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- Kenya Power has issued a notice informing Kenyans of the scheduled power blackout in select parts of the country on Sunday, February 25, 2024. In a notice on its website, the utility firm said that the temporary power outage is part of routine maintenance. “Notice is hereby given under Rule 27 of…
- Hundreds of elderly and vulnerable people are facing hunger in Kiriari in Manyatta Constituency in Embu County on Saturday turned up food donations from a well-wisher. The food donations by Bishop Joseph Wega attracted hundreds of elders across the constituency who paraded at his Transcontinental…
- Police in Nandi East have nabbed 79 litres of suspected illicit liquor in Kisoga village, Ainapng’etuny Location and Seiyo village in Kapkoros, Nandi Hills constituency. Led by Nandi East police commander Francis Omulo, officers arrested four suspects -three women and a man drawn from the two…
- A Mombasa man is crying for justice after his estranged lover eloped with a man five days before their planned wedding. Zulla Juma Abdullah claims that his fiancée Rukia Suleiman eloped with her current husband on February 14 and the wedding ceremony was conducted inside their matrimonial home in…
- The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced a temporary closure of Kenyatta Avenue at the Uhuru Highway roundabout. In a statement on Saturday, February 24, 2024, KeNHA announced that the closure is to allow for highway maintenance works at the section. “The Kenya National Highways…
- Police have rescued an abandoned baby boy who was found at night at Ajigo market in Bondo sub-county, Siaya county. In a statement on Saturday, the National Police Service (NPS) said the infant was found alone at the market on Friday night February 23, 2024, at around 11:00 pm. The baby was found…
- An Australian police officer is facing two murder charges after allegedly killing his former boyfriend and his new partner and disposing of their bodies, which are yet to be found. New South Wales police officer Beaumont Lamarre-Condon, 28, appeared in court on Friday afternoon charged with the…
- The High Court has ruled that all sentenced prisoners and pre-trial detainees held in custody should be permitted to attend funerals of their close family members unless there are compelling reasons. In a ruling on Friday, February 23, 2024, High Court judge L.N Mugambi said that denying prisoners…
- At least two counties will be affected by a power blackout on Saturday, February 24, 2024, Kenya Power has said. In a notice, the utility firm said the scheduled power blackout in Kilifi and Bungoma counties is part of routine maintenance and lasts from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm. “Good Evening. The…
- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has promised to remove from service corrupt officials at the Department for Immigration and Citizen Services orchestrating the passport printing debacle. In a statement on Friday, February 23, 2024, Kindiki said those found culpable will consequently be…
- World record holder Kelvin Kiptum’s widow Asenath Cheruto Rotich revealed their planned wedding set for April this year before the athlete’s sudden death. In her tribute during Kiptum’s burial at their home in Chepkorio, Keiyo South in Elgeyo Marakwet County on Friday, February 23, 2024, Asenath…
- Three men were on Friday, February 23, 2024, arrested while trafficking four pieces of elephant tusks weighing 27 kilogrammes. According to a report by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations(DCI), the tusks have an estimated street value of Ksh2.7 million. Authorities noted that the three…
- A Nairobi court has ordered controversial televangelist David Kariuki Ngare, popularly known as Gakuyo to be detained at Muthaiga police station until Monday. This is after Milimani Senior Resident Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo allowed a plea by the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the…
- It is a big win for President William Ruto’s administration after the High Court lifted orders stopping its Ksh1 billion project on the registration and issuance of new digital IDs dubbed Maisha Namba. Justice John Chigiti of the Milimani Judicial Review Division also ordered that the case filed by…
- President William Ruto, his deputy Rigathi Gachagua have led the government’s top echelons to Chepkorio, Elgeyo Marakwet County to attend Kelvin Kitum’s funeral service. Sports Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ababu Namwamba ushered in the President, his deputy and other officials into the venue of the…
- A massive fire has killed at least four people in a high-rise residential block in the Spanish city of Valencia, emergency services say. The blaze engulfed a 14-storey block in the Campanar neighbourhood and spread to an adjoining building. Firefighters were seen rescuing people from balconies, and…
- A Spanish priest has been arrested on suspicion of illegally selling viagra from his home. The cleric was held in the town of Don Benito in the western province of Badajoz near Spain’s border with Portugal. Police arrested the suspect in a rectory where he lived with a man described as his partner…
- The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced a temporary closure of a section of Lang’ata Road on Saturday, February 24, 2024, and Sunday, February 25, 2024. In a notice, KeNHA said the road will be closed between the T-Mall roundabout and the Madaraka Roundabout from 6.00 am to 8.00…
- The Music Associations Alliance of Kenya (MAAK) has demanded the resignation of the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) boss Ezekiel Mutua and directors with immediate effect over the misappropriation of royalties. In a press release dated February 22, 2024, the Music Association boss Justus…
- Another office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission(EACC) clash is expected in court on March 4, 2024, as the latter opposed an attempt to terminate the Ksh1.7 billion graft case against the former GDC Managing Director. This is after DPP, yet…
- Controversial televangelist David Kariuki Ngare, popularly known as Gakuyo, will spend another night in police cells pending a decision by a Magistrate’s court on whether he will be detained for four days. Milimani Senior Resident Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo is expected to deliver a ruling on the…
- The Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) has threatened to drag the leadership of the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) to court over allegations of embezzlement of Ksh56 million in royalties collected in 2023. KECOBO chairman Joshua Kutuny had on Wednesday, February 21 told the media that MCSK had…
- Controversial televangelist David Kariuki Ngare, popularly known as Gakuyo, has been arraigned at Milimani Law Courts. Gakuyo is facing allegations of stealing over Ksh1 billion from members of his Ekeza Sacco. Gakuyo however was not charged with any offences after the Directorate of Criminal…
- A ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos are considered children, and that a person could be held liable for accidentally destroying them, has opened up a new front in the US battle over reproductive medicine. The southern US state’s largest hospital has paused its in-vitro…
- Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has explained her absence when members of parliament passed the Affordable Housing Bill 2023 on Wednesday. Speaking to a local TV station, Passaris said she was at the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Conference alongside Dagoretti North…
- Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has announced plans by the government to create NYS Enterprises, a private company to undertake government projects. Speaking to a local TV station on Wednesday, Kuria revealed that the National Youth Service (NYS) is already undertaking development…
- Recently, the country has been experiencing unusually warm weather, even in parts considered colder. This can affect lives in different ways and the most vulnerable are younger and older people, pregnant women and those with chronic health conditions. Here’s how to deal with it… When it’s hot, you…
- Kenya Power issued a notice informing Kenyans of power interruptions in select parts of the country on Thursday, February 22, 2024. The utility firm noted that Thursday’s power interruptions will affect Nairobi, Elgeyo Marakwet, Nyeri, Mombasa, Kilifi, and Taita Taveta Counties. Kenya Power said…
- Two people have died in a grisly road accident along the Sotik-Kisii Highway in Bomet County. Sotik Sub-County Police Commandant Andrew Mbogo confirmed that accident saying seven other people among them two children are fighting for their lives in the hospital after sustaining serious injuries…
- At least seven people lost their lives after a lorry collided with a matatu at Nyalunya along the Katito-Homa Bay road in Kisumu County on Wednesday evening February 21, 2024. Nyanza Regional Traffic Enforcement Officer Allan Mwangi confirmed the accident saying police are still investigating the…
- The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga has obtained an order suspending the trial of former Kenya Pipeline Managing Director (MD) Charles Tanui five days after the Anti-corruption court declined to drop the Ksh30 million corruption case. Senior Assistant DPP Alexander Muteti asked…
- The family of 23-year-old Kenyan student Brigid Kandie Jemosop who died in Dublin, Ireland two weeks ago has addressed rumours surrounding her death. Speaking to local media, Brigid’s mother Sarah Kandie, her brother Kiprotich Kandie and sister Sanaipei Kandie strongly refuted claims on social…
- A 13-year-old schoolboy in South Africa, arrested after allegedly shooting and injuring his principal, may be tried as an adult, the prosecuting authority says. The boy, who has not been named, has been charged with attempted murder. His alleged 51-year-old victim is currently recovering in…
- Businessman David Ngari, popularly known as Gakuyo, claims he has been arrested by detectives based at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). In a self-recorded video, the controversial televangelist and founder of Ekeza Sacco claimed that he was picked up by the sleuths as he was about to…
- The Supreme Court has overturned the Court of Appeal decision declaring NSSF Act constitutional, citing wrongful assumption of Employment and Labour Relations Court jurisdiction. In a judgement rendered by a seven judge-bench led by Chief Justice Martha Koome, the Apex Court set aside the…
- Police in Migori have arrested one suspect after discovering bhang with an estimated street value of 15 million from a home compound in Buembu village. According to a report by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations(DCI), 531 kg of outlawed cannabis sativa was discovered in the home compound by…
- A 61-year-old man was on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, arraigned in court for the offence of impersonating an advocate of the High Court of Kenya. Simon Githu Mbugua was arrested on Monday by Serious Crime Unit (SCU) detectives for writing a fake demand letter for an unsuspecting member of the public…
- Detectives in Kajiado are pursuing a racket of human trafficking syndicates believed to be luring young men to non-existing jobs before forcefully trafficking them to various unidentified countries. A suspect identified as Geoffrey Kinuthia is being held by police to aid in investigations after he…
- Kenya Power has issued a notice informing Kenyans of the scheduled power interruption on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. In a statement, the utility firm said the temporary power outage affecting seven counties is part of routine maintenance. “Hello, these areas will be affected by scheduled power…
- President William Ruto has assured Kenyans of the country’s stability and pledged to citizens that the nation would not be overwhelmed by debts. Speaking on Tuesday during the Second National Executive Retreat in Naivasha, Nakuru County, Ruto applauded the National Treasury for its measures in…
- Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition party leader Raila Odinga has visited the Herder Institute, his alma mater in Leipzig, Germany. In a statement on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, Raila said the institution brought fond memories of his high school days. “Visiting the Herder Institute, my alma mater…
- A supply chain management officer attached to the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) has been arrested for allegedly having a forged degree certificate. The suspect, Dennis Thuo Kimani, was arrested by sleuths from the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) on…
- The court has ordered the controversial preacher and Shakahola massacre prime suspect Paul Mackenzie to be hospitalised alongside 94 others for staging a hunger strike. In a statement, the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) said medical practitioners would examine the suspects…
- The new vetting process for liquor outlets has kicked off across all 20 wards in Kirinyaga County following a temporary suspension of operations after the deaths of tens of revellers. In a public notice by the Department of Sports, Culture and Social Services dated February 19, 2024, County…
- The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has announced a new ban barring importation of used electric vehicles with battery life below 80 per cent. In a notice to importers of second-hand cars on Monday, February 19, KEBS Managing Director Esther Ngari said the directive is in line with the agency’s…
- The Kenya Meteorological Department has advised Kenyans to prepare for dry and sunny weather across most parts of the country this week. In a statement on Tuesday, February 20, the weatherman said high average daytime temperatures exceeding 30°C will be expected in at least 29 counties for the…
- Kenya Power and Lighting Company has announced scheduled power interruptions in select parts of the country on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. In a public notice, Kenya Power said the interruption is part of network maintenance and will affect seven counties, including parts of Nairobi, Uasin Gishu,…
- Lawyers representing the 22 elders who were arrested at Mukurwe Wa Nyagathanga last December have opposed the Director of Public Prosecution’s move to withdraw the case while investigations into the matter continue. The elders were arrested at the shrine while conducting prayers, but it was…
- Detectives based in Juja, Kiambu County, have arrested four suspects linked to a violent robbery at an entertainment joint in Kimbo village. The suspected robbers who reportedly killed a guard at the newly established Midnight Gardens situated opposite GSU camp descended on the joint early on…
- A crane has collapsed in Makutano, Meru County. In a statement on Monday, February 19, the Kenya Red Cross said a response team had been dispatched to the area. “Crane collapse reported in Makutano, Meru County. Response teams are en route to the scene. Updates to follow,” Kenya Red Cross said in a…
