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Ruth Nyambura Mbagara, the mother of the 19-year-old teenager depicted in a widely circulated video engaging in physical altercation with a traffic police officer, has publicly addressed the incident, shedding light on her son’s arrest and expressing regret for his actions while also offering a defense. Ms. Mbagara recounted that …

Kenya Power has completed the scheduled upgrade of its prepaid token vending system, allowing prepaid customers to purchase electricity tokens. The upgrade, finished on Monday at 10 pm, enables customers to buy tokens through various payment channels such as M-PESA Paybill number 888880, Airtel Money, and banking channels. The company …

Driver Ian Njoroge, captured in a viral video assaulting a police officer on Kamiti Road, made a court appearance today. Njoroge, clad in a red hoodie and black pants, was seen in handcuffs, accompanied by a police escort. More to follow

Machakos authorities have initiated inquiries into the apparent suicide of a Machakos tout who was believed to have taken his own life while in custody shortly after being apprehended by Machakos County Inspectorate officers, commonly known as Kanjos, at the Machakos bus terminus. Eyewitnesses reported that the man, of middle …

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (Ipoa) has strongly denounced an incident wherein a driver assaulted a police officer in Kasarani. According to Ipoa chairperson Anne Makori, the officer, Corporal Jacob Ogendo, was assaulted while on traffic duty along Kamiti Road. Makori emphasized that all involved suspects are currently in police …

The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has announced the onset of the cold weather season in the Central Highlands and Nairobi area. While releasing the June, July to August weather forecast, the Director of Meteorological Service Dr. David Gikungu said the counties of Laikipia, Meru, Embu, Kirinyaga, Nairobi, Kiambu, Murang’a, Tharaka …

Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico’s first female president in a historic victory. Mexico’s official election authority said preliminary results showed the 61-year-old former Mexico City mayor winning between 58% and 60% of the vote in Sunday’s election. That gives him a lead of more than 30 percentage points …

More than 50 people have died in India in the past three days as extreme heat continues to hit parts of the country. At least 33 people died in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh over the weekend due to the heat. In the state of Odisha (Orissa), about 20 …

An Israeli shelling attack on the Syrian countryside of Aleppo early on Monday left at least 12 people dead and others injured, according to Agence France-Presse. Agence France-Presse quoted the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights as saying that the bombing targeted the town of Hayyan, west of Aleppo. The agency …

Okiya Omtatah is urging President William Ruto to disclose the agreements he made with the United States during his recent visit. Omtatah criticizes Ruto for allegedly engaging in agreements with another country without proper legal procedures. He emphasizes that such treaties should involve parliament according to the law, questioning Ruto’s …