Contractor sues Citam church over Karen housing project
A building contractor has sued a church-associated real estate firm for Sh181 million it claims it is owed from a housing project for its members in Nairobi’s Karen suburbs. Dinesh Construction wants...
View ArticleWhy French embassy called off IEBC debate in city centre
The French embassy blocked former presidential candidates from holding an electoral reform debate in a building it owns to avoid questions of partisanship, it has emerged. Sources at a reform lobby...
View ArticleHow one family lost three children, grandchild in road accident
A family in Nairobi on Thursday buried all their children and a grandchild who perished in a road accident along the Eastern by-pass. Peter and Hannah Kibugi congregated with family and friends at the...
View ArticleDeputy CJ Rawal loses battle to remain in office
Deputy Chief Justice Kalpana Rawal has been ordered to proceed to retirement after the Court of Appeal ruled that she had attained the retirement age. The seven judges of the court ruled on Friday that...
View ArticleBaby allegedly strangled by house help buried
An eight month old baby who was allegedly strangled by a house help in Umoja estate, Nairobi was laid to rest in Kangundo, Machakos County on Monday. The circumstances surrounding the mysterious death...
View ArticleLupita Nyong’o hosts Eric Omondi in New York
Comedian Eric Omondi on Thursday evening landed a rare opportunity to be hosted by Oscar winning Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o at her New York home. Omondi, who once brought a Lupita look-alike to one...
View ArticlePolice deny executing three robbery suspects in city centre
Police shot dead three robbery suspects at a petrol station on Kenyatta Avenue on Thursday night, in what eye witnesses termed as outright execution. But Nairobi county police commander Japheth Koome...
View ArticleSix things to know about Justice Kalpana Rawal
As the Court of Appeal on Friday made a landmark ruling on the age of retirement for Judges in Kenya, all eyes were on the Deputy Chief Justice Kalpana Rawal. Here are some important facts about the 70...
View ArticleKibaki loses close friend, a month after wife’s death
Former President Mwai Kibaki’s longtime friend Emmanuel Karanja Mwangi was buried on Friday at Chinga village in Othaya Nyeri County in a ceremony attended by hundreds of people and political leaders....
View ArticleBiggest Burger Festival comes to Nairobi
A full seven-day bliss awaits lovers of burgers in Nairobi when the inaugural edition of Nairobi Burger Festival comes to town between May 30, 2016 and June 5, 2016. Over 80 restaurants will take part...
View ArticleHow Nairobi estates acquired their names – PART 2
From its leafy suburbs to the informal settlements, it is surprising how Nairobi’s estates derived their identity from white settlers or a corruption of names that were used by the Maasai community...
View ArticleCord wins battle for Uhuru Park on Madaraka Day
Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has cleared the opposition alliance Cord to hold a rally at Uhuru Park on Madaraka Day. Prior to Dr Kidero’s announcement, there had been uncertainty over the fate of the...
View ArticleMan shot dead in city estate in crime of passion
Police are searching for a man suspected to have shot dead another man in cold blood on Saturday morning at Garden estate Nairobi in what is believed to have been a crime of passion. Leonard Kanari is...
View ArticleJicho Pevu’s Mohammed Ali on the spot over his political interest
Renowned investigative journalist, Mohammed Ali, has yet again set tongues wagging over his supposed political ambition after being listed among the speakers at an ODM youth convention in Mombasa. The...
View ArticleConfusion as police outlaw Cord rally
Confusion has marred the intended Cord rally at Uhuru Park on Madaraka Day after police said the venue has been already been booked for three days by an evangelical group. Consequently, the police have...
View ArticleGuys, eight things the Nairobi woman will do if you break up with her
Breaks ups are hard. Even the most amicable ones are not easy. People deal with the pain that comes with the heart break in different ways. Here is a look into how the Nairobi woman deals with a break...
View ArticleBalala: Anti-IEBC protests hurting tourism
Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala says the anti-IEBC protests by opposition alliance Cord are scaring off tourists from Kenya. Speaking during a an official function in Kwale County on Saturday,...
View ArticleI didn’t marry KDF soldier who rescued me, says former Garissa University...
A former student of Garissa University College who survived the Al Shabaab terror attack of April 2, 2015 has come out to clear her name over media stories about her purported marriage to a Kenya...
View ArticleBeware! Impostors on the prowl on social media
Unsuspecting online users in Kenya are losing millions of shillings to sophisticated cyber criminals on a daily basis, Nairobi News has established. These criminals, we can confirm following week long...
View ArticleJubilee, Cord MPs set to clash at Uhuru Park on Madaraka Day
Jubilee and Cord politicians are headed for a clash at Uhuru Park as opposition leader Raila Odinga reiterated his coalition will be preaching peace, love and unity at a parallel Madaraka Day rally...
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