- Nine inmates have been admitted to the hospital following a cholera outbreak at Thika GK Prison in Kiambu County. What began as a single case that was reported on April 8, 2023, has since spread rapidly at the facility with 38 prisoners having been affected so far – some of whom have since…
- Two-time Olympic champion and world record holder Eliud Kipchoge says Monday, April 17, was a tough day for him on the track after finishing sixth during the 127th Boston Marathon. In a statement shared on social media on Monday night, the legendary athlete, who had been bidding to add the Boston…
- The government says the prices of maize flour have started coming down, signalling a relief to the high cost of living affecting a majority of Kenyans. State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed said on Monday, April 17, that the cost of a 2-kilogram packet of Unga has dropped to Ksh159 and Ksh160,…
- Nyandarua Senator John Methu has come under fire from netizens after advocating the use of opposition leader Raila Odinga’s portrait on liquor bottles to curb alcoholism in Central Kenya. In a post on Twitter on Monday, April 17, the youthful legislator said abstinent from alcohol could be the…
- At least three people are feared dead and several others injured after a bus belonging to Tahmeed company was involved in an accident near Kibunja along Nakuru-ELdoret highway on Monday, April 17, 2023. Reports indicate that the driver of the Nairobi-bound bus lost control of the vehicle before it…
- Nairobi Governor Jonhson Sakaja has officially disbanded Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital board effective immediately. In a press release dated Monday, April 17, 2023, the county boss made the decision following backlash over an expectant mother’s ordeal at the hospital captured in a viral video. A new…
- A pregnant woman who was captured in a viral video writhing in pain on the floor of the Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital lost her baby 2-3 days before her visit to the facility, Nairobi’s health department has revealed. It was reported that the woman gave birth on the floor at the public hospital after…
- A police officer attached to Siala Kaduol Police Station in Gem, Siaya County, allegedly shot himself dead in unclear circumstances on Sunday night. Police Constable Maurice Tilison Chisihavi, who was a father to one of the victims of food poisoning at Sacred Heart Mukumu Girls in Kakamega County,…
- About 20 students from Karagari secondary school in Evurori in Mbeere North have received medication at Ishiara level 4 hospital exhibiting diarrhoea with the county health department ruling out cases of cholera in the area. The students who are said to have had diarrhoea were treated and released…
- Dreaded crime buster Ahmed Rashid has been charged with the murder of two boys in Eastleigh, Nairobi, on March 31, 2017. Rashid, who pleaded not guilty, is accused of killing Jamal Mohammed and Mohammed Dhair Kheri in 2017. Rashid, who has been out on police bond asked Justice Diana Mochache to…
- Seven more people have been rescued from the Shakahola religious cult, where locals are allegedly being starved to death to become heroes after death. The seven among them several women were rescued on Sunday night by local leaders and driven to Malindi Police Station. Shakahola cult leader The…
- Opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in jail for treason and other charges linked to his criticism of the war in Ukraine. The Russian-British former journalist and politician is the latest of a number of Putin opponents to have been arrested or forced to flee…
- Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has reacted to a video doing rounds on social media which shows a woman giving birth on a hospital floor. The video captured the pregnant woman giving birth on the hospital floor aided by a handful of other women – health workers were nowhere to be seen…
- Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has responded to gospel artiste Mercy Jerop, who had asked him to buy her a car “to aid her ministry”. Jerop wrote on a placard that she needed the car to aid her ministry, insinuating preaching through her songs. “Please Hon. Kipchumba…
- The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has temporarily closed the runway at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). In a statement, KAA said the closure followed a failed take-off by a cargo plane that developed technical issues on Monday, April 17, 2023. “We would like to confirm that the…
- The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has temporarily closed the runway at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). In a statement, KAA said the closure followed a failed take-off by a cargo plane that developed technical issues on Monday, April 17, 2023. “We would like to confirm that the…
- Olympic maestro Eliud Kipchoge is set to tackle the Boston Marathon for the first time on Monday, April 17, 2023. The world champion has previously described himself as a fan of the Boston Marathon, which will be entering its 127th edition this year. “I think it’s a great motivation for the human…
- Olympic maestro Eliud Kipchoge is set to tackle the Boston Marathon for the first time on Monday, April 17, 2023. The world champion has previously described himself as a fan of the Boston Marathon, which will be entering its 127th edition this year. “I think it’s a great motivation for the human…
- Tanzanian singer Zuchu caught the attention of Stivo Simple Boy after she recorded a video of herself imitating the Kenyan rapper. In a video posted on her TikTok account, Zuchu is seen imitating Stivo Simple Boy when he was dismissing his ex-girlfriend Pritty Vishy. “Ma-ex wakae kando sahi nko na…
- A 50-year-old Spanish extreme athlete emerged on Friday from a 500-day challenge living 230 feet deep in a cave outside Granada with minimal contact outside. Wearing dark glasses and smiling as she adjusted to the light of spring in southern Spain, elite mountaineer Beatriz Flamini told reporters…
- World and Olympic bronze medallist Bashir Abdi notched up his second Rotterdam Marathon victory, winning the World Athletics Gold Label road race in 2:03:47 on Sunday, April 16, 223. The Belgian’s winning time was just 11 seconds shy of the European and course record he set when winning in the…
- The two sides in the conflict in Sudan have agreed to a temporary ceasefire so that “urgent humanitarian cases” can be brought to safety. Representatives from the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces have agreed to the proposal by the United Nations to pause fighting between 16:00 and…
- Kenya Airways (KQ) has adjusted flight schedules to and from Europe by approximately one hour following unrest in Sudan. In a statement, KQ Chief Commercial and Customer Officer Julius Thairu said the adjustment is meant to cater for re-routing time, after Sudanese civil aviation authorities banned…
- The United Nations (UN) has responded to reports that its top organs do not trust Kenya’s President William Ruto. According to a leaked confidential chit-chat between UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and his deputy Amina Mohammed, Mohammed allegedly told Guterres that President Ruto is…
- The United Nations condemned the killing of three World Food Programme employees amid fighting in Sudan on Saturday, saying the three died while carrying out their duties. Volker Perthes, the head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission (UNITAMS) said on Sunday that the three…
- There are about 3,000 Kenyans stuck in Sudan following a war break out in the country, Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Dr Alfred Mutua has revealed. Mutua said that the government is in communication with national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) in a bid to try and evacuate them “once things cool off…
- Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition party leader Raila Odinga has revealed that plans are underway to report Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for allegedly planning assassinations of top opposition leaders. Speaking at Kamukunji grounds, Raila also…
- Two security guards lost their lives on Saturday night April 15, 2023, during a brazen night robbery in Kisumu Central Business District (CBD). The two guards were watching over businesses behind Telkom Plaza in Kisumu CBD when they were attacked by armed thugs. Kisumu Central Sub-County Deputy…
- First Lady Rachel Ruto has endorsed the boy child program under the Office of the Spouse of the Deputy President (OSDP) in efforts to rescue the boys and men in Kenya from drug and substance abuse, and other vices. The First Lady spoke in Gachie, Kiambu County, on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at the…
- President William Ruto now says Kenya is concerned about unfolding situation in Sudan where paramilitary Rapid Support Forces clashed with country’s military on Saturday, April 15 after days of tension. Ruto urged all the parties involved in the conflict to address their differences in a peaceful…
- On Saturday, residents of central Khartoum in Sudan were shaken by the sound of gunfire as clashes erupted between army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group. It’s not yet clear what triggered the fighting, but tensions have been high in Sudan following a stand-off between the two…
- The fate of a physically challenged college student in Thika, Kiambu County now hangs in the balance after her rental house was closed over rent arrears. Christine Kavale, 24, who suffers from cerebral palsy since infancy, has been spending cold nights in the prevailing rainy weather after her bed-…
- Police in Starehe, Nairobi have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of 25-year-old Utalii College student Job Chihonyi. Chihonyi was killed a few metres from Utalii College along Thika Road on February 5, 2023. The suspects, Maxwel Omukuba Shisika and Kevin Ngechu Wanjiru, both 21…
- On Friday, April 14, 2023, reports emerged that Moroccan footballer Achraf Hakimi had all his wealth registered under his mother’s name, following a divorce case with his wife Hiba Abouk. In March, Abouk announced that she had decided to separate from the 25-year-old footballer through a divorce.…
- A 35-year old Kenyan woman was arrested at Hong Kong International Airport in China for attempting to smuggle 1 kilogram of a narcotic substance believed to be cocaine concealed inside her body. Authorities say the woman had a total of 67 pellets with an estimated street value of HK$900,000 (Ksh.15…
- Kakamega governor Fernandes Barasa ordered the destruction of cereals at the Mukumu Girls’ school as the health crisis at the institution deepened. With three students and a teacher succumbing to diarrhoea complications in the past week, Barasa declared the grain unfit for consumption and directed…
- The Nairobi County is set to sack at least 700 inspectorate officers hired by the defunct Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) after approval by the Nairobi County Assembly. In a motion tabled by nominated ward rep Wanjiru Kariuki, the house faulted the public service board for attempting to extend…
- The ministry of health has issued a health advisory about a possible infectious outbreak in Kakamega county after two schools – Mukumu Girls’ and Butere Boys’ students were affected. In a press release dated April 14, 2023, the ministry stated that the illness which seems to have started on March 1…
- The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has retained the current fuel prices for the period between April 2023 15, to May 14, 2023. As a result, a litre of Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene will retail at Ksh179.30, Ksh162 and Ksh145.94 in Nairobi respectively. “In the period under…
- Police in Siaya have arrested a 24-year-old man who presentred himself to the authorities after stabbing his big brother to death. The siblings who are total orphans from Sirongo-Oware village, Central Alego location in Siaya county were fighting for food when the incident happened. Confirming the…
- The High Court has temporarily suspended the decision by the Kenya government to contract Zambian farmers to grow maize for exclusive exportation to Kenya. High Court Judge Mugure Thande issued the order stopping Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi to move on with the implementation of…
- Noonkopir Girls’ secondary school has temporarily closed and all learners sent home over allegations of uncontrolled lesbianism. All the 987 students were sent home after a section of the learners become unruly over the menace. Learners were on Thursday evening issued leave outs directing parents…
- Medical doctors and other professionals are among thousands of young men from Central Kenya struggling with alcoholism captivity, a crisis that is on the verge of denying the country its productive workforce. Unemployment, depression, bitterness about life, failed ambitions, and family feuds among…
- At least 18 sheep which were stolen when a gang raided Northlands farm in Ruiru, Kiambu county, last month have been returned, the farm’s security manager Patrick Masinde says. More than 1,400 pricey Dorper sheep were carted away by goons who raided the farm belonging to the family of former…
- President William Ruto is set to launch Ksh2.7 billion Mavoko Water Supply Project on Friday, March 14 on day one of his Ukambani development tour. According to State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed, the project will provide water to 500,000 residents of Mavoko Township, Athi River, Mlolongo,…
- Police in Malindi, Kilifi County, rescued 11 people who were on the brink of death following an alleged directive they received from controversial Pastor Paul Makenzie Nthenge of Good News International Church. In a police statement seen by K24 Digital, four others died before they were rescued at…
- Over 300 cartons of suspected counterfeit alcohol were recovered after a multi-agency team raided a godown in Makongeni, Kiambu County, on Thursday, April 13. In a statement, the National Police Service (NPS) said the team consisting of police from Thika West sub-county, and officers from the Kenya…
- Winnie Odinga has lauded Raila Odinga’s chief agent in last year’s presidential election Saitabao Ole Kanchory for his courage to share what she termed as the truth about the former prime minister’s campaigns. In his new book titled ‘Why Baba is Not The 5th’, Kanchory lifted the lid on the behind-…
- One of the female teachers at Sacred Heart Mukumu Girls in Kakamega County has died. Juliana Mujeme who is also a boarding mistress is reported to have succumbed to multiple organ failures. The deceased’s family says the teacher complained of similar symptoms reported by the three students who…
- A man resorted to excruciating height lengthening surgery to get taller – and has grown a whopping five inches taller. Having felt insecure about his 5ft 5in stature, Moses Gibson tried medications and even reached out to ‘spiritual healer’ in a bid to spring up. With nothing working, the desperate…
