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A Siaya Court has handed a 1-day non-custodial sentence to a 49-year-old woman who killed her husband in a domestic row gone awry. While delivering the judgement, Judge Roselyne Aburili of the High Court in Siaya noted that the accused-Truphena Aswani- had suffered immensely at the hands of her abusive husband who constantly threatened to kill her over a Title Deed. According to Judge Aburili, Ms Aswani...

The State-backed mortgage firm will cap cheap home loans at Sh4 million, kick starting operations after the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) granted it the permit to start lending at an annual subsidised interest of seven percent or nearly half the prevailing market rates. Home buyers in Nairobi metropolitan area — which extends to neighbouring Kiambu, Machakos and Kajiado counties — will...

Terrazzo is a flooring material traditionally made by exposing marble chips on the surface of concrete and then polishing until smooth. Now, however, you can buy terrazzo in tile form. It’s often used in public buildings because it’s long-lasting and can be refinished repeatedly.   Terrazzo is quite slippery and can cause a nasty fall. For this reason it may not be a good choice for...

An angry Nairobi resident has penned a stinging social media post speaking against pet lovers at his estate. Below is the content that he had to get off his chest.   Estate roads are full of young pple with these small ugly white dogs with fluffy fur. I hear they are called sijui Chihuahua or something like that. This is a culture we are copying from wazungu, a cut and paste gone awry...

If you are applying for a U.S. visa in Kenya, you will need to go through the following steps, including the visa interview: Complete the online application: Visit the U.S. Department of State's Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) website and complete the Nonimmigrant Visa Electronic Application (DS-160) form. Make sure to fill in all the required information...

Requirements: Fill the online application form Attach the following documents: Copy of National Identity Card or valid Passport or valid Alien Card for Refugees One coloured passport-size photo for each Applicant Copy of Death Certificate (if widow or widower) Copy of Divorce Decree Absolute (If the partner had been married before and is divorced) A sworn affidavit to...

QUESTION I have earned property with my husband for about 25 years. In the initial years, every property was registered under his name, due to patriarchy of course. I didn't find anything wrong with that after all, everything was ours and our children. Recently I discovered he has fathered two small children with another woman. I fear my sweat may end up being shared with those children born out of...

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A man is suffering from injuries at Bungoma Referral Hospital after he was abducted by unknown thugs in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County. Jimmy Muturi, a businessman, says he was abducted yesterday at around 630pm after asking for help from a saloon; only to meet armed men with AK-47 and pistols in the vehicle.   “I opened the door and said niaje daktari (thinking the owner of the car was one...

A man who sold 75 acres in Likuyani Sub-county to 48 people and later filed a case seeking to evict them from the property has lost the case. Japheth Ogendo Owuor was also ordered to pay the cost of the suit. Lady Justice Nelly Matheka of the High Court in Kakamega ruled that Owuor had no right to evict the people from the Kakamega/Sergoit/12 land. “It seems the 48 entered into sale...

Xiaomi phones are good. But the adverts are really annoying If you have a Xiaomi phone, go to Settings > Apps > System App Settings > Security > Receive Recommendations. Disable it   Also go to... Settings > Navigate to Passwords & security > Authorisation & revocation. Disable "msa"   This particular one applies to almost all...

Trekking and Hiking in Kenya    Trekking and hiking are delightful ways to unwind while in Magical Kenya. Some of the places where one can experience these are: •            Mount Kenya National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Central Highlands) •            Aberdare National Park & Reserve (Central Kenya) •            Mount Elgon...

It all started with a series of cat-and-mouse games with the police, who were looking for Mr Odinga in Nairobi. In the weeks preceding his dramatic escape from under the noses of President Moi’s ruthless police and Special Branch as the clamour for multiparty democracy intensified, he kept moving between the residences of his pro-democracy friends. A political attaché at the US Embassy in Nairobi,...

A police officer attached to the Nyakiang'a Police Station in Murang'a County died by suicide on Monday. The police constable, according to a report, was at the police quarters inside the station when the incident occurred at around 2:30 pm. At this specific moment, the officer's colleague was manning the report office when he heard several gunshots coming from the police quarters, prompting him to...

https://twitter.com/i/status/1699980245833769471 There are three main methods that are used by Civil engineers to build these marvellous structures namely; battered piles, case drilling, and the cofferdam technique.   1.Bartered Piles. The battered piles are the method that was used to build our very own Nyali bridge in Mombasa County whose construction was completed in 1980. The...

A man in Awendo will start his new year in jail, after he was found guilty of disconnecting electricity illegally. Jared Omollo was found in contravention of Section 168 (1)(d) of the Energy Act No. 1 of 2019. The law states that; a person who disconnects, or permits to be disconnected, any conductor or apparatus from any electric supply line without the consent of the licensee; commits an offence...

A family is in distress after unknown people invaded their palatial home in Lavington, Nairobi and fenced part of their land. According to renowned activist Boniface Mwangi, a private developer invaded the multi-million property while in the company of police officers.   An elderly couple that lives in the posh home were arrested and taken to custody. After their arrest, the private developer...

A low concrete wall is all that divides posh Lang’ata and the expansive Kibera slum, a settlement of tin shacks. In many other areas, the only boundary is an imaginary one that seems to exist only in the minds of residents from both sides. Indeed Kenya is a country of confounding contrasts and nowhere is this division between the wealthy and the impoverished better illustrated than in the capital,...

In the good old days, Kivumbini, Kaloleni, Flamingo, Paul Machanga, Baharini and Ojuka estates in Nakuru town were the most sought after residential areas for low income earners. This was for a good reason. Unlike other estates, these had all the amenities including round-the-clock water supply at a subsidised cost and a consistent supply of electricity. Garbage collection was done weekly, making...

Chronology  surround death of Tecra, arrest and acquitting of Omar Lali: May 3, 2020: Tecra Muigai, daughter of Keroche Breweries owners Tabitha and Joseph Karanja is airlifted to a Nairobi hospital to receive treatment after she fell down the stairs. Her family in a statement, said she died after "a tragic accident”. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) immediately begins...