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In its letter dated 5th September and addressed to the Managing Director of the Kenya National Trading Corporation, the Kenya Bureau of Standards concluded; “The consignments have been rejected and the importer is hereby advised to reship them back to the country of origin within 30 days from the date of this letter, failure to which they shall be destroyed at the importer’s cost. "Kenya Bureau...

Kenya’s telecommunications industry is witnessing a high-stakes battle between Safaricom, the dominant player, and Starlink, the satellite internet provider founded by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The conflict reached new heights when Safaricom recently wrote to the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), urging the regulator to deny Starlink a direct operating license. Safaricom, which has enjoyed years of...

Questions linger over the death of upcoming designer Jeff Mwathi.   A 23 year old interior designer is said to have been in the company of well-to-do Kikuyu musician DJ Fatxo, when he met his death.   As a tradition here we ask questions, to open up cases of public interest. Who? Where? When? How? and why? Here we analyse, examine and reconstruct the knowns to help unearth the...

https://twitter.com/i/status/1424995153425621000   The relaxed atmosphere of Sundays lures many Kenyans to the CBD for photo sessions and other leisure activities.   But beware, thugs find this the perfect time to strike. Many of them young enough to be in school, but armed crudely and ganging up on victims enough to be a threat.   James Mwambia was recently mugged...

Investing in real estate is more emotional than a financial decision. The land is always treated as a prized asset because it is limited in supply. Many people invest in real estate through different means such as plots, individual houses, commercial complexes or apartments,to achieve their financial goals. Properties like apartments, individual houses etc., are high-value investments and may not...

On Sunday a video went viral of DJ Brownskin recording his fiancée Sharon Njeri Mwangi allegedly ingesting poison before she died. In the seven-minute video, his fiancée is seen sending her final messages to her family. The video ended with Njeri on the ground as their child rushed to the mother's side imploring DJ Brownskin to give her some milk. Lawyer, Bobby Mkangi, noted that the case had...

Last week I was in Kigali, this time at the heels of a cabinet decision to impound all luxurious four wheel drive vehicles bought at government expense and driven by ministers, security and military chiefs, "foreign experts" and their local handlers. In a morning crackdown, all the big men and women of this republic woke up to find that police constables along the main roads were stopping and taking away...

A tragic incident has shaken the National Intelligence Service (NIS) as a senior official reportedly took his own life at his residence in Kilimani. The official, identified as Tom Mboya Adala, 54, was an Assistant Director at the NIS Headquarters in Ruaraka. The news of Adala's death was brought to light by his nephew, Francis Oduor, who discovered his uncle's lifeless body in the servant quarters of...

Land transactions such as purchases, transfers and leases in Nairobi will now be done online with the introduction of new regulations, more than a year after Parliament annulled laws that discontinued manual transactions Lands ministry said transactions in the capital city that include searches, application for registration of documents, transfer of ownership or lease, caution and withdrawal of...

A middle-aged man from Karimba Village in Maara, Tharaka Nithi has been arrested on suspicion of slaughtering a dog and eating its meat. The male suspect was nabbed cooking the dog meat at his home on Wednesday evening. Upon interrogation by police, the suspect said he chose to kill and eat the animal because he was “dying of hunger”. Police say he will be arraigned on...

A housewife is nursing injuries in Kitengela after a house agency employee allegedly beat her up on Tuesday for failing to pay rent. The 7pm incident occurred at Danco Apartments managed by an investment agency in the town. Pauline Achieng', while narrating her ordeal from Kitengela sub county hospital, said the man she identified as the agent went to her house and demanded a balance of Sh13k being...

The chief executive officer of the fallen retail giant Nakumatt, Atul Shah, has lost his Lavington home to auctioneers after the High Court dismissed a petition seeking to overturn the forced sale of the high-end property by KCB Group over a Sh2 billion debt. Justice Francis Tuiyott dismissed the petition by the administrator of the collapsed Supermarket chain, saying it has no chance of...

A high percentage of Kenyans, especially, those who live in cities and towns, reside in rental houses. Therefore, investing in rental houses can be fruitful, provided you identify your face the challenges that may come up, there is a chance you’ll experience disappointment in the future. Below are factors to consider before building rental houses in Kenya:   1. Your financial status...

News Anchor Shiksha Arora has narrated how robbers strangled her ahead of her debut at Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. The incident happened at around 5:20 pm at the globe roundabout flyover. "Guy one knocked my side mirror bending it backwards and walked away. While I was rolling down my window slightly to reposition the mirror, the second guy started banging the front seat passenger window...

Go to the M-pesa Menu. Select Paybill. Enter business number 777711. Enter Account your Telkom Mobile Number. Enter the amount. Enter your M-pesa pin then...

Title Deed Fraud Despite the rapid growth of the real estate sector, getting a piece of land with a clean and trouble-free title deed remains a major challenge in Kenya. Indeed, tales of people who have invested huge sums in the sector, only for their property to be brought down by bulldozers, abound. The reasons for this merciless act are almost always that the land was meant for public use, or the...

Former Nakumatt CEO Atul Shah is set to lose his property to auctioneers after reportedly withdrawing a case he had filed to save the wealth. A report by Business Daily on Monday, November 9, indicated that Shah made the move through his company, Collogne Investments, after seeking the approval of the registrar of the Court of Appeal. The billionaire took the step in October 2020, which leaves his...

Schedule your biometric appointment: After completing the online application and paying the fee, you will receive instructions to schedule a biometric appointment at a Visa Application Centre (VAC) in Kenya. Choose a convenient date and time for your appointment. Gather the required documents: Prepare the necessary documents for your visa application. The specific documents will depend on the type...

https://twitter.com/i/status/1384931941305053188     Hero saves a child in the nick of...

Exactly six years and one month ago, three people among them an advocate attached to the International Justice Mission disappeared never to be seen again.   The bodies of lawyer Willie Kimani, his client Josephat Mwenda and the taxi driver were found one week later stashed in gunny bags and thrown into a river near Donyo Sabuk.   Their disappearance after attending a court case at...