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  Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has rejected Nyandarua Senator John Methu’s request for a special sitting to discuss the rise in abductions of government critics, citing procedural non-compliance. In a letter dated January 7, Speaker Kingi explained, “I note that the request is anchored on Standing Order 33(1)… which provides that the Speaker may, on the
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  A Ugandan nanny who has been on the run following her involvement in a daring robbery plot targeting her employer in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area has been arrested. Nabalayo Everline Loice, 23, has been taken into custody by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Starehe after a robbery incident that unfolded on November 1,
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  A woman fatally stabbed a man who allegedly broke into her house in Kerwa Town, Kiambu County, on January 5. The woman told police that the man forcibly entered her home, prompting a confrontation in which she used a kitchen knife to defend herself. Police discovered the man’s body inside the woman’s house, with stab wounds to the chest, following the early-morning incident. The woman explained that she was asleep when she heard a commotion from the sitting room. After confronting the intruder, a struggle ensued, resulting in the fatal stabbing. Police recovered the blood-stained kitchen knife as evidence and
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  Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has called for the full separation of the National Treasury from the Ministry of Finance. Speaking on Spice FM on Tuesday, January 7, Omtatah argued that this move would help prevent the misappropriation of public funds. He explained that the misuse of Treasury funds by the Office of the President is a result of inadequate accountability measures. “The main problem is the refusal to delink the Treasury from the Ministry of Finance,” Omtatah said. “If the Treasury were independent and professionally managed, it would only be accessible as the law dictates—through parliamentary appropriations and oversight by
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  Al-Shabaab leader Mohamed Mire, also known as Abu Abdirahman, was killed in a U.S. airstrike on December 24, 2024, near Quyno Barrow, approximately 260 kilometers from Mogadishu. The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed Mire’s death, announcing that the strike also eliminated another al-Shabaab militant. “Mire, also known as Abu Abdirahman, oversaw al-Shabaab’s regional governance in Somalia for 15 years. As one of the group’s longest-serving leaders, he held key roles, including interior minister, significantly influencing its strategic decisions,” AFRICOM stated. AFRICOM assured that no civilians were harmed during the mission but withheld further operational details for security reasons. “We will
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  The Ministry of Health has confirmed that it is closely monitoring reports of a potential outbreak of a flu-like illness caused by the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). In a statement released on Tuesday, January 7, the Ministry acknowledged that some patients in hospitals have shown symptoms of the virus. However, it reassured the public that the number of cases recorded so far remains minimal. The Ministry emphasized that HMPV is not a new virus. “We wish to assure the general public that HMPV is not a new virus and has been documented as a circulating pathogen contributing to respiratory illnesses in
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