NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 13 – The Directorate of Criminal Investigations is questioning a 25-year-old man who is suspected of orchestrating his own abduction after losing his entire November salary to betting. According to a statement from the investigative agency, the…
Kenya Water Towers Agency (KWTA) has ceased to exist following last month’s dissolution of its Board through the re-deployment of the Chairperson and Directors to other ministries and government agencies. Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and…
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has called on the police and correctional services officers to prioritise constructive engagement with citizens in their line of duty. Mudavadi said dialogue should be the first line of engagement when resolving emerging conflicts between…
A man who staged his own abduction, inflicted cuts on his body, and demanded a Ksh100,000 ransom from his sister for his ‘release’ has been arrested. The operation, carried out by sleuths from the DCI headquarters, took place on Friday…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 13 – Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has urged the Controller of Budget (CoB) and the Council of Governors (CoG) to work together to resolve persistent delays in the disbursement and utilization of county funds. Speaking at the…
Gunmen in Mexico have shot dead a judge outside a courthouse in the city of Acapulco. Judge Edmundo Román Pinzón was hit by at least four bullets as he was driving out of the courthouse car park on Wednesday afternoon,…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 13 – Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé has expressed his deep admiration for the Kenyan peacekeepers in Haiti, underscoring their crucial role in addressing the country’s security challenges. He was speaking during the Jamhuri Day celebrations…
President Emmanuel Macron was meeting centrist leader François Bayrou on Friday as speculation mounted over who he would choose as PM, in a bid to end months of political turmoil. It is now nine days since French MPs ousted Michel…
NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 13 -The government has announced plans to fast-track dual citizenship applications for Kenyans who renounced their citizenship before the 2010 Constitution. Immigration and Citizen services Principal Secretary Julius Bitok said the decision will attract Diaspora investments and…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 13 – The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) was abuzz with activity as the third group of 80 Kenyan workers departed for Qatar Thursday evening. Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua, was on hand to bid them farewell,…