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Mombasa County has reported two deaths from Mpox, and 98 others have been affected as of July 10 this year.
Normal operations at the warehouses were interrupted for the better part of Tuesday morning following protests forcing the police to intervene.
The trial for the murder of a Dutch tycoon, Rowenhorst Herman, and his security guard, Evans Bokoro, has been pushed to October 2025 following the start of the judges' recess.
The witness said the reason their tormentors used the black polythene bags was to hasten dehydration and, consequently, death, as black is known for absorbing heat.
A government analyst, on Thursday, told the court that samples taken from bodies exhumed from Shakahola forest did not have traces of poison or toxic substances.
Said Tahir, the son of the late Mombasa tycoon Tahir Sheikh Said (TSS), told the court that his signature was allegedly forged by five people who obtained a Sh1.5 billion loan from a bank.
Justice Diana Mochache had travelled from Nairobi to Mombasa and was scheduled to hear the matter this week, but the prosecution said that they were not ready to proceed.
Justice Diana Mochache said it was an embarrassment for the prosecution to claim it was not ready to try the case against Makenzi and 29 others linked to the Shakahola massacre.
The family claims that Cherono has breached the bond terms, which barred her from living in Mombasa.
Five witnesses narrated how Makenzi ordered his followers to withdraw their children from school, over claims that education was against God's teachings.
The victim’s advocate, Duncan Osoro, told Shanzu Law Court that he had phone numbers of the police officers and other people threatening the victim's elder sister to withdraw the case.
Controversial preacher Paul Makenzi allegedly told his followers that former US President Barack Obama was the prophesied antichrist.
Rouwenhorst immigrated to Kenya six years ago and had two children with Riziki Cherono.
Two people charged with the murder of Kilifi County IEBC manager Aisha Akinyi Abubakar were traced through a mobile phone they stole during the attack.
Controversial preacher Paul Makenzi allegedly ate in secret while in custody as he encouraged his followers to starve in the name of fasting.
Anyenda said that misinterpretation of the Bible can lead to dangerous consequences, including the rise of religious cults and unbiblical practices.
Karema confirmed that he was also called Sharifu and told the court that he and other six siblings and their mother were all alive.
Antony says that although DCI told him that his DNA had matched that of his child, a victim of the Shakahola deaths, God had informed him that all his children are still alive.
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