- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua had a message of gratitude to his former teachers at Kianyaga Boys High school where he joined former schoolmates for an alumni meeting on Saturday, March 18, 2023. The DP owned his ‘bad boy’ tag recalling how he was caught up in countless mistakes and the life and…
- Priscah Mwaro, the ex-wife of Sports, Culture and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba was, on Saturday, March 18, 2023, laid to rest at the CS’s Magoye residence in Budalangi, Busia County. Her burial followed a requiem mass that was held at Consulate Shrine on Friday, March 17. Mwaro was…
- An unknown number of student leaders under the Azimio-affiliated Movement for the Defence of Democracy Comrade’s front (MDD) have been arrested. The campus leaders who are currently being held at Central police station were arrested at Chester House during their presser with police terming the…
- Residents of Muliluni, Mwingi West were left shocked after a 32-year-old man h****d his 24-year-old brother to death before taking his own life. While confirming the incident, Mwingi Central Sub-county Police Commander Kazungu Charo said the deceased attacked his brother using a panga at their…
- Artiste KRG the Don says Stevo Simple Boy’s music is trashy. Speaking to a local YouTuber, the ‘mambo imechemka’ hitmaker insisted that Stevo was not his equal. He compared Stevo’s craft to songs sung by primary school pupils. The singer also noted that the only reason why Kenyans claimed Stevo was…
- The High Court on Friday directed that a case challenging Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga’s declaration that Monday is a public holiday be heard on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Justice Hedwig Ong’undi while giving directions in the case filed by former Nairobi Governor Mike…
- The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over alleged w*r c****s in Ukraine. The Hague-based court said in a statement on Friday the warrant was issued over Putin’s suspected involvement in the unlawful deportation and transfer of…
- The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over alleged w*r c****s in Ukraine. The Hague-based court said in a statement on Friday the warrant was issued over Putin’s suspected involvement in the unlawful deportation and transfer of…
- A magistrate at Kisii Law Courts has appealed to Marani sub-county security officers to beef up security during a site visit at a scene where Baby Brighton Sagini’s eyes were allegedly gouged out last December. Senior Resident Magistrate, Christine Ogweno, urged the sub-county Directorate of…
- Lawyer Silas Jakakimba has officially resigned from the Raila Odinga Secretariat, where he served as advisor. The long-serving aide of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga announced his exit through an ‘appreciation’ letter addressed to the ODM party leader on Friday, March 17, 2023. In a separate…
- Winam Law Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for defiling his three-year-old daughter. The court’s principal magistrate, Chrispine Oruo, noted that there was sufficient evidence to prove that the accused, John Ondera, committed the distasteful act. “The prosecution, led by Mwende…
- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Friday, March 17 said he was yet to move into his official residence in Karen because it needed a lot of renovations. Speaking during a joint media interview with Gikuyu stations, Gachagua said the residence’ rooftop was leaking and toilets were not working. “…
- Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Friday, March 17 said the investigations into the death of Geoffrey Mwathi Ngugi aka Jeff had entered phase two where several persons of interest will be interviewed. The agency in a statement said phase one of the probe had been completed. “The…
- Former Soi Member of Parliament (MP) Caleb Kositany has been named as the new Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) board chairperson for a period of three years. In a gazette notice dated March 15, President William Ruto said his appointment will take effect beginning March 17, 2023. “In exercise of the…
- The Employment and Labour Relations court has directed the immediate reinstatement of sacked Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Senior Human Resource Manager Rose Mwende Mustiya. Mwende had moved to court saying her rights and freedoms were violated when she was sacked in May 2022 allegedly over a…
- Siaya County Director of Education Leonard Kabaki has warned parents against ‘skimpy’ dressing while dropping and picking up their children at schools. Kabaki, who was reacting to Bishop Okoth Mbaga secondary school deputy Principal Judith Awino’s directive to parents on school playground etiquette…
- Homa Bay Town Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Kaluma is embroiled in a fierce court battle with his baby mama over school fees for their 13-year-old daughter. When the case seeking to compel the legislator to provide child support for his daughter resumed Thursday, March 16, 2023, for hearing, it…
- A Danish National Simon Enna Wesche has s******d a major setback after his estranged Kenyan wife obtained orders stopping him from evicting her from Ksh12 million Malindi beach house. Vivien Nasimiyu Wamalwa, a businesswoman, obtained the orders halting the eviction by ex-husband Wesche from their…
- Two KRA officials were on Thursday charged before Milimani Law courts with aiding and abetting i*****l vacation of assessment for a tax obligation of Ksh9.9 million. Dickens Otura Olwala and Jackline Moraa Nyabuto were arraigned before Magistrate Wandia Nyamu where they denied six counts of evasion…
- Brenda Majune, the immediate former chair lady of Daughters of Gideon Moi group now wants to start a Daughters of William Ruto team. Majune, who was part of the Nick Salat team that officially joined President Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) from KANU on March 15, now believes that working…
- Seven police officers in Virginia, United States were arraigned in court for the alleged murder of a 28-year-old Kenyan. The deceased identified as Irvo Otieno is said to have met his untimely death after the officers allegedly smothered him during the intake at a State mental health facility on…
- President William Ruto on Thursday, March 16, 2023, nominated 50 p****e to fill the positions of Chief Administrative Secretaries (CAS) following the recommendation of the Public Service Commission. The nominees’ names have since been forwarded to the National Assembly for consideration and…
- The cost of maize flour in Nyeri is still high despite hopes that things would change after farmers in North Rift began harvesting their crop late last year. A spot check by KNA at leading supermarkets in Nyeri town has revealed that the price of a two-kilogram packet of maize flour was retailing…
- TikTok is expected to be banned from UK government phones later today. Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden will make a statement to Parliament this afternoon on “the security of government devices”, where it is understood he will confirm the ban. The Chinese-owned video-sharing app has been under…
- One of the Unaitas bank robbery suspects killed by police in Murang’a on Sunday, March 12 was shot nine times, the autopsy has revealed. Pathologist Kamotho Watenga from Murang’a District Hospital who conducted the postmortem said the suspect was shot three times in the h**d and six times at the…
- Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi now says the government’s new approach to tackling the now politically divisive issue – the cost of living – will yield results in six months. Speaking to a local media station, Linturi says by August this year, maize flour will be retailing at Ksh120.…
- A joint operation by the National Police Service and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on Wednesday, March 15 recovered various suspected counterfeit goods. In a statement, police said the items included fake rolls of KRA stamps, 13 drums of 250 litres each containing liquid suspected to be ethanol. “…
- Efforts to salvage the body of an 11-year-old boy who drowned in the Sigor dam while swimming with a group of other children have faced challenges arising from harsh weather conditions and the swampy nature of the dam. Speaking to Kenya News Agency, Bomet County Director of Disaster Management…
- Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) Director General Ezra Chiloba was Wednesday, March 15 forced to scamper for safety in Kisumu after a group of Azimio protesters stormed his meeting. Chiloba, who was in Kisumu town to officiate the celebration to mark World Consumers Rights Day at Jaramogi…
- There was drama in a virtual Court proceeding on Wednesday, March 15, 2022, when a man showed up while half-naked. Appearing before Lilian Mutende of the High Court Criminal Division, the man only identified as Maina stunned the virtual court session after he logged into the proceeding while half…
- Syengo Nyamai of Mavindini Day Mixed Secondary School in Kitui county went missing just a day after he won a sports bet. The 17-year-old boy won Ksh200,000 after he gambled in the 2023 Carabao Cup final match pitting Manchester United against Newcastle United. Nyamai was last seen alive on the…
- Residents of the troubled North Rift region continue to surrender i*****l firearms ahead of a major security operation to flush out marauding bandits. The National Police Service (NPS) said two guns were recently surrendered to authorities following calls from multi-agency teams, including police…
- Safari Rally driver Maxine Wahome was on Wednesday, March 12, 2023, formally charged with the murder of her boyfriend A***d Khan. Appearing before Justice Lilian Mutende of the Milimani High Court Criminal Division virtually, Wahome, 25, pleaded not g****y to one count of murder levelled against…
- Police have launched investigations after an 80-year-old German national was killed by unknown assailants at Esampukike village in Loodokilani, Kajiado county. The lifeless body of Wilko Milicinovic was discovered in his house on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Police reports indicate that the body of the…
- Homa Bay Town Member of Parliament Peter Kaluma has accused United States Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman of pushing the gay agenda in the country. This is after Whitman said the US will stand with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning (LGBTQ+) community in the country, amid…
- Two young siblings who were killed when a matatu reportedly driven by a d***k driver hit them were laid to rest in an emotional send-off on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. During the burial near Maragua in Murang’a County, a cross-section of leaders called on the government to take deterrent measures…
- The Energy & Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has increased super petrol retail price by Ksh2 and retained the current prices for diesel and kerosene for the period between March 15, 2023, and April 14, 2023. As a result, the retail price for a litre of petrol will be Ksh179.30 while a…
- United States ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman now says she recognizes efforts to protect the members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and Queer (LGBTQI+) community in the country. Through her Twitter account on Tuesday evening, Meg said she and her team have engaged the members of the…
- Emotions ran high at Chepkemel village in Chemase location in Tinderet Nandi county during the burial ceremony of the late Kelvin Kiptanui who was – a Form 1 student at Chemase Secondary School. The burial of the 16-year-old student who died following an alleged corporal punishment from his…
- Alex Munga Sadi, the man whose video went viral for accusing police officers of ‘catching him like a rat on the highway’ in 2016 has been charged in court. Sadi, who was arrested by Pharmacy and Poisons Board officers on Sunday, March 12, 2023, was, on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, charged with being in…
- The Catholic Church is open to reviewing its thousand-year-old practice of celibacy, Pope Francis has suggested. He said the ban was only ‘temporary’ and there was also ‘no contradiction’ for a priest to marry. Celibacy was made a requirement by the Catholic Church in the 11th century for financial…
- Central Region Police Commander Fredrick Shisia has denied claims that the two suspects killed in Murang’a were a result of extra-judicial k******s by police officers. He said that the suspects were members of an organized criminal gang that has been extorting Kenyans. Addressing the press in his…
- Widows in Kisii, Nyamira and other neighbouring counties who file cases in court have been urged to complete legal processes to avoid blaming judicial officers for the delay in determining their cases. Alice Mokeira Osero noted that majority of widows are disinherited by their brothers-in-law and…
- Safari rally driver Maxine Wahome is fit to be tried for the murder of her boyfriend A***d Khan following a successful mental examination at Mathari Mental Hospital on Tuesday, March 14. Doctors at the mental facility examined her as directed by High Court judge Lilian Mutende on March 7 and…
- High Court judge Justus Bwonwong’a has disqualified himself from hearing further the trial of seven p****e among them two women accused of murdering former Kabete MP George Muchai, his two bodyguards and a driver nine years ago. Justice Bwonwong’a recused himself from the case, saying he could not…
- 32 suspected Ethiopian aliens were on Monday arrested by police in Kajiado for getting into the country illegally. Police say they made the arrests after a tip-off from members of the public. They said that the suspects were hiding at a house near a quarry in Kiwanja Ndege, Loitoktok. Loitokitok…
- Police in Homa Bay are holding a 45-year-old pastor after he allegedly defiled a 13-year-old minor at Kopiyo village in Kothidha North sub-location. The man of the cloth identified as Joseph Were Owigo was arrested after the minor’s mother lodged a complaint with local authorities. The suspect was…
- Alex Sadi, the man who went viral in 2016 after confronting traffic police officers implementing Alcoblow rules, has been arrested after a raid on his pharmacy in Mtwapa, Kilifi county. Sadi was found to be in possession of stocks of government medicine in the raid conducted by police and officers…
- There was drama and laughter at an Eldoret court after a security guard accused of assaulting three p****e pleaded with the court to buy him his favourite meal, a plate of ugali. While appearing before presiding judge Keynes Odhiambo, the accused, Japheth Olindo, told the court that he was unable…
- A 30-year-old man posing as a pastor has been arraigned in court after he was accused of sodomizing a 21-year-old man. The Thika law court heard that the accused, Simon Nderitu Mwangi committed the offence at Ndarasha village in Juja constituency, Kiambu county on different dates between 2020 and…