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Fisherman killed after huge whale hits, flips his boat

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One man died and another was hospitalised in Australia after a whale hit and flipped their small boat during a fishing trip, authorities said. The two...

Wife of ousted Gabon president Ali Bongo charged with money laundering

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The wife of Gabon’s ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba has been charged with “money laundering” and other offences, the public prosecutor said F...

Tupac was a hugely influential figure in hip-hop. PHOTO/BBC News
Ex-gang leader charged with Tupac murder

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US police have charged a former gang leader with the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, a breakthrough in a long-running case still gripping the publ...

Volunteers searched for the remains of missing bodies following the fatal fire in Iraq. PHOTO/Metro UK
Bride lost ‘entire family’ at wedding after inferno erupted during first dance

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A bride’s ‘entire family’ are among more than 100 people who were killed after a wedding turned into an apocalyptic nightmare, Metro UK rep...

Kenya Power technicians at work.
KPLC announces power interruptions in some areas of Nairobi

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Kenya Power has issued a notice regarding power interruptions in various parts of Nairobi on Saturday, September 30, 2023. According to Kenya Power, t...

President William Ruto during the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) National Governing Council meeting at the Bomas of Kenya on Friday, September 29, 2023. PHOTO/Gachagua(@rigathi)/X
Ruto announces gov’t plan to import duty-free yellow maize

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In a bid to alleviate the soaring cost of livestock feeds, President William Ruto has announced the government’s plan to initiate the importatio...

Immigration and Citizen Services Permanent Secretary Julius Bitok. PHOTO/Julius Bitok/Facebook
Gov’t postpones launch of Maisha Namba

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The highly anticipated launch of Miaha Namba and the Digital ID originally scheduled to be unveiled by President William Ruto on October 2, 2023, has ...

After months of operations, a new highly-trained specialized elite unit of the Haiti National Police, the Temporary Anti-gang Unit, known as UTAG, was presented to the Haitian public on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at police headquarters in Port-au-Prince.
List of countries offering to help Kenya take on deadly gangs in Haiti

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At least a dozen nations have told the United States that they will join the effort to help Haiti tackle the unchecked gang violence engulfing the cou...

David Thuo Njehia and Kyalo Kilonzo
Suspected fraudsters arrested promising jobs at Nairobi Water

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Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested two suspected fraudsters who were promising members of the public jobs ...

Detectives recover shipment worth Ksh 10M. PHOTO/DCI(@DCI_Kenya)/X
Suspect arrested as detectives recover stolen goods worth Ksh10M

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Detectives from Nairobi and Kilindini have recovered a shipment of assorted cooking appliances worth over Ksh10 million that had been stolen while in ...

Gov't allocates 30 acres of land, Ksh741M for WHO regional emergency hub
Gov’t allocates 30 acres of land, Ksh741M for WHO regional emergency hub

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The government has allocated 30 acres of Kenyatta University land and ($5 million) Ksh741 million for the establishment of a medical emergency hub in ...

'Call for demos or resign' - Babu Owino advises student leaders amid HELB loan disbursement delays
‘Call for demos or resign’ – Babu Owino advises student leaders amid HELB loan disbursement delays

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Embakasi East Member of Parliament (MP) Babu Owino has condemned delays by the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) to release funds to both new a...

NTSA extends operating hours to facilitate number plate collection
NTSA extends operating hours to facilitate number plate collection

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The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has extended operating hours to facilitate the issuance of the new generation number plates. In a s...

Makau Mutua wants Senate abolished, National Assembly seats reduced to below 200
Makau Mutua wants Senate abolished, National Assembly seats reduced to below 200

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Lawyer Makau Mutua has agreed with former Attorney General Githu Muigai’s sentiments regarding the reduction of elective seats in Kenya. Th...

Flowers at the scene as forensic investigators work the scene in Croydon. PHOTO/Sky News
Family pays tribute to girl stabbed to death on her way to school

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The family of Elianne Andam has said ‘our hearts are broken’ after she was stabbed to death near a bus stop on her way to school, Sky News...

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen. PHOTO/Sky Sports
Napoli respond to Osimhen fall-out but no apology over TikTok video

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Napoli insist they did not intend to offend Victor Osimhen after appearing to mock the striker in a video on TikTok. The Italian champions posted...

Chucky doll and its owner. PHOTO/Print
Chucky ‘demon doll’ arrested for scaring people

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Mexican police ‘arrested’ a Chucky doll and its owner for allegedly terrorising members of the public.The suspect, referred to only as Carlos N, i...

5 perish in Kajiado road accident

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Five people have died in a grisly road accident at Maili Tisa in Namanga, Kajiado County – police have confirmed. The accident occurred around 6...

Kenyan lawyer and politician Ekuru Aokot. PHOTO/Facebook
Ekuro Aukot raises concerns on Kenya sending police to Haiti

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Thirdway Alliance leader Ekuru Aukot has raised concerns regarding Kenya’s decision to deploy 1000 police officers to Haiti to assist in quellin...

National carrier Kenya Airways. PHOTO/Kenya Airways website
KQ to increase weekly flights to London

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Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), is set to increase its connection to London with the introduction of two daily flights to the Brit...