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Sat, 01 May 2021 11:12:07 +0300
Police assaults woman in row over family car
The woman, 31, claimed her husband attacked her while inquiring about the whereabouts of his car.

Sat, 01 May 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Thugs kill two security guards
Siaya OCPD Bernard Muriuki said the police had launched investigations to nab the culprits.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 20:58:40 +0300
State imports Sh200m equipment to end Homa Bay town water crisis
Once completed, the new project will produce 8.8 million litres of water per day.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 20:57:42 +0300
Man killed by crocodile in Lake Victoria, another survives attack
Eyewitnesses said the crocodile emerged from a nearby papyrus weed on the shoreline before it attacked the deceased by grabbing him.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:05:04 +0300
Keziah Obama's body arrives in Siaya for burial
The body was received by Kisumu County chief protocol officer Bob Madanji.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:30:06 +0300
11 suspected MRC members arrested
The Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) is a separatist group advocating for the independence of Mombasa from the rest of Kenya.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:05:24 +0300
Two men in soup for transporting 'light' bread
The bread was to be supplied to shops and supermarkets in Migori Town.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:35:38 +0300
Huduma Namba cards: Youth out of reach after throwing away sim cards
Murang'a has 1.2m people according to the last census; More than 600,000 residents registered for huduma namba cards.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:43:15 +0300
Meru man chokes wife to death with cooking stick
According to her landlady's daughter, Wanja Faith, attempts by locals and the police to dislodge the stick failed.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:27:13 +0300
Keziah fundraiser: What the Obamas raised
The burial committee treasurer, Nelson Ochieng, told The Standard the money has been raised by, among others, family members, friends and politicians.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:51:29 +0300
Ward reps question how county spent Sh859m World Bank funds
The money was part of the Sh2.5 billion donated by the World Bank for the implementation of mega water and sanitation projects.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0300
MCAs probe how Muthaiga public land changed hands
Plot was allocated for a clinic and nursery school by the defunct City Council in 1978, but a multi-million-shilling complex was later constructed.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Prosecution fails to prove case, two freed
The accused persons, however, denied the offences saying they were not the developers of the said property.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Gold miner killed as floods displace 300 residents
The victims said they have also lost property, including livestock, that was swept away by floods.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Where lives hang in a balance with each crossing
Twelve people have died in one year as they made their way across the raging waters.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Nubians plead for help as floods disturb their sleep
A field where they were relocated to is prone to floods a fact that has made a bad situation worse.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Locals protest over 'grabbing' of public land
Reuben Kiprotich said residents were angered after the investor allegedly blocked a key road.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Woman challenges court's ruling to separate her sons
In a fresh case filed at the High Court, she argues the children should not suffer the consequences of their parents' differences.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 22:28:56 +0300
Body of Obama's stepmother leaves UK for burial in Kenya
Keziah, the mother to Malik, Auma, Aboo and Sadik died at a London hospital on April 13, after a long illness.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 22:05:41 +0300
Two arrested with game meat in Kajiado
Investigators acting on a tip-off, laid a trap in the bush and arrested the two while in possession of zebra and dik-dik meat weighing 180kgs

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:59:47 +0300
Court defers murder charge against Velvine Nungari's prime suspect
Murimi previously told police he met Velvine at Ruiru's Destiny Park where she worked and asked her out on a date.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:37:21 +0300
Sh805.7m counterfeit money suspects detained longer
Should Wakaba and Mwaura be arraigned and found guilty of currency counterfeiting, they could spend the rest of their lives in prison.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:15:00 +0300
Kakamega woman's body 'forgotten' at Germany airport during transit
The family could not understand how the mix-up happened when the consignment was clearly marked.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:12:25 +0300
Man jailed for five years for causing death of boy by dangerous driving
Meshack Kipkoech Kosgei was found guilty of causing the death of six-year-old Birion Kinda on December 25, 2017, on Nakuru-Mogotio Road.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 14:19:42 +0300
Two suspected gangsters shot dead in Nairobi
The directorate of Criminal Investigation said the two were part of a group that has been terrorising members of the public.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:30:32 +0300
Busted: Nairobi's fake beggar
While some pretend to be crippled and crawl, others fake injuries intended to tug at the heartstrings of unsuspecting city residents

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:20:05 +0300
Three die, five injured in Makupa accident
The 14-seater matatu was headed towards Changamwe from Makupa, when the accident occurred.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:33:51 +0300
Homa Bay medic arrested for allegedly drugging, raping patient
Medic allegedly injected his victim with a sedative drug at midnight before committing the offence

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0300
The five wonders of Fort Ternan
Site is home to two important fossil discoveries, a tunnel dug to escape the Mau Mau War, and a unique railway bridge.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Locals in the bush after eviction for dam's expansion
Fate of three schools that sit on the disputed land is unclear as a majority of learners are among the displaced.



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