- An alarm has been raised over the increased number of teenage mothers in various villages of Gatundu South, Kiambu County. In what has left many in shock, anger and disbelief, the girls aged between 13 and 19 years are impregnated before they are dumped by unsuspicious men who often guarantee them…
- Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta, on Friday, December 23, 2022, visited three children’s homes and presented Christmas gifts to the children. The former president spent time with the kids at Children’s Garden Home and School which is situated at the border of Kawangware and Uthiru, Mama Fatuma…
- Children from Macheo Children’s home in Thika, Kiambu County have a reason to celebrate the festive season, after police in Kiambu donated foodstuff to the facility as an early Christmas gift. Led by Godfrey Moses, the officers said their donation was their way of celebrating Christmas with the…
- Police officers drawn from Emali police station in Kajiado county on Friday, December 23 intercepted suspected uncustomised ethanol. In a police report, the ethanol was approximately 28,750 litres. Police say the consignment disguised as animal feed was intercepted along Emali-Loitoktok road.…
- The ministry of health in Kajiado county has issued a red alert over cholera after two cases were detected at Loitoktok Sub County hospital. Health county executive committee member Alex Kilowua has urged members of the public to observe high levels of hygiene and urgently seek medical help in case…
- The County Assembly of Nairobi has directed Governor Johnson Sakaja to lift the order on the closure of nightclubs issued on November 25. The city’s lawmakers said the order “was not clear and it is affecting all the nightclubs, even those that are compliant.” Members of the County Assembly on…
- Kimilili Member of Parliament Didmus Barasa is demanding a reexamination of pupils of Moi DEB Primary School in Bungoma, otherwise known as The Commonwealth after the school recorded unusually poor performance during the recently released KCPE results. The lawmaker in a statement shared on Friday,…
- Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced that motorists using the Kenol – Sagana – Marua – Nyeri road (A2) are allowed to use the dual carriageway section between Kenol town and Kambiti. In a statement on Friday, December 23, the authority noted the road is accessible during the…
- The family of the late Micheal Jola Ngumbao who is alleged to have been murdered by Gender and Public Service Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa has withdrawn from the murder case, accusing the Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji of foul play. The family through the uncle of the deceased, Reuben…
- Nandi county Deputy Governor Yulita Cheruiyot is celebrating her daughter for excelling in the just-released Kenya Certificate Primary Certificate (KCPE). The deputy county head said she attributes her daughter’s impressive performance to God and hard work. Gloria Lerato Jepkorir, a candidate at…
- President William Ruto has appointed former Transport Minister, Eng. Michael Kamau as the Chairperson of the Nation Health and Insurance Fund (NHIF) board for a three-year term. In a gazette notice dated December 23, Ruto also revoked Lewis Nguyai’s tenure who was appointed by President Uhuru…
- As curtains come down on the year 2022, Kenyans will live to remember major tragedies that hit the country hard, leading to loss of many lives. We highlight some of the incidents that shook the country in 2022. Nithi Bridge bus tragedy The Modern Coast bus accident at Nithi bridge in Tharaka Nithi…
- Hundreds of farmers at Juja Farm area in Juja Constituency, Kiambu County have received certified seeds and avocado seedlings to help them tackle food insecurity and increase forest cover. Farmers from the semi-arid area that has been experiencing low rainfall received Haraka 101, a hybrid maize…
- Residents of Ndeiya sub-county in Kiambu County have raised a red flag over increased theft of transformers and vandalism of electric cables. In a period of one week, area Deputy County Commissioner Stanley Mutua decried that the area has experienced a wave of transformer theft, a crime that has…
- Detectives in Kitengela are investigating an incident where a 24-year-old man murdered his girlfriend before committing suicide in a rental house within Kyangombe area in a suspected love triangle. The house caretaker reported to the police that he had noted her female tenant had not come out of…
- Juja-based businesswoman Alice Muchugi is crying out for justice after a row over her property has dragged on in the courts for close to 17 months rendering her bankrupt. The dispute pitting her and a former policeman who is her ex-lover has been handled by three different courts in Kiambu County…
- Police officers in Mathare on Wednesday, December 21 shot dead a crime suspect after a chase that left two of his accomplices to escape to church. The three-man gang had attacked a middle-aged woman before members of the public raised alarm. “The thug who was part of a three-man gang that has been…
- United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party disciplinary committee has summoned Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu over what they termed as shameful conduct following her Dubai drama. In a notice dated Monday, December 19, the UDA Disciplinary Committee Chairperson, Charles Njenga accused Nyamu of bringing…
- An attack on a Galmagalla Police Station’s vehicle in Bura East, Garissa County left a police officer and a civilian dead. In a statement shared on Thursday, December 22, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) condemned the attack and consoled with National Police Service (NPS). The…
- A woman who poured hot water on another woman over a debt of Kshs200 has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm. Cecilia Kingi Muuo was arraigned before Mombasa Principal Magistrate Vincent Adet and pleaded not guilty to the charges. The court heard that the victim Faith Chelangat who is…
- Born as preterm babies, 13years old identical twins Joy Sintoyia and Faith Sinantei defied all odds and challenges to score 406 and 413 marks respectively in KCPE. While boys outshined girls in Mathematics and Science the twins excelled in the two subjects which are among the subjects they tied…
- Popular thespian Gibson Gathu Mbugua popularly known as ‘Kiongozi wa mashtaka’ from the seasoned court comedy series Vioja Mahakamani is dead. The deceased had been managing diabetes for over 20 years and in November 2020 suffered kidney failure. #ViojaMahakamani Prosecutor Gibson Gathu Mbugua is…
- Acclaimed lawyer Donald Kipkorir has teased Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale for what he terms as a rare occurrence. According to the flamboyant lawyer, it is unusual for the firebrand lawmaker to miss a son or a daughter sitting the national examinations. In the past five national exams – both KCPE…
- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is hinting at going back to school to acquire another degree. Gachagua says the pressure at meetings builds up every time as he tries to keep up with his mates who are more learned. The DP said he will be in close talks with President William Ruto to allow him…
- Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji says he will appeal the Anti-Corruption Court decision to acquit former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko from all corruption charges relating to the loss of funds in tender procurement at City Hall three years ago. In a statement, Haji says the court…
- Journalists based in Kitui county have been barred from covering County Executive Committee (CEC) approval in the County Assembly of Kitui. The journalists who were not allowed to access the assembly compound were informed that it was an order from the assembly speaker Kelvin Kinengo. “Gatekeepers…
- East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Member of Parliament Kanini Kega is celebrating his daughter for excelling in the just released Kenya Certificate Primary Certificate (KCPE). The lawmaker took to Facebook to share his daughter’s impressive performance hours after the official release of the…
- The Junior Secondary School (JSS) guidelines will be released on January 3, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has said. Machogu said the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) has already released the Grade 7 curriculum designs and instructional materials for use at the JSS…
- The top student in the 2022 KCPE examination, Fwaro Makokha Robinson from Christ the King School in Bungoma, has spoken after emerging top of the country alongside Otieno Lewis Omondi Glen from St Peters Mumias who tied with him. Makokha, who scored 431 marks out of the possible 500 marks,…
- Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu on Wednesday, December 21 released the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education exam results. Otieno Lewis Omondi Glen and Fwaro Makokha Robinson emerged top of the 2022 KCPE class, both scoring 431 marks out of the possible 500. CS Machogu noted that 2022…
- Otieno Lewis Omondi Glen and Fwaro Makokha Robinson are the top candidates in the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination. The two tied after scoring 431 marks out of the possible 500. Otieno and Makokha sat their KCPE exam in St Peter’s Mumias Boys Primary and Christ the…
- Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko is now a free man after the Anti-Corruption Court acquitted him from all corruption charges relating to the loss of funds in tender procurement at City Hall over three years ago. In a ruling delivered by Anti-Corruption Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti on Wednesday…
- The top candidate in the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) scored 431 marks out of the possible 500. Speaking at Mtihani House in Nairobi on Wednesday, December 21 when he released the results, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu said this year’s candidates performed better…
- Education CS Ezekiel Machogu has officially released the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results. At least 1.2 million pupils sat for the exam in over 28,000 exam centres, after which over 7,000 examiners were involved in the marking exercise, complemented by optical recognition…
- ICT and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Elius Owalo now says Hustler Fund loans have turned Kenyans into entrepreneurs. Owalo said many Kenyans no longer need to look for jobs. “Overally, Hustler Fund is turning Kenyans who had nothing to do into entrepreneurs or employers as opposed to job…
- Cabinet Secretary for Public Service and Gender Aisha Jumwa is now off the hook after High Court in Mombasa withdrew murder charges against. The new development comes a month after Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) applied to withdraw the case saying the CS will instead become statewitness in…
- Defence CS Aden Duale has responded following an outcry over his ‘mandatory hijab’ statement on Tuesday, December 20. Duale who was speaking at Sir Ali Muslim Club, Park Road, Nairobi said it is mandatory for Muslim women to wear hijabs (the head covering for practising Muslim women) in public…
- Siaya High Court Judge Roseline Aburili has asked political leaders to craft comprehensive strategies to deal with the increasing gender-based violence issues in the region. Lady Justice Aburili said GBV issues have engulfed Siaya for the past three years hence leading to early pregnancies among…
- A cattle thief faced jungle justice in the early morning of Tuesday, December 20, after raiding someone’s homestead in Gitaru within Kabete, Kiambu county. According to DCI, the thug with his accomplices jumped over the fence at around 4 am in the morning while the owners were asleep but they heard…
- A family from Kambirwa in Kiharu, Murang’a County is seeking for government’s intervention to help bring back their daughter who is sick and stuck in Saudi Arabia. Lucy Wambui left home in May this year in pursuit of greener pastures after she got a job opportunity in Saudi. Her intention was to…
- Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has warned Kenyans against discriminating against Muslim women. The CS who was speaking at Sir Ali Muslim Club, Parkroad, Nairobi on Tuesday during the launch of International Quran Competition said it is mandatory for Muslim women to wear hijabs in public…
- Mombasa High Court will tomorrow issue its directive following an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Hajji that seeks to withdraw murder charges levelled against, Cabinet Secretary for Public Service and Gender Aisha Jumwa. High Court judge Anne Onginjo directed Haji to file…
- The standoff between Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) and Kajiado herders continues to escalate with eight farmers under custody in the neighbouring Makueni County. Lack of pasture occasioned by the simmering drought last year has been pushing herders from Masimba area to sneak their animals to Chyulu…
- A 30-year-old man has been killed by a marauding elephant at Enkii in Loitoktok, Kajiado South amid increased human-wildlife conflict in the vast region that borders four national parks. The Tuesday morning incident brings to two the number of people killed by elephants this month as another man…
- Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Professor Kithure Kindiki has launched a crackdown on traffic offenders. Speaking during the launch of the 2022 December Festivity Enforcement Initiative on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, Kindiki decried the number of deaths caused on roads stating that many of the…
- Needy students in Nairobi have found a gleam of hope after Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, announced plans to sell school bags made out of his donated campaign billboards. Sakaja stated that the bags will be sold at Ksh2,500 and the proceeds will be directed to needy…
- Police in Mombasa arrested and presented in court a man who allegedly procured an abortion for a 17-year-old minor against her will. Mtosanga Keah was on Monday, December 19, 2022, arraigned before Mombasa principal magistrate Vincent Adet and pleaded not guilty to charges of procuring abortion.…
- Community elders have been urged to take up an active role in the circumcision of male children in a bid to rescue men who have been enslaved by drugs and alcohol abuse in the country. The Kikuyu National Council of Elders Patron Kung’u Muigai argues that delegation of the key role to elders will…
- At least 4,432 Kenyans have lost their lives in road accidents since January, a new report by the National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) shows. The report released on Tuesday, December 20, indicates that the number of Kenyans who died in road crashes between January and December 13, rose by 3.…
- A 35-year-old man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was attacked by his father for uprooting his avocado trees in Kenol, Murang’a county. A statement from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) indicates that George Mwangi angered his father after cutting down the trees…
