- Police from the homicide department have launched investigations into the murder of two people at a hotel in Murang’a. The security guard and staff working for Green park hotel, located along Kenol Murang’a road, are said to have been attacked by unknown assailants in the wee hours of Saturday…
- Public figures across the political spectrum reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Friday overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that recognized a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion and legalized it nationwide. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IN A LIVE ANNOUNCEMENT: “Today, the…
- An Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) police officer Robert Mungei Nyakeri is being held at Kitale police station for killing an inspector of police – Kwanza Sub-County Police Commander has confirmed. Kwanza Sub-County Police Commander James Odera said the two police officers Nyakeri and the deceased…
- Three officers have every reason to smile after their visit to Nyeri Archbishop Antony Muheria’s home led to their promotion. The officers who had accompanied the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) director George Kinoti, received a surprise promotion from President Uhuru Kenyatta during…
- Gospel singer Linet Masiro Munyali alias Size 8 has opened up about how her chronic condition has stopped her from becoming a mother again. Size 8 nearly broke down in tears while explaining how extreme preeclampsia has robbed her of the ability to become a mother for the third time. Severe…
- Roots party presidential flagbearer Prof. George Wajackoyah has taken his campaigns to different clubs in Kiambu county. In a video shared by the party’s spokesperson and head of social media, Wilson Muirani Gathoni, alias Jaymo Ule Msee, the presidential hopeful is seen enjoying the tunes of…
- Residents using the Thika-Magumu road currently under construction have decried increased herds of elephants along Kathe and forest. Motorists using the busy road say that due to foggy weather conditions, most drivers cannot view the jumbos from a distance, resulting in commotion and delays along…
- Five people have died after allegedly taking illicit brew in Karuku village in Mwea ward Mbeere South Subcounty in Embu county. The five are all neighbours. Of the five, three died on Wednesday, and the other two succumbed today. It is also reported that two more are admitted to the hospital and…
- Two people have been confirmed dead after a building under construction collapsed, with 17 others escaping death by a whisker. In the 10 am incident in the EPZ area of Kitengela, one block of a three-storey building tumbled down to the chagrin of the workers at the site during the incident. The…
- Two senior police officers were arraigned before a Nairobi court for assaulting Joseph Kinuthia Nyambura, an advocate of the High court. Officers Benedict Mugo and Moses Labu Kengere appeared before Milimani Chief Magistrate Wendy Kagendo but did not plead to the assault charge levelled against…
- Police in Naivasha have warned revelers arriving in the town for the World Rally Championship (WRC) to be on the lookout following a rise in the spiking of drinks. Though security has been intensified as the global event kicked off, they noted that some people had fallen prey to the women who were…
- Property worthy millions of shillings have reportedly been gutted down by fire in Embu town following a scuffle between bodaboda riders and police. Angry bodaboda riders demanding the release of two riders who had been arrested in the morning by police staged a demonstration outside Embu town…
- A newly discovered bacteria that is large enough to be visible to the naked eye, and resembles the shape and size of an eyelash, has been found in Guadeloupe in the Lesser Antilles, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science. Thiomargarita Magnifica — a reference to its…
- A bodaboda rider was shot and injured before being robbed Ksh170, 000 in Kayole, Nairobi on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. In the incident, the victim identified as Hassan Osundwa was ambushed by two men on a motorbike as he was going to deposit money. His attackers fled with the cash after shooting him…
- The Roots party has appointed Omar Lali as the coordinator of the Beach Boys Association. The Lamu-based beach boy, who shot into the limelight after being linked to the alleged murder of businesswoman Tecra Muigai in 2020, will be in charge of the group’s activities countywide, the party said in a…
- Popular condoms distributor Stanley Ngara aka ‘King of Condoms’ says there is a shortage of condoms in Naivasha following the Safari Rally event being held in the area. The rally competition began on Thursday, June 23 and is set to end on Sunday, June 26. Ngara says that the upsurge of visitors and…
- The High court has thrown out nine petitions which sought to bar candidates with integrity questions from contesting the August 9 polls. A three-judge bench ruled that the petitions which targeted former Nairobi governor Miko Sonko, Paul Thang’wa and Samuel Arama were filed prematurely and ought to…
- Two construction workers in Kitengela, Kajiado county have lost their lives after a three-storey building around EPZ area collapsed. Confirming the incident, Isinya Isinya Deputy County commissioner Justus Musau noted that the mid-morning incident occurred after a section of the building caved in…
- Two officers attached to Mathare Police station are set to be arraigned at Milimani Law Courts for allegedly assaulting and injuring a city lawyer. Constables Benedict Mugo and Moses Labu Kengere are also said to have preferred false criminal charges of obstructing police officers and trespassing…
- Police in Thika are investigating an incident where a garbage truck driver was on Thursday night shot and killed. According to eyewitnesses and the police, the driver identified as Maina was driving the lorry contracted by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA). He had driven the lorry to…
- The family of slain social media influencer Frank Obegi has denied claims the deceased led a lavish lifestyle. Obegi was among four youths whose mutilated bodies were found dumped in Ngubi Forest, Kijabe, Kiambu County on Sunday, June 20, 2022. Obegi, who was a popular blogger, Elijah Omeka, Fred…
- A campaign vehicle belonging to Deputy President William Ruto’s ally, South Mugirango Member of Parliament (MP), Silvanus Osoro overturned with supporters on board. In a footage doing rounds on social media, the said vehicle branded with United Democratic Alliance (UDA) colours and symbols was seen…
- Police in Nairobi are holding a 32-year-old man for allegedly sodomising a 4-year-old boy. Samuel Agesa, a bodaboda operator in the city, was arrested after a complaint filed by the minor’s teacher at Parklands Police Station. In a statement on Thursday, June 23, 2022, the Directorate of Criminal…
- Every year, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) requires Kenyan adults to file their KRA tax returns, whether employed or not. The returns are classified into different categories which include income tax for resident individuals, non-resident individuals, companies, partnerships, PAYE, turnover tax…
- A total of 60 foreigners believed to be from South Sudan and Ethiopia were rescued on Thursday, June 23 by DCI detectives acting on intelligence reports. In a
- Three people have been arrested for producing counterfeit liquor in a residential house in Embu county. According to police, the haul of assorted illegal counterfeit liquor was being produced behind bars in Gatondo Village of Itabua Sub-location. Confirming the incident, Embu West Deputy County…
- Kenya, on Thursday, June 23, recorded 559 new Covid-19 cases from a sample size of 3,639 tested in the past 24 hours. This translates to a positivity rate of 15.4 per cent. Of the cases, 486 are Kenyans and 73 foreigners while 322 are males and 237 females. The youngest is a 1-year-old child and […]
- Controversial gospel artiste Alex Apoko alias Ringtone appeared to cry in court on Thursday as he testified during the hearing of a case involving popular blogger Robert Alai. The blogger is charged on two accounts of causing grievous harm to him and malicious damage to property. He is said to have…
- Police in Thika, Kiambu County have launched investigations to ascertain how a businessman lost in excess of Ksh5.7 million after he parked his car outside a public toilet and went for a short call. Thika West Sub County police commander Daniel Kinyua told K24 Digital that Mathew Magenda Githinji…
- Police in Thika, Kiambu County have launched investigations to ascertain how a businessman lost in excess of Ksh5.7 million after he parked his car outside a public toilet and went for a short call. Thika West Sub County police commander Daniel Kinyua told K24 Digital that Mathew Magenda Githinji…
- Police in Thika, Kiambu County have launched investigations to ascertain how a businessman lost in excess of Ksh5.7 million after he parked his car outside a public toilet and went for a short call. Thika West Sub County police commander Daniel Kinyua told K24 Digital that Mathew Magenda Githinji…
- Police officers on Wednesday, June 22 arrested six suspects in Bridgestone and Colombia areas along the Mathare River for drug peddling, drug abuse, and illegal gambling activities. Led by Starehe Deputy County Commissioner and Mathare Police Station OCS, the officers conducted a raid in the areas…
- A 21-year-old man suspected of killing his 17-year-old friend in Old town Kibokoni Mombasa county has surrendered to police. Mombasa sub-county police commander, Maxwell Ogolla confirmed the incident stating that Imran Mohammed Abudulkadir was accused of stabbing Mohammed Abdulraham to death…
- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is doing random spot checks on major roads and highways countrywide. In a statement shared the agency highlighted that the crackdown was launched following increased cases of bribery and road users flouting traffic rules. “Following reports of…
- The Supreme court has dismissed Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) request to their request to force a rice importer to pay Ksh378million in a tax dispute that saw him walk away with Ksh500million unpaid tax. Issuing the ruling, the judges led by Justice Philomena Mwilu dismissed their request citing…
- Police have confirmed that the fifth body found dumped at Ngubi forest in Kiambu County was that of Joseph Njau Ng’endo, an aspiring MCA in Kasarani. The new development comes after the police ran his fingerprints. It is said that Ng’endo was booked at the city mortuary where he was listed as an…
- Police in Karen, Nairobi have launched a hunt for a house help accused of stealing Ksh4million cash from her employer’s house. The accused identified as Miriam Mwelu Muinde is said to have fled her employer’s house with cash and jewellery worth Ksh500,000. According to a police report, the money in…
- Deputy President William Ruto has decried the sudden hiking of maize and wheat flour from Ksh120 to Ksh200 in the past week. Ruto said the new prices are out of reach for many struggling Kenyans. Speaking in Kajiado on Wednesday, Ruto said the government failed to subsidize farm inputs leading to…
- There was a tense moment at Kiegoi market in Meru County when a man hanged on Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya’s helicopter shortly after it took off. In a video circulating online, a man is seen hanging comfortably on the chopper while waving to a cheering crowd. It took the pilot 50…
- Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera on Tuesday relieved his Vice President Saulos Chilima of all delegated powers after the latter was named in a corruption scandal that has rocked the country. A probe into procurement fraud by the country’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) concluded that 53 current…
- President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on married men to avoid mpango wa kando to preserve their wealth. Speaking at KICC, where he launched National Title Deeds Issuance Program, Uhuru said many men have lost property and family because of mpango wa kandos. “Pesa ikiingia, akipitia mtaani anakutwa na…
- A decomposing body of a Police Constable who went missing two weeks ago has been found in a thicket in Chesuman, Elgeyo Marakwet County. Constable John Kigo Gathoni went missing on June 5, 2022. Following the mysterious disappearance, the officer was under probe for allegedly absconding duty. But…
- Police in Nairobi have launched a manhunt for a Kilimani-based businessman in whose house 22 firearms and over 500 rounds of ammunition were recovered in a recent operation. In a statement on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said Ken Wycliff Okello Lugwili…
- Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Johnson Sakaja can now breathe easy after the Commission for University Education (CUE) withdrew a letter revoking recognition of his degree certificate. The move follows Sakaja’s petition accusing CUE Chairman Prof Chacha Nyaigoti-Chacha of disobeying court orders…
- Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja now wants Chairman of Commission for University Education (CUE) Prof Chacha Nyaigoti-Chacha jailed for six months over alleged disobedience of a court order that suspended revocation of his degree certificate. In the contempt of court application, Sakaja, who is vying…
- Jubilee Vice Chairperson David Murathe now wants Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition’s presidential candidate Raila Odinga to consider legalising bhang if elected in August. In an interview on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, the seasoned politician indicated that the national debate on marijuana is…
- Frank Obegi, Elijah Omeka, Fred Mokaya and Moses Amenya were brutally murdered and their mutilated bodies dumped in Kijabe forest and Magadi. The four mysteriously disappeared before their bodies were found decomposing in Kiambu and Kajiado counties. The quartet had been accused of being behind a…
- Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will soon require its staff in critical departments to wear ‘body cameras’ in a renewed fight against tax cheating, the tax man has revealed. Speaking to a local daily, KRA Commissioner General Githii Mburu said the body-worn cameras, commonly used by the police in the…
- Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka is launching a new media company in partnership with four-times NBA champion LeBron James aimed at telling stories that cross-cultural barriers, the former world No 1 announced. Hana Kuma, which translates to “flower bear,” will produce stories that are “…
- Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka is launching a new media company in partnership with four-times NBA champion LeBron James aimed at telling stories that cross-cultural barriers, the former world No 1 announced. Hana Kuma, which translates to “flower bear,” will produce stories that are “…
