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Miguna launches new book on Saturday
Combative author and political activist Miguna Miguna has released a new book he claims is even more controversial than his memoirs. The book, Kidneys for the King: De-forming the Status… Read more
President Obama’s uncle ordered to face deportation hearing Dec. 3 by immigration judge
A Boston judge today set a Dec. 3 deportation hearing for President Obama’s uncle, Onyango Obama, to determine whether he should be forced to return to his native Kenya. Immigration… Read more
Kenya gov’t spokesman tells int’l media: ‘We will set you on fire before you set us on fire’
Kenya’s government spokesman appeared to make a veiled threat Wednesday against international journalists while announcing a tough stance on information deemed divisive surrounding nationwide elections March 4. Government spokesman Muthui… Read more
Official: Zimbabwe has just $217 left in the bank
Zimbabwe’s finance minister made a startling admission to reporters in Harare on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. “Last week when we paid civil servants there was $217 in government coffers,”… Read more
2 kenyan Women and 2 Nigerians arrested in Nairobi heroin bust
Four people including two Kenyan women were on Sunday night arrested with four kilogrammes of heroin valued at Sh10 million in Kitsuru area, Nairobi. The other two include two Nigerians… Read more
Kenyan Prostitutes Ruined by Clampdown on ‘Quick’ British Soldiers’ Downtime
A group of Kenyan prostitutes has claimed they are being driven out of business by stricter night-out rules that have been imposed on British soldiers deployed in the country, following… Read more
Poisoning scare as ICC official finds tablet in his food in Kenya
An ICC team visiting Kenya had a scare after a tablet was found in the food of one of its members. Police are investigating the incident at the Jomo Kenyatta… Read more
Another Kenyan police ‘impostor’ seized in Nairobi
A man has been arrested in Nairobi for allegedly posing as a senior superintendent of police. The former chief inspector of police is accused of calling traffic officers from Mombasa… Read more
Kenyan top officers trained on crime data by their Sweden counterparts
Senior police officers from Sweden are in Kenya to train their counterparts on how to collect forensic evidence. During the four-day-session, 32 local officers will also be taught how to… Read more
Kenya police impostor gave Former Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere a luxury vehicle
A man accused of being a police impostor allegedly gifted two senior officers cars he could never afford on his salary. The shocking details made at the opening of public… Read more
White House builds immigration pact
The White House is building a coalition of allies, including labour unions and Hispanic groups, to help generate support for comprehensive immigration reform, capitalising on the grassroots network that helped… Read more
Feds seize 214 pounds of khat (Miraa) at Dulles airport from Kenya
Nearly 214 pounds of an illegal stimulant called khat was seized by Customs and Border Protection Officers at Washington Dulles International Airport, officials said. Officers found about $30,000 worth of… Read more
Court orders a Kenyan Diaspora resident to pay for family’s upkeep
The High Court in Mombasa has ordered a man who lives in Iraq to pay Sh479,490 for the upkeep of his wife and three schoolgoing children. Justice Maureen Odero gave… Read more
Thieves to have hands amputated and rapists will be chemically castrated in Bolivian city
Trained doctors will be paid to operate on convicted criminals in El Alto after they are sentenced by a newly created court Thieves will have their hands amputated and rapists… Read more
Florida man who warned he wouldn’t ‘be around’ if Barack Obama was reelected kills himself after the election.
Tanning salon owner Henry Hamilton died of an apparent self-inflicted drug overdose two days after the election, and wrote ‘F— Obama!’ in his will. A Florida man who warned… Read more