- The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has replaced former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko with Kisauni MP Ali Mbogo as Wiper Party’s Mombasa gubernatorial candidate. A three judge bench heard that the Kalonzo Musyoka led party submitted Mbogo’s name as its gubernatorial candidate…
- The National Police Service (NPS) has announced the appointment of a new Airwing Unit Commandant. NPS, in a statement on Monday, July 4, 2022, named Assistant Inspector General of Police Thomas Kabute as the new Airwing boss. Kabute takes over from Col. (Rtd) Rogers Mbithi who has been redeployed…
- Rift Valley Regional Commander Maalim Mohamed has asked tourists and those who have been planning to travel to Turkana but have avoided the area due to insecurity issues to worry no more. According to Maalim, the National Police Service (NPS) has managed to arrest the leaders of the gang that has…
- A middle-aged man is nursing serious injuries at Mama Lucy hospital after being assaulted by his wife on Sunday, July 3, 2022. A police report seen by K24 Digital indicates that Prisca Wangare stabbed her husband, Isaac Macharia, in the stomach using a kitchen knife after a disagreement over an…
- At least six people have died by suicide, three others attempted suicide while 10 others were murdered in just the last five days – a report by police indicates. Most cases (suicide 6, murders 3) were reported on Saturday, July 2 2022. In one of the Saturday incidences, police officers in Dandora…
- At least six people have died by suicide, three others attempted suicide while 10 others were murdered in just the last five days – a report by police indicates. Most cases (suicide 6, murders 3) were reported on Saturday, July 2 2022. In one of the Saturday incidences, police officers in Dandora…
- Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has released the identity of a wanted criminal with an attached photo in an attempt to trace his whereabouts. The man identified as Abdirizack Moktar Garat is wanted for allegedly breaking into a safe at Salama Centre Building, in Eastleigh before…
- Murang’a Woman Representative Sabina Chege has described Deputy President William Ruto as an untrustworthy politician. She says that President Uhuru Kenyatta honestly trusted the DP only for him to become untrustworthy and undermined him. Sabina compared the relationship between the former close…
- National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Nacada) has cautioned politicians against popularising prohibited drugs to gain political mileage. The authority insisted that trade in bhang (Cannabis Sativa) remains illegal in Kenya. In a statement, NACADA Chief Executive…
- The outgoing Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nzomo Mutuku is dead. According to a statement by the Authority, Mutuku died in his hotel room in London where he was attending a meeting. Mutuku had served at RBA for more than 20 years. “The late Nzomo has served the…
- A female police officer has been arrested for attempted murder after she allegedly shot and seriously injured her lover in Kehancha, Migori County on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Corporal Hellen Nkuwan Lochuch, attached to the Migori Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), is said to have shot…
- Traders in Makutano town in West Pokot County are counting losses after a fire razed down their shops on Sunday morning. The trader’s cried foul as they were unable to salvage anything as they watched the inferno consuming all their products with no fire engine vehicle from the county government…
- A 17-year-old boy was arrested in connection with a criminal gang allegedly using panga and other crude weapons on members of the public in Mombasa, police have confirmed. In a statement, the teenager was nabbed yesterday in Majaoni after the area chief reported spotting the gang notorious for…
- Sex workers in Mombasa have now decried dishonest Mpesa reversals from customers after offering sexual services. According to the sex workers, the said clients have currently developed a trend of reversing money after receiving services. This, according to them has been highly fueled by the hike in…
- Kapseret Member of Parliament (MP) Oscar Sudi has hilariously hit out at the government for frustrating him over his academic qualifications. In a video clip shared on Facebook on Saturday, July 1, Sudi expressed gratitude over the ongoing scrutiny of academic papers stating that it has revealed…
- The death toll has risen to six after bizarre accidents that occurred in Miti Mbili, Kosachei area along the Eldoret-Webuye highway. According to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) chief Executive officer Dr Wilson Aruasa, the number rose to six after three more people succumbed to…
- Several passengers are feared dead after bizarre accidents that occurred in Miti Mbili area along the Eldoret-Webuye highway. While confirming the incident, Uasin Gishu police commander Ayub Gitonga stated that so far, three people have been confirmed dead. “It is true we’ve lost three people and…
- Police in Nigeria have rescued 77 people, including children, from a church where they were confined in the southwestern state of Ondo to witness the return of Jesus Christ. Some of them are believed to have been there for months. A police spokesperson said many of them had been told to expect the…
- Detectives drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested an armed thug who has been on the run after a robbery incident in Kariobangi. In a statement, Francis Shimoto, 26, was in the company of another criminal. The two were riding on a motorbike when they snatched a woman’s…
- A Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officer was on Saturday shot dead while another was left injured after armed bandits attacked the Oldonyiro KWS field station in Isiolo county. While confirming the incident, Isiolo County Commissioner Geoffrey Omonding said the perpetrators who ambushed the officers…
- With rising costs of living, Laura Young brainstormed ideas that would earn her extra income to sustain her family, in between her thoughts she spotted one asset which other women seem happy to pay for – her husband. The mother-of-three got the idea after hearing a podcast which told of a man…
- Roots Party presidential candidate George Wajackoyah is far from done with his promises should he clinch the State House seat come August 9. Speaking in Mombasa, Wajackoyah who has promised to legalize cannabis pledged to release all inmates jailed on bhang-related charges. He said that upon their…
- BBC journalist Ciru Muriuki is offering her take on ailing boxer Conjestina Achieng after her photo went viral raising serious concerns about her well-being. The former legendary female boxer in heart-wrecking photos appeared to be forgotten, and her son Charlton Otieno said his mother is on the…
- Rumours are swirling that the celebrity couple is expanding their family. Content creator-cum-rapper Diana Marua and her husband singer Bahati have remained mum on the prolonged rumour of her alleged bundle of joy on the way. The two who spoke after their star-studded show said they are yet to…
- A police officer attached to Kware polices Station in Embakasi was on Friday, July 1 2022 arrested in Mombasa for attempted robbery. The rogue police officer together with two accomplices were arrested after trying to rob a member of the public on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Constable Hellen Wanjiru…
- Uganda police have launched investigations into the validity of Nairobi senator Johnson Sakaja‘s Team University degree. In a letter addressed to the Commission for University Education, the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) Executive Director Mary Okwakol noted that they have halted…
- Embattled Nairobi senator Johnson Sakaja has come under sharp criticism from members of the public after a video of him fashioning himself as a well-established man surfaced just days after he claimed to have dropped his studies at the University of Nairobi due to financial problems. In the video…
- Sabina Chege, a member of the Azimio la Umoja coalition council, has said she will be the one to represent the interests of the people of Mt.Kenya should the coalition take the next government. Chege, who is the only leader from the region appointed to the council, said she will ensure the…
- A Chief in Wajir County has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for severally raping an 18-year-old girl. According to a statement by the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the accused identified as Kalimoi Shale was found guilty of raping the girl and sharing her nude images online after she…
- The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) on Friday announced killing 10 new Al-Shabaab graduates in the ongoing operations in Boni forest. In a statement dated Friday 1, the KDF stated that the operation was carried out between Sarira and Kolbio areas within the stated forest. “On July 1, 2022, Kenya Defence…
- Exiled lawyer Miguna Miguna has come out to challenge the validity of the academic certificates of Roots party presidential candidate George Wajackoyah. Miguna through a series of tweets demanded that Wajackoyah gives credible evidence of his academic qualification. “You claim to be a “university…
- A police officer arrested for interrupting the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition rally in Kisii has been arraigned in court. The officer, identified as Josephat Makori, was brought to Kisumu on Friday morning, where he appeared before Chief Magistrate Teresa Odera. Makori is alleged to have…
- Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Fred Matiang’i has directed the Inspector of General of police to deploy officers from the Internal affairs unit to investigate the teargas incident that occurred during an Azimio rally in Kisii. Matiang’i’s directive comes after an officer allegedly discharged a…
- A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer, who is reported to have abandoned his duty, was on Tuesday, June 28 arrested for being in possession of handcuffs illegally. Humphrey Amos Ong ‘any was arrested in Mwango Tinga area of Nairobi after a car wash attendant reported that he found a pair of…
- Two minors in Kaloleni, Kilifi County, have been arrested for sneaking into school a tablet with pornographic material. The two, a Class Eight girl at Kiñani primary and her 18-year-old boyfriend, were arrested on Thursday, June 30, 2022. Kilifi police confirm A police report seen by K24 Digital…
- Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS) Peter Munya has called on Kenyans to try other types of food and stop over-relying on maize flour. Speaking at Nakuru Agricultural Show on Friday, July 1, Munya said the country is currently experiencing a maize shortage that has led to skyrocketing cost of unga…
- Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Johnson Sakaja can now heave a sigh of relief after the High Court declined to have his name struck off the ballot. Justice Anthony Mrima on Friday, July 1, 2022, declined to issue orders barring the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) from…
- Residents of Amuka village in Kwanza constituency, Trans Nzoia County are reeling in shock following an incident where an 80-year-old grandma was raped and murdered in her house on Wednesday night. Speaking to the media, Kaberi Ng’ang’a, the son of Anne Wanjiku, the slain woman, said the people who…
- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has called for police investigation after two of its students allegedly committed suicide. “We confirm that Lenny Jessy Masiga and Irene Monica Mwangi were JKUAT students pursuing Strategic Management in the school of entrepreneurship…
- Embattled Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Johnson Sakaja now says he didn’t complete his studies at the University of Nairobi because of school fees challenges. Sakaja’s academic papers have been a subject of discussion in the country in recent weeks amid allegations he forged his degree…
- A Kiambu court on Thursday, June 20, 2022, sentenced a terror suspect to 15 years in prison, on his own plea of guilt. The accused Charles Kibet Rono alias Bashir appeared before Kahawa Chief Magistrate Diana Mochache. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Rono pleaded…
- Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives on Thursday, June 30 arrested the prime supect behind spate of murders in Nakuru County. Evans Michori Kebwaro was arrested in Keroka, Kisii County where he was hiding. “Preliminary investigations indicate that Kebwaro, is responsible for at…
- Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives on Thursday, June 30 arrested the prime supect behind spate of murders in Nakuru County. Evans Michori Kebwaro was arrested in Keroka, Kisii County where he was hiding. “Preliminary investigations indicate that Kebwaro, is responsible for at…
- The Nairobi Golf Hotels (Kenya) Limited, which owns the Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club, has been sued by 45 of its former employees over Ksh22 million dues. Through their Lawyers, T. J Michael & Company Advocates, the employees say that the company has refused to pay their terminal dues…
- Roots Party presidential candidate Prof George Wajackoyah has launched his manifesto, touching on a 10-point agenda. Wajackoyah said that his priority would be engaging in activities that can generate enough income for Kenya in a bid to clear her public debt, which is almost hitting Ksh10 trillion…
- Police have launched investigations into the Thursday afternoon incident in Kisii, where a peaceful political rally led by Azimio coalition presidential running mate Martha Karua was interrupted by a tear gas canister that exploded at the podium. In a statement, National Police Service (NPS) said…
- Is marriage a factor to run for an elective seat in this country? Culturally speaking this is a valid question that discourages the majority of youths from contesting. Constitutionally, it is not. However, this is not an impediment to Timothy Kiplagat Korir who is contesting for the Trans Nzoia…
- South Africa-based media personality Moshe Ndiki threw a ‘luxurious showbiz sendoff’ in lieu of a sombre service following the passing of his puppy, Sugar Ndiki. Moshe who has been in mourning since June 18 ensured his fans joined him to say their final goodbyes as the memorial service was streamed…
- Raila Odinga’s 2022 presidential running mate Martha Karua’s rally in Kisii county ended abruptly after teargas exploded at the podium. In a video seen by K24 Digital, the teargas canister exploded moments as the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential running mate was taking to the stage…
- Roots Party of Kenya presidential candidate George Wajackoyah has nominated researcher Dr. Gwada Ogot as his Cabinet Secretary for Herb ahead of the August 9 general election. Gwada has been at the forefront in pushing for the legalisation of marijuana in Kenya. In 2017, Gwada petitioned the Senate…
