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Ten suspects arrested in Ksh.67M gold scam; 2 guns, 470 rounds of ammunition recovered
The DCI noted that two firearms and over 470 rounds of ammunition were also recovered during the operation.The suspects allegedly defrauded Ms. Marjorie R. Grant - who is based in Los Angeles - of the aforementioned amount in a fake gold scam deal.
Gov’t to install advanced security systems at JKIA to 'profile passengers'
Interior CS Kithure Kindiki said the APIS and e-Gates will be critical in boosting the country’s security and eliminating ques as passengers await their immigration stamp.CS Kindiki revealed that the systems will be installed at JKIA as well as all ports of entry.
Gov’t seeks to triple Kenyan passport holders from 3.5M to 10M in 5 years
CS Kindiki commended the Kenya Kwanza administration for its efforts in streamlining services at the immigration department.He stated that the processing of passports had been stepped up to conform to international standards.The CS cited a recent delay and lack of booklets as he urged applicants yet...
Gov’t disburses Ksh.2.7 billion for HELB loans
Education CS Machogu said the move is meant to cushion the vulnerable students in both public and private institutions who are beneficiaries of the programme.The CS consequently ordered all universities to allow their learners under the HELB program to undertake their exams.
Gov't to increase Hustler Fund limits tomorrow
President Ruto made the announcement on Friday during the Kenya Police Sacco 50th Anniversary Celebrations.The President urged more citizens to subscribe to the credit facility which so far has attracted over 14.2 million Kenyans.He said any person who borrows and repays within the stipulated time w...
'Ksh.350 million is nothing,' Kenyatta-linked NCBA bank says ready to pay tax waived
The MD cited the banks' history in meeting its tax obligations saying that the Ksh. 350 million was only but a fraction of billions of shillings the lender had been paying to the tax man annually.
7 factors that influenced Justice Lessit's verdict in Willie Kimani murder case
Justice Jessie Lessit while terming the crime as "a most foul murder, an execution that was most heinous" sentenced the police officer Fredrick Ole Leliman, believed to be the mastermind in the crime to death.His former colleagues and co-accused Stephen Cheburet Morogo and Sylvia Wanjohi w...
'If you want to remove our trousers and whip us, go ahead, we don’t have the money!' DP Gachagua tells Governors
DP Gachagua who spoke during the Senators' Post-Election Seminar at Serena Beach Hotel in Mombasa on Thursday, went bare knuckle on the governors saying the Kenya Kwanza administration was stone broke and unable to meet their demands.
TSC interdicts 5 teachers who allegedly forced pupils to commit indecent act in Kisii
In a letter by TCS’s E. J Mitei on Thursday, the seven teachers namely Everline Moraa, Gladys Kenyanya, Angelina Joseph, Moraa Nyairo, Catherine Mokaya, William Isuka and Obadiah Makaya were indicted effective immediately.
Gov’t to speed up issuance of title deeds in Narok to address land issues
Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development Zachariah Njeru announced in a statement on Tuesday saying that land is a factor of production and thus the move would enable residents to access loans for development with ease.