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Read more about the article Court upholds orders blocking Omari’s summons from DCI
Danstan Omari

Court upholds orders blocking Omari’s summons from DCI

In relation to the Matiang'i raid, the court has extended orders prohibiting the DCI from calling lawyer Danstan Omari.Omari disputed the summons on the grounds that the information sought was protected by client advocate privilege, and Judge Hedwig Ong'udi prolonged the orders she had given two weeks earlier. The LSK who are parties to the dispute and are interested parties have been given permission to submit their answering affidavit in support of Omari's appeal. LSK declares their support for Omari's application. The fact that Omari filed two distinct cases of the same kind before the court has also drawn criticism from the authorities. Danstan Omari Orders were issued…

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Read more about the article Matiang’i To BeSummoned By The DCI
Dr Fred Matiangi

Matiang’i To BeSummoned By The DCI

Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has been officially summoned by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in connection with an alleged raid on his residence last month. The former CS was mandated to show up in person before Senior Superintendent of Police Micheal Sang at the DCI headquarters on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, without fail, according to a statement released on Monday, March 6. “I have reasons to believe that you, Dr. Fred Matiangi, the former Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior and National Co-ordination, is connected to the offence or has information…

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Read more about the article Kenyan Troops In North Rift To Collaborate With Uganda To Fight Bandits
President William Ruto Of Kenya and President Museveni of Uganda

Kenyan Troops In North Rift To Collaborate With Uganda To Fight Bandits

To fight banditry in the North Rift, the Kenyan security forces will collaborate with their Ugandan counterparts. Monday, February 20, one week after President William Ruto ordered the Kenya Defence…

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Read more about the article A new type of mosquito found in Kenya poses a greater risk of illnesses and fatalities
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A new type of mosquito found in Kenya poses a greater risk of illnesses and fatalities

“Kemri and the Ministry of Health has put in place efforts in research activities in Laimsamis and Saku Sub counties of Marsabit County where the anopheles stephansi vector samples were first detected and confirmed through laboratory essays at Kemri,” Kemri report read

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