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A midnight fire destroyed the administration block at Jomo Kenyatta Boys High School in Nakuru County, leaving offices and valuable school equipment in ruins. Police said the incident was reported shortly after midnight on Monday by the…
Losing a romantic relationship can be painful, and it is natural to wonder whether reconciliation is possible. While there is no guaranteed way to win someone back, rebuilding a relationship is most successful when both people genuinely…
A security officer attached to Ugunja MP Moses Okoth fired four warning shots into the air after a group of rowdy youths allegedly confronted the legislator and attempted to snatch his wallet during a public event in Siaya County. The…
A football fan was shot dead after violence erupted during a local tournament match at Matakiri Primary School grounds in Tharaka South Sub-County, Tharaka Nithi County. The incident occurred on Sunday night during a Conference League…
A two-year-old girl died after accidentally taking poisoned porridge that had allegedly been prepared to kill a dog in Tharaka Nithi County. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon in Kamathiuthiu Village, Kanjoro Location, within…
An intelligence-led operation by the Special Operations Group (SOG), supported by aerial assets, killed 11 al-Shabaab terrorists after raiding a makeshift camp in Mandera near the Kenya-Somalia border. The militants, estimated to number…
Peter Oyan, a follower of Prophet Dr. David Owuor and the Ministry of Repentance and Holiness, has withdrawn a complaint he lodged against a television broadcaster over reports questioning his testimony that he was healed of HIV. The…
A 25-year-old man died after his house caught fire in the early hours of Sunday in Kwa Zablon Village, Ngumo Sublocation, Lari Sub-County, Kiambu County. According to police, the incident was reported on Sunday morning. Preliminary…
At least 27 people were killed in a fire that tore through a bar in Bangkok, Thailand’s prime minister said. Firefighters were called to the scene just after midnight on Monday, and discovered patrons fleeing through the flame-enveloped…
US Senator Mitch McConnell says he will not be returning to the Senate “quite yet” after suffering from a fall and “a mild case of pneumonia”. It is the first statement from the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican after weeks of speculation…
The US insisted Sunday the Strait of Hormuz is open, despite Iran saying it has closed the waterway amid renewed strikes. Hostilities, which flared up again this week, continued on Saturday after the US said it had struck more than 140…
“Brother Wang was very important. He was number one,” says Enrique, chuckling knowingly. Enrique – not his real name – describes himself as a high-level co-ordinator in Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, one of the world’s most powerful criminal…
The South African government says more than 53,000 foreign nationals have been deported or repatriated since launching a “migration management” campaign five weeks ago. Most were from Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique, officials say, and…
One person was killed and another seriously injured on Sunday after violent clashes erupted outside St. Stephen ACK Church in Milimani, Kisumu, where Siaya Governor James Orengo and other leaders affiliated with the Linda Mwananchi…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki urged Mt. Kenya residents not to gamble with coming elections in 2027, saying re-electing President Ruto is the best option for the region. He asked the residents to continue supporting the…
Every part of Kenya deserves and will receive a fair share of development irrespective of how or who they voted for, President William Ruto has said. He therefore called on Kenyans to work together and forge ahead in an effort to ensure…
Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata has said that his driver was shot during the Linda Mwananchi rally held in Nyahururu on Sunday, amid reports of violence that disrupted the opposition movement’s activities. In a statement posted on his…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has said preparations for the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election scheduled for July 16, 2026, are in the final stages, with the training of election officials progressing as…
Ongoing multi-agency security operations in Tana River County have recorded another breakthrough following the voluntary surrender of two illegally held firearms and several rounds of ammunition in Tana North Sub-County. In a statement,…
Police officers have uncovered a suspected cannabis plantation concealed within a maize farm in Kongoni, Nakuru County, and arrested one suspect. In a statement, the National Police Service (NPS) said the discovery was made during an…
Police officers in Busia have arrested two suspects and seized 5.65 kilograms of cannabis sativa with an estimated street value of Sh169,500 following an intelligence-led operation. In a statement, the National Police Service (NPS) said…
A multi-agency team has seized 13,200 litres of ethanol, thousands of packets of suspected counterfeit cigarettes and arrested seven suspects during an intelligence-led operation in Umoja, Thika West Sub-County. In a statement, the…
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Homicide Investigations Bureau have arrested the prime suspect in the murder of 25-year-old Joy Kanini Gathu, bringing to an end an intelligence-led manhunt that culminated…
Amnesty International Kenya has called on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to urgently investigate and…
