Standard Group photojournalist freed after one day detention

Standard Media Group photojournalist Collins Kweyu was on Saturday freed by police after spending a night in custody.

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Family, UK government react to arrest order against killer soldier

The family of Agnes Wanjiru has welcomed news that a warrant of arrest has been issued against her suspected killer.

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Drop terror charges against youths, Maraga tells Ingonga

Maraga said that the DPP was frustrating proceeding of the cases after prosecutors at the Kahawa Law Courts informed Magistrate Gideon Kiage and Richard Koech that they were not ready.

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Police trace last moments of city lawyer gunned down

Detectives said they had collected three shell casings at the scene of crime on Magadi Road, which would undergo a ballistic examination.

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Police misconduct: From sexual harassment to malicious prosecution

Corruption and harassment are the most common forms of misconduct by police officers in Kenya, according to a new report by the International Justice Mission.

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Men linked to death of Ruto's IT experts freed on Sh1m bail

The 15 men worked with the disbanded Special Service Unit (SSU) of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Kenya Wildlife Service and the National Intelligence Service (NIS).

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Ex-NIS, DCI officers charged with murder of Kenyan, two Indians released on bail

Fifteen former state agents accused of killing two Indian nationals and a Kenyan taxi driver in July 2022 have been released on bail by a Kiambu court.

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Amref flying doctors plane crash cause not known yet

“The ongoing investigation will analyze, as appropriate, all the information documented, list the findings, conclusions, probable cause(s) and/or contributing factors.”

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Auditor General queries Sakaja's Dishi na County project

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has queried the use of funds in the Dishi na County programme that is run in collaboration with Food4Education.

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Eight Kuscco staff on police radar over leaked documents

Eight accountants from Kussco on Thursday recorded statements with the police at Capitol Hill Police Station amid a probe on fraud at the institution.

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Amref plane crash victims undergo DNA tests

Amref CEO Stephen Gitau said the exercise is being conducted in collaboration with Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor, with results expected by Monday.

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Murkomen: BBC documentary on child sex trafficking was a hoax

Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has alleged that a recent BBC documentary on sex trafficking of underage girls in Mai Mahiu was a hoax.

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Amref aircraft Black Box found as families mourn crash victims

Black Box retrieved to aid probe into fatal Amref plane crash that left six dead. Grieving families seek answers after tragic Mwihoko aircraft accident.

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Mombasa TikToker 'Hon Mosquito' arrested over seditious video

A Mombasa based TikToker was arrested by police on Tuesday morning over a post on his social media, which they claimed is seditious.

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Lawyer writes to Mbadi over debt securitization

Kiroko Ndegwa wants the CS to give details of the move to securitise the Sports Fund and Fuel Levy.Argues the burden or the benefits of resources shall be shared equitably future generations.

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Report on kidney scandal faults KMPDC, calls for new organ law

Committee slams regulator for failing to regulate transplant procedures properly. Report urges new transplant law to improve oversight and accountability.

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Kidney transplant crisis exposed

Kenya faces a severe shortage of kidney specialists, a new Ministry of Health report reveals.

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Dirty organ trade: 476 kidney surgeries under scrutiny as Mediheal faces sanctions

A committee probing suspected fraud in kidney transplants at the Mediheal hospitals wants authorities to investigate the owner, Dr Swarup Mishra, for alleged organ trafficking.

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Somalia's forgotten regions move to chart their own future

Somalia’s marginalised regions of Sool, Sanaag and Cayn are forming a federal state, aiming for political representation and local elections after decades without formal governance.

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Total impunity: Defence PS Mariru ignores court orders to pay soldiers

Defiance contrasts with the promise by President Ruto in his 2022 elections manifesto. Dr Ruto pledged to restore the public trust lost to disregard for courts.

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Mother cries over the blood of son slaughtered at KNH

Muthoni put hospital to task over the continued stay of the prime suspect. She wondered how KNH never kept close supervision.

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DCI in a spot after another patient is killed at KNH ward

That a patient can be killed in broad daylight without anyone noticing is a cause of concern regarding patients' safety and level of security at KNH.

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Courts accused of crushing dissent with punitive bail and bond terms

LSK claims rulings border on malice, interpreting them as a ploy to muzzle dissent through judicial means.

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Why State has resorted to terrorism charges

What began as the labelling of protesters marching as acts of terror, has now been actualised through several charge sheets approved by the DPP Renson Ingonga.

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DCI summons Naivasha MP for alleged incitement

Naivasha MP Jayne Kihara is accused of making inciteful comments at an unspecified event.

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TikToker Kakan Maiyo freed on Sh10,000 bond

Police have freed TikToker Godfrey Maiyo Kakan on a Sh10,000 bond after his two-day detention at the Muthaiga Police Station.

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At least 10 killed, scores injured as unrest spreads across counties

At least 10 people were killed on Monday as Kenyans around the country commemorated the historic July 7, 1990 demonstrations that ushered in multiparty democracy.

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Gachagua on police radar for allegedly funding protests

Pressure has been mounting on the police to identify funders of goons who infiltrated protests, with Gachagua being the main target of the probe.

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Petitioner wants Lagat's PA barred from assuming DIG duties

The petition is seeking to have Lagat's PA barred from carrying out any duties as per a letter that was issued by the DIG when he announced that he was stepping aside.

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Githunguri family looking for man who went missing on June 25

A family in Githunguri is looking for their loved one who went missing on June 25 during the commemoration of the 2024 Gen Z demonstrations.

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Afande Denno: I was strangled by DCI officer over protest clips

Police officer Dennis Munyao alias Afande Denno has claimed that one of the fellow officers who arrested him on Friday night in Pangani, Nairobi, strangled him.

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Do not access protected areas, IG Kanja warns

Kanja called on the protestors to picket peacefully.

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'He used his first salary to buy me milk': Mother mourns son killed in Thome

Caroline Naserian told The Standard that Joel Austin Macharia Maina was shot in the head at close range by a man identified as Peter Lang’at. (Collins Oduor, Standard)

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Woman arrested at JKIA denies trafficking Sh2.5 million cocaine

A woman who was arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) with eight pellets of cocaine valued at Sh2.5 million has denied committing the act.

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NIS man accused of shooting friend dead detained for 20 days

NIS man accused of shooting friend dead detained for 20 days.

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Suspect in Sh5m bhang case denies charge as State opposes bail

A man has denied trafficking bhang worth Sh5 million at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) court.

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Rogue cops caught on camera shooting unarmed hawker arrested

Klinzy Barasa Masinde and Duncan Kiprono were arrested yesterday night by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

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Is IPOA shielding senior police in Albert Ojwang's death?

Ipoa’s sluggish investigation and minimal arrests spark anger, as Kenyans demand Ojwang’s real killers be exposed

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Ojwang' murder case tests IPOA's integrity

IPOA’s sluggish investigation and minimal arrests spark anger, as Kenyans demand Ojwang’s real killers be exposed.

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Give me answers, Ojwang's father tells DIG Lagat

Meshack Opiyo, the father of Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody, now wants Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat to give answers surrounding his son's death.

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