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Heavy traffic after truck rolls over on Waiyaki Way
Morning commuters using Waiyaki Way were stuck in traffic for hours after a truck carrying grains rolled over near the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) head office. The driver of the truck...
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Teacher charged with defiling student released on bail
A Nairobi criminal court has released on bail a high school teacher held for allegedly defiling his student. Mr Hillary Okeyo, of Highridge Secondary School, was released on a Sh2 million bond or an...
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Passengers stranded in monstrous Mombasa-Nairobi road traffic snarl up
An unknown number of motorists and passengers have since Thursday night been stuck in a huge traffic on the Mombasa-Nairobi road. Hilary Kimuyu, a Nairobi News reporter says their bus got stuck at the...
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How KDF elite squad rescued kidnapped teacher from the Al Shaabab
Judy Mutua, a teacher who was kidnapped by Al Shabaab in Garissa county on Monday has been rescued in Somalia. One of the abductors was killed in the rescue operation by the Kenya Defence Forces, the...
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Yes, I had bhang in my hostel, UoN students says
A 23-year-old University of Nairobi student has pleaded guilty of being found in possession of bhang. The prosecution told a Nairobi court that master Weisiko Sandole Peter was arrested on October 8...
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Sex workers flock Bomet county to prey on tea bonus
Sex workers have started streaming into major towns in Bomet county to cash in on payments of annual bonuses to tea growers. The bonuses will start to be paid out this month. Popular entertainment...
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Did teacher commit suicide over unpaid September salary?
A primary school teacher committed suicide at Kiriogo village in Nyandarua County under intriguing circumstance. The body of Patrick Irungu, 38, a teacher at Kirera primary school, was found hanging...
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Three to hang for stealing Sh700
Three men were sentenced to death by a Isiolo court for robbery with violence. Samson Mwingirwa , Kennedy Kiogora and Michael Murungi were found guilty of robbing David Kinoti Sh700 while armed with...
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Why MPs want to control what you say on social media
Four lawmakers have demanded the introduction of laws to regulate social media. Bomet Senator Wilfred Lessan, National Assembly Deputy Speaker Joyce Laboso, Cecilia Ngetich (Woman Rep) and Paul Savimbi...
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Coptic, KNH in trouble over ambulance patient’s death
Kenyatta National Hospital and Coptic Hospital are culpable for the negligence of the patient who died in hospital after being in an ambulance for 18 hours before he could be admitted for treatment....
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Student crushed to death by matatus to be buried on Saturday
The 23-year-old University of Nairobi student who was crushed to death by two matatus will be laid to rest on Saturday at her parents’ home in Limuru. Cecilia Njeri’s body will be transported from City...
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Man faces jail term for calling his mum ‘prostitute’
A Nanyuki court has fined a man Sh 5,000 or in default serve two months in jail after he was convicted of calling his mother a prostitute. Wilson Mwangi Wairimu, who had earlier denied the charges,...
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Teachers to wait much longer for September salaries
The directive to pay more than 240,000 teachers who were on strike their September salary has been challenged in court. The Teachers Service Commission told the Court of Appeal on Friday that Labour...
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Why County bosses are scrambling for El Niño cash
Kenya has prepared a budget of Sh37 million that will be used to buy bar soaps as part of the measures the country is taking to mitigate the effects of the El Niño rains. Another Sh50 million of the...
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Why Morgan Heritage have made Kenya their home
Two weeks after their sold out concert in Nairobi, everyone expected Morgan Heritage to fly back home but the Jamaican reggae group is still in town. On Friday a full to capacity audience at the...
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Has City Hall set aside Sh15m for Kidero’s internet connection?
City Hall has denied setting aside Sh15 million for internet connection in the office of the governor, Dr Evans Kidero, and his deputy, Mr Jonathan Mueke. In a statement, the county government said...
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State to ‘spend Sh6,000 on pack of pads’
The government has proposed to spend Sh6,000 on a pack of sanitary towels, which will be distributed to women and girls affected by El Niño rains. A total of Sh24 million will be required to buy 4,000...
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Eastlands students set dormitories on fire during night riot
Form 2 students of Uhuru Secondary School on Sunday night set two dormitories on fire. Four students were injured as they were escaping from the building. The school principal Duncan Juma says the...
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Anti-terror officer shot in Dandora while tracking suspect
An officer attached to the Anti-Terror Police Unit (ATPU) is admitted in hospital after he was shot by armed men in Dandora. Constable Benson Karugu of ATPU Kisumu was in Nairobi for inquiries together...
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How police busted carjacking gang in Donholm
Police arrested two robbery suspects in Donholm on Saturday night and recovered 7.4 tonnes of powdered milk valued at Sh5 million. Police, however, did not immediately disclose where the milk,...
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