- Nine officers alleged to have killed baby Samantha Pendo in Kondele in Kisumu in 2017 were on Monday, November 14, arraigned before Milimani Law Courts. The officers namely Titus Yoma, Titus Mitune, John Chengo, Benjamin Koima, Benjamin Lorema, Volker Edambo, Cyprine Rodi, Josphat Sensira and James…
- Trans Nzoia governor George Natembeya has, on Monday, November 14, announced that health officials in his government will have their offices in, or near hospitals in a bid to fast-track service delivery. As a result, Chief Executive Committee Member (CECM) for health, Chief Officer, Director and…
- The US through the War Crimes Rewards Program has issued a USD5 million (Ksh609 million) bounty on any information that will lead to the arrest of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony. In a statement through their Twitter account, US said that the fugitive was wanted for war crimes and crimes against…
- A survey conducted by the Central Bank of Kenya, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and the Financial Sector Deepening Trust – Kenya (FSD Kenya) have ranked Nakuru as the leading county in betting and gambling. The findings placed Nakuru with over a quarter of the population hooked to game-betting…
- Cristiano Ronaldo said he felt “betrayed” by Manchester United as he claimed manager Erik ten Hag and other senior executives are trying to force him out of the club in an explosive interview on Sunday. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has been a peripheral figure on the field for United since Ten…
- The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced the rollout of a Credit Repair Framework for mobile loans by commercial banks, microfinance banks and mortgage finance companies In a statement on Monday, November 14, 2022, CBK said that banking institutions will be required to provide a discount of at…
- Residents of Kirungu village in Kamacharia Mathioya, Murang’a county, are reeling in shock after a man stabbed his wife to death on the night of Saturday, November 12, 2022. Peter Muturi, who is said to be mentally unstable is said to have stabbed his wife several times before hitting her on the…
- It started as an ordinary construction site. Dozens of sweaty workers broke the hard ground, hauled bricks and mixed mortar as they constructed a twin classroom for special needs’ learners at Voi Primary School special unit in Voi sub-county. A week later, the workers seem to have stumbled upon an…
- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has banned hawkers and street families from Nairobi’s footbridges. Speaking at AIPCA church in Dandora, Nairobi county on Sunday, November 13, 2022, the outspoken governor stated that the move will help curb the spate of street crime. The county boss assured the…
- Police officers in Machakos have intensified investigations into the death of a man whose body was found lying along the Nairobi – Garissa highway on Sunday, November 13. In a police report, the police ruled out a possible accident as the cause of the death of the man identified as Joseph Kyalo…
- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has issued a stern warning to armed robbers terrorising residents in Nairobi and subsequently vowed to deal with them after he lost a close friend to the thugs. Speaking at AIPCA church in Dandora, Nairobi county on Sunday, November 13, 2022, the outspoken governor…
- A Thai blogger is facing five years in jail after videoing herself eating a whole bat in a bowl of soup. Phonchanok Srisunaklua had uploaded the 1 minute 40 second clip to her Gin Zap Bep Nua Nua (Eat spicy and delicious) YouTube channel where the dead animals are seen floating in a mud-coloured…
- Kakamega senator Boniface Khalwale on Sunday afternoon mourned his nephew who lost his life in a road accident on Federal Way, United States. Taking to his official social media accounts, the senator noted that the deceased, Yul Brian Khalwale Ashiono, was his late brother’s son. He also stated…
- Detectives drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Saturday, November 12, rescued an 8-year-old boy who had been reportedly kidnapped by his stepfather. In a statement, DCI says the boy’s distraught mother Everline Nandera reported the matter of the missing child at Embakasi…
- A former Kenya Defence Forces officer (KDF) has been arrested alongside his girlfriend for the murder of a 26-year-old college student who met his death at a Kitengela bar. 39-year-old Nicholas Mwaniki and his girlfriend Farida Osman ,24, were arrested in their hideout in Kitui county following the…
- Westlands Member of Parliament (MP) Tim Wanyonyi has cautioned land grabbers who are allegedly stealing public land in his constituency. Speaking at Bohra Primary School in Westlands, Nairobi county, the legislator affirmed that he would enforce stringent measures to arrest perpetrators grabbing…
- A family in Malindi, Kilifi county is in distress after they were reportedly ordered to vacate land they have lived on for decades. Speaking to the press on Saturday, November 12, 2022, one of the victims painfully narrated that she was ordered to vacate the premise within the next three days. She…
- The management of the popular city night joint, Quiver Lounge, has dismissed allegations that they asked a catholic priest to dedicate their lounge in Kenol, Murang’a county. Speaking to a local publication, the lounge’s General Manager Joseph Ng’ang’a brushed off the claims stating that the men in…
- A Makueni court sentenced a man to serve six months probation after he pleaded guilty to stealing a wheelbarrow valued at Ksh5,000. The accused person, James Mwanthi, appeared before the Makueni Resident Magistrate Elizabeth Kemei where he pleaded guilty to the offence. Mwanthi committed the…
- A guard at the National and Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has been handed a ten-year jail term over alleged bribery. Metrine Nabwele Elima was convicted after she pleaded guilty to demanding and receiving bribes from Kenyans when she appeared before Milimani Anti-corruption Senior Principal…
- Green card application offers an ordinary person the chance of permanently relocating to the US. Even so, only 55,000 people worldwide who applied for a green card in 2022 will be allowed into the US. Millions of other applicants unfortunately will have to contend with remaining in their countries…
- A woman has been sentenced to death for killing a pregnant mother she knew and cutting out her baby to take as her own. Taylor Parker, 29, was convicted last month of murdering Reagan Simmons-Hancock and on Wednesday a jury in Texas, US gave her the death penalty. She killed the 21-year-old in…
- Elon Musk, in his first address to Twitter Inc. employees since purchasing the company for $44 billion, said that bankruptcy was a possibility if it doesn’t start generating more cash, according to people familiar with the matter. The warning came amid a tumultuous start to Musk’s reign at the…
- The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has announced a vacant position for the Chief Kadhi of the Judiciary and subsequently asked interested candidates to apply. In a statement shared, JSC noted that interested candidates should apply through the JSC official job portal before or on November 24,…
- A doctor at Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu branch, has been charged before a Nairobi court with attempted murder of his wife and her alleged secret lover. Patrick Eshiwani Amok appeared before Principal Magistrate Bernard Ochoi at Milimani Law Courts on Friday, November 11, where he faced charges of…
- A Mombasa man left court users in stitches after he requested a magistrate to help him find his friends to come to his aid by contributing to his cash bail in court. Mohammed Juma who appeared before Mombasa Senior Principal Magistrate Vincent Adet during the mention of his case for pretrial…
- A Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) staff member has died after a fall on Friday afternoon while at Times Tower. In a statement to newsrooms, KRA reported that the Authority’s medical team responded immediately and performed first aid while calling for medical assistance. Unfortunately, the staff…
- President William Ruto has asked the National Police Service (NPS) to deal decisively with cases of insecurity such as muggings and banditry. The Head of State said the police service is well-resourced and independent to execute its mandate. “Muggings, cattle rustling or other cases of insecurity…
- Armed bandits raided a homestead in Laikipia on Thursday night and killed a woman before driving off a hundred sheep and goats. The attackers struck at a manyatta in Naibor area of Laikipia North Sub-county along the Laikipia and Samburu counties border and made away with the livestock towards a…
- Former Tourism Permanent Secretary Rebecca Nabutola and three others have suffered a major blow after the High Court allowed the state to recover Ksh8.9 million from them. Justice Esther Maina on Thursday, November 11, 2022, gave Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) the go-ahead to recover…
- Three gunmen stormed and raided a police post in Samburu North before stealing firearms with rounds of ammunition. According to the police, the gunmen trooped into the police post on the evening of Wednesday, November 9, 2022, and attacked an officer who was manning the station. At the time, two…
- There was a light moment at the Milimani Law Courts on Friday, November 11, after a police officer charged with the murder of lawyer Willie Kimani begged the presiding judge to order prison authorities to change his diet. In an emotional appeal, Stephen Chebureti requested for a special diet,…
- Sorrow has engulfed Bomeroka village in Kitutu Chache, Kisii county, after a man killed his mother following a disagreement over food portions. In the heartwrenching incident, the man aged 34 is said to have attacked his 74-year-old mother after being unsatisfied with the food portions served. It…
- A Nairobi court has issued a warrant of arrest against Trans Nzoia Senator Allan Kiprotich Chesang, who is accused of fraud and forgery over Ksh14 Million fake tender for the supply of gunny bags at the Ministry of Defence. Milimani Senior Resident Magistrate Caroline Muthoni issued the warrant…
- The sentencing of three cops and a civilian found guilty of the murder of lawyer Willie Kimani, his client Josephat Mwendwa and taxi driver, Joseph Muiruri has been set for December 16. The much-awaited verdict was scheduled to be rendered today Friday, November 11 by Justice Jessie Lessit. However…
- Police in Thika, Kiambu County, rescued a student who was being attacked by a gang of three criminals who had pinned him down. According to a police report, the victim only identified as Oti is a student at Thika Technical Institute and was attacked on his way to his rented house. “Following the…
- The High Court in Mombasa has issued orders directing Absa Bank to pay a transport firm Ksh1.5 billion as compensation for allegedly leaking a client’s confidential information to third parties. The order was issued by Mombasa Deputy Registrar Joshua Nyariki after Absa Bank failed to defend a case…
- Safaricom has hinted that it might soon start charging banking transactions, two years after the charges were dropped due to Covid-19. While reporting a 10 per cent drop in profits to Ksh33.47 billion for the six months that ended on September 30, 2022, the telco said it anticipates return of the…
- Safaricom has announced that it will soon start charging banking transactions two years after the charges were dropped due to Covid-19. The move was announced on Friday, November 11, 2022, when the telco reported a 10 per cent drop in profits to Ksh33.47 billion for the six months that ended on…
- Engineer Japheth Koome has been sworn in as the new Inspector General (IG) of Police in a ceremony presided over by Chief Justice Martha Koome. Koome now takes over office from Deputy Inspector General Noor Gabow who has been acting IG since August 2022 following the retirement of Hillary Mutyambai…
- A number of healthcare workers’ unions in Homa Bay have sent a plea to the county government to consider hiring more medical staff to cope with the influx of patients, in order to meet their medical expectations in public health facilities. The unions which include Kenya Medical Practitioners and…
- A 40-year-old widow broke down and sobbed in an Eldoret court when she recounted how she learned of her husband’s brutal killing. The widow, Brossy Makimtigwa Ongeri, could not hold back her tears as she narrated to the court how the news of the death of her husband Ferdinand Ongeri aged 40, a…
- A widow in Uasin Gishu County is crying for justice after one decade of seeking to recover a section of her prime piece of land that has been grabbed by a private developer. Ms Patroba Yator said she was forced to cut short her stay in Belgium where she also resides after being alerted by […]
- A family in the Magarini sub-county of Kilifi County has appealed to the governments of Kenya and Italy to investigate the circumstances under which the body organs of a kin who died abroad went missing. The deceased, 36-year-old Amani Justine, who was married to an Italian national, died in her…
- Zachary Baraza the man alleged to be behind the illegal demolitions of a multi-million house in Westlands on November 4, 2022, has been freed on a Ksh200,000 bond. While appearing before Senior Principal Magistrate Gilbert Shikwe on Thursday, November 10, 2022, Baraza was granted bail and ordered…
- A Mombasa court has held that prosecuting a boy child in an underage relationship is punitive and discriminatory. In his ruling, Mombasa Senior Principal Magistrate Vincent Adet declared that an investigator’s choice of evidence in prosecuting a boy child involved in such a relationship is…
- A middle-aged man has pleaded guilty to charges of smearing human faeces on his uncle’s house. Nobert Musyoki who appeared before Mombasa Senior Principal Magistrate Vincent Adet, entered a plea of guilty and informed the court that he smeared his uncle’s house to punish him. Musyoki who lives in…
- A tour and travel company has offered dancing nurse, Lukresia Robai a three-day trip to Mombasa following a viral video that warmed the hearts of netizens. In the video awash with netizens’ comments, Robai, a student nurse at a local medical institution, is seen dancing and entertaining a child…
- A lawyer facing charges of stealing by a servant broke down before a Mombasa court as he narrated how the charges being levelled against him had tainted his name and destroyed his career. Stealing as a servant means stealing money or goods through your employment. It is an extremely serious charge…
- Eight police officers of the defunct Special Service Unit (SSU) will remain in police custody for 21 days to allow the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to complete probe. Kahawa law court Chief Magistrate Diana Mochache on Thursday said the officers are facing serious crimes and should…
