- The Crime Journalists Association of Kenya (CJAK) on Saturday, October 15, 2022, held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and successfully elected its new officials. CJAK will now be chaired by seasoned Crime, Security and Investigative reporter Zadock Angira who works for Mediamax Network Limited’s…
- Police have arrested the main suspect in the murder of Ida Odinga’s bodyguard. Collins Oulo Okundi was arrested in Eldoret on Sunday, October 16, 2022 after four days of searching. At the time of his arrest, police recovered a pistol believed to have been used to kill Ida’s bodyguard, Barack…
- President William Ruto now says he ordered the disbandment of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)’s Special Service Unit (SSU) over links to extrajudicial killings in the country. Speaking during an interdenominational church service at Kericho Green Stadium in Kericho County on Sunday…
- The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has refuted claims made by a section of media regarding the extradition of former Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) CEO Samuel Gicheru. In a statement shared on Sunday, October 16, 2022, Haji stated that Gicheru’s extradition was…
- Some of the Safaricom users woke up to suspended lines after missing the SIM registration deadline. In an earlier communication, all SIM cards were supposed to have been registered by Saturday, October 15 following a directive by the Communication Authority of Kenya. However, Communications…
- Uganda has imposed a three-week lockdown on two areas of the country affected by the spread of Ebola. President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday that the government was implementing an overnight curfew in Mubende and Kassanda, in central Uganda. Nineteen people have died, he said, since the east…
- The Special Service Unit(SSU) of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has been disbanded. In a new development shared by official DCI pages, the unit was disbanded on Saturday following a directive from the Acting Inspector General of police Noor Gabow. “The DCI Special Service Unit (…
- The widow of former Ainabkoi Member of Parliament (MP) William Chepkut has accused the family of her late husband of blocking her children and locking her out of the burial preparations. Milcah Samoei claims that her sister and brothers-in-law have been intimidating her. Samoei and her son,…
- There was a light moment in Kirinyaga County on Saturday, October 15, 2022, after a man interrupted President William Ruto’s address during the commissioning of the Thiba dam in Kirinyaga County. The head of state was forced to pause his speech after the unidentified man shifted the crowd’s…
- Three bodies were on Friday, October 14, retrieved from Dundori Forest in Nakuru North Sub-County. The three who were discovered at around 4 pm had body injuries and are said to be young men who are yet to be identified. Confirming the incident, Nakuru North Sub-County Police Commander Samson…
- Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has angrily slammed President Yoweri Museveni’s son Muhoozi Kainerugaba for ordering the arrest of a beautiful woman who ‘disturbed’ his thoughts. The Ugandan opposition leader claimed Muhoozi treats women like mere sex objects and that he preys on ladies whether…
- The registration period for the DV-2024 Program popularly known as the green card lottery began on October 5, 2022, and will conclude on November 8, 2022. There are several fake sites that have been misleading and even conning unsuspecting Kenyans by purporting to register interested persons…
- A New York congressional candidate Mike Itkis has released a tape of him having sex on PornHub to promote his ‘sex positive’ agenda, including the legalization of prostitution. Mike Itkis, a third-party liberal candidate in New York’s 12th District and current major in the US Army Reserve, is…
- President William Ruto has appointed the new director of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations(DCI). In a gazette notice dated October 14, 2022, the Head of State has appointed Amin Mohammed Ibrahim to replace former boss George Kinoti following his resignation. “Amin Mohammed Ibrahim to be…
- President Yoweri Museveni’s son Muhoozi Kainerugaba has accused a pretty lady of ‘disturbing’ his thoughts and asked his generals to arrest her immediately. Muhoozi took to Twitter on Friday, October 14, 2022, and asked all units in the Ugandan armed forces to report the culprit who is disturbing…
- A former Kiambu woman representative aspirant has found herself on the wrong side of the law after she was identified as the main suspect in her husband’s murder. In the mystery unravelled by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the suspect, Gladys Chania is said to have murdered her…
- The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced the decrease in pump prices for super petrol, diesel and kerosene decreased by Ksh1, Ksh2 and Ksh1 per litre respectively. As a result, the retail price for a litre of super petrol in Nairobi will retail for Ksh178.30, diesel for…
- Former President William Ruto on Friday, October 14, 2022, appointed former Principal Secretary (PS)secretary Kamau Thugge as the senior advisor and Head of Fiscal Affairs and Budget policy. In the appointments announced through outgoing Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua, economist David Ndii…
- Hussein Mohamed has been appointed as the new State House spokesperson. His appointment was announced on Friday, October 14, 2022, in a notice confirmed by President William Ruto. The former Citizen TV anchor who had previously served as President William Ruto’s communications director has taken…
- President William Ruto has lauded the spouses of Kenya Defence Force (KDF) soldiers for their support and diligence towards their husbands while away on deployment. Speaking at a KDF event held at the Laikipia Airbases on Friday, October 14, 2022, the country’s first-in-command commended the…
- Controversial musician Esther Akoth alias Akothee has come out to address her frosty relationship with her baby sister Cebbie Koks Nyasego. In a long post shared on her social media platforms, the flamboyant mother of five narrated how her relationship with her sister went south. Akothee revealed…
- A top detective has thrown his former boss George Kinoti under the bus after revealing that he was compelled to lie and sign a damning affidavit implicating Court of Appeal Judge Justice Sankale ole Kantai in the gruesome murder of Dutch businessman Tob Cohen. In a new twist, Senior Assistant…
- Kitale-based comedian Isaac Sichei, alias Mkenya Isaak 7Million, on Friday, October 14, led a group of youths in a 47-kilometre walk in marking this year’s Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) day in Nakuru. Speaking in Kitale town, where he was joined by more than 15 youths, the self-proclaimed clean…
- The Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji has dropped his bid to withdraw charges against former Samburu Governor Moses Kasaine Lenolkulal in the Ksh84 million corruption case. The new development comes after Haji, through Senior State counsel Alexander Muteti, on Friday October 14, 2022,…
- Livestock farmers in Kapsitwet area of Kwanza constituency, Trans Nzoia County, are worried following the outbreak of foot and mouth disease affecting livestock. In an exclusive interview with K24 Digital, John Komen, a dairy farmer, said seven of his adult cows and three calves have been infected…
- Residents of Maai Mahiu in Naivasha, Nakuru County, were on Thursday, October 13, left in shock after a man stabbed and killed his wife at a local club before attempting to take his own life. In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the man stormed Club 8, where his…
- Ida Odinga Raila Odinga’s bodyguard has been shot dead in Victoria Gardens Estate, Riat area within Kisumu County. David Masaga, her head of security said the deceased was murdered at his rented house. Sources say the suspects raided his house around 4:00 am in the morning. Also confirming the…
- President Yoweri Museveni’s son Muhoozi Kainerugaba has apologised to President William Ruto following the Twitter meltdown that caused a diplomatic tiff between Kenya and Uganda. Muhoozi in a Tweet on October 13, 2022, apologised to Ruto saying that he has never had a problem with the Kenyan…
- Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya is appealing to the President to intervene following the appraisal of Sirisia MP John Waluke‘s sentencing by Justice Esther Maina after he was found guilty of fraud. In a video, the lawmaker argues that the Western part of the country has already…
- Nakuru County Commissioner Gilbert Kitiyo has denied appointing his sister Sarah Kitiyo as a chief following protest from locals who demands her immediate removal. While speaking to K24 Digital, Kitiyo said the issue is local and has nothing to do with him. “It is true she is my sister but I was…
- Kajiado county has 7,500 blind people according to the ministry of health. According to medics, 80 per cent of the cases of blindness in Kajiado would have been prevented if those affected sort early treatment. Speaking while marking the World Sight Day at Kajiado referral hospital, stakeholders…
- Confusion has hit Kathera village in Embu East sub-county after a family postponed the burial of an 82-year-old woman at the last moment claiming the morgue issued another family with the body yesterday. The drama started when members of the family who had gone to collect the body at the morgue…
- The Nairobi county government is seeking to hire chief officers who will be responsible to the respective County Executive Committee (CEC) members for the administration of county dockets. The new county government of governor Johnson Sakaja is seeking to replace outgoing chief officers who served…
- Police have launched investigations into the arson incident that happened last night, Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at Our Lady of Mercy Girls High School in Shauri Moyo, Nairobi. The fire occurred in one of the school’s dormitories named Mount Kenya at around 11:20 pm and was started by an unknown…
- A 25-year-woman who accused her Nigerian boyfriend of forcing her into oral sex and sharing the video online has dropped the criminal case against him before a Nairobi court. When the matter came for mention before Milimani trial magistrate Robinson Ondieki, the woman identified as CWW urged the…
- Police have launched investigations into an incident where traffic officers were engaging a motorist in a wild chase. In a video that has since gone viral across social media platforms, the traffic officers in a National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) branded car are seen trying to block the…
- Police have launched investigations into an incident where traffic officers were engaging a motorist in a wild chase. In a video that has since gone viral across social media platforms, the traffic officers in a National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) branded car are seen trying to block the…
- The country will be experiencing an additional weight of ballooning debts after the Chinese government fined it Ksh1. 312 billion, documents by the National treasury have revealed, as reported by Business Daily. The latest comes after Kenya failed to honour the agreement to settle the loans used to…
- Brookside Dairy Limited, has suffered a major blow after the High Court struck out a suit in which it was seeking damages from Nyali Member of Parliament Mohamed Ali. Justice Hedwig Ong’undi of the High Court, sitting in Milimani, dismissed a case involving defamation in which the MP was accused of…
- Police in Nandi County have launched a search for an officer who went missing while on duty at the Kapsabet Law Courts on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. According to the police, Constable Patrick Kariuki Muthama, who is based at Kabiyet police station reportedly left for an unknown destination armed…
- Lawyer Miguna Miguna now claims former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, who is facing murder charges over the death of Sharon Otieno, is innocent. Miguna on Wednesday, October 12, alleged that Obado’s case was politically instigated and urged the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to drop the…
- The Kenya Parents Association, Kiambu chapter, has appealed to the Ministry of Education to consider barring students found guilty of torching school premises from joining other boarding schools. Kiambu Parents Association Chairman Samuel Wanjema says indisciplined learners should be restricted to…
- Residents of Mbeere in Embu County are now appealing to the government to expedite the process of distributing relief food in the region saying they are on the verge of starvation. According to the locals, most of the families are surviving on wild fruits which are scarce. The residents say they…
- Kigumo Member of Parliament Joseph Munyoro has accused security agents of laxity in their work calling for a reshuffle in their placement. Munyoro said the area which has reported increased cases of crime needs aggressive officers to deal with the offenders. Speaking during the burial of a 90-year-…
- The Director of Public Prosecutions now intends to withdraw charges against former Samburu Governor Moses Kasaine Lenolkulal in the Ksh 84 million corruption case. The new twist emerged Wednesday, October 12, 2022, when the case against Lenolkulal and his co-accused persons came up for further…
- The Public Service Commission (PSC) has invited eligible individuals to apply for the position of Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS). In a notice issued on Wednesday, October 12, PSC Chairman Anthony Muchiri said the applications should reach the commission on or before 5:00 pm on October 27,…
- Kenyatta National Hospital has condoled with the family of a two-year-old boy who succumbed while receiving treatment at the facility on Tuesday, October 11, saying they did their best to save his life. In a statement on Wednesday, KNH Board Chairman George Ooko confirmed that the boy who had a…
- A boda boda rider was on Monday, October 10, 2022, killed by his colleague at Lwanda Awiti market in Ndhiwa constituency, Homa Bay county following a dispute over a lover. Ndhiwa sub-county police commander Paul Rioba said the deceased identified as Bruno Onyango was attacked by a fellow rider who…
- Former Citizen TV presenter Kimani Mbugua on Wednesday, October 12 sparked reactions on social media over claims that he was detained at Mathare Hospital against his will. In a statement on his Twitter account, the journalist said he is being held at the mental hospital despite being discharged.…
- A middle-aged man has been charged with stealing Ksh991, 442 from a bank account of a deceased person. Charles Githara Kimani was charged with conspiring with others at large to steal the money from Elizabeth Njahira Waiganjo’s account domiciled at Co-operative Bank Stima Plaza Branch on diverse…