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Raptadu school attack leaves parents in state of panic
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Raptadu school attack leaves parents in state of panic

Despite swift and proactive measures by the Education Department and police in providing counselling to students of the ZPHS and the immediate arrest of the accused, several parents are still apprehensive about their wards’ safety at the school where Class 10 girl was attacked with a chainsaw on October 31, writes P Hareesh

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Police turn to charities for help with teenagers caught up in online child abuse
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Police turn to charities for help with teenagers caught up in online child abuse

As new pornography laws come into force, officers say viewing extreme content could lead young people towards abuse images Police forces are turning to specialist charities and partner agencies to cope with the growing number of teenagers caught up in online child abuse. As new pornography laws come into force, frontline officers warn that young people are going down a pathway through extreme content that could lead to real-life abusive images of children.

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24 drivers arrested in traffic crackdown over defective speed limiters
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24 drivers arrested in traffic crackdown over defective speed limiters

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6-Twenty-four drivers have been arrested for various traffic offences, including operating vehicles fitted with defective speed limiters, in a renewed crackdown on road safety violations. The arrests form part of NTSA’s festive-season road safety campaign dubbed Msimu Bila Ajali, Usalama Barabarani, which targets dangerous driving behaviour through increased daytime and night-time inspections along major transport corridors.

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Lawyers Plan Nairobi Protest Over Missing Advocate Abshir Abdi
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Lawyers Plan Nairobi Protest Over Missing Advocate Abshir Abdi

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Lawyers and human rights defenders are expected to stage a peaceful protest in Nairobi on Friday, demanding accountability over the disappearance of advocate Abshir Ahmedsadak Abdi. Senior Counsel Charles Kanjama announced that the demonstration will begin at 9:00am outside Milimani Law Courts before proceeding along Kenyatta Avenue and ending at Vigilance House, the National Police Service headquarters.

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Mackenzie, 28 Co-Accused Set for Sentencing Over 191 Shakahola Deaths
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Mackenzie, 28 Co-Accused Set for Sentencing Over 191 Shakahola Deaths

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Mombasa High Court is expected to sentence controversial preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and 28 co-accused persons on Friday over the deaths of 191 people, including 190 children, in the Shakahola massacre. Kenya News Agency+1 The sentencing is expected to determine the punishment for Mackenzie and the other 28 convicted persons.

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Terrorists abduct 10 in Ogun, demand 25m ransom
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Terrorists abduct 10 in Ogun, demand 25m ransom

By Adeola Badru Families of 10 travellers, including a former member of the National Youth Service Corps NYSC, Olusoji Adedapo, have raised the alarm over their abduction at Ijebu Awa, a boundary community between Ogun and Oyo states, with the kidnappers demanding N25 million for their release. Timilehin explained that on Wednesday morning, Dapo’s mother, his aunt and a family friend travelled from Ibadan to Awa-Ijebu, where they proceeded to the police station to obtain information about the whereabouts of the victims.

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