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Eight candidates, including journalists Peter Opondo and Chris Khisa, have been shortlisted for the position of Managing Director at the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC). This follows the suspension of KBC’s acting Managing Director, Samuel Maina, by ICT Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo in December last year. Paul Macharia was appointed as the acting MD following Maina’s suspension. Also Read: CS Owalo Suspends KBC Boss Samuel Maina The decision to suspend Maina came after he committed to a $5 billion (Sh769 billion) payment in the LCIA Arbitration No. 122233: Channel 2 Group Corporation versus Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) without seeking necessary approvals…

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At least 11 students were Monday killed in an accident involving a bus belonging to Kenyatta University at Voi along Mombasa highway. The bus was carrying about 60 students when it it collided with a truck at Maungu Police said 42 students are admitted to various hospitals with injuries. The students were on a trip when the accident happened. This is the latest incident to happen on the busy highway. Police and other rescue teams rushed to the scene after the 5 pm incident. An investigation is ongoing. Elsewhere, five people died while 18 others were injured after a 14-seater…

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Barack Obama made a surprise appearance in Downing Street for talks with Rishi Sunak today. The former US president waved and smiled as he strolled up to the famous No10 door this afternoon. The visit, which lasted around an hour as the pair chatted in the PM’s study, was described as a ‘courtesy call’ as Mr Obama happened to be in London. One of the highest profile previous trips by Mr Obama was 2016, when he notoriously stood alongside David Cameron and warned that Britain would be ‘at the back of the queue’ for a trade deal after leaving the…

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A family in Nairobi wants a businesswoman punished for failing to obey a court order. The order barred her from interfering with a 66-acre prime land in the upmarket Karen suburb valued at Sh4.6 billion. Arvind Kanji Patel said Monday Dorcas Joan Kiptoo had not adhered to the order issued by Environment and Lands Court Judge Oguttu Mboya on March 8. The Judge had issued orders stopping her and her agents from entering, remaining or interfering with the property. The judge also said “for the sake of peace and to avert any iota of violence, the orders shall be enforced…

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Mystery surrounds the death of former Kenyan footballer Joseph Chama Asusa who was run over by two vehicles in an accident along Thika Road, Nairobi.  Asusa commonly known as Asuu, is a former Kenyan soccer player and he used to play for Red Berets. Police say the accident happened Sunday March 17 at about 1pm near Mathari area as he rode in a car to the city centre. Asuu had taken a taxi to the city centre when its rear door suddenly opened and he allegedly fell off. But his friends believe he jumped to his death in a suicide…

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Konza Technopolis, one of the key flagship projects under Kenya’s Vision 2030 National Development Blueprint, has adopted an advanced civil engineering solution from Admir Technologies Kenya Limited in the ongoing development of a road linking the Technopolis to the main Nairobi Mombasa-Highway. Speaking at the commencement of the road construction works, Admir Technologies Kenya Country Manager Eng. Anthony Irungu said Italian Construction firm ICM Maltauro had partnered with Admir to integrate an asphalt reinforcement solution. “Asphalt reinforcement grids play a pivotal role in this endeavor by assisting in load distribution, preventing reflective cracks, and increasing the load-bearing capacity of the…

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Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki Monday ordered a crackdown on organizers and financiers of the heckling that was witnessed during President William Ruto’s Kericho and Bomet rallies. The CS further directed the police to reign in on incidents of disorderly conduct in political meetings, conclude investigations, and apprehend organizers, financiers, and perpetrators of hooliganism in the County, regardless of their political or social standing. Kindiki’s directives came after a consultative forum with the Kericho County Security and Intelligence Committee, which also focused on the ongoing crackdown on the manufacture, distribution, sale, and consumption of illicit liquor, narcotic…

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One of the known drug trafficker in the coastal region Swaleh Ahmed Yusuf, aka Kendereni (Candy Rain) is dead.  Police said he was found dead Sunday March 17 in Kilifi days after his abduction by unknown people. He is said to have inherited the Akasha drug empire at Kenya’s Coast. Swaleh’s body was discovered at Kiruwitu near Vipingo in Kilifi on Sunday, nine days after he was allegedly picked up by individuals who identified themselves as police for interrogation. Swaleh’s death marks the end of an era for a man who was eager to take over Ibrahim Akasha’s drug empire…

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A driver was arrested after he was found ferrying sandalwood valued at Sh12 million in Girgir area of Wamba North location Samburu County. Police said he was ferrying approximately six tonnes of sandalwood, a rare endangered tree species. The lorry had developed mechanical problems when the driver stopped to check on it on the road when police on the move found it Saturday March 16. It was later towed to the local police station pending investigations and other processes. The woods which are extracted from endangered species of trees around the country’s forests were seized during various sting operations in…

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Gunmen ambushed and killed a driver who was ferrying fish in a van in Maralal, Samburu County. The incident happened Saturday March 16 evening in Kirisia Forest along the Maralal-Opiroi murram road, police said. The transporter was alone in his vehicle ferrying fish from Lake Turkana towards Maralal when he was fatally shot. The attackers took charge of the van and repulsed police who tried to access the scene, police said. Police had been alerted of the murdered by motorcyclists at about 7 pm. And when the officers approached the scene, they were met with shooting forcing them to retreat…

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A suspect was lynched moments after he had fatally stabbed a man aged 18 in a village in Vihiga County. The incident happened in Kisasi location, Musukura village. Police said they found the body of Bryan Amayi aged 18 lying on the road with a stab wound to the left side of the chest. It was established that the deceased got into a fight with one namely Walter Anakaka alias Siafu over an unknown issue. Siafu is said to have stabbed Amayi killing him on the spot before he escaped the scene. A mob pursued him from the scene and…

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President William Ruto has mourned NTV reporter Rita Tinina. The head of state eulogized the deceased as a pioneer and a trailblazer in TV journalism. “My sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Rita Tinina – a pioneer and a trailblazer in TV journalism. Rest in peace, Rita,” wrote the president on X. https://twitter.com/WilliamsRuto/status/1769602119894454349 Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance leader Raila Odinga on Sunday said Tinina’s passing “leaves a void in the industry, yet her legacy of storytelling and integrity will endure”. “In times of loss, we reflect on the profound impact individuals like Rita Tinina have…

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A 54-year-old fisherman drowned while on a fishing expedition in Diani, Indian Ocean. Other fishermen at Leopard Beach said they tried to rescue Rajab Ali who had gone fishing at the ocean in vain. His body was found floating at the water after the drowning incident. The body was moved to Msambweni County Hospital Mortuary awaiting postmortem examination. In the nearby Msambweni, one James Njuki Wangoho aged 59 died after oozing a white foam from his mouth. The cause of his death is yet to be known. Police moved the body to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.

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Details have emerged how veteran journalist Rita Tinina was found dead in her house In Kileleshwa, Nairobi.  Police said Tinina’s body was found in her Kileleshwa, Nairobi on Sunday March 17. She was supposed to be on duty at NTV where she worked but failed to report. This prompted the managers at his place of work to go to the house where the body was found. The house girl at the house said she woke up as usual and went on with her chores but realized Tinina was not waking up as earlier planned. Tinina was to wake up by…

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Journalist Rita Tinina is dead.  Tinina’s body was found in her Kileleshwa, Nairobi on Sunday March 17. She was supposed to be on duty at NTV where she worked but failed to report. This prompted the managers at the NTV to go to the house where the body was found. The cause of the death is yet to be known, police said. Her family was present as police arrived to pick up the body to the mortuary pending autopsy. Tinina is a seasoned journalist in TV. She was a mother of one girl. More to follow

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Law enforcement in Washington, D.C., were searching early Sunday March 17 for a suspect who they said fled on foot following a deadly shooting on the 700 block of P Street NW. Seven people where shot, including two fatally, police said. Investigators were searching for a Black man with “average build, wearing light pants, blue shirt,” according to the D.C. Police Department. “Last seen on foot south bound on 7th Street NW,” the department said. “DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911.” Officers responded to the area at about 3 a.m. on Sunday, Executive Assistant Chief Jeffery Carroll said. “The initial…

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