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Police Investigate Officer's Shooting, Death in Cell, and Stolen Firearms
Four police officers from Mai Mahiu Police Station have been arrested after fatally shooting their colleague, Constable Hassan Lolkidid, in a case of mistaken identity. In a separate incident in Thika, Kiambu County, at least 72 suspects were arrested following the disappearance of two rifles and over 170 rounds of ammunition from the Maguguni Patrol Base. Investigations are also underway after a 21-year-old suspect was found dead in a cell toilet at Kisumu Central Police Station; he had been arrested following a foiled robbery and remanded for 14 days. Meanwhile, a Dutch national accused of assaulting Kenyan police officers in Diani will be detained for an additional 14 days as investigations continue into multiple offences.
Scrutiny Over Ksh17B Tender, Ksh13.8B NHIF Debt, and Ksh28B Rail Project
Mombasa County is under scrutiny for reportedly awarding a Ksh17 billion waste-to-energy tender to a Ghanaian firm without proper approval or public participation. Separately, the Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (Rupha) has criticized Health CS Aden Duale over Ksh13.8 billion allegedly owed to the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) by government entities. In another major project, a United Arab Emirates consortium, DECAEXEC Consortium, is pursuing investment in the Ksh28 billion Nairobi City Railway. The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) held discussions with the consortium regarding strategic partnerships, focusing on the project's Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) zone.
