- At least 20 inmates at the Nyahururu GK Prison have tested positive for Tuberculosis (TB), the Laikipia County Health Service department has announced. The cases were detected in a week-long screening exercise conducted at the facility by health officers. While announcing the cases, County TB…
- Police have arrested a primary school deputy headteacher for allegedly defiling a Standard Seven pupil at Nandi Hills town, Nandi County. The teacher, Felix Murgor, 41, and the pupil were taken for a medical examination at Nandi Hills Sub-County Hospital. Nandi Hills Sub-County Police Commander…
- A light moment was on Friday, October 21, witnessed in parliament after Suna East MP Junet Mohamed claimed Agriculture Cabinet Secretary nominee Mithika Linturi was nervous. Linturi, who was the first nominee to appear before the committee on appointments on day four, was defending himself…
- Police in Turkana have arrested a notorious highway robber and serial attacker. According to the police report, Gedion Emojong Angelo has been behind a spate of criminal activities linked to banditry attacks. “Earlier today (Friday) a team of multi-agency security personnel from ‘Operation Komesha…
- Agriculture Cabinet Secretary nominee Mithika Linturi has revealed that he has 35 pending cases in court. The former Meru senator plagued by scandals, made the revelations when he appeared before a Committee on Appointments on Friday, October 21, 2022. The nominee, however, clarified that all the…
- Lawyer Miguna Miguna is elated to be back home after four years in forced exile in Canada. Miguna, who arrived in Kenya on Thursday, October 20, describes his return to the country as historic. In an appreciation post to his supporters on Friday, the outspoken barrister said there is ‘nothing…
- Vivian Awino looks frail and coughs repeatedly as she pulls a piece of rug that doubles up as her blanket and wipes her face. She wipes her face repeatedly for a few minutes then shifts her attention to her baby who has just woken up from her sleep as rays from the sun piercing through […]
- Liz Truss has resigned as prime minister just 44 days after taking over from Boris Johnson. In a statement read outside Downing Street, Ms Truss said: “I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability.” “Families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills…
- President William Ruto on Thursday, October 30, celebrated a carpenter who has acquired an apartment courtesy of the government’s affordable housing pogramme. The President said John Ochieng began working as a carpenter in the housing project in Ongata Rongai in Kajiado County when it began two…
- Thika-based preacher-turned-politician David Gakuyo has now ‘seen the light’ and changed his tune to support President William Ruto for whom he was a fierce critic. The hitherto Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition diehard who was also the Jubilee Party’s Thika Town parliamentary candidate is now…
- Thika-based preacher-turned-politician David Gakuyo has now ‘seen the light’ and changed his tune to support President William Ruto for whom he was a fierce critic. The hitherto Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition diehard who was also the Jubilee Party’s Thika Town parliamentary candidate is now…
- A 26-year-old patient suffering from cerebral palsy was burnt beyond recognition after a fire razed their house in Gatua area of Kiminini constituency in Trans Nzoia County on the night of Wednesday, October 19, 2022. Confirming the incident, Milimani location chief, Gerishom Chere told K24 digital…
- President William Ruto slammed police over extra-judicial murders as he announced that he had disbanded Special Services Unit (SSU) in the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI). Speaking at Uhuru Gardens during Mashujaa Day celebration, Ruto said he undertook initiatives to reform the police…
- President William Ruto revealed that there were several attempts to cause disunity after he was declared winner in the August 9, 2022, presidential election. Speaking at Uhuru Gardens during the Mashujaa Day celebration, Ruto congratulated Kenyans for maintaining peace after the General Election.…
- Kenyan socialite-turned-rapper Vera Sidika has confessed that she dislikes the size of her behinds. Speaking during an interview with a local radio station the socialite turned entrepreneur revealed that she never intended for her butt to grow to the size they have. She added she wished they were ‘…
- Lawyer Miguna Miguna has expressed his utmost gratitude towards Kenyans who ‘stood’ by him during his tribulations after he was exiled. Speaking shortly after landing at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Thursday, October 20, 2022, the firebrand lawyer acknowledged the effort of his…
- Winnie Odinga came under a scathing attack after reports emerged that she had been dished a plum job by the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party. Unconfirmed reports indicated that Winnie had been nominated by ODM to serve at the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). A section of Kenyans on…
- Bank of Ireland Group is offering paid leave for women employees going through menopause, joining a growing list of companies trying to prevent women from exiting the workforce. Employees will be able to take up to 10 days off a year if they experience physical or psychological symptoms related to…
- Lawyer Miguna Miguna has finally arrived in Kenya today, October 20, 2022, marking an end to years of exile. Friends and relatives received the firebrand lawyer at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi County. He had earlier updated his followers that he was on his way to Nairobi…
- Mumias East Constituency Member of Parliament Peter Salasya on Wednesday, October 19 excited netizens after sharing a picture of a woman he would wish to marry. The MP, who has been in the limelight of late due to his single status, said he has a taste for ladies. “I want to make this clear that…
- The Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji has suffered a major blow after the Anti-Corruption High Court ruled that part of the evidence in the 59,688,250 Euros (currently about Ksh7 billion) Anglo Leasing case obtained from Swiss authorities fails to meet the admissibility test. A judgment…
- Police officers in Kitengela, Kajiado County, have launched a manhunt for a gang of four men who robbed two businesswomen of cash and valuables in a dramatic manner. The gang, armed with rungus and pangas, first accosted Jane Njeri, 39, at her home before moving to her neighbour’s house in a…
- A man was stoned by members of the public to death on Monday, October 17 after he snatched a mobile phone from a woman in Ruaraka. The incident happened at Gacheha area. “On 17/20/2022 at 1345hrs at Gacheha area, it was reported that an unknown lone gang had snatched a mobile phone from a woman […]
- An unknown number of thugs broke into the house of a retired Kenya Air Force Sergeant in Subukia, Nakuru County, and stole Ksh250, 000. In the incident that happened on Sunday, October 16, the assailants also stole a pistol that was later recovered. The victim, retired Sergeant Gilbert Githogori,…
- Nyeri senator Wahome Wamatinga has started a programme to distribute porridge flour in 30 Nyeri schools from the areas that are worst hit by drought. The senator said that they identified the schools from the most venerable areas such as the informal settlements and the drought-stricken areas. “We…
- It is a new dawn for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma patients in the country following the announcement of a groundbreaking technology by a local hospital. The revelation by Nairobi West Hospital will reduce the number of patients seeking treatment abroad. It also means a patient will cut the cost…
- Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, now says nobody can lock him out of social media days after making controversial comments on Kenya’s sovereignty. The army general came under fire early this month after his cryptic war tweet about ‘capturing Nairobi in a fortnight…
- Kiambu governor Kimani Wamatangi has said that the recently reported cases of cholera outbreak in the county has been effectively contained. He says that the scare originated from Limuru Sub-County last Saturday after 15 people who had attended a wedding tested positive after consuming suspected…
- Residents of Tiaty East in Baringo County on Tuesday, October 18, took to the streets to protest delay in distribution of relief food from the national government. The irate residents accused Deputy County Commissioner Josiah Odongo of a plot to sell the food instead of distributing it to locals,…
- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua can now breathe easy after a lead detective from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations sought to have the Ksh7.3 billion graft case against the DP withdrawn on grounds that he was compelled to implicate the suspect. In an affidavit filed in court, Kuria…
- Cabinet Secretary nominee for Roads, Transport and Public Works Kipchumba Murkomen has proposed the splitting of national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) to return it to profitability. Speaking when he faced the National Assembly Committee on appointments on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, Murkomen blamed…
- Five Eritrean nationals escaped from police custody in unclear circumstances on Tuesday night October 18, 2022. The foreigners, who were victims of human trafficking, had been detained at the Embakasi police station awaiting repatriation. According to the two officers who were in charge of the…
- Amin Mohammed has been sworn in as the Director of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). Mohammed took oath of office at the Supreme Court buildings on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The swearing-in ceremony was presided over by Chief Justice Martha Koome. The new DCI boss pledged to lead…
- There are many petty mistakes that people make when applying for green cards that cause their applications to be rejected immediately. 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 is…
- Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary (CS) nominee Moses Kuria has defended his abrasive character saying many people have always misunderstood him. Kuria, who appeared before Parliament for vetting on Tuesday, October 18, said he mingles well with members of the public and he is known to be a “…
- Kitui county commissioner Erastus Mbui has led the security enforcement in an exercise of flashing out camels from Mutha in Kitui South. Mbui says the exercise has been smooth and that there was no cause for alarm. “We have been here the whole day and everything is okay and we are trying to verify…
- Police officers in Saboti, Trans Nzoia County are looking for a suspected thief who lost his right-hand fingers when armed residents confronted him stealing maize in the company of six other people. Peter Wanjala, the owner of the maize farm said they were alarmed by barking dogs forcing them to…
- A herd of elephants that strayed into a village in Chepalungu, Bomet County on Tuesday, October 18 killed a middle-aged man and left another with grave injuries. The victim was pronounced dead on arrival at Longisa County Hospital where he was rushed by members of the public. Longisa Hospital…
- Kitui East Member of Parliament (MP) Nimrod Mbai has issued a five-day ultimatum to Defence Cabinet Secretary (CS) nominee Aden Duale to get his camels out of Kitui county. Mbai says it has been a norm for the Duale’s camel herders to kill Kitui people in cold blood as witnessed with the recent…
- A former senior official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was on Monday, October 17, 2022, charged before a Nairobi court with defrauding a businessman of land worth Ksh40 million situated in Karen. Rose Jelagat Boit who appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Wendy Kagendo denied five charges…
- Cabinet Secretary (CS) nominee for Public Service, Gender and Affirmative Action Aisha Jumwa broke down during vetting as she narrated her tough experiences while growing up. Jumwa faced the parliamentary vetting panel at Town Hall on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. The Gender CS nominee shed tears…
- Education stakeholders in Narok County will conduct a one-month Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) drive with the aim of arresting and prosecuting perpetrators of defilement. This is after it emerged that about 741 school-going girls in the county are pregnant, according to data from the Ministry of…
- The Anti-Terrorist Police Unit (ATPU) in Malindi have applied in court to hold a prominent Ngomeni businessman and philanthropist Omar Msham Ismael for 14 more days to complete investigations on alleged terrorist activities. Msham was arrested by police at his Ngomeni home on Friday night after he…
- The Kenya Revenue (KRA) has announced a new data collection exercise targetting landlords in Nairobi. In a notice shared, the taxman stated that the exercise which is set to begin on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, will involve a data collection exercise on rental properties in Nairobi and the Nairobi…
- Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Hajji has made an application, to have a murder case levelled against Aisha Jumwa settled outside court. Hajji through Senior Assistant prosecutor, Vivian Kambuga said that the second accused person Jumwa had the desire to have the matter settled outside…
- Police officers in Hasabwen, Wajir County, have launched a search for suspected Al-Shabaab militants who attacked and injured an officer on Monday, October 17, 2022. According to a police report seen by K24 Digital, the Recce squad officers were on patrol when they were attacked by the armed…
- Samburu West Member of Parliament Naisula Lesuuda was overwhelmed by emotions during the vetting of Interior Cabinet Secretary nominee Kithure Kindiki on Tuesday as she expressed concerns over rising cases of banditry attacks in the country. Lusuuda, a member of the National Assembly Committee on…
- Renowned actor Davis Hezron Mwabili, known by his stage name Inspekta Mwala has challenged professional boxers Floyd Mayweather and Tyson Fury to a fight. In a video shared via his official Facebook page, the thespian is seen in a mock fight with other crew members from the famous TV show Inspekta…
- A young man who was found committing an unnatural act with a sheep was given a thorough beating by irate members of the public before being handed over to the Siaya police. 24-year-old Stephen Owino was saved from lynching by an assistant chief who rushed to the scene after getting a tip-off from a…
- Interior Cabinet Secretary nominee Kithure Kindiki has vowed that no Kenyan will have to pay to be recruited for positions in the security docket. Kindiki while appearing before a vetting committee on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, pledged to use his power to ensure that Kenyans who qualify for various…
