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The constable, Jeminsta Mutua, was attached to Nyakianga Police Station in Murang’a County but had been suspended due to disciplinary issues. At the time of the occurrences, Mutua was staying in Makutano Sub-Location in Mwala, Machakos County, where his body and that of his girlfriend, Joyce Kaswii Muange, were found. Machakos Level 5 Hospital FACEBOOK According to  K24 Digital , officers found a panga that had bloodstains, a rope, two empty bottles of pesticides and a suicide note. In a police report filed at Masii Police Station, Joyce is suspected to have been strangled by the officer before he killed himself. Makutano Location Chief Simon Kiminza stated that the two had lastly been seen in public on Sunday, March 15. The following day, Monday, March 16, the officer was seen in public alone and Kiminza stated that he looked disturbed. "It is most likely he had killed the woman he was cohabiting with on Sunday. No one suspected he had committed any

Chinese officials say they have “seen the dawn” of an end to the  coronavirus  epidemic, after the country reported zero new cases of local infection for the first time since the outbreak began. Figures for Wednesday showed there were no new cases at all in Wuhan or the wider Hubei province, where the virus now known as  Covid-19  is believed to have first transmitted among humans. Authorities warned the risk was still not over, though, as 34 cases - all imported from abroad - were reported in other provinces. They included 21 in  Beijing  and nine in the southern manufacturing hub of Guangdong. There were also eight new deaths on Wednesday, according to the National Health Commission. bringing the country to a total of 80,928 cases and 3,245 deaths. Nonetheless, the lack of new local transmissions in Hubei was hailed as a major landmark in the global fight to contain the disease. “Today we have seen the dawn after so many days of hard effort,” said Jiao Yah

Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt has directed the  National Park Service  to the waive entrance fees at all national parks that remain open during the coronavirus pandemic in an effort to aid public social distancing. "This small step makes it a little easier for the American public to enjoy the outdoors in our incredible National Parks," Bernhardt said in a news release Wednesday. "Our vast public lands that are overseen by the Department offer special outdoor experiences to recreate, embrace nature and implement some social distancing." The step comes as more than 7,500 people have been infected by the virus in the US, and at least  125 have died.  In response, states are ordering new shutdowns and restrictions every day and public health officials are encouraging the public to stay home and practice social distancing to contain the spread of the virus. Still, while the National Park Service has temporarily closed some parks, the vast major

Denis Itumbi’s reign at State House has officially come to an end. A bit late, some observers would think. On Wednesday, the government released a statement informing Kenyans that it had scrapped his position of senior digital director and those of four others. But for someone so close to the presidency and a reported personal friend of President Uhuru Kenyatta, what just went wrong? 1. Dalliance with DP William Ruto  – During the 2017 general elections, Itumbi, for some reason, aligned himself with Deputy President William Ruto. At the time, he was spotted accompanying the DP to most international media interviews. This bromance grew and Itumbi ‘replaced’ coverage of President Kenyatta’s activities on his popular social media pages with that of Dr Ruto. It was a decision that has proved costly considering the political fallout between the two leaders. The DP has himself complained of some elements within the government out to stop him. 2. Attacking government officials  –

A policeman was arrested for receiving Sh20,000 cash bail from a motorist he had arrested along Limuru Road then issued him with a fake receipt. Constable Mohamed Sirat was busted while counting the money at his house. The money was seized as exhibit against him. Sirat had arrested Michael Mboya claiming he had committed a traffic offence. Mboya did not have cash and Sirat escorted him to a bank at Village Market where he withdrew and handed the cash to him. The policeman then told Mboya to appear at Milimani law courts on March 24 but indicated at the back of the fake receipt, “not to go to court forgiven”. Mboya reported the matter at Gigiri police station after he doubted the receipt upon reading Sirat’s directions, and officers from the station led by the station’s boss traced Sirat. “He was arrested, exhibit recovered and positively identified by the complainant. The police document that was issued as fake cash bail was also recovered and kept as exhibit,” police r

Sub-Saharan Africa has recorded its first Covid-19 death, a high-ranking politician in Burkina Faso, as the head of the World Health Organisation urged the continent to “prepare for the worst”. “Africa should wake up,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference in Geneva on Wednesday, pointing out that “in other countries, we have seen how the virus actually accelerates after a certain tipping point”. Africa has lagged behind the global curve for coronavirus infections and deaths but, in the past few days, has seen a significant rise in cases. Experts have repeatedly warned about the perils for the continent, given its weak health infrastructure, poverty, conflicts, poor sanitation and urban crowding. Medical authorities in the poor Sahel state of Burkina Faso announced on Wednesday that the number of infections there had risen by seven to 27 — and that one of them, a 62-year-old diabetic woman, had died overnight. The country’s main opposition party, the Union for

Media Council of Kenya (MCK) now wants all press conferences suspended to prevent congregation of large number of journalists and media practitioners in one location. This is in response to the coronavirus pandemic that is ravaging the world. Other recommendations by the Media Sector Emergency Response Team (MESERT) include the provision of live feeds to national and community level media houses for public communication announcements from the national and county governments. The team also wants the national government to provide the media with protective gear as they cover the spread of the virus on the ground. MESERT is a body that was formed by MCK that comprises of media sector stakeholder who monitor the safety of journalists and media practitioners around the Covid-19. The team will also develop comprehensive guidelines on coverage of such disease outbreaks as part of the MCK’s media safety protocols. “The team has since met and made recommendations to the office of