A fire destroyed a commercial facility in Kitengela, Kajiado County.

Tuesday night, a building on Nairobi-Namanga Road beside a bank caught fire.

A number of emergency units, including local police officers and the Mavoko subcounty fire department, arrived at the scene.

According to eyewitnesses, the fire started at 9:30 p.m.

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Stores in the Juakali area of Nairobi, next to City Stadium on Landhies Road, have been completely destroyed by fire.

Although the source of the fire is yet unknown, a video that has been circulated online shows that there has been significant damage.

As they get to the scene, county fire fighters are attempting to put out the flames.

The area is well-known for producing large quantities of farm equipment like hoes and storage boxes, as well as household goods like wheelbarrows and culinary appliances like jikos.

The fire, which broke out around 6:00 p.m. and spread to a residential zone nearby, has not yet resulted in any casualties being recorded.

Drivers attempting to approach the Central Business District via Jogoo Road are urged to take alternate routes as police blocked off the outbound lane of Landhies Road.

The Gikomba Market, which borders the Juakali area, has seen its fair share of fire events throughout the years, resulting in millions of losses for vendors.

Five Nigerian nationals are being held by detectives for a further fourteen days on suspicion of killing a middle-aged businessman, according to a Kibera magistrate’s court ruling.

Charles Otieno is believed to have been slain by the following five people: Ibrahim Adegbiyega Ojora, Taheed Anu Bankale, Onoshagware Daniel Oghenewede, Badmas Rilman Olankewaji, and Ibrahim Bankole Imole.

The five accused were reportedly residing in a building where Otieno was pushed off the seventh floor.

Following a miscellaneous application that police officer Luke Ndirangu from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations filed in court, they were placed under arrest.

Ndirangu requested 21 days from the court, but instead he was given an additional 14 days to finish the aforementioned investigations.

He informed the court that the respondents lived in the same apartment and knew the deceased for a long time.

Ndirangu testified in court that the dead was discovered lifeless on the ground by the responding officers, who had hurried to the site.

His body was brought to the Coptic Morgue, where a postmortem examination has not yet taken place.

However, the respondent argued the court that those 21 days were too much for their detention through their lawyer, Eric Anyega.

Anyega said the court that since their alleged crime was committed in Nairobi, there were no logistical challenges to the detectives’ ability to conduct their investigations.

He begged the court to shorten his client’s detention period, claiming that his client was innocent in the aforementioned murder case and willing to assist with the investigation.

The suspect will be held for a period of 14 days, as directed by the magistrate.

Applications are now being accepted for 65 available posts in the Ministry of Agriculture’s various departments.

The ministry is hiring 10 lab technicians, 16 animal health assistants, and 21 animal husbandry assistants, according to an advertisement published on January 30.

Five housekeeping assistance, six leather development assistants, and seven livestock production assistants are also required.

The positions come within job groups D and G and are categorized under the Civil Service Grades (CSG) 13–16.

Applications must be submitted by interested and eligible individuals using a single PSC 2 form (Revised 2016).

“The form may be downloaded from the Public Service Commission website www.publicservice.go.ke.,” reads the notice issued by Principal Secretary Jonathan Mueke.

“Completed application form should be sent to the Principal Secretary State Department for Livestock Development-Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, PO Box 34188-00100 Nairobi or hand delivered to the HRM&D Registry, Kilimo House, 2nd-floor room 2-17 on or before February 12, 2024, by 5:00 pm,” it further states.

The application process has extended an invitation to women, individuals with disabilities, marginalized groups, and minorities who meet the requirements.

The notice further states that during the interview, those who have been shortlisted must present original, official certifications.

The advertisement lists a number of benefits that successful candidates will receive, including housing, leave, and commuting allowances, which include a 30-day leave entitlement.

According to the Kenya Meteorological Department’s weekly weather report, this week will be mostly dry across much of the nation.

Based to the seven-day forecasting, which runs from January 30 to February 5, some areas, like the Coast, could have extremely high daytime temperatures.

Nonetheless, light to moderate rainfall is anticipated in a few locations inside the South Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin, the Highlands East and West of the Rift Valley, the South-Eastern Lowlands, and the Coast.

“A few areas in the Highlands East of the Rift Valley will experience low average nighttime (minimum) temperatures of less than 10 degrees Celsius,” the forecast says.

According to the forecast, counties in northeastern Kenya will experience partly cloudy nights and sunny days.

Among them are Isiolo, Marsabit, Mandera, Wajir, and Garissa.

During the second half of the forecast period, these counties will get light morning rains as well as afternoon and nighttime showers over a few locations.

It is predicted that during that time, Garissa would reach 38 degrees Celsius, Mandera will reach 37 degrees, and Moyale will reach 34 degrees.

It is anticipated that mild to moderate morning, afternoon, and nighttime showers would be observed in a few locations over the Coast counties of Mombasa, Tana-River, Kilifi, Lamu, and Kwale.

Voi, Msabaha, and Mombasa will see temperatures of 35 degrees Celsius throughout the expected time, while Lamu and Mtwapa will experience 34 degrees.

There will be sunny days and partly cloudy nights in the Turkana and Samburu counties in northwest Kenya.

Lodwar will see daytime highs of up to 39 degrees Celsius and nighttime lows of 23 degrees Celsius throughout the forecast period.

According to the forecasting, the morning will be sunny in Kisii, Nyamira, Nandi, Kericho, Bomet, Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma, Siaya, Kisumu, Homabay, Busia, Migori, Narok, Baringo, Nakuru, Trans-Nzoia, Uasin-Gishu, Elgeyo-Marakwet, and West-Pokot counties.

It is expected that Eldoret, Kakamega, Kisumu, Nakuru, and Kericho will experience temperatures as high as 25, 27, 30, 29, and 31 degrees Celsius, respectively.

There will occasionally be cloudiness in the morning in Nairobi and neighboring counties in the Highlands East of the Rift Valley, such as Nyandarua, Laikipia, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Murang’a, Kiambu, Meru, Embu, and Tharaka-Nithi.

After that, sunny intervals are predicted, with the possibility of light to moderate afternoon and evening showers in certain areas.

Nyahururu’s nighttime low is predicted to be merely 07 degrees Celsius, while Nairobi’s daytime high will reach 28 degrees Celsius.

The temperature is predicted to plummet to as low as 8 degrees Celsius in Laikipia, Thika, and Ngong, respectively, with readings of 30, 28, and 26 degrees Celsius in each location.

There will be light to moderate morning rainfall in the Southeastern lowlands counties of Machakos, Kitui, Makueni, Kajiado, and Taita-Taveta, along with afternoon and nighttime showers in certain locations.

On Monday, while attempting to separate two fighting ladies in the Ruaraka area, a police officer was injured.

The law enforcement officer had been called by the locals to break up the altercation between the two women.

The officer arrived quickly and separated the two, but not before a man who appeared to be one of the women’s husbands struck one of the officers in the face with a blunt object.

The policeman sustained nose and mouth injuries. He was taken rushed to Radiant Hospital, treated thereafter, and released in fair condition.

Following the event, the attacker ran away, and authorities are still working to find him.