Questions linger over killing of six Dagoretti teenagers by boda boda mob
In the wee hours of a Thursday morning late last month, six youngsters were killed in cold blood by a mob of boda bodas in Dagoretti. The boys, all under 19, were cornered in a small room where two of...
View ArticleNairobians lead the party in guzzling Sh568m worth of Scotch whisky
Kenyans guzzled Sh568 million worth of Scotch whisky last year as a growing middle class splashed on middle to high-end alcoholic spirits, a report by a Scotland-based association which monitors the...
View ArticleREAL ESTATE: Luxury home prices up as Nairobi’s global ranking rises
Prices of high-end homes in Kenya rose by 2.9 per cent in 2015 from the marginal 1.4 per cent performance recorded in 2014, according to a new report by property management firm Knight Frank. In global...
View ArticleJubilee MP arrested in Malindi amid voter bribery claims
A Member of Parliament affiliated to the Jubilee coalition was arrested in a polling station in Malindi as voting got underway on Monday. Mwea MP Peter Njuguna Gitau was arrested at the Sir Ali Primary...
View ArticleUgandan scholar reneges on promise to burn genitals after Museveni win
Remember the Ugandan scholar who declared she would burn her private parts if President Yoweri Museveni won the February elections? Well, fortunately for herself and her loved ones, she has decided to...
View ArticlePolice arrest man who chained ‘mad’ brother in forest naked for weeks
Police in Mpeketoni, Lamu county, have arrested a middle aged man said to have chained his brother to a tree inside a forest for over a month. The victim, Mr Bakari Anderson Ndunda, 28, was rescued by...
View ArticleNAIROBI NEWS BULLETIN: 7TH MARCH 2016
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View ArticleJournalist charged with wife’s murder to wait for court’s decision
Investigative journalist Moses Dola, who is accused of killing his wife NTV’s Wanjiru Kabiru five years ago, will know whether he has a case to answer in two months time High Court judge Roseline Korir...
View ArticleWoman who set husband ablaze dies after taking poison
A 31-year-old mother of two, who recently set her husband on fire, killing him, has died. Ms Mary Kabura died on Tuesday at the Murang’a District Hospital. She had taken poison after setting her...
View ArticleFour-storey building collapses in Zimmerman – PHOTOS
A four-storey building whose construction was questioned two years ago has collapsed in Zimmerman area. The residential house near Deliverance Church came down at around 2am on Wednesday, injuring no...
View ArticleCity entrepreneur helps Photoshop girl to get her dream China tour
A woman who just wanted to visit China but couldn’t afford the trip and instead Photoshoped herself in different locations in China can finally smile. NaiLab founder Sam Gichuru raised enough money...
View ArticlePolice raid den of illegal migrants in Kahawa West – PHOTOS
Police in Nairobi raided a suspected hideout for illegal migrants in Kahawa West early Wednesday morning. Twenty three Ethiopian nationals were arrested during the raid in Kamae area, Kahawa West. The...
View ArticlePolice bust major cooking gas racket in Ruiru – PHOTOS
Police in Ruiru have unearthed a multi-million shilling racket involving the sale and distribution of cooking gas by unlicensed dealers. Police raided a plant in Kimbo area on Wednesday morning where...
View ArticleSuspected heroin from China nabbed at JKIA
Narcotic substance suspected to be heroin was on Wednesday morning intercepted at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officers. The one kilogramme parcel had...
View ArticleRoad trip to Masinga was not Project X party
The main organiser of the ill-fated Masinga road trip has denied reports that the event was a curtain raiser for the controversial Project X sex party. One person died and two others were injured...
View ArticleNAIROBI NEWS BULLETIN: 9TH MARCH 2016
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View ArticleChiefs sacked for aiding killer brew business
Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho on Wednesday sacked a chief and seven assistant chiefs in Meru County for allegedly condoning the manufacture and consumption of illicit alcohol. Dr Kibicho...
View ArticleMaternity fees in private hospitals skyrocket
Private hospitals have nearly doubled maternity charges in the past eight years in a move that has effectively countered government efforts to improve the safety of mothers and new-borns with the...
View ArticleUhuru confirms intended ban on mitumba
President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated the need to grow the country’s textile industry, consequently confirming plans to ban ‘mitumba’ import. During a meeting with the Association of Mitumba...
View ArticleItumbi to cook chapatis for street kids
State House Director of Digital Communication Dennis Itumbi will be celebrating his upcoming birthday party with street children where he will, among other activities, cook chapatis for the homeless....
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