Category: LOCAL NEWS
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Ruto Issues Fresh Directives to Foreign Traders, Gives Them 90 Days to Comply
President William Ruto has directed the Government to establish a clear framework to regulate the participation of foreign nationals in Kenya’s small-scale trade and informal businesses. The directive comes amid concerns from Kenyan traders over the growing involvement of foreign nationals in small-scale businesses and its impact on livelihoods. The State House Spokesperson, Hussein Mohamed,…
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EPRA reduces Diesel price by Ksh.5 as Petrol, Kerosene remain unchanged
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced a reduction in diesel prices in its latest monthly review of petroleum pump prices, while the prices of Super Petrol and Kerosene remain unchanged. In the review released on Friday, EPRA reduced the price of diesel by Ksh.5 per litre. As a result, a litre of…
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Pharmacy and Poisons Board issues alert on circulation of ‘fake’ P2 pills in Kenya
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has alerted the public to a falsified batch of Postinor-2 (Levonorgestrel 0.75mg tablets) found circulating in the Kenyan market. The board said it detected the falsified Postinor-2 through these surveillance activities. A comparison between the suspected falsified product and genuine Postinor-2 supplied by Gedeon Richter revealed several differences. The…
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KUCCPS opens applications for Kenya Utalii College September 2026 intake
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has opened applications for programs at Ronald Ngala Utalii College in Kilifi County for the September 2026 intake, giving prospective students an opportunity to pursue careers in hospitality and tourism. n a notice issued on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, KUCCPS invited interested applicants to submit their…
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Elvis Opiyo, man accused of acid attack on fellow SDA singer Maryclaire dies in Umoja
A suspect in a case where he was accused of hiring men to attack his former lover with acid was found dead in his house in Umoja, Nairobi, in what is suspected to be death by suicide. The deceased, identified as Elivis Opiyo, was reportedly found lying on the floor in a supine position inside his…
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Three suspects linked to murder of Dr Mutiso detained for 30 days
The High Court has allowed an application seeking a 30-day detention of police officer Elijah Kibelion Kimoi and co-accused Daniel Njoroge and Kevin Kinuthia, linked to the murder of Dr. Victoria Nthunya Mutiso. The trio was arraigned on Monday as the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) told the court that they played a specific role…
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Two handed seven-year jail terms for robbing officer of AK-47
The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) said Senior Resident Magistrate Hamlick Muriithi Mwenda passed both judgments and sentences after finding that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. Two men who robbed a police officer of his AK-47 rifle and 30 rounds of ammunition during a night attack at Mombasa’s…
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Nairobi OCS arraigned after being linked to dramatic kidnapping, robbery syndicat
A senior Nairobi police officer has been arraigned at the Makadara Law Courts following his arrest in connection with a dramatic kidnapping, robbery, and million-shilling extortion ring targeting online business vendors in the city. The suspect, Inspector Kelvin Mwangi Muraguri—the Deputy Officer Commanding Station (OCS) at Drive In Police Post, appeared in court alongside his…
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NTSA arrests pedestrians ignoring footbridges .
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) together with law enforcement officers waited and arrested pedestrians at Transami in Nairobi’s Pipeline area in what they say is obstructing traffic and endangering other road users. “Joint pedestrian enforcement currently underway at Pipeline Transami footbridge targeting pedestrians who fail to use the footbridge and obstructing free flow…
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Police brutality again
A protest broke out outside Muthaiga Police Station in Nairobi after members of the public demanded answers over the death of a man who had recently been released from police custody. The demonstration followed the death of Eric Otieno, who had been arrested on August 1 on allegations of preparation to commit a felony. Police…