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Kenya's international membership dues hit Sh7.75 billion in 2024, new report shows
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 04, 2025

All payments are centralised through the National Treasury, with ministries submitting invoices for international obligations.

KNH to dispose of unclaimed bodies of 246 babies
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 26, 2024

On the notice of, the 262 unclaimed bodies at the hospital, include 120 females, 141 males, and one with an unspecified gender.

Kware killings: Mukuru grassroots rights lobby faults Kenyan media, Church
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 14, 2024

The lobby group said the Church could have been at the forefront of offering counselling services or other psychosocial support but this did not happe...

Mukuru youths who helped retrieve Kware bodies plead for psychosocial support
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 14, 2024

In August, the police reported that the main suspect in the killings, Collins Jumaisi, escaped from police custody.

Families of Kware murder victims seek State help for burials after DNA identification
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 04, 2024

Many of the bodies were discovered in a dismembered state, with some limbs amputated below the knees.

LSK demands DNA testing before City Mortuary disposes of 120 unclaimed bodies
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 03, 2024

From the notice, the majority of the bodies are said to be male.

Kware murder suspect Collins Jumaisi, 12 Eritreans escape from police custody
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 20, 2024

The officers said they had made their routine visit to the cells with the canteen manager to serve the inmates breakfast when they discovered the susp...

DCI recommends murder charges for three suspects linked to Kware bodies
Joseph Ndunda  |  Aug 16, 2024

The three are likely to be charged with killing six women, who are the only ones so far identified, out of 17 bodies recovered from the scene.

Kware community decries lack of support as body retrieval efforts stall
Hanifa Adan  |  Aug 13, 2024

Toure says the lack of tangible support has led to heightened tensions within the community, culminating in a tragic incident where 13 people were sho...

No bodies recovered as Kware retrieval exercise resumes after two-week break
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 31, 2024

The process resumes after an over two-week hiatus by the police and a slightly over a week hiatus by local retrievers.

Recovery efforts to resume at Kware quarry amid criticism and new support
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 30, 2024

The team retrieving the bodies has faulted the County Government for its failure to have its emergency and rescue teams take over the process or at th...

Autopsy of slain Kitengela protester registered as road accident victim pushed to Monday
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 19, 2024

The autopsy for the deceased youth has grabbed the interest following records at City Mortuary indicating that he had died as a result of a road accid...

Relatives of Kware deaths victims to rely on DNA for identification
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 18, 2024

On Thursday, police took up to 28 sacks containing human body parts to the city mortuary, which is managed by Nairobi County.

No bullet wounds found on Kware bodies – State pathologist
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2024

Oduor reported that one of the bodies exhibited head injuries, while another showed signs of strangulation.

Two more suspects detained for 28 days over Kware murders
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jul 17, 2024

The two are, Amos Momanyi and Moses Ogembo, who were arrested in Pipeline estate in Embakasi on July 16 will be held at the Muthaiga police station fo...

Kware bodies: Two suspects found with victim's mobile phone detained in probe into killings
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jul 16, 2024

One suspect was arrested at the City Cabanas Stage along Mombasa Road after he was allegedly found with one of the slain women - Roslyne Akoth's mobil...

Suspect in Kware killings detained for 30 days after claiming he was forced to confess to murders
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jul 16, 2024

His lawyer made the claims before Principal Magistrate Irene Gichobi of Makadara Law Courts where he was opposing an application by the DCI's Homicide...

DCI allays fears over false identity claims of prime suspect in Kware killings
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 16, 2024

Police have warned the public against spreading false information on social media regarding the identity of the prime suspect.

Muslim leaders ask govt to allow Tuesday's protests to proceed peacefully
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 15, 2024

The leaders further expressed concerns about the events happening in the country, including the ongoing clampdown on protests, extra-judicial killings...

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