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  • Kenya How terror suspect battled to his death

    Elgiva Bwire Oliacha , who was arrested in Kayole, were allegedly responsible for the killing of 11 people at Machakos Country bus station. They were also responsible for other deadly blasts which claimed several lives at OTC stage and Mwaura's bar also in 2011 and other explosions in the city. The elusive suspect had managed to evade the massive police hunt for about three years since ...

  • Kenya Mauritius-based hospital seeks to hire Kenyan nurses

    Mauritius , situated in the central plateau of the island is seeking dynamic and talented Kenyan healthcare nursing professionals to join its multicultural team. The hospital said the recruitment exercise which goes on until Friday 24, would help it grow and to pursue its vision to become the World's leading healthcare institution. Among the professionals required includes Paediatric Nurse, ...

  • Kenya Cheaper power as geothermal plant nears completion

    Nairobi,Kenya :The plant is expected to generate the first 70MW of power by end of this year at Sh5.80 per unit compared to the current price of ...

  • Kenya Fruitless attempt to break into Mutulas grave

    Police in Mbooni have been deployed to the rural home of the departed Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo following an attempt by suspected thugs to break into his ...

  • Kenya State insists Ruto jet hire cost Sh18.5m

    William Ruto has rejected reports that the plane he hired for his trip to West and Central African countries cost taxpayers a whopping Sh100 million insisting that it cost Sh18.5 ...

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Le doulos [DVD]

Le doulos [DVD]

Although he would come to be identified almost exclusively with American noir-inspired gangster films, Jean-Pierre Melville did not actually make one until Le doulos, which was his eighth film and came nearly 15 years into his career. Granted, he had directed Bob le flambeur in ... ...

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  • Kenya Attempt to steal the late Mutulas casket thwarted

    casket containing the remains of the late Mutula. The incident reportedly happened on Friday night though relatives declined to discuss the matter referring reporters to the police. The police boss said the suspects did not accomplish their mission as employees and neighbours raised the alarm forcing them to flee. The number of the suspected raiders could not be immediately established but the ...

  • LGBT refugees risk death rape in Kenya

    Nairobi, Kenya - Barry's parents were murdered, his children poisoned, and he has been repeatedly raped because of his sexuality. "I think it would be better if I died," said the 23-year-old, who declined to give his real name. "I just think about drinking poison because of all the problems I have." Barry is a transgender Burundian man, living in Kenya as a ...

  • Kenya MPs urged not focus on salary increment at the expense of service delivery

    "We all made pledges to the people of Kenya and we should work together irrespective of party affiliation to deliver on those promises including growing our economy by double digits," the President ...

  • Kimaiyo Scraps PPO Posts

    Nairobi - - The fate of Provincial Police chiefs hangs in the balance after Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo declared them non-existent. Kimaiyo says the PPO and PCIO's positions and those of the formation commanders had ceased to exist immediately after the March 4 General Election. It is Kimaiyo's conviction that lack of proper structures in the police is to blame for the ...

  • Mudavadi Warns Against Politicising Gang Attacks

    Nairobi - The UDF leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi has cautioned against politicising the spate of gang attacks in parts of the country, especially recent brutal maiming in Bungoma and Busia. Mudavadi said there is nothing to be gained by any politician in brutal killings and leaders should stop the blame game to allow security agencies to get to the bottom of the ...

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