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City girl abandoned by mum at KNH bravely battles kidney ailment – PHOTOS

A six-year-old child has been battling a chronic kidney disease at Kenyatta National Hospital for nearly two years after her mother abandoned her at the facility. Everlyne Akoth was diagnosed with...

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Man shoots his hand at a Lang’ata pub in freak accident

A licenced firearm holder shot himself in the hand at a bar in Lang’ata on Sunday afternoon. Mr Jimmy Mutuku was with his friends at Kengeles bar when he accidentally shot himself on the left thumb. It...

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Ugandan MPs accuse Kenyan traffic policemen of demanding bribes

Kenyan traffic policemen recently harassed Ugandan MPs who were on a visit to the country for allegedly refusing to part with bribes. The policemen even threatened the visiting MPs with possible...

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Tempers as passengers of local airline are grounded for hours at JKIA

Passengers of a local low-cost airline on Sunday stranded at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) for seven hours under unclear circumstances. The passengers had boarded the plane in the morning...

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Sonko summoned after MRC leader skips court date

Nairobi Senator Mike Mbuvi Sonko has been summoned to court to explain the whereabouts of Mombasa Republic Council (MRC) leader Omar Hamisi Mwamnuadzi who failed to attend court on Monday. The council...

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City hospital medics accused of killing patient due to neglect

A family in Nairobi has accused medics at the Mbagathi District Hospital of negligence, leading to the death of their kin who they say was in a critical state having been referred from another...

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Kidero calls for cleanup of Nairobi voters register

Nairobi Governor Dr Evans Kidero on Sunday supported calls for an audit of the voter register before the next general election. “I fully supports the cleansing of the voters register in readiness for...

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Gang steals coffee worth Sh10m, but after feasting on chicken – PHOTOS

A gang of thieves staged a daring raid at a coffee factory in Mukurwe-ini, Nyeri, carrying away 51bags of coffee worth sh10 million and cooking themselves a late supper of rice and chicken stew. And it...

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Nairobi woman recounts lucky escape from carjacking attempt

An instinctive reaction by a young Kenyan woman saved her from a carjacking ordeal with just seconds to spare. Mercy Murugi narrated her lucky escape in a monologue on Twitter which was retweeted...

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Street signs bearing Uhuru, Ruto in Chuka town to stay

A dispute surrounding the naming of streets in Chuka Town took a new twist after a State agency removed the contentious road signs. Kenya Urban Roads Authority regional manager Daniel Nderitu said...

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MP dismisses Sh600k salary as peanuts, two years after telling court he’s broke

A Kenyan legislator has dismissed his monthly take home pay as “peanuts”, two years after he pleaded in court of his inability to take care of his child born out of wedlock because he was “broke”. Homa...

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Kenyans can’t agree whether to congratulate or condemn Ruth Jebet

Opinion is split on whether to congratulate or condemn Kenyan-born Bahraini Ruth Jebet who floored Kenyans to win a gold medal in the 3,000m steeple chase in Rio Olympics. The 19-year-old beat Kenyan...

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City mum building empire one heena design at a time – VIDEO

Twenty three year-old Sybha Sheikh has defied odds to build a business that specialises in heena decoration for clients across Kenya and Tanzania. She started off by opening an Instagram page for her...

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I’m not going back to ODM – Bishop Wanjiru

An aspirant for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat, Bishop Margaret Wanjiru, has said that she has no plans of going back to ODM or working with Cord in the event that she loses in the Jubilee nominations....

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Why govt has halted Nairobi-Naivasha SGR project

The government has stopped work on the standard gauge railway project from Nairobi to Naivasha. Transport Principal Secretary Irungu Nyakera said the route, constructed by China Road and Bridge...

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People can’t believe helicopters are imported into Kenya tax free

Kenyans on Twitter were ungovernable following revelation that all helicopters imported into the country are not taxed. The Value Added Tax Act of 2014 exempts taxes on “Helicopters of an unladen...

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City Hall orders all clubs, churches to have noise meters

Nairobi County government has ordered all clubs and churches to be fitted with noise meters in a renewed clamp down on noise pollution in the city. The campaign will target clubs and churches with...

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Street boys in a clever bid to raise funds for the cut – PHOTOS

Street children in Nairobi embarked on unique a mission on Tuesday to collect money from motorists and well-wishers in order to take their colleagues to undergo the cut. The street children carried the...

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City entrepreneur who quit top IT job to make goat sausages

A desperate search for the perfect barbeque saw this Information Technology expert mull the option of  starting his own line of food products. Eventually, Peter Njonjo resigned from his managerial...

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Why you will not find Chief Inspector Rudisha directing traffic

Chief Inspector David Lekuta Rudisha is based at the Traffic Police Department headquarters in Ruaraka, Nairobi. However, do not expect to see him on Kenyan roads directing traffic any time soon. This...

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