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Fafi MP Salah Yakub: I was assaulted by police officers at Nyayo House
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (216+ words) The Eastleigh Voice In a shocking revelation, Fafi MP Salah Yakub has come forward to report an alleged assault by police officers at Nyayo House, detailing a harrowing encounter that left him injured on his left foot and arm "I…...
Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro pleads not guilty in New York court over US drug trafficking charges
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (271+ words) The Eastleigh Voice Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has pleaded not guilty to US federal drug trafficking charges during his first appearance in a US courtroom in New York I am not guilty I am a decent man, the president…...
Proposed law to end indefinite detention for mentally unwell convicts
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (295+ words) Courts have previously ruled that allowing the President to determine the length of detention breaches fundamental freedoms. In 2016, the High Court found indefinite detention for mentally ill offenders amounted to cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment under Articles 25 and 29 of the…...
High Court halts Kenyatta University Vice Chancellor appointment amid legal challenge
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (319+ words) The Eastleigh Voice The High Court has temporarily halted the appointment of a new Vice Chancellor at Kenyatta University following a legal challenge over the recruitment process The decision was issued by Justice Njoki Mwangi after an urgent application filed…...
National day of mourning in Russia after 133 killed in Moscow concert hall attack
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (392+ words) The Eastleigh Voice Russia will observe a national day of mourning on Sunday after a massacre in a Moscow concert hall that killed 133 people, the deadliest attack in Europe to have been claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group Russian…...
Al-Shabaab fighters storm Somalia military base
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (220+ words) The Eastleigh Voice Al-Shabaab fighters stormed a military base outside Somalia's capital Mogadishu, on Saturday, with casualties reported, military officers and witnesses said The early-morning raid occurred in Busley, 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Mogadishu, where Somalia security forces have set up…...
Journalist granted Sh200, 000 anticipatory bail over alleged link to Tuju disappearance
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (344+ words) The Eastleigh Voice A Nairobi-based journalist has been granted anticipatory bail of Sh200, 000 by the High Court following fears of arrest over her alleged link to the purported staged disappearance of former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju In orders issued on April…...
Journalist Rita Tinina found dead at home
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (241+ words) The Eastleigh Voice Celebrated journalist Rita Tinina, of NTV at Nation Media Group (NMG), was found dead on Sunday at her apartment in Kileleshwa, Nairobi The cause of the 46-year-old's death was not immediately clear, but a police report said…...
Elite unit thwarts terror plot after successful raid on two Al Shabaab camps in Garissa
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (367+ words) The Eastleigh Voice The elite Special Operations Group (So G) has again succeeded in thwarting terror activities in Garissa County after a successful raid on two Al Shabaab camps along the Kenya-Somali border According to authorities, the two camps were being…...
Lamu boda boda operators ordered to register and display compliance stickers
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (272+ words) The Eastleigh Voice Boda boda operators in Lamu County have been directed to undergo mandatory registration and obtain official identification and compliance stickers, as authorities move to tighten oversight of the sector and address growing security concerns within the island…...