- The number of exhumed bodies in Shakahola has hit 98, following the exhumation of bodies of eight children. A majority of those confirmed dead include children, even as the police intensify investigations into Paul Mackenzie’s cult-like religion, which encouraged its followers to starve to death “…
- Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has demanded answers from the police over the existence of the Shakahola cult, which has led to close to 100 deaths confirmed so far. Speaking on Thursday, April 27, 2023, Sifuna said that the police could have failed in their duty to protect Kenyans by allowing…
- There are many words people use to describe King Charles – honourable, empathetic, dignified, strong, and perhaps now “sweet”. In the days before his historic coronation at Westminster Abbey next week, a life-sized bust of the King has been made from more than 17 litres of melted Celebrations…
- Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kithure Kindiki has ordered a nationwide crackdown on all mines beginning immediately. In a statement on Wednesday, April 26, the CS said his ministry will also close mines that pose risks to miners and other residents. “The Government is…
- Police have given an update on the ongoing investigation into the gruesome death of a 2-year-old baby who was allegedly killed by her mother. Detectives are now analysing five mobile phones as they try to piece together crucial leads in their investigation. The mobile phones being analysed by…
- The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has raised an alarm over an increase in misuse of social media platforms in the country. Addressing the press on Wednesday, April 26, KFCB acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Christopher Wambua said some content creators had turned the applications into ‘…
- A family in Meru County is living in agony after seven family members are feared dead after joining the Shakahola cult led by Paul Mackenzie seven months ago. Speaking to K24 Digital, Stephen Mwiti said he suspects his wife and six children died at Shakahola saga after they left home in October…
- The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has fired a warning shot at members of the public leaking intimate materials on social media. Addressing the press on Wednesday, April 26, KFCB acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Christopher Wambua said it is illegal to share intimate images or videos of…
- Police in Limuru, Kiambu county have arrested one suspect in connection with the murder of a 29-year-old lady on Tuesday night. This after preliminary investigations established that the suspect was the last person to be seen in the company of the deceased whose name was only identified as Chebet.…
- The government now says the proposed contributions to the Housing Fund are not mandatory. President William Ruto on Sunday, April 23, said employees will be required to contribute 3 per cent of their salaries towards the national housing scheme. Speaking during a church service at Donholm in…
- Two men died on Tuesday night after a fight over a Ksh20 debt in Nyeri town. A police report seen by K24 Digital indicates that Kelvin Wachira Mugo, aged 20, was stabbed in the neck by one Githinji near Naivas supermarket at around 7:00 pm after a disagreement over the unsettled debt. Police on the…
- Areas that were used by bandits as hideouts in the Rift Valey have been cleared and dominated by security forces, Interior CS Kithure Kindiki has said. Appearing before MPs, Kindiki said security forces had cleared hideouts in Baringo, Laikipia, Samburu, Turkana, West Pokot and Elgeyo Marakwet…
- A woman in Kitengela has been rescued from mob action after she was found in her neighbour’s bedroom and accused of theft. The woman identified as Shemim Odhiambo entered Harrison Chege’s cereals shop and proceeded to an adjacent bedroom while the owner was away for a short call. Chege said upon…
- Former Yatta Member of Parliament Gedion Mutiso has passed away. Mutiso, 91, died in a hospital in Nairobi while receiving treatment on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. In a statement, the current Yatta MP Robert Basil termed Mutiso as a visionary leader who set the pace for other leaders from the region…
- Controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie does not own the 800-acre piece of land in Shakahola where bodies are being retrieved, Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung’aro has said. Mung’aro, speaking to Citizen TV, claimed that the land is part of the Chakama Settlement Scheme which has been grabbed by…
- The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji is seeking to seize property belonging to controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie amid an ongoing probe. In a statement after visiting Mackenzie’s 800-acre piece in Shakahola, Malindi Kilifi County, Haji who condemned the horror incident that has…
- The family of controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie has come out to defend him against allegations of cultism and death in Shakahola village in Malindi. Speaking to Citizen TV, his brother Robert Mackenzie said that the preacher is not responsible for the deaths in Shakahola, since he stopped…
- Meta has announced a new development that will let users log into one WhatsApp account on up to four mobile phones. The new development was announced by Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who did not give further details concerning the new move. “Starting today, you can log into the same…
- At least 89 bodies have so far been recovered from mass graves in the Shakahola Forest in Malindi, Kilifi County. In an update by Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kithure Kindiki who visited the place, the number rose following the exhumation of 16 more bodies on Tuesday…
- Radio presenter and comedian Oga Obinna has left Kiss FM after one year. In an interview with a local media outlet, Obinna said that his one-year contract had expired, and the two parties agreed not to renew it. “I’m no longer at Kiss. I have finished my contract. The experience has been beautiful…
- The anti-corruption court has allowed former Principal Secretary Lilian Omollo to travel to Canada in June for graduation. Omollo is facing allegations of the theft of Ksh468 million at the National Youth Service (NYS). While allowing Omollo’s application, Magistrate Peter Ooko directed Omollo to…
- A woman who is accused of killing and feeding on the remains of her two-year-old daughter will now be detained for ten more days, a Kajiado court has ruled. The suspect, Olivia Naseren appeared before Chief Magistrate Jane Kamau who ordered the detention to allow room for investigations. She is…
- Police in Nairobi have launched investigations into a mysterious death of a man who was found dead in his house in Ng’ando area, Dagoretti South constituency. The man, Aaron Moenga, was discovered lying dead in his bed days after he had gone missing. His niece, Janet Moraa, who recovered his body…
- A 39-year-old woman identified as CNM has been charged after she allegedly attempted to sell her grandson for Ksh400,000. A Makadara court heard that CNM took her grandchild from her 16-year-old daughter in Kakamega four days after she had given birth. At the time, she pledged that she would take…
- A woman who was travelling from Bungoma to Mombasa in search of prayers died while onboard a bus. A police report OB NO/20/22/4/2023 which was filed at Central Police Station by Simba coach driver namely Musa Moi Owalo stated that Consolota Wesonga Otieno was travelling from Bungoma to Mombasa when…
- A family in Kisii was elated after finally reuniting with their long-lost kin who went missing six months ago. The victim’s wife, Nyatich, noted that her husband was rescued alongside nine others during a rescue operation that took place on Monday, April 24, 2023, at Shakahola forest in Malindi,…
- The first set of Kenyans evacuated from Sudan has arrived in the country as the conflict involving rival military factions deepens. The group of 39 students studying at the International University of Africa in Khartoum arrived in Kenya on Monday night. The students were received in Nairobi by…
- The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for tighter regulations on religious organisations in the country after the death of at least 58 people in a bizarre cult in Malindi, Kilifi county. In a statement on Monday, April 25, Rev. Martin Kivuva, the chair of the Kenya Conference of…
- At least 73 bodies have so far been recovered from mass graves in the Shakahola forest in Malindi, Kilifi county. The number rose following the exhumation of 26 more bodies on Monday, April 24, 2023, as the operation enters day four. The death toll which has been rising steadily since operations…
- George Njao, the Director General of the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), has been suspended pending a probe into increased road accidents in the country. Addressing a press conference on Monday, April 24, NTSA Board chair Aden Noor Ali said Njao had been sent on a 30-day compulsory…
- A teenager believed to have been stealing women’s underwear has been nabbed by elders in Tegeyat village, Mosop sub-county, Nandi County. According to Tegeyat village elder Kiptanui Ronoh, the 19-year-old was caught with at least 20 undies and other stolen clothes in his bag. This followed an…
- A section of clerics drawn from various parts of the country have called on the government not to crucify the entire church over the distressing religious cults that have rocked Good News International under the patronage of controversial pastor Paul Mackenzie. While blaming themselves for doing…
- Detectives in Kitengela, Kajiado county, have arrested a 27-year-old woman who allegedly stabbed to death her two-year-old daughter and later fed on her remains. Olivia Naseren is alleged to have killed her child, Glory Njeri, after she parted ways with the minor’s father. A police report seen by…
- Senate Speaker Amason Kingi now says the Shakahola cult deaths should serve as a wake-up call to the nation particularly the National Intelligence Service(NIS) and community policing programme. Kingi, through Twitter on Monday, questioned how the heinous activities that have so far claimed at least…
- The number of deaths linked to the deadly Shakahola religious cult in Malindi, Kilifi County, has risen to 58, the Inspector General of Police Japheth Koome has confirmed. Addressing members of the press, the police boss said 11 more bodies were exhumed from shallow graves in the Shakahola forest…
- Azimio a Umoja-One Kenya coalition party leadership in Parliament has called for the regulation of churches, mosques, temples, and synagogues in Kenya. Speaking on Monday, April 24, National Assembly Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi said rogue characters are misleading Kenyans in the name of religion…
- An American Airlines flight was forced to return back to the airport after a possible bird strike. The Boeing 737-800 had departed from Columbus to Phoenix on Sunday morning before a crew member reported the strike at around 8am (EDT), the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The…
- 18-year-old Siaya Township Secondary School student George Otieno Omondi died two hours after picking up his report card from school, it has emerged. According to the school principal Godfrey Emmanuel, the school was scheduled to close on Friday, but pressure from students forced him to allow the…
- President William Ruto has called for the imprisonment of the head of the Good News International Church Pastor Mackenzie Nthenge, who is accused of influencing his followers to starve to death. Speaking on Monday, April 23, 2023, during the Prison Officers Cadet pass-out parade in Ruiru, Kiambu,…
- Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Dr Alfred Mutua has announced that South Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia have granted permission for Kenyan planes meant to evacuate stranded Kenyans in Sudan, to overfly their airspace. In a statement on Monday, April 23, 2023, Mutua said that the Kenyans…
- At least 112 people have been reported missing as the Shakahola cult probe continues. In a statement on Sunday, Kenya Red Cross said they had received reports on 112 missing persons after setting up a tracing desk in Malindi. “We have set up tracing and counselling desks at the Malindi Sub-County…
- A 40-year-old construction worker lost his life after falling off the fourth floor of a building in Gigiri, Nairobi on April 22, 2023. Police said the man, identified as Barrack Opiyo, died on the spot after landing on his head. It was reported that the construction worker slid and fell from the…
- Narok Senator Ledama ole Kina has faulted President William Ruto for announcing a new scheme which will see employees contribute three per cent of their salaries towards a government-run Housing Fund. In a statement on Monday, April 24, 2023, ole Kina challenged the government to first increase…
- Over 100 Kenyan students have been rescued from war-torn Khartoum in Sudan and made a safe passage to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. This comes at a time when over 400 people have been killed and 3,550 injured in Sudan’s conflict involving rival military factions. “The first group of students has already…
- Naivas Supermarket has responded to an alleged data breach by hackers. In a statement, the chain store admitted that they were part of organisations that suffered a ransomware attack by an online criminal organisation dubbed Threat Actor. “Naivas regrets to announce that alongside many corporates…
- Detectives have discovered 18 more bodies in Shakahola village, Kilifi County, bringing the total number of those confirmed dead so far to 39. Reports indicate that detectives exhumed a total of 10 graves on Sunday, April 23, 2023, bringing the three-day total of exhumations to 39. The members are…
- President Wiliam Ruto on Sunday, April 23, had the congregation at Friends Quakers Sanctuary in stitches when he recalled the moment he was ridiculed by a former Cabinet Secretary while serving as Deputy President. The Head of State, who presided over the opening of the new church in Donholm,…
- A man suspected of killing his former girlfriend inside a pizza shop in Kitengela, Kajiado county, now claims he committed the crime after learning that the woman was dating their boss. Patrick Munyoki Kioko, being held by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), confessed…
- President William Ruto has announced that every Kenya will be required to contribute at least three per cent of his/her salary towards the Housing Fund. Speaking on Sunday, April 23, 2023, President Ruto said that the deductions would help Kenyans access affordable housing through the Housing Fund…
- The World Health Organization (WHO) said at least 413 people have been killed in Sudan and more than 3,550 wounded over the past week. Intense battles leave staff and patients trapped in hospitals for days as doctors try to treat an influx of wounded despite depleting resources. “I’ve never…
