Governor’s brothers arrested after fighting each other in pub
Two brothers of Governor Joseph Ndathi were arrested after a bar brawl at Kimunye Market and spent the night in the cells. An officer at Kimunye Administration Police post said one of the men was so...
View ArticleStudy: 500,000 not aware they have HIV
For every three Kenyans who test positive for HIV, one new case is diagnosed through their referral, a study has shown. In 2013, there were 1.6 million HIV positive Kenyans, meaning that nearly 530,000...
View ArticleVehicle imports decline for the first time in five years
The number of vehicle imports at the Port of Mombasa last year declined for the first time in five years in what motor dealers have linked to the increase in excise taxes on popular models. Vehicles...
View ArticleNairobi County Assembly dismisses claims of a brawl between MCAs
The Nairobi County Assembly has termed assault allegations by Kayole South MCA Elizabeth Manyala as rumors. Viwandani Ward MCA Samwel Nyangwara, who is also a member of the Speaker’s panel, said the...
View ArticleTips: Ways to get over the long Easter weekend
Its Easter Monday and with that comes the end of the long weekend. Easter was characterized by a lot of travelling and hanging out with friends and relatives. Here are tips to get through Tuesday with...
View ArticleWhy Nairobi MCAs are holding Kidero’s budget at ransom
Nairobi County Assembly members have suspended the budget making process until the executive can guarantee adequate flow of cash to the assembly. The County Assembly has halted deliberations by all...
View ArticlePolice officer assaulted by Ruto pilot feted
The female police officer who was assaulted by a pilot to Deputy President William Ruto in Nyandarua last month has been feted by a local Non-Governmental Organisation. Corporal Mercy Wandera was...
View ArticleDid this man cause Raila’s podium collapse in Malindi?
An unidentified man in a white shirt has been fingered by conspiracy theorists as being responsible for the embarrassing incident where Cord leader Raila Odinga’s dais caved in as he addressed a rally...
View ArticleBusinesswoman stabbed to death by lover in Gikomba market
A businesswoman in Gikomba market was on Monday stabbed to death by her lover in broad daylight. The middle-aged woman had visited her lover in his house, located near the market. The two picked a...
View ArticleCity traders threaten to withold taxes over matatu termini
Traders in Nairobi’s central business district have threatened to withhold taxes to county government if haphazard allocation of matatu (bus) stops is not rectified within 90 days. The traders said the...
View ArticleRaila was not injured during podium collapse
The Thursday incident in which Cord leader Raila Odinga fell when a podium collapsed in Malindi had received almost 200,000 views on social media by Monday evening. The incident elicited comments, with...
View ArticleWhy Jubilee MPs from Nairobi, central are under fire
Leaders from Nairobi and central Kenya have come under fire from professionals and the clergy for taking credit for projects started by President Uhuru Kenyatta. This comes days after the Head of State...
View ArticlePolice arrest 50 year-old suspected drug trafficker at JKIA
A suspected drug trafficker who had swallowed narcotic pellets was on Monday arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Mr Carey Muhando Maboya, 50, a holder of both Kenyan and...
View ArticleFive men in court for torching Uber taxi
Five men were on Tuesday arraigned before Kibera resident magistrate Charles Ondieki over allegations of setting ablaze an Uber taxi in Nairobi. The charges were however not read out to the suspects....
View ArticleKidero to cancel parking permits for matatus in city centre
Nairobi Governor Dr Evans Kidero has said he will give an immediate directive to authorise cancellation of all parking permits for Public Service Vehicles in the Central Business District and allocate...
View ArticlePolice to detain Njenga Karume’s grandson in murder case
A grandson of former Defence Minister and business tycoon, the late Njenga Karume will be detained for another 10 days, a court has ruled. This is after the police successfully made and application to...
View ArticleJilted man hijacks EgyptAir plane to seek reunification with ex-wife
A love-struck man hijacked a plane belonging to EgyptAir on Tuesday and diverted it to Cyprus, before demanding to speak to his alleged ex-wife, in what highlights the great lengths men will go for...
View ArticleSenior Isiolo official arrested for assaulting pregnant co-worker
A top Isiolo county official has been arrested after he allegedly assaulted a pregnant colleague. The county’s Public Service Board chairman Hussein Roba was arrested by while chairing a meeting at his...
View ArticleCity police investigate gun attack on UN staff’s posh home
Ballistic experts are analysing a bullet head found in the house of a United Nations employee in Nairobi’s Spring Valley to establish whether it was an attempt on her life or a stray bullet. National...
View ArticleCity Hall launches crackdown on matatu termini in city centre
Nairobi County Government will on Wednesday start a crackdown on illegal matatu termini in a renewed campaign to decongest the city centre. The crackdown will target matatu termini on Ronald Ngala...
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