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The search for missing tourists who were caught up in the floods at Hell's Gate National Park has resumed this morning. The search is being led by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).  8:29am: KWS recovers the sixth body. One person still missing.  7.54 am: Search and rescue operation for three missing tourists continues.  Two more bodies were recovered overnight, bringing the total number of the...

Earl Spencer, the younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, said he was sexually abused as a child at boarding school. In an extract from his memoir, published in the Mail on Sunday, Earl Spencer said he was targeted by a female member of staff at Maidwell Hall, Northamptonshire in the 1970s. Now 59, he alleges the abuse began when he was just 11 years old. Maidwell Hall said it was "sobering"...

When a thick smoke began to cover Syokimau in 2016, residents immediately knew there was going to be a big problem. Shortly after, children choking at night, sneezing and gasping for air.  Many homes would report a thick and sticky residue with a pungent smell on their windows and walls. Representatives of the Syokimau Residents Association, says the situation has not been arrested. They said...

Since the onset of the pandemic, most tenants have been complaining that they are out of work and are not able to pay their rent in good time and landlords indicating that they have bank loans that need to be cleared. With both parties facing financial constraints during the tough economic times, landlords have taken several measures to ensure that they are paid, some of which would be considered...

While men don’t give a hoot where they live in the city, women do. Why else would a woman move out of a spacious two-bedroom apartment in Umoja to a tiny servant’s quarter in Valley Arcade, where she can’t even keep a pet? While a man might agonise over reasons for moving houses, a woman could be chasing a well-heeled man in such a hood. Indeed, a city woman’s decision regarding where to live...

Foreigners can successfully and peacefully work and reside in Kenya, as long as a work and residence permit has been obtained. A work or residence permit is issued to allow a person to lawfully work and live in a particular country. The Ministry of Immigration in the Republic of Kenya issues the work/ residence permits to Non-Kenyans wishing to engage in employment in Kenya whether in gainful employment or...

Located five km from the Thika Super Highway and 23 minutes (without traffic) from the Nairobi CBD, Lucky Summer estate is strategically situated between Kasarani and Kayole estates to suit residents who desire for fresh air. The estate enjoys close proximity to the Thika Road Mall (TRM) and Safari Park Hotel, giving the residents ease of access to a high profile shopping centre and classic hangout spots....

On February 16, 1990, the body of Foreign Affairs minister Dr Robert Ouko - who had been missing for four days following a trip with then President Daniel arap Moi to the USA - was found, mutilated and burnt, in a thicket near Got Alila Hill, four kilometres from his Koru home, in Nyanza.   Ouko's death was announced to the nation by Moi, who expressed his "profound sorrow". A couple of days...

Some 70 grain storage facilities have been sitting idle at National Cereals and Produce Board depots since the early 1980s. According to information from NCPB, the grain storage technology is old and obsolete and is believed to have originated from Cyprus. There are 30 such stores in Nakuru and 40 in Kitale. NCPB corporate communications officer Titus Maiyo said the bins found in Kitale depot and...

Two young women were arrested in Tehran after the publication of a video in which they danced to celebrate the coming of the Persian New Year, Iranian media said Saturday. The clip of the two women hip shaking near Tajrish square, a popular gathering spot for young people in the north of the Iranian capital, went viral on social media. "The Tehran prosecutor ordered the arrest of two women who broke...

Rally Driver Maxine Wahome now claims that the late Asad Khan was the one who attacked her and, in the process, hurt himself leading to his death.   In an affidavit filed in court, Wahome says that on December 12 last year, Khan woke her up on the morning of December 12 last year and ordered her to leave his house.   “That, in the process, he attacked me and I took refuge at the...

You will soon be required to register your title deed afresh. This is because the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning is shifting the administration and management of land to a new digital system under new laws. Title deeds in Kenya will now be handled under the Land Registration Act of 2012 through the National Land Information Management System (NLIMS). Previously, the title deeds were issued and...

Are you a resident of these areas: Kinoo, 87, Kikuyu, Cooperation, Uthiru, Ndumboini, Lower Kabete, N market, Thiong'o road, Gitaru? There has been cases of a sustained wave of crime in these areas. The gang is usually of about 3 or 4 young men. Their Modus Operandi(MO) is always the same;     MO 1: They waylay innocent people walking home from work. Women and those who normally carry...

Go to the M-pesa Menu. Select Paybill. Enter business number 220220. Enter Account your Airtel Mobile Number. Enter the amount. Enter your M-pesa pin then...

As the political campaigns for the upcoming General Elections heat up, such violent instances might become synonymous with the campaigning activities. In Nairobi especially, a few areas have historically been mapped out as being highly prone to politically instigated violence. We have singled out these seven Nairobian estates and slums, where political hooliganism is more likely to be experienced –...

What is Lipa Karo? It is a service that allows payments and collection of school fees through M-PESA. Upon signing up for a Lipa Karo account, a school is issued with a business number to which parents and guardians pay their child’s fees. The service is available to schools which have signed up for an M-PESA Paybill number for Lipa Karo or through paybill accounts operated by our...

The Employment and Labour Relations Court has further extended orders stopping the government from deducting 1.5 percent affordable mass housing levy. The government hatched a plan to pinch 1.5 percent of all workers’ salary in the formal sector to set up the housing fund. Here are some of the organisations opposed to the levy: Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) Trade Unions Congress...

Police in Siaya County have arrested a 30-year-old man who is alleged to have killed his 36-year-old wife following a domestic row.   The man who has been identified as Samuel Ouma is said to have murdered the wife, Veronica Gathoni over suspected infidelity.      According to South Ugenya location chief Christopher Muliro, the man who is a boda boda...

Here is Murang'a Governor Irungu Kang'ata's story back in 2014 when he was MP for Kiharu:  Some politicians live in palaces. Others travel in a convoy of fuel guzzlers. Then there is Irungu Kang’ata, MP for Kiharu, who lives in a modest house in Murang’a town. At his home, there are no servants, no security detail and no fence. His houses are largely made of old iron sheets. Kang’ata is a...

Kilimani has for a long time been an area for the wealthy and counts State House as a neighbour. However, this image is fast losing its allure. Over the last 2 years, however, it has been turning from the middle class capital to the murder capital where businessmen are willing to murder for capital. The neighbourhood has been associated with dirty money, parties and deaths which have shocked the...