Presidential Aspirant Mwangi wa Iria, with his entourage in tow, blocks the entrance to the Bomas of Kenya where the IEBC is clearing Presidential candidates.
The Murang’a Governor was protesting a decision by IEBC to disqualify him from contesting for the Presidential seat and demanded an address from Chebukati.
“I am not leaving. Even if you bring Kenya Navy, I will not leave. Chebukati should come to address us here,” he told the press.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oblnI55PLWg
“This is a new Kenya. No elections will be conducted if I do not contest”.
Residents in Nyeri town are counting heavy losses after a fire razed down property estimated to be worth Ksh50 million in the Waka area on Monday morning, May 30.
The fire started while a local chef was preparing mandazi early in the morning - and quickly spread to the neighboring buildings.
Firefighters from the Nyeri County Government were accused of taking too long and when they arrived, they sought to quickly leave the scene claiming they needed to get a water refill.
Some of the firefighters were injured and forced to run for their lives after locals became infuriated by what they saw as gross incompetence.
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Fire razes down Waka area property in Nyeri County.
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Kilifi Woman Representative Gertrude Mbeyu on Saturday, May 29, made a rare admission about having a poor development record since her election in August 2017.
The lawmaker was confronted by angry constituents in Malindi when she took the stage with a group of women in the crowd chanting that the county was well off without her in the leadership position.
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In her address, the lawmaker defended her poor track record claiming that her efforts to develop the constituency were scuttled following her fallout with Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa.
She claimed that their differences stemmed from the Ganda ward by-election.
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Four Police officers and a civilian are behind bars at Loitoktok Police Station after they were arrested after being accused of kidnapping and robbing a Tanzanian tycoon.
Reports indicated that the five suspects were nabbed on Sunday, May 29, while speeding towards Loitoktok Airstrip.
The suspects are accused of kidnapping the tycoon near the Kenya-Tanzania border after which they bundled him into a car before driving to Nairobi where they allegedly extorted him a sum of Ksh 80,000.
A report by the Standard indicated that the officers used two cars, a Toyota NZE and a Mazda Demio for the operation.
The cars have since been confiscated as investigations into the matter continue.
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An undated photo of a police car in Kenya.
A manhunt for the suspects was launched on Sunday after the suspect traveled back to Loitoktok Police Station to report the matter.
A Police report indicated that three of the four police officers were attached to Buruburu Police Station although when contacted by Kenyans.co.ke, the bosses at the station declined to comment on the matter,
Police uniforms, among other security enforcement equipment, were recovered from the suspects.
“They had earlier been sighted at a petrol station on Loitoktok-Email Road.
“One full set of police uniform, a pair of handcuffs, and police communication gadget were recovered from the suspects,” read the police report in part.
This comes months after another set of police officers was arrested in February 2022 after being accused of arresting civilians in Kariobangi and extorting them.
The three were arrested while at the town’s roundabout when residents tipped their colleagues of the illegal dealings.
At the time, the individuals were going after Kenyans who were not donning face masks and demanded a payout.