A young athlete from Elgeyo Marakwet County passed away after collapsing at a hotel in the Kaptagat area.

According to County Police Commander Peter Mulinge, 28-year-old Willy Chelewa passed away during a meal at the hotel where he was living during his training.

The athlete raced in the recent Nairobi City Marathon half marathon and has obtained a Chinese sponsor for international races.

At position 67, he finished the marathon in 65 minutes and 30 seconds.

Before collapsing and passing away, the athlete had eaten rice and black tea.

Police have taken samples of the meals he had before collapsing and are presently at the hotel looking into the event.

Mulinge claims that after the hotel administration reported the issue, the police were on the scene immediately.

The athlete has been exercising with colleagues in the area, which has numerous training camps, using the hotel room as his base.

A collision in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna has claimed the lives of several Muslim worshippers.

The victims were traveling to the northern town of Saminaka to commemorate Eid-el-Maulud, which is the birthday of Prophet Muhammad.

A representative of the Eid celebration reported that their bus struck an approaching truck close to the town of Lere.

Traffic fatalities are a frequent occurrence in Nigeria. It has been known for drivers and passengers to disobey safety regulations, which are only sporadically enforced by the government.

On Monday morning, a representative from the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency said that 36 people had died.

Ahmad Dayyabu, the event’s organizer, told the BBC that up to 40 individuals had passed away and another 31 were receiving medical attention in hospitals.

“They left the town of Kwandare in order to get to Saminaka. Their vehicle was hit by a trailer truck as they arrived in the village of Lere,” he claimed.

“According to our investigation, that unfortunate vehicle carried 71 people.”

It is reported that the bus was overloaded.

According to government statistics, over 1,470 persons lost their lives in traffic accidents in Nigeria during the first quarter of 2024.

That equates to an average of 16 persons every day.

On Monday, the government observed a public holiday in observance of Eid-el-Maulud this year.

In anticipation of additional investigations, police said on Monday that they would hold Pascaline Peter, the woman they detained last week for allegedly scamming Kenyans out of Ksh. 350 million in a real estate investment scam, for a another 30 days.

Ms. Peter, also known by the identity Passy Ma Trevor, was taken into custody on Thursday in Kantafu, Machakos County. She faces charges of operating a multi-million-shilling shylock and engaging in real estate fraud.

The 36-year-old is being held by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Nairobi’s Kasarani Sub-County headquarters after a 30-day custody order was given by the Makadara Law Courts.

“The artifice affecting over 300 Kenyans who lost millions of shillings has seen the detectives record statements from over sixty victims with the number expected to quadruple over the course of time,” DCI said in an X post.

“The detectives will be seeking to among others gather more evidence on the fraud to ensure that a watertight case is presented before court to ensure justice is served to all.”

According to the police, the self-proclaimed businesswoman ran an illicit money-lending organization and managed and rented out people’s funds.

According to reports, Ms. Peter operated an investment scam in which she solicited funds from clients and assured them of a thirty percent return on their investments; however, “she switched off her mobile phone and went into hiding once payments were made.”

The majority of her victims, according to the police, are from the counties of Nairobi, Kajiado, Machakos, and Kiambu.

Olbutyo, Bomet, detectives are looking into an incident in which a 25-year-old man was discovered using a cow for immoral purposes.

According to the police, Vincent Munai and forty other Kapsayalel village residents brought the suspect to the Olbutyo police post.

According to authorities, Munai discovered the suspect in the shed at around three in the morning, engaging in an indecent act with his Friesian cow.

Munai, according to the police, warned the locals, who showed there in force.

The suspect was subjected to mob injustice.

According to the authorities, he had visible injuries on his left leg and head.

After being treated at the neighboring hospital, the suspect was put into police custody.

He is expected to appear in court.

According to police, while investigations are ongoing, the cow was taken to a veterinary officer for treatment.

The Constitution defines a beastly actions, also referred to as an unnatural act, as a felony.

A person found guilty of having carnal knowledge of an animal faces a maximum 14-year prison sentence under Penal Code Section 162(b).

Furthermore, Section 163 states that a seven-year prison sentence is imposed on anyone who attempts to conduct any unnatural offense.

According to prison officials on Sunday, 281 inmates were able to escape from a jail in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, early last week when walls were destroyed by devastating floodwaters.

According to a statement released by the Nigeria Correctional Services spokesperson, Umar Abubakar, seven of the escaped prisoners have been apprehended during security agency operations.

“The floods brought down the walls of the correctional facilities including the Medium Security Custodial Centre, as well as the staff quarters in the city,” Abubakar stated.

He stated operations were in progress to recapture the remaining prisoners.

Borno State’s capital, Maiduguri, saw its worst floods in decades early last week. Heavy rains caused a dam to overflow, devastating a state-owned zoo and bringing snakes and crocodiles into inundated areas. This was the initial cause of the floods.

The nation’s emergency agency reports that the flood has claimed the lives of at least 30 people and affected a million more, forcing hundreds of thousands of people into camps for the displaced.

The Nairobi Hospital Admitting Staff Association has declared that in response to their demand that the board of directors resign, they will cease operations on Monday, 16, 2024.

The Kenya Hospital Association stated in the notice that they will support the hospital’s doctors until the purported crisis at the facility is resolved.

They stated that only patients who have already been admitted will receive medical care after the strike begins, and no new admissions will be accepted.

In addition, the Association urged the public to back the doctors’ action in advance of the scheduled Extraordinary General Meeting for September 18, 2024.

This comes after the Kenya Hospital Association alleged that conflicts of interest, cronyism, and nepotism are being used to run the Nairobi Hospital, linking it to accusations of corruption and poor administration.

The hospital said that the allegations “are choreographed out of frustration by individuals who have failed to manipulate our sound governance structures for their own selfish gain, and have now resorted to mounting a smear campaign against the Hospital.”

The board of administration of the hospital urged whoever was making the accusations to present proof so that the guilty might be held accountable.

Following a brawl between two student groups at Dagoretti High School in Nairobi, more police officers were sent to the school on Monday.

When students got into a fight over a basketball game they were playing, according to the police, at least 11 of them were injured.

The altercation began on Sunday night and escalated into a religious incident that lasted into the night.

Then, in the confusion, groups attacked each other with sticks and stones.

When a fight broke out between Form One and Form Four students, they were reportedly playing basketball at the school, according to the police.

As a result, there were fights between Kenyan and Sudanese students.

11 Sudanese students as consequently had minor injuries and were taken in stable condition to Garden Medical Clinic.

According to police, more mayhem was reported on Sunday night, which has now turned religious.

More police officers were dispatched to the area to assist resolve the violence.

Tension remained high on Monday, with extra police officers stationed there.

According to police, more deployments are being made to handle the situation.

Two high school students are being detained by police in Keumbu, Kisii County, after it was alleged that they had a stolen posho mill funnel in their possession.

It is said that the enormous machinery was removed from their school’s posho mill. Dennis Bikeri, the area chief for Keumbu, verified the occurrence.

The two students, one in Form 4 and the other in Form 2, are allegedly suspected by the authorities of taking the aforementioned equipment from their school.

According to police, it is unknown where the suspects were taking the funnel, which is believed to weigh several kilograms.

On Monday, September 16, the two suspects will appear in court.