Ex-City Hall finance chief seeks out of court deal for looted millions
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission is considering an out-of-court settlement with former City Hall finance chief Jimmy Mutuku Kiamba, who is accused of conspiring with others to defraud Nairobi...
View ArticleSonko changes tune on ditching Jubilee and joining Cord
Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko has denied claims that he will ditch Jubilee for Cord ahead of next year’s elections. The Jubilee affiliated senator said that he is loyal to his party and that he will be...
View ArticleThree dead, dozens injured in accident caused by tyre burst
Three people died and 27 other are nursing injuries when the vehicle they were traveling in rolled several times at Iriamurai village, along the Embu-Kiritiri-Kivaa road, Sunday night. The dead were...
View ArticleWhy rental prices are falling in Nairobi satellite towns
Rental property prices in Nairobi’s satellite towns declined in the second quarter of the year compared to the first, the latest Hass Consult Property index shows. A number of the satellite towns have...
View ArticleKenyans wondering why Maina Kamanda went to study airport security in the US
Kenyan netizens are livid questioning why Starehe Member of Parliament Maina Kamanda was sent to Atlanta Airport on a fact-finding mission, while other African countries sent technocrats. Mr Kamanda...
View ArticleHeartless officer who arrested woman moments after delivery transferred
A policeman who arrested a woman at a hospital in Nyeri Town shortly after she gave birth has been transferred to a local police post. The officer, whose name was not disclosed, was transferred to...
View ArticleDriving? This is what you need in your car, according to NTSA
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has outlined the safety tools that motorists require in their vehicles as it carries out a nationwide crackdown to ensure all motorists comply with...
View Article13 city students in court for allegedly burning dormitory
Thirteen students from Lang’ata High School have been arraigned in court on Tuesday for allegedly burning down a dormitory over the weekend. They face charges of committing a felony and arson. They...
View ArticleDrinking before hours is not an offense, DPP clarifies
The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) has clarified on the law governing drinking hours in the country, dismissing assumptions long held by those who like to tipple. According to the DPP, under the...
View ArticleKenyans can’t believe ordinary Ugandans gave money to Dr Besigye
Kenyans have reacted in awe after a video emerged showing ordinary Ugandans giving money to opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye who is besieged by countless law suits. In a case of reversed roles for...
View ArticleKoffi Olomide handed 18-month jail term for assaulting dancer
Congolese music star Koffi Olomide has been slapped with an 18-month jail term without the option of a fine by a Kinshasa court for assaulting one of his dancers in Nairobi. Olomide’s jailing deepened...
View ArticleUnder-fire Maina Kamanda defends trip to study airport security in the US
Starehe MP Maina Kamanda has explained circumstances under which he appeared to have been the only Kenyan invited for a fact finding mission to Atlanta Aiport on security matters. The legislator told...
View ArticleUoN innovators test bicycle-sharing system to decongest city
Imagine alighting from a public transport vehicle and walking into a nearby station to pick up a bicycle for a ride to any destination within Nairobi’s congested city centre. Well, Dr Tonny Omwansa,...
View ArticleFly540 on the spot over claims of bias against disabled clients
Parliament put the management of low-cost carrier-Fly540-on the spot over its alleged discrimination against disabled persons. The National Assembly Transport committee on Tuesday expressed concern...
View Article‘Drunk’ KDF soldiers arrested after storming Lang’ata school during fire...
Two soldiers were arrested at Lang’ata Boys High School during a fire incident that gutted down a dormitory over the weekend. The soldiers, Sammy Mugambi Munya and Rose Karambu Munya, were arrested and...
View ArticleHow suspected killer of KU graduate broke news of his heinous act
Just hours after the killing of Endinal Nyainda, a recent Kenyatta University graduate, the suspected murderer made a chilling phone call to her sister asking her to go and collect the victim’s body....
View ArticleFamily searches for missing daughter amid fears of defection to terror group
A family in Nairobi South C is looking for their 17-year-old daughter who disappeared from their family home in Al Mukarram estate, Monday morning. Faiza Mohammed Sheikh left the house for a walk alone...
View ArticleWhy chopper hinged on same spot in Nairobi last night
Nairobians went into panic mode Tuesday night after a helicopter hinged on the same spot for almost a half an hour. Curious Nairobians took to social media to let their friends know of the “siege”. The...
View ArticlePolice launch manhunt for Dandora gang that shot undercover officer
A massive police operation has been launched in Nairobi after an undercover officer was shot and injured by gangsters who also stole his pistol. The officer was shot after he confronted gangsters who...
View ArticleMissing schoolgirl found in friend’s house attempting to sneak to US
A Kenyan schoolgirl thought to have joined a terror group was on Wednesday found hiding in her friend’s house as part of her plot to sneak to the United States. Faiza Mohammed Sheikh, 17, went missing...
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