Police in Laikipia on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, arrested two individuals linked to the loss of ammunition during a raid conducted in Minjore area, Kirima sub-county. According to a statement by the National Police Service (NPS), the arrest of the two, Josphat Maina Karanja and his wife Teresiah Wairimu followed an intelligence-led operation. During the raid, the officers recovered 2,658 rounds of ammunition. “Police in Laikipia yesterday April 17, 2024, nabbed 2, 658 rounds of ammunition from the home of one Josphat Maina Karanja within Minjore area, Kirima Sub-County. “The owner Josphat Kara ..read more

Transport Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen has maintained that all police officers should enforce traffic laws irrespective of their assigned department. In his statement on Thursday, April 18, 2024, the CS shared an image of an overloaded motorbike and warned that such individuals would face the law. Murkomen reiterated his commitment to enforcing President William Ruto’s directive by reducing the number of road accidents and fatalities. “Good morning Kenya. Following the directives issued by His Excellency the President, all police officers are under instructions to enforce the law ..read more

Police in Brazil have detained a woman suspected of wheeling a dead man, who she said was her uncle, to a bank to withdraw a four-figure loan. Footage of the woman’s encounter with the bank has sparked a nationwide discussion in Brazil after going viral on social media. It appears to show the woman at the counter of a Rio de Janeiro branch of Itau Bank, propping up the head of an elderly man in a wheelchair and trying to get his hand to clasp a pen. According to police, she was attempting to take out a loan equivalent to $3,000, which had already been approved by the bank but still needed the ..read more

Civil society organisations are calling for the removal of obstacles to safe abortion. They argued that despite abortion being criminalised in the country, unintended pregnancies among young women are still on the rise. Steve Biko, the User Centered Design Advisor with Ipas Africa Alliance, called for an urgent solution. “Almost half of all pregnancies in Kenya are unplanned, and 41 per cent of them end in abortion,” said Biko in a workshop that brought together several reproductive health rights activists and pharmacists. Biko said that while abortion drugs are available in Kenya, the law sti ..read more

Kenya Power on Wednesday announced planned power interruptions that will affect two counties today, April 19, 2024. In a statement, the utility company cited network maintenance as the reason for the interruptions that will affect Nairobi and Kiambu counties. The interruption in Nairobi will affect Dandora area including; Dandora Phase 1,2,3,4 and 5, parts of councilor, Opundo Road, Gitare, Marigo, part of Lucky Summer Estate, Kogocho and adjacent customers. According to Kenya Power, the aforementioned areas will be affected from 9 am to 5 pm. Hello, for one-week advance notice on planned int ..read more

The crackdown on illicit brews, drugs and substances in Kitengela has been intensified following an outcry from members of the public that rogue business persons have devised new methods of operation to avert arrests. In a major crackdown led by Kitengela officer commanding station (OCS) David ole Shani, several people were arrested with chang’aa and bhang. At the Migingo area in Noonkopir, tens of litres packaged in polythene bags were intercepted in a residential area which comprises several rental houses. It emerged that the houses were dens of chang’aa packaging. The undiluted chang’aa was ..read more

The wife of former Governor of Murang’a Mwangi Wa Iria and his brother who are accused of theft of Ksh351 million have been freed unconditionally owing to a High Court order suspending their prosecution. Discharging the suspects, Milimani Anti-Corruption Chief Magistrate Thomas Nzyoki has this evening said that the high court orders bind his court and can not commence prosecution against former governor wa Iria, his wife Jane Waigwe Kimani, his brother-in-law Solomon Mutura Kimani and seven other suspects. “This court has been served with two high Court orders by Justice Cecilia Gitua and Nixo ..read more

Heavy rain has been battering Gulf states, causing flash floods that have killed 20 people and disrupted flights at the world’s second-busiest airport. Dubai Airport said it was facing “very challenging conditions” on Wednesday. It advised passengers not to turn up as runways were inundated with water. Further north, a man died when his car was caught in flash floods. In Oman, rescuers found the body of a girl in Saham, bringing the death toll in the country to 19 since Sunday. Authorities also warned that more thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds were forecast, with many low-lying areas ..read more

The government has warned of possible floods in the country even as the Seven-Forks hydroelectric power dams fill up. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki announced that Masinga Dam, which is the largest, was already spilling. “The government hereby notifies members of the public that the weather forecast for the ongoing long rains presents the potential for flooding and may require the issuance of evacuation orders in various parts of the Country to secure public safety. The Seven-Forks Hydro-electric Power Dams are filled up as of this morning. Masinga Dam, which is the first, largest ..read more

Nairobi County Women Representative Esther Passaris has moved a motion before the National Assembly to have the Penal Code amended to accommodate the offence of sextortion. According to Passaris, the need to accommodate sextortion in the criminal justice system comes amid a rising number of such cases. “Sextortion has become a pressing issue in the country, causing immense harm to victims and eroding trust in public and private institutions,” Passaris said. “The demand for sex in exchange for essential resources, services, and opportunities is both an infringement of human rights and a signifi ..read more