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Joyce Akinyi Ochieng, a convicted drug trafficker, has received a 25-year prison sentence from the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for her role in a heroin trafficking operation valued at Sh5.6 million. This marks the conclusion of a lengthy legal process that began in 2019. The case …

At least four people lost their lives on Friday night in an accident involving a public service vehicle and a school bus on the Kapsabet-Eldoret highway. The incident occurred around 10 pm in the Mutwot area, according to police reports. A bus belonging to Cheptabach Secondary School collided with a …

The acting registrar of Trade Unions, Anne Kanake, has rejected the proposed changes to the Constitution of the Universities’ Academic Staff Union (UASU) that were submitted for registration. In a letter dated December 20, 2024, Kanake addressed the National Secretary-General of UASU regarding the proposed amendments to the union’s Constitution. …

Police in Chesikaki, Mt. Elgon, Bungoma County have launched an investigation into the death of a 23-year-old woman allegedly killed by her father. Maurice Toto, 41, reportedly assaulted his daughter, Esther Nasimiyu, on Thursday night following a disagreement over a family matter. Nasimiyu’s body was found in her room on …

President William Ruto flew to Uganda on the morning of January 11 to participate in the African Union Extraordinary Summit on the Post-Malabo Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). A statement from State House spokesperson Hussein Mohamed explained that the summit’s goal is to eliminate hunger and poverty in Africa …

Three people were killed when a small aircraft crashed in the Kwachocha area of Malindi on Friday, according to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA). In a statement released on Friday evening, KCAA Director General Emile Arao confirmed that the fatalities were on the ground when the aircraft went down …

The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) announced the release of the 2024 KCSE results on Thursday. Unlike previous years, candidates will no longer be able to access their results via SMS. Instead, the results can be viewed on the KNEC website. To access the results, candidates should log into the …

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a 30-year-old man accused of masterminding a complex fraud operation using stolen national identity cards. The suspect, named Charles Kuria Kamau, was captured after a days-long manhunt following a theft from a locked vehicle on January 3. Kuria was traced …

By: BBC Donald Trump has said that a meeting is being arranged between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The US president-elect gave no timeline for when the meeting might take place. “He wants to meet and we are setting it up,” he said in remarks at his Mar-a-Lago resort …

The nurses’ union in Uasin Gishu has called off its strike following discussions with the county government. The decision comes as President William Ruto visits the region on a two-day tour. Union Secretary General Seth Panyako had earlier requested the President’s intervention. Under the return-to-work agreement, the nurses’ immediate gain …