Gov’t: No evacuation for Kenyans in China over coronavirus
Kenyan students living in fear of contracting the coronavirus in China will have to find their way home as the government says it will not evacuate them. Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Amb. Kamau Macharia insists the students are safe where they are. “Of course we have young people in China. So it is inevitable that […]
US -Kenya trade ties won’t hamper African ties-Kenyatta
President Uhuru Kenyatta has assured that a new bilateral trade deal between Kenya and the US won’t undermine the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The Kenyan leader spoke shortly after a meeting with the United States President Donald Trump at the White House during which the two leaders agreed to commence talks leading to […]
Meet the survivors of Mombasa biggest dumpsite
Jones Makini (not his real name) and a dozen other children rush onto an oncoming lorry. They signal the driver to dump the waste next to a heap of garbage and the driver obliges. Once the lorry leaves, Makini, 12, and his friends jump onto the heap of garbage and start scavenging. They are in […]
KRA seizes high-end vehicles stolen from Britain
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) seized five high-end motor vehicles and two motorbikes at the Port of Mombasa, suspected to have been stolen from the United Kingdom (UK). The vehicles had been declared as being on transit to Uganda and were intercepted following a joint operation between Kenya, UK, and the international police security agents, […]
Middle-aged man crushed to death in Mombasa
A 55-year-old man died on the spot at Migadini, Changamwe after he was run over and crushed by a tractor ferrying empty containers to the port of Mombasa. Changamwe police boss Ali Ndiema said Ayub Onyango was crossing the road when he was hit by the tractor’s front grill before being run over by one […]
Maize flour impounded from supermarkets destroyed over aflatoxin
36 tons of contaminated maize flour impounded from supermarkets and retail outlets was on Thursdaydestroyed over containing aflatoxin. The maize flour had been impounded from shops and supermarkets in Nakuru county. The move follows a court order obtained in December last year to destroy contaminated maize products inline with the ban of 17 maize flour […]
Kayole man arrested over wife’s murder
A man is being held at Kayole police station for allegedly killing his wife. Police arrested the suspect, Washington Ochieng Onyango on Wednesday on suspicion that he murdered his deceased wife, Priscila Cherono. Police report indicates Washington was the last person seen with the deceased at a rented house in Kioi area within Soweto in […]