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App boosts Kenyan hair braiders left behind by digital gender gap
Reuters  |  Nov 01, 2024

So far, 180 customers and around 100 hair braiders have signed up, with more on the waitlist as Onwuamaegbu seeks to expand the app slowly.

Israeli forces raid Al Jazeera bureau in West Bank with 45-day closure order
Reuters  |  Sep 22, 2024

The Qatar-based channel aired live footage of the Israeli troops storming the channel's office and handing over a military closure order to one of the...

DCI detains two more suspects tied to politician Jimi Wanjigi in hand grenade case
Joseph Ndunda  |  Aug 12, 2024

They duo were suspected to have been in the vehicle where the items were found before they escaped the police dragnet, where two other men were appreh...

Reprieve for Wanjigi as court stops police from arresting him
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 09, 2024

The respondents will then file their responses before August 14. The case will be mentioned on August 16 to take a hearing date.

Court asks family of Rongai boy killed in demos to solve burial dispute out of court
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 18, 2024

The parents Denish Okinyi and Jecinta Anyango disagreed on where their son should be buried. The two once lived together but separated.

I have no blood on my hands, Ruto says after deadly Finance Bill protests
Amina Wako  |  Jun 30, 2024

Ruto appeared to pass the blame to the police service, saying it does not report to him and that it must have had a reason to act the way it did. 

Muguka ban: Mombasa governor alleges intimidation after radio station raid
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 29, 2024

After the incident at Radio Rahma, Governor Abdulswamad asserted that attempts to intimidate him would fail while only fueling his determination to ri...

Al Jazeera condemns shutdown by Israel as police raid takes place
Hanifa Adan  |  May 05, 2024

The network has been critical of Israel's military operation in Gaza, from where it has reported around the clock throughout the war.

DCI arrests 41 suspects in Nairobi fuel siphoning syndicate
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 13, 2024

During the operation, five tankers were discovered at the site, containing over 17,020 litres of diesel and 6,110 litres of petrol.

Mexico diplomatic staff leave Ecuador after embassy raid
AFP  |  Apr 07, 2024

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was "alarmed" by the raid, while Spain and the European Union both issued stinging statements condemning it as a...

Eastleigh Business District Association condemns 'unwarranted' police raids
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Feb 25, 2024

The raids that have taken place every Tuesday since January have left traders counting heavy losses and resulted in protests that have seen the deploy...

Eastleigh leaders unite to resolve business hub's key challenges
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Feb 24, 2024

The meeting of traditional elders, the business community and the area MP discussed crucial issues such as continued harassment by security officers,...

Concerns mount in Eastleigh over 'disruptive police raids'
Yunis Dekow  |  Feb 13, 2024

Eastleigh Business District Association Secretary Omar Ahmed condemned the raid and called for government intervention.

Outrage in Eastleigh after police raid shops, seize products
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Feb 13, 2024

Following the operation, which reportedly takes place every Tuesday, shop owners alleged heavy-handedness and unfair targeting.

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