Sonko, Jirongo face off in church altar over land grabbing claims
Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko on Sunday defended the Jubilee coalition against claims that its members had been involved in massive land grabbing. Sonko, who was attending a fundraiser at PAG church in...
View ArticleHere is Ida’s emotional tribute to Fidel Odinga
Ida Odinga on Monday wrote an emotional tribute to her deceased son Fidel Odinga on a day he would have celebrated his 42nd birthday. Fidel was found dead in his bed in January by his wife, Lwam...
View ArticleEight things you probably didn’t know about DJ Crème
He is one of the most talented and sought-after DJs in Kenya. But DJ Crème found himself in the eye of a storm on Monday when an explicit video of him having sex with a young woman went viral on social...
View ArticleMan rescues women who robbed him while drunk
There was a drama at a night club when a man rescued two women from a lynch mob that was baying for their blood in Makutano town, West Pokot County. John Kariuki had gone to Sebit Club with two women...
View ArticlePope’s visit: State keen to avoid another Kidero grass fiasco
Contractors putting up the papal altar and podiums at University of Nairobi, St Mary’s School and Kangemi Catholic Parish have until November 10 to complete their work. Cabinet Secretary for Land,...
View ArticleI did not steal Sh791 million from NYS, says city businesswoman
A businesswoman whose companies received Sh791 million stolen from the National Youth Service has accused police of falsifying information to have her accounts frozen. Ms Josephine Kabura Irungu on...
View ArticleAgony as Ongata Rongai matatu crews block Langata road
Morining commuters using Langata road were stranded on Tuesday morning after Ongata Rongai matatu operators blocked the road to protest police harassment. The operators said traffic police officers...
View ArticleDon’t panic over cancer, just eat less meat, says health officials
The Health ministry has told Kenyans not to panic over a recent report linking red meat to cancer. “What the (World Health Organisation) report says is nothing new. Maybe the take-home message there...
View ArticleHow city land dealers swindled millions from Chinese investors
Chinese investors have temporarily stopped the planned construction of a world class Sh200 billion business hub in Athi River, claiming they are being targeted by fraudsters. The entrepreneurs have...
View ArticleChildren’s home from hell where directors sleep with underage girls
Two minors at a Kayole-based children’s home say the institution’s director allegedly cohabited with one of their colleagues, a Form Three girl, for many months until July this year when members of the...
View ArticleMud and potholes await Pope Francis in Kangemi during visit
Muddy and potholed roads are what awaits Pope Francis in Kangemi where he is expected to hold a mass in 22 days. Two murram roads to be used by the Pope during his Kangemi visit are yet to be repaired...
View ArticleHow Waiguru’s staff blew money on TV and condom dispensers
Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru is in a spot after fresh revelations that her ministry could have lost up to Sh11 billion due to inflated costs. The expenses were discovered Tuesday as the...
View ArticleWhy DPP wants inquest into Mercy Keino death reopened
Crucial evidence relating to the mysterious death of university student Mercy Keino was tampered with at a police station, a Nairobi court was told on Tuesday. In light of the new twist in the case,...
View ArticleFive witnesses to hide identities in Pastor Ng’ang’a case
Thirty witnesses, five of whom will give their evidence in camera, have been lined up to testify against televangelist James Ng’an’ga, in a case in which he is charged with causing death by careless...
View ArticleWaiguru disowns Sh1.8m TV and office piano in Facebook rant
Devolution and Planning Secretary Anne Waiguru has denied claims of having a touchscreen television worth Sh1.8 million among a litany of inflated fittings in her Harambee House office. In a statement...
View ArticleUnep employee arrested over assault on Kenyan ex-lover
Detectives from Kasarani division on Wednesday arrested the Unep employee who is accused of clobbering his ex-lover leading to her hospitalization. Alphonse Kambu was arrested by officers in the...
View ArticleScare at Times Tower after gas cylinders explode
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) employees were temporarily evacuated from their offices at Times Tower after two gas cylinders exploded on Wednesday morning. The cause of the explosions has not yet been...
View ArticleGroom commits suicide after learning he’s HIV positive
A bridegroom committed suicide last weekend after discovering that he was HIV positive and could not marry the love of his life. The 28-year old man from Kalkacha village in the outskirts of Hola town,...
View ArticleMutua calls in EACC to audit lifestyle of all county workers
Machakos County Governor Alfred Mutua has declared war on graft in his county by inviting the anti-corruption commission to conduct a lifestyle audit on all county government staff. “The fight against...
View ArticleHow Waiguru’s staff bought sex toys in spending frenzy
Fresh details have emerged on how staff at the devolution ministry bought sex toys among other extravagant purchases in the unfolding saga of wasteful spending at the ministry. Details of the purchase...
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