- A matatu driver who rammed into four vehicles while attempting to kill a traffic police officer for impounding his vehicle due to a traffic offence has been arrested. The suspect, identified as Tito Mohammed Wachira, appeared before Mombasa resident magistrate Rita Oraro under miscellaneous…
- The Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) has moved to court seeking to recover wealth worth over Ksh1.2 billion from a senior employee in the Ministry of Lands. The officer, Mr Nicholas Owino Ochiel, was first employed at the Ministry of Lands and Settlement as a valuer in 1996. He worked…
- Former Finance Minister Chris Obure has every reason to smile after being acquitted in the Ksh928million anglo-leasing case. Obure has been acquitted alongside, Former Transport and Communication permanent secretary Sammy Kyungu and ex-Finance Secretary Samuel Bundotich. The decision comes after…
- Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga has criticized the government over the recent closure of Keroche Breweries. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) shut down the Naivasha-based brewer in May for reneging on the tax agreement on the settlement of arrears totaling…
- The Kenya Railways Corporation has asked residents living along the Voi-Taita Taveta MGR line corridor to vacate voluntarily or face forceful eviction. In a notice shared across their official social media accounts, the entity announced that the move is set to facilitate the rehabilitation of the…
- Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli has changed his stance on the possibility of Deputy President William Ruto becoming president but with a caveat. Speaking during an interview with a local media station, the COTU boss who is a staunch critic of DP Ruto…
- Embattled Nairobi senator Johnson Sakaja now says he will not be intimidated by threats of arrest and persecution by the state. Taking to his social media hours after a plan to arrest him over alleged involvement in international crimes emerged, the senator stated that he has original and legit…
- Jirani Smart Microfinance is on the spot over an assault incident reported at the lender’s offices in Nyamira. In a video doing rounds on social media, a man, believed to be a senior official at the company, is seen brutally beating a colleague over fraud allegations. The incident occurred on…
- Former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko’s lawyer Derrick Odhiambo was on Tuesday, June 14, attacked by unknown assailants. Odhiambo who appeared before Mombasa High Court judge John Mativo for the hearing of Sonko’s ex- parte application seeking for orders to quash IEBC’s decision not to clear Sonko to…
- Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya presidential candidate Raila Odinga is listed among the world’s most notable individuals who graduated from the University of Leipzig in Germany. Raila is listed alongside Angela Markell, who served as the chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. The university described…
- London South Bank University has confirmed that Machakos Governor candidate Wavinya Ndeti did her Computer Science degree from September 1994 to July 1995. In a letter shared by Wavinya online, the university said it awarded her lower second class honours after completing the course in 10 months. “…
- Sex workers in Mombasa County have relocated to the upcountry citing low business in the city and high cost of living. Nkoko Injuu Africa, a community-based organisation that champions the rights of sex workers across the coastal region, said that the high cost of living and skyrocketing food…
- Ten recruits who have been undergoing training at Kiganjo police training college for the last three months have been arrested after the examination body said their certificates were forged. The ten reported at the National Police College’s main Campus; Kiganjo in late March this year where all…
- The Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji has been granted one week to file amended charges against flamboyant businessman Jared Otieno and others accused of defrauding Sounthorn Chanthavong, a director of Simoung Group Company, Ksh300 million claiming that they would sell him gold. The new…
- Two gang groups suspected to be on the payroll of politicians have been placed under the police radar for disrupting rallies and intimidating female campaigners in Nyandarua County. Speaking during a daylong county conference held on Wednesday, June 15, the County police boss, Omar Orero revealed…
- Two people were killed and three others seriously injured in a grisly road accident on Kiambu road near Muthaiga area, Nairobi, on Monday morning, 7 am. The head-on-collision involved a 33-seater matatu and a tractor. Confirming the incident, Julius Kiragu, the area police boss stated that the…
- The woman who disappeared with a man’s car and Ksh700,000 has reportedly been involved in a car accident, police say. Confirming the incident, Naivasha Sub-County police commander Samuel Waweru noted that the said woman rammed a vehicle as she was speeding off, crashing along Kiambu on Monday night…
- The woman who disappeared with a man’s car and Ksh700,000 has reportedly been involved in a car accident, police say. Confirming the incident, Naivasha Sub-County police commander Samuel Waweru noted that the said woman rammed a vehicle as she was speeding off, crashing along Kiambu on Monday night…
- It is a big win for the Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji after the Anti-Corruption High Court ruled that part of the evidence in the Ksh3.5 billion Anglo Leasing case obtained from Swiss authorities meets the integrity test. In a ruling, Justice Esther Maina overturned the lower court’s…
- It is a big win for the Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji after the Anti-Corruption High Court ruled that part of the evidence in the Ksh3.5 million Anglo Leasing case obtained from Swiss authorities meets the integrity test. In a ruling, Justice Esther Maina overturned the lower court’s…
- It is a big win for the Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji after the Anti-Corruption High Court ruled that part of the evidence in the Ksh3.5 million Anglo Leasing case obtained from Swiss authorities meets the integrity test. In a ruling, Justice Esther Maina overturned the lower court’s…
- Detectives in Nakuru have arrested a notorious cybercrime gang that has been hacking people’s credit cards to use in the purchase of bitcoin. The gang of two comprised of Francis Maina Wambui alias Nick, 26, and Zellic Alusa, 25. The suspects were arrested in the company of two young ladies who are…
- A man who was arrested for stealing Ksh239,4000 from his boss has told a Mombasa court that he spent the money to build his ailing parents a house. Kimanzi Mbuvi who appeared before Mombasa resident magistrate Rita Orora pleaded guilty to charges of stealing. The court heard that Mbuvi was arrested…
- The High Court has temporarily barred IEBC from striking out Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja’s name from the list of governorship candidates based on the decision of the Commission for University Education (CUE) to revoke his university degree certificate. The order, issued by Justice Jairus Ngaah,…
- Residents of Karinga village in Gatundu South, Kiambu County are counting losses after their sheep were attacked and killed by an unknown wild animal. The dangerous, wild animal on the loose is reported to be attacking domestic animals between 3.00 am and 5.00 am leaving a trail of destruction.…
- United Democratic Alliance (UDA) presidential running mate Rigathi Gachagua has said the Kenya Kwanza government will reform the National Police Service to United States of America standards. Speaking in Kiambu County on Wednesday, June 15, Gachagua said Kenya’s police personnel had been misused…
- Nairobi senator Johnson Sakaja has moved to the High court to challenge the decision of the Commission for University Education ( CUE) to revoke a degree certificate he acquired from a Ugandan university. In a judicial review petition filed at Milimani High Court, Sakaja wants the court to quash…
- A police constable attached to Ukwala Police Station in Siaya was arraigned at Ukwala Law Courts after allegedly raping a woman inside a holding cell at Sega Police Post on April 12, 2021. On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, Police Constable Cosmas Chirchir was placed in lawful custody after the Independent…
- The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) will be investigating a number of domestic violence issues against police officers if its newly proposed regulations are enacted. According to the recommendations in our possession, the issues include, among others, forced wife inheritance,…
- A police officer accused of killing Wycliffe Owour, one of the suspects in the Ksh72 million Nairobi West ATM heist in 2019, has been charged with murder. James Ngige appeared before Milimani High Court Judge Grace Nzioka and denied one count of murder. He denied that on March 24, 2022, at Kayole…
- Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Johnson Sakaja now claims the ‘deep state’ is behind his woes regarding his alleged forged university degree. Reacting to the Commission for University Education’s decision to revoke recognition of his degree from Team University in Uganda on Wednesday, June 15,…
- Two more suspects linked to a brazen dawn attack on a female motorist in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County have been arrested. The arrest brings to four, the total number of suspects so far arrested in connection to the robbery. The National Police Service spokesperson Bruno Shioso on Wednesday, June…
- Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Johnson Sakaja has had quite a rough week as he fights to clear his name following allegations that he forged his degree certificate. In a matter before the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), four petitioners want Sakaja barred from contesting in…
- The government has forecast a further rise in fuel prices attributed to the Russia-Ukrain war which has seen global prices soar. In a statement on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani said that due to the rising fuel prices, the government could be unable to sustain the…
- Former Devolution Principal Secretary John Konchellah has lost his registered firearm in unclear circumstances. Police reports indicate Konchellah’s gun went missing in Nairobi on Tuesday night, June 14, 2022. In a police statement recorded at Kilimani Police station, Konchellah claims he visited…
- Another police officer accused of killing the mastermind of the September 2019 Ksh74million Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) heist Wycliff Vincent Oduor has surrendered. Constable James Njuguna Ngige of Katwana police station on Tuesday evening June 14, 2022, surrendered to officers at Capitol…
- The Commission for University Education (CUE) has revoked the recognition of Nairobi senator Johnson Sakaja’s degree from Team University in Uganda. In a letter dated Wednesday, June 15, 2022, CUE said that it had received material information concerning Sakaja’s Bachelor of Science in Management…
- The Commission for University Education (CUE) has revoked the recognition of Nairobi senator Johnson Sakaja’s degree from Team University in Uganda. In a letter dated Wednesday, June 15, 2022, CUE said that it had received material information concerning Sakaja’s Bachelor of Science in Management…
- The Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) is offering Kenyans cash reward through a naming competition in a bid to get the most appropriate name for its new building currently called ‘Parliament Tower’. The construction of the 26-storey building commenced in March 2014 as PSC sought to provide…
- The Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) is offering Kenyans cash reward through a naming competition in a bid to get the most appropriate name for its new building currently called ‘Parliament Tower’. The construction of the 26-storey building commenced in March 2014 as PSC sought to provide…
- After serving as the acting director-general for health for close to three years, the position of Dr. Patrick Amoth has finally been advertised by the Public Service Commission (PSC) raising questions about why he was not confirmed. The Ministry of Health through PSC advertised the position…
- The controversy over the academic qualifications of Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja has taken a new twist after the Commission of Universities Education (CUE) has confirmed with Ugandan authorities that the legislator’s degree of Bachelor of Science in Management is valid and genuine. According to a…
- A Nairobi lawyer who was recently appointed to the Kenya Kwanza alliance’s National Economic Taskforce by Deputy President William Ruto is dead. Edward Mwachinga is said to have collapsed and died at his home in Nairobi on Tuesday night, June 14, 2022. A relative intimated to a local media that the…
- Comedian David Oyando, alias Mulamwah has revealed that his meeting with Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) CEO Ezekiel Mutua earned him Ksh20,000. Mulamwah, in a post on his Insta-stories, claims Mutua sent him the cash after squashing their prolonged beef. The two met at the Marwa Music…
- Police in Maragua, Murang’a County, are investigating an incident in which thugs broke into a church in Kenol and made away with screens, a public address system, and other accessories. The gang raided ACK St. Peters Kenol in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, where they first attacked the guards…
- Nancy Crampton-Brophy, author of the essay “How to Murder Your Husband,” was sentenced to life in prison Monday for the murder of her husband. Crampton-Brophy, 71, was convicted in May of second-degree murder in the June 2018 death of her husband, chef Daniel Brophy, who was gunned down at the…
- Nancy Crampton-Brophy, author of the essay “How to Murder Your Husband,” was sentenced to life in prison Monday for the murder of her husband. Crampton-Brophy, 71, was convicted in May of second-degree murder in the June 2018 death of her husband, chef Daniel Brophy, who was gunned down at the…
- Nancy Crampton-Brophy, author of the essay “How to Murder Your Husband,” was sentenced to life in prison Monday for the murder of her husband. Crampton-Brophy, 71, was convicted in May of second-degree murder in the June 2018 death of her husband, chef Daniel Brophy, who was gunned down at the…
- Today marked one year since the death of Chris Kirubi – a billionaire businessman who ventured into diverse sectors, including manufacturing and media. The late tycoon passed away aged 80 after a protracted battle with cancer. To mark his one-year death anniversary, the Centum family honoured his…
- The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced an increase in fuel prices by Ksh9 in the June 2022 review. As a result, super petrol, diesel and krosene will now retail at Ksh159.12, Ksh140 and Ksh127.94 per litre respectively in Nairobi starting midnight. “The prices are…
