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State House meeting that plotted 2006 Standard raid
I won't discuss the full content of the write-ups for security and legal implications. All I can say is that they were highly defamatory and scandalous of President Kibaki.
By Stephen Muiruri 2 years ago
State House meeting that plotted 2006 Standard raid
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Standard raid: Secrets of horror attack by State agents and regrets of a police boss
Secretive organs of the state raided The Standard Group, harassed late-night staff, switched KTN off the air and set the day's newspapers that were rolling off the press on fire.
By Stephen Muiruri 2 years ago
Standard raid: Secrets of horror attack by State agents and regrets of a police boss
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How police chief King'ori faced tall order as First Lady stormed Nation Centre
First Lady Lucy Kibaki stormed the newsroom of Daily Nation at Nation Centre's third floor in the company of six bodyguards and a terrified King'ori. That was around 11pm.
By Stephen Muiruri 2 years ago
How police chief King'ori faced tall order as First Lady stormed Nation Centre
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Fazul's waterloo: How DNA from shaver gave the fugitive away
In 1996, Fazul and Wadih el-Hage - Lebanese member of Al-Qaeda - transported $7,000 from Osama bin Laden to a contact in Mombasa. That money was used to fund terrorism in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
By Stephen Muiruri 3 years ago
Fazul's waterloo: How DNA from shaver gave the fugitive away
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How Fazul sneaked back to Kenya in 2002 to plot Kikambala bombings
Fazul Mohammed, the mastermind of the US Embassy bombings, fled to Somalia after the Nairobi attack, sneaked into Lamu from where he planned to bomb Israeli-owned Paradise Hotel in Kikambala
By Stephen Muiruri 3 years ago
How Fazul sneaked back to Kenya in 2002 to plot Kikambala bombings
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Prelude: How masterminds plotted 1998 attack under the police's nose
The US embassy bombings took nearly five years of preparations and planning. Fazul was centrally involved at every step along the way.
By Stephen Muiruri 3 years ago
Prelude: How masterminds plotted 1998 attack under the police's nose
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How tracking the bomber's hotel jolted my career forever
Surprisingly, even staff at the guesthouse never knew they had hosted the bombers until the combined CID and FBI squad came knocking.
By Stephen Muiruri 3 years ago
How tracking the bomber's hotel jolted my career forever
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My August 7, 1998 moment: A reporter recalls city's dark day
In such a major tragedy, you don't wait to be assigned or get instructions from your seniors. I picked up my pen and notebook, then raced out of the building. My colleagues did the same.
By Stephen Muiruri 3 years ago
My August 7, 1998 moment: A reporter recalls city's dark day
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