael Tony Kirpani was reassigned as the Chief Officer for Social Services in Nairobi City County, replacing Boniface Nyamu. Eva Wangechi Wairiuko was named the acting chief officer security compliance. The latest adjustments were made in accordance with Section 45(5) of the County Government Act, 2012. Further deployments were made within the Security and Compliance sub-sector under Section 72(2) of the same Act. Benjamin Omondi Onudi was appointed as the Director of Security and Enforcement while William…
A young member of Elon Musk’s newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) unit has resigned after being linked to a racist social media account. Media reports tied Marko Elez, 25, who had previously worked for Musk’s SpaceX company, to a now-deleted social media account that promoted racism and eugenics. The White House confirmed on Friday that Elez resigned, though it did not specify why. Musk himself acknowledged the departure, posting a poll on X, the social media platform he owns, asking followers whether he should bring back the Doge staffer who made “inappropriate statements via a now deleted pseudonym”.…
A state of emergency has been declared on the Greek island of Santorini after days of consecutive earthquakes. It comes after a magnitude 5.2 tremor was recorded at 21:09 local time (19:09 GMT) on Wednesday between the Greek islands of Amorgos and Santorini, making it the strongest in recent days. It is estimated to have occurred at a depth of 5km. The decree will be in effect until 3 March to “address the emergency needs and manage the consequences”, officials said. More than 11,000 people have already left Santorini, with around 7,000 departing by ferry and 4,000 by air. A…
Kenya and the US have reaffirmed their mutual commitment to strengthen bilateral ties and existing cooperation amid sweeping foreign policy changes. This is after president Donald Trump administration announced various measures that are affecting many operations. President William Ruto had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday where they discussed Haiti and DRC crisis. “We reviewed bilateral relations between Kenya and the US and reaffirmed our mutual commitment to strengthening our existing cooperation,” Ruto said in a social media post. “Our discussion confirmed that the United States has specifically exempted its support for the Multinational…