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Ruined lives of Mathare's poor as illicit brewers mint millions

Gangs guard the brewer and are said to have a right over one's life should you be suspected of being an 'enemy of the community.'

By Denish Ochieng 3 years ago

Maandamano Wednesday: Mathare protests in pictures

Youth engage police in running battles in Mathare, Nairobi County during demonstrations on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.

By Denish Ochieng 3 years ago

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Teacher squeezes boy's testicle over watch

The records from the hospital indicate that he was discharging blood and had suffered testicular dysfunction, a condition caused by injury and trauma to the testicles.

By Denish Ochieng 3 years ago

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Karachuonyo where money-crazed sand miners don't spare graves

In some places, bones and clothes of the dead have been left exposed. Sand has been over-harvested and now the village is staring at natural calamities like flooding.

By Denish Ochieng 3 years ago

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Father John Pesa's spiritual dungeon where the sick walk around in chains

John Pesa has employed a number of youth to mete out atrocities on hapless detainees who he describes as 'patients'. All this is done in the name of spiritual healing.

By Denish Ochieng 3 years ago

Photos: Grade 5 pupil braves hilly road to take hawker mum home

Faith Adhiambo, a Grade 5 pupil at Victoria Primary School in Kisumu, pushes her mother, Lilian Onyango, uphill along Kenyatta Avenue as they head home after a day of hustle.

By Denish Ochieng 3 years ago

Tears after baby dies on first day at care centre

The woman said she suspected all was not well when she didn't get phone calls from the caregiver as expected because the baby was new.

By Denish Ochieng 4 years ago

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DAP-K debacle: Why Wetangula has the last laugh

Wamunyinyi and Eseli were defeated by Ford-K candidates in Kanduyi and Tongaren respectively. Wetang'ula had vowed to teach them a lesson after they attempted to topple him in 2020.

By Denish Ochieng 4 years ago

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Shocking tale of fake Tanzanian beggars on the prowl in Nairobi

Matatu tout reveals how he was surprised when nearly all the passengers in the bus one morning alighted in Eastleigh and began crawling.

By Denish Ochieng 4 years ago

PHOTOS: How pedestrians flirt with danger along Outering Road

Last week, a pedestrian was knocked down by a car at the same spot as he tried to cross. Dozens more have tales to tell after a close shave with death.

By Denish Ochieng 4 years ago

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Stun gun torches sold openly amid fears owners do not have permits

When deployed, a stun gun can deliver up to 50,000 volts, which causes muscle spasms, pain and paralysis that can last for up to 15 minutes.

By Denish Ochieng 4 years ago