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Homicide detectives drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) retraced the last moments and movements of the husband to a female Kiambu politician, who was found murdered and his body dumped in Kieni Forest in Gatundu North.   According to a statement dated Friday, October 14, the deceased, who was an engineer based in Rwanda, had attended a family function in the company of his...

Jerry Rawlings who died at 73 was born to a mixed-race couple on June 22, 1947. His mother, Victoria Agbotui, was a Ghanaian woman drawn from the Ewe ethnic group while his father was Scottish. Jerry grew up and married his wife Nana Konado Agyeman with whom they have two daughters. He attended Achimota School before moving to Ghana Military Academy where he graduated and served the military as a pilot...

The media has been awash with news of landlords welding tenants' doors and taking off roofs in a bid to kick out rent defaulters. A landlord also went viral after auctioning off one of his tenants' goods even though he still had the tenant's two-month rent deposit. What most tenants don't know is that they have legal rights that landlords shouldn't breach. Today, we look at what you can do when your...

On your mobile phone Dial *106# to check if your ID Number has been used by fraudsters to register any other mobile number apart from the one you have access to.    If you find that you National ID has been useed to register another line unknown to you, call your mobile provider customer care to have it blocked. You may also report to the police station if you suspect that the number has been...

A concerned resident of Tassia Estate in Embakasi has raised an alarm over a gang that is similar to the Mungiki sect that has been harassing traders in the area. The gang demands for protection fee from small traders around the area and if you don’t comply, they threaten to kill you. This guy reveals how he was harassed by the dreaded gang that operates in broad-daylight, after constructing some shops...

While urinary tract infections are more common in women, men can still get what’s commonly known as a UTI. Here are 10 things I’d like you to know about urinary tract infections, including who’s more at risk and how to get treatment.  1. So what exactly is a UTI? UTI is short for urinary tract infection. It’s an infection of the organs in your body – I call them...

Private citizens in Kenya who are licensed gun holders are allowed carry a concealed gun with them for personal protection. For those of youseeking thrilling outdoor activities other than the usual road trip or a safari, visiting a shooting range could be a creative addition to their bucket list. There are places in Kenya where a private citizen can head out to practice guns safely and under...

Bail – is the amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. Payment is a way of making certain that a person will return to court for trial   Bond – is a written promise to pay or forfeit money or perform some acts upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of a specified act or passage of a specified amount of...

Jimmy Chérizier, also known as "Barbecue," is the leader of the Haitian gang and has issued a dire warning to Kenya and any other foreign forces considering sending security forces to the war-torn Caribbean country. According to "Barbecue," the gangs in Haiti will view the 1,000 police officers that Kenya plans to send there on a mission to restore peace as "invaders" who threaten the lives of...

It is 4.30am. As the rest of the city drags itself from sleep, Kiamaiko Market in Nairobi is abuzz with activity. At an open field, business is booming and around 20 trucks are parked. On one side, women with makeshift eateries are busy making tea, chopping vegetables and preparing for the long day.  On the other side, the bleating of goats rents the air. A group of about 20 people cluster the goats...

This is the story of Ruaka, previously a dusty, tick-sized township hanging on the backside of Nairobi. Located in Kiambu County on the northwest of Nairobi at the Western end of the northern bypass, Ruaka, just a 20-minute drive from the city centre, is surrounded by the UN Complex, the Two Rivers mall, Rosslyn Riviera mall, posh estates, entertainment and lifestyle centres, as well as bustling...

The platform enables vendors such as electricians, carpenters, jua kali artisans to register their business for free and advertise to end users seeking the services through a simple tap on their smartphones. “Taffuta is a mobile app that enables vendors to register their business for free and advertise to the thousands of end users seeking their services. The businesses are mapped...

Form 1 Selection To find out what secondary school your child will be joining SMS Index Number to 22263 each sms costs ksh 25.   How to Check KCPE/KCSE Results via Website – http://www.knec.ac.ke To be able to check KCPE/KCSE results online, go to the Kenya National Examination Council website: http://www.knec.ac.ke/ XXXXXXXXX(replace XX with the correct  Index Number of the...

https://youtu.be/V55f60nu2YQ   The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Thursday said they had commenced investigations after two men were captured on CCTV robbing a pedestrian in Kilimani in Nairobi.   The chilling early morning robbery shows a well-clad man being robbed at gunpoint by two thugs, one wielding a gun and the other a knife.   The man, who was...

Bail and Bond in the Police Station  At the Police Station, a suspect may be released on cash bail, with or without sureties, or personal (free) bond or recognizance. The Police Force Standing Orders require the officer in charge of a police station to release any person arrested on a minor charge on the security of cash bail, as a general rule, unless the officer has good grounds for believing that...

Tenants - landlord relationship is never known to be blissful. It is usually an icy union filled with trickery and suspicion. Sometimes it turns quite nasty like the case of a tenant who beat up his landlord when he knocked on his door at midnight demanding rent . In  estates around the country you will hear of mounting concerns on unexplained fees charged landlords.  Security Fees This is a big...

Betty Barasa was driving home at around 8:20pm Wednesday when three armed men emerged from the darkness, and forced their way into her compound as she steered her Toyota Prado TX to the parking bay. The incident occurred in Oloolua, Ngong area in Kajiado North. Barasa, a video editor at KBC, had left for home at 8pm, not knowing that 30 minutes later, she would be no more. Describing Barasa’s...

In the absence of corruption the total round-trip transactions cost would be around 4.76% to 6.76%, inclusive of the 1.25% real estate agent’s commission. The whole process for the titling of the property can typically be completed in around 72 days. Real estate transactions are normally quoted and concluded in Kenyan Shillings (KES).   TRANSACTION COSTS Who...

  A 35-year-old man lost his life yesterday after he was found pants down with another man’s wife.   In an incident that left villagers of Ukwala in Keringet, Kuresoi South Sub-county shocked, Edwin Komen, met his death in the most unlikely manner, at around 2pm yesterday.   Earlier, Komen had been ushered into the man’s house by his wife where they were having the time of...

Until recent pase, Kenya's Boni forest was an oasis of peace occupied by the Aweer, a nomadic hunter-gatherer community. The poor, sandy soils and unreliable rainfall rendered this dry lowland forest on Africa's east coast unsuitable for agriculture, and the ubiquitous tsetse fly meant pastoralists were averse to grazing their cows or camels in this remote corner of Kenya. So, the Aweer, also known as...