Tears in Nakuru as doctor who allegedly killed his children is buried
A blanket of grief enveloped close friends and family members of doctor James Gekara, 54, as they witnessed the burial of their kin on Tuesday, September 28 in Gilgil, Nakuru county. Gakara, who killed his two children aged 5 and 3 by allegedly injecting them with insulin died at Nakuru Level 5 hospital on Wednesday […]
Court bars KRA from increasing tax on beer
Kenyans have been temporarily saved from more taxes after a Nairobi court barred the taxman from adjusting excise duty on at least 31 products. KRA had planned to increase the excise duty on fast-moving goods such as beer, fuel, bottled water, energy drinks, and juice beginning in October 1. In a notice issued on August […]
Confusion as Governor Ngilu claims vehicles carrying medical supplies not branded properly, refuses to flag them off
Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu caused a stir after she refused to flag off vehicles delivering medical and non-medical supplies in her county claiming the vehicles were not well branded. The medical supplies from the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KKEMSA) were supposed to be delivered to Kitui residents on Monday, September 27. In her statement, Ngilu […]
Kiambu man dies after he was thrown from night club for breaking beer mug
Police in Ruaka, Kiambu County on Sunday evening nabbed three club workers in connection to the murder of a civilian. The body of Brian Macharia was found lying six floors from the drinking establishment where he was captured by CCTV footage while alive and enjoying himself. Detectives privy to the ongoing investigations believe that the […]
Businessman Rameshchandra sentenced to jail for forging Taj Mall title deed
A Nairobi court has forfeited to the state a title deed where the demolished Airgate Mall formerly Taj Mall once stood along the Nairobi Outering road. Milimani Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi made the directive after convicting Taj Mall owner Rameshchandra Govind Gorasia saying he held a forged title deed. Gorasia has been sentenced to 18 […]
‘You will be jailed for 10 years if you block a train’ – authorities announce
You will be jailed for 10 years if you are found guilty of blocking a train, the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has said. In a statement issued on Thursday, September 23, the corporation said that all those who will be found breaking rail traffic rules will be in for it. “The corporation wishes to advise […]
Kidero wins in Ksh68M graft case after DPP error in prosecution
Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has yet again won after the Anti-Corruption Court declined a second attempt by the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) to prosecute him together with Nyakach MP Joshua Aduma Owuor in a Ksh68 million graft case In his ruling, trial magistrate Douglas Ogoti upheld Kidero’s contention that the DPP errored in […]