According to Kenya Police Spokesperson Zipporah Mboroki, a disturbed Mr Paul Kobia was forcefully taken to Gigiri police station by family members before police decided to take him to a hospital for mental check up.  With the help of Nairobi Senator Mike Mbuvi Sonko, the family took Paul Kobia who is a licensed firearm holder to the station for management before he was taken to a city hospital to assess the state of his mental faculties. The Business had claimed that he was the one who was behind the death of Fidel Odinga.  Paul Kobia was early this week heard bragging to some patrons and the owner of Buffet Park, Mr Muya that he killed Hon Raila Odinga’s son, Fidel Odinga. In one of the most stupid showmanship, the thug and runaway killer who has connections right inside State House confessed to the patrons that he killed Fidel because he organised his assault. The confessions were heard by friends of Fidel who have revealed this to security officers. Kobia made the c...

Twelve people were killed today when gunmen carried out a 'massacre' at the offices of a notoriously anti-Islamist newspaper in Paris - including a police officer who was executed as he begged for mercy on the pavement. Three masked attackers brandishing Kalashnikovs burst into the Charlie Hebdo headquarters, opening fire on staff after seeking out journalists by name. Those executed included four of the most famous cartoonists in France – men who had regularly satirised Islam and the Prophet Mohammed – including the newspaper's editor-in-chief, Stephane Charbonnier. Witnesses said the suspect Al Qaeda killers were heard to shout 'the Prophet has been avenged' and 'Allahu akbar!' as they stalked the building. Horrific footage also emerged showing an injured police officer slumped on the pavement outside the office as two of the gunmen approach. In an apparent desperate plea for his life, the officer is seen slowly raising his hand towards one ...

Blast happened outside a barber shop next door to the Colorado Springs chapter of the civil rights organisation The NAACP is America’s oldest civil rights organisation. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images Authorities are looking for a man who may have information about a homemade explosive that someone set off near the  Colorado  Springs chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The blast happened Tuesday outside a barber shop that’s next door to the group’s office, which is about an hour south of Denver. There were no injuries and only minor damage, police said. An improvised explosive device was detonated against the building, but it was too soon to know whether the nation’s oldest civil rights organisation was the target, FBI  spokeswoman Amy Sanders said. The agency sent members of its Joint Terrorism Task Force to help investigate. Sanders said investigators were looking for a balding white man in his 40s who may ...

Sales decline accelerates as businesses dedicated to the instrument dwindle and music learners opt for less expensive electronic keyboards or used pianos Fewer people are taking up piano lessons and those who do often choose a less expensive electronic keyboard. Photograph: Alamy When Jim Foster opened his piano store 30 years ago, he had 10 competitors selling just pianos. When he closed Foster Family Music in late December, not one was still selling pianos in the Quad-Cities area of  Iowa  and Illinois. “We did try hard to find a buyer,” Foster said. There were no takers. Stores dedicated to selling pianos like Foster’s are dwindling across the country as fewer people take up the instrument and those who do often opt for a less expensive electronic keyboard or a used piano. Some blame computers and others note the high cost of new pianos, but what’s clear is that a long-term decline in sales has accelerated. The best year for new piano sales in the US was 1909,...

Six people died after three unrelated shootings early Sunday in Dallas, police said. The toll included a teenager killed in Deep Ellum, a man and woman found dead in their southeast Dallas home in an apparent murder-suicide, and three people shot in the Rylie area of southeast Dallas. All of the shootings happened within four hours, police said. In Deep Ellum, police said Trevon Brown, 17, of Dallas, was shot shortly after 1 a.m. at Quixotic World, an event space in the 2800 block of Main Street between Crowdus Street and Malcolm X Boulevard. Brown, who was shot in the chest, was taken to Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas in critical condition and died less than an hour later. Police said four people were detained near the scene of the shooting. Police have not made any arrests. Just before 2 a.m., police responding to shots fired in southeast Dallas discovered an apparent murder-suicide. Patricia Tinajero, 33, had multiple gunshot wounds to her upper body, ...

By PSCU President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence to the family of Mzee Lenku Ole Mpaa who died Monday morning. The late Mzee Ole Mpaa was father to former Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Ole Lenku. President Kenyatta described him as a distinguished Maasai leader who contributed immensely to his community’s development. He said Mzee Ole Mpaa was an illustrious servant of the people whose determination saw him rise through the ranks in Administration to reach the position of Senior Chief. “Mzee Ole Mpaa had the virtue of being a good organizer with excellent administrative skills,” the President said. The President noted that Mzee Ole Mpaa was also a man of enormous influence and outstanding ability among his peers. He was respected by those who interacted with him. The President said: “His exemplary virtues of hardwork and dedication to duty were an inspiration to many of those who had the privilege to work with him,” President Kenyatta said. “Hi...

Learning was paralysed in public schools Monday after teachers proceeded with their planned strike across the country over remuneration issues. Pupils head back home after finding their teachers absent and classrooms in Nairobi locked/MIKE KARIUKI When the Capital FM News crew visited public schools in Nairobi, pupils were heading back home after they found their absent and classrooms shut. Kilimani Primary School head teacher Gideon Wasike says class one and any other new admissions which were to start on Tuesday would have to be postponed until the matter is resolved. “The parents came with their children and went back with them… the teachers reported and later on went to join their colleagues,” he stated. He said the strike, “may cause a delay in covering of the syllabus. You all know an hour lost cannot be recovered.” The situation was the same in Milimani Primary School where students were seen playing in the school compound with hope that the strike will end and...

Kenya Power board Chair Kenneth Marende. Former National Assembly Speaker Kenneth Marende was Monday elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kenya Power Company Ltd. Marende is the 25th chairman of the board in the firm's 94-year history. He succeeds Eliazar Ochola who served a four-year term at the country's national power distributor. A lawyer by profession, Marende was elected Speaker of the National Assembly in the Grand Coalition Government in 2008. He was elected to the board by the company's shareholders during an Annual General Meeting held last month. Two other new directors –Adil Khawaja of law firm, Hamilton Harrison & Mathews, and Wilson Kimutai, an investment banker at Quadrix Capital Management - were also elected.

A prominent activist who says his life is in danger has taken the unusual step of writing to the President seeking protection. The  Sunday Nation  has learnt that Mr Boniface Mwangi, who has in the past organised high-profile protests, including against MPs and insecurity, has requested a meeting with President Uhuru Kenyatta to explain the specific threats received. It also emerged that investigative journalist Mohammed Ali went into hiding in a safe house in December fearing for his life. Last month, human rights organisations released a statement condemning the threats against Mr Ali after some social media users linked him to an Al Jazeera documentary on police extrajudicial killings. Mr Mwangi’s letter dated December 17, 2014, was sent through the National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) for delivery to the President. The council, chaired by the Chief Justice includes representatives from security agencies, State Law Office, Director of Pub...

At least two people were killed and 38 others rescued on Sunday evening when a seven-storey residential building collapsed in Nairobi’s Huruma estate. Police said one of the deceased died on arrival at the Kenyatta National Hospital while another body of a child was retrieved from the rubbles. Many are still thought to be trapped in the rubbles several hours since the incident happened. Officials said 38 survivors were rushed to KNH with slight injuries. The building collapsed on Sunday at about 8 pm before a search and rescue operation was launched. Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero visited the scene and announced the rescue operation would continue. “It may take time but we have officials who will do it to the end,” said Kidero. Joint rescue efforts from the military, Kenya National Disaster Operation Centre, St John’s Ambulance, the Kenya Red Cross Society, the Nairobi City Fire Brigade and the National Youth Service were launched in efforts to rescue those who were trapp...

Sad news coming in this morning is that Fidel Odinga the elder son to Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga is dead. According to reports coming in the younger Odinga had went out for drinks with friends and it is believed is the cause of his sudden death. according to the post  on twitter for Mr Imanyara says: Tragic new year development waking up to the devastating news of the death of the son of Raila Odinga, Fidel. — Gitobu Imanyara (@GitobuImanyara) January 4, 2015   Fidel was found dead at his Karen home, Nairobi. Police are investigating the cause of death. A group of Members of Parliament and Senators trooped to Raila's home on receiving the news of the death. Fidel was born in 1973 and was the first child to Raila and Ida Odinga.  Fidel had a 2 year old son with his wife.  More to follow.