Police smash organised shoplifting gangs that stole millions
A police unit launched to crack down on the surge in shoplifting has arrested 93 members of 28 organised crime gangs behind more than £4m worth of thefts. The national team has also identified 228 previously unknown offenders and 70 vehicles involved in retail crime in the seven months since it was launched, according to […]
Lupita Nyong’o speaks of family ordeal and condemns Kenya’s crackdown
Actress Lupita Nyong’o has condemned the Kenyan authorities’ crackdown on huge anti-tax protests that began in June. Demonstrators were met with police brutality, according to rights groups, with dozens of people killed and numerous others abducted. Nyong’o, whose father was jailed and tortured under a former president, Daniel Arap Moi, told the BBC: “It is […]
NTSA to take action against reckless matatu driver
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has promised to take action following the emergence of footage capturing a reckless matatu driver engaging in dangerous antics on the road. In a statement on Monday, April 1, NTSA said the incident, which fellow motorists recorded, sparked outrage and concern over the safety of passengers and other […]