City hall adds 50 Chinese-made guzzlers to its fleet
The Nairobi City county government has purchased 50 new cars to replace the old and dilapidated fleet. Governor Dr Evans Kidero did not disclose the amount used to buy the fleet of fuel guzzlers, but...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese man sentenced to life for raping minor at Nyayo estate
A 32 year-old South Sudanese man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling a five year old girl. Makadara Chief Magistrate Emily Ominde on Friday handed the sentence to Madhak Deer after he...
View ArticleCITY GIRL: Mr President, please don’t waste Sh1bn on miraa
Dear Mr President, Hello. It’s me. The City Girl. This is a bit awkward. It is my first time, you know. I have never written to a President before. Forgive me if I am a little shy. I try to avoid...
View ArticleFour dead after wall collapses during heavy downpour in Nairobi
Four people have died and three others injured after a perimeter wall collapsed on them on Lenana Road, in Kilimani. Kilimani OCPD Peter Katam said the injured have been rushed to hospital. The heavy...
View ArticleSix rescued from rubble of collapsed building in Huruma
Six people have so far been rescued from a residential building that collapsed in Huruma, Nairobi on Friday evening following a heavy downpour. According to Kenya Red Cross (KRC), three adults and a...
View ArticleKidero: Why the Nairobi city can’t cope with heavy rains
Nairobi Governor Dr Evans Kidero on Saturday shifted blame on the poor drainage in the capital city to systemic negligence by previous administrators. The negligence by Nairobi City Council, according...
View ArticleUhuru visits site of collapsed Huruma building, orders arrest of owner
President Uhuru Kenyatta and the Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet visited the scene of the collapsed six-storey building in Huruma on Saturday morning. The President ordered for the search...
View ArticleNigerian man arrested over frequent burglaries in Kileleshwa
Police officers in Nairobi have detained a Nigerian national believed to be leading a criminal gang that has been terrorising Kileleshwa residents. The man was trailed by detectives to Kileleshwa where...
View ArticleAG bows to pressure, suspends registration of Atheists society
Attorney General Githu Muigai has bowed to pressure from religious leaders and ordered for the immediate suspension of the registration of Atheists Society of Kenya. In a statement on Saturday, the...
View ArticleWeatherman warns of more rains in Nairobi
Nairobi residents have been warned to expect more rainfall in the coming days by the weatherman. The Meteorological Department released a statement on Saturday that also mapped out other areas of the...
View Article133 people rescued from rubble of collapsed Huruma building
Rescue workers have so far managed to pull out more than 133 people from the rubble of the collapsed building in Hurama. Kenya Defence Forces have been deployed to assist in rescue operations....
View ArticleUhuru at JKIA as Lucy Kibaki’s body arrives in Nairobi
Former First Lady Lucy Kibaki’s body has arrived in Nairobi. Mrs Kibaki’s body was on a Kenya Airways flight from London which arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at about 5 am. Also on...
View ArticleUhuru torches Sh15 billion worth of ivory in bid to save elephants- PHOTOS
Kenya has burned more than Sh15 billion worth of ivory in a bold sign of commitment to declaring a war on ivory trade and poaching. President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday lit fire on the 105 tonnes of...
View ArticleSurvivors of collapsed house in Huruma recall escape
The Kenyatta National Hospital on Saturday said it had received 62 patients who were injured in the Huruma building collapse with more expected as the rescue operations continue. CEO Lily Koros said 11...
View ArticleUhuru rolls back the years with impressive dance floor moves – VIDEO
It is common for Kenyan Presidents to get loose once in a while but President Uhuru Kenyatta took it to another level on Friday night during the inaugural Giants Club Summit in Nanyuki. His...
View ArticleCity Hall to hand out Sh2m to survivors of Huruma tragedy – Kidero
Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has said that the county government has set aside sh2 million to help victims of the Huruma building tragedy. The death toll fom the collpased building has so far reached...
View ArticleHere are the city roads to avoid during heavy rain – NTSA
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has warned city motorists and resident to be cautious while crossing flooded areas. The agency on Sunday also released a list of city roads that are...
View ArticleOwner of collapsed Huruma building surrenders to police
The owner of a building that collapsed on Friday evening killing 19 people has been arrested. Samuel Kamau, who allegedly also owns four other buildings close to the one that collapsed surrendered to...
View ArticleSurvivor of collapsed building regrets leaving children behind
When Eric Owino arrived home on Friday, he saw people milling around his residence. The block his flat was part of was cracking and on taking a closer look, he realised the situation was getting worse....
View ArticleKidero to sack quality assurance officers over collapsed Huruma building – VIDEO
Governor Evans Kidero has said quality assurance officers will be fired for failure to ensure the demolition of the house in Huruma that killed scores of people and injuring several others in Nairobi’s...
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