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Lupita Nyong’o’s dress returned

A dress worn by actress Lupita Nyong’o at this year’s Oscars, and which was stolen this week has been recovered, Los Angeles police have said. The dress worth Sh13.5 million, was found in a bathroom of the same Hollywood hotel from where it had been stolen.

The Kenyan actress had worn the dress to Sunday’s Academy Awards in one of the most commented looks of the night. News of the disappearance of the dress dominated debate on Kenyan FM stations and social media. 

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