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Ruto orders shutdown of diesel power plant in Lodwar as state signs Sh10 billion rural electrification deal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 19, 2025

The president noted that many rural areas remain without electricity, even as national access has grown from 29 per cent in 2013 to 75 per cent today.

Isiolo, Marsabit, Mandera among 12 counties to benefit from state’s Sh10bn electricity access deal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 19, 2025

Speaking during the contract signing, President Ruto said the initiative was part of Kenya's goal to achieve universal electricity access by 2030.

Murder, suicide linked to deaths of over 200 people in Nairobi whose bodies remain unclaimed
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 19, 2025

City Hall has urged families with missing persons to visit the listed mortuaries to identify and collect the bodies before they are disposed of in lin...

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.

Relief for Kenyans as fuel prices drop ahead of festive season
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 14, 2024

These new prices will remain in force for the next 30 days until January 14, 2025, when the next review will be done.

Kenya to form complaints board to hold NIS accountable for its actions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 09, 2024

The secrecy surrounding NIS operations has made it difficult to hold the agency accountable to the public, according to the Centre for Human Rights an...

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.

Kenya’s fuel prices highest in East Africa, latest figures show
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 16, 2024

Analysis shows that a litre of petrol goes for Sh171 in Uganda, and Sh153.34 in Rwanda while it is the cheapest in Tanzania at Sh141.89.

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...

Analysis- In deluge of protests, fuel subsidies prove hard to abolish
Reuters  |  Aug 08, 2024

Across Africa - and a string of other emerging market nations - debt-laden governments trying to shed costly fuel subsidies are running headlong into...

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.

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