Thika clerics: Gov’t new rules on re-opening churches not practical

By Citizen Reporter,

Bishops, pastors and other clergymen from Thika, Kiambu County have called upon the government to review the measures put up for the church to re-open...

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9 cops quarantined after colleague tests positive for coronavirus

By Keith Simiyu,

Nine police officers from Mwatate in Taita Taveta County have been asked to go into quarantine after they came into contact with a colleague who teste...

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Kiganjo police college closed indefinitely after officer tests positive for coronavirus

By Theuri Mbogo,

The National Police Service has suspended training at the Kenya Police Training College in Kiganjo over the new coronavirus. Inspector-General of P...

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Man who arrived from Zambia put on quarantine in Gatundu South

By Wanja Mbugua,

A middle-aged man who arrived in Gatundu South from Zambia on Sunday has been put on quarantine after examination by health workers. The officials ...

coronavirus , Gatundu South , Zambia

Househelp tried to breastfeed employer’s 2yr-old, infect him with HIV – court told

By Theuri Mbogo,

A househelp has been arraigned at a Nyeri court after she was caught on camera attempting to breastfeed her employer's 2-year-old child. The court ...

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State of Stadia: The Ruringu shame!

By Philip Muchiri,

When construction work commenced in mid 2017 and about Sh500 million set aside for upgrading the historic Ruringu Stadium in Nyeri County, no one thou...

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60-year-old man arrested for allegedly defiling Class 3 girl in matatu

By Martin Munene,

A 60-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 9-year-old girl while travelling in a matatu in Nyeri. The girl's grandmother claims t...

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Kenya’s envoy to the U.K Manoah Esipisu received by Queen Elizabeth II

By Ian Omondi,

Kenya’s  High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Manoah Esipisu, was on Tuesday formally received by Queen Elizabeth II in London. According to...

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42 illegal immigrants from Ethiopia, US detained in Nyeri

By Samuel Mbogo,

41 illegal immigrants from Ethiopia and an American were on Tuesday morning arraigned before the Nyeri Law Courts for being in the country illegally. ...

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Kenya Power announces power outages across the country from tomorrow

By Wangui Ngechu,

The Kenya Power Company has announced interruption in electricity supply across the country beginning tomorrow. In a statement to newsrooms, the co...

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President Kenyatta orders police colleges be renamed

By Wangui Ngechu,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed that all the National Police Service training colleges be renamed and re-branded. In a move that has seen the...

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Woman refuses to breastfeed baby unless paid Ksh.100K by husband

By Ann Ngige Nyamu,

A 25-year-old woman was on Tuesday arrested in Thika town for allegedly refusing to breastfeed her baby unless she was paid by her husband. Faith N...

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Uhuru avoids police salaries dispute as 3000 recruits graduate

By Martin Munene,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday steered clear of the police salaries issue even as he oversaw the graduation of over 3000 graduates. In his spe...

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Parents knew baby had needles in her body, court told

By Ann Ngige Nyamu,

A children’s officer on Tuesday revealed that the parents of a baby who was found with 14 needles lodged in her body in December 2017, were aware ab...

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IG Boinnet moves 40 police chiefs in latest reshuffle

By Citizen Reporter,

Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet has transferred 40 top cops in a countrywide reshuffle. Nairobi County Commander Japeth Koome is now the...

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Suna East MP aspirant arrested over fake academic papers

By Richard Bosire,

A former candidate for the Suna East parliamentary seat, Patrick Ochieng Odipo, has been charged with forgery of his academic papers and impersonation...

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8 criminal cases, one man: Witness Muigai Ngengi’s records exposed

By Majanga Michael,

After carrying out fingerprint forensic analysis, police now say the ‘mystery witness’, Dennis Muigai Ngengi, who claimed to have witnessed the ac...

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Police recruits to be deployed for August polls after two-months training

By Lilian Wanjiku,

The National Police Service on Thursday, May 11 embarked on the recruitment of service men countrywide. The exercise, that recorded large turn outs...

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Thika teenager goes missing, leaves suicide note

By Brian Okoth,

Agony, confusion and pain has engulfed a family in Kiganjo estate in Thika after their daughter, a 19-year-old student at Thika Garrison Secondary Sch...

Nyeri MCAs want Executive Members vetted afresh

By Emilio Muriithi,

A section of Nyeri Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) are now demanding the five county executives be vetted afresh saying they ceased to hold offi...

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