Goons Destroy Azimio Podium in Githurai Rally
Police officers in Kiambu Town on Friday, March 17, lobbed tear gas canisters in an effort to restore order after an Azimio la Umoja rally was disrupted. The cause of the disorder witnessed at the rally was not established clearly amid claims that there were plans to cause disruptions. Read More…
Parents, teachers want midterm extended due to planned Azimio demos
Parents and teachers have expressed concern over the safety of learners on Monday when they are scheduled to report back from the half-term break as it coincides with demonstrations called by the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition. Learners started their half-term break yesterday, but with the looming confrontation, the chair of the National Parents Association Silas Obuhatsa pleaded with President William Ruto and Azimio leader Raila Odinga to dialogue to avert a crisis. Read More…
Security of Kenyans during demos is on you, Ruto tells Raila
President William Ruto has told Azimio leader Raila Odinga that he is personally liable for the security of Kenyans and their property during Monday’s mass action. A tough-talking Ruto said the government will not interfere with the planned protests in any way but it’s incumbent upon Raila that lives and property are not endangered. Read More…
Kasarani stabbing: Love… then murder, and a suicide attempt
In a disturbing incident in Kasarani, a man identified as Samuel Longututi, a 40-year-old bodaboda rider, is being held by police for allegedly stabbing his wife, Lucy Wanjiku Maina, 35, before attempting to take his own life. The incident, which happened on the night of Wednesday, March 16, 2023, reportedly stemmed from a domestic quarrel between the couple. Read More…
DCI: We have retrieved CCTV footage of Jeff Mwathi’s last moments
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Friday issued an update on the death of Jeff Mwathi, an interior designer who supposedly fell from the 10th floor of a city apartment on February 22, 2023. DCI stated that the first phase of investigations had been concluded and the first group of witnesses had already been questioned. Read More…
A mother’s pain over son thrown out of moving matatu: ‘He died a painful death’
The police have clarified that the Lopha matatu captured in photos doing rounds on social media for allegedly being involved in Nahashon Ng’ang’a’s fatal accident at Ruiru bypass was actually the vehicle that rushed him to Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital. They are currently investigating the circumstances under which Ng’ang’a, whose photo went viral as he bled profusely after falling off a speeding matatu early Sunday morning on Thika Road, sustained injuries and eventually died on Wednesday afternoon. Read More…
Govt Explains Sole Reason Behind Murang’a Robbers Deaths
The government on Tuesday, March 14, refuted claims that police officers executed two bank robbery suspects while under their custody in Murang’a. Speaking to the press, Central Regional Commissioner Fredrick Shishia maintained that the two suspects were killed in a shoot-out between a gang and the police, contrary to reports insinuating that the two could have been victims of extra-judicial killings. Read More…
Bandits shoot and kill another child in West Pokot
Armed bandits shot dead another child in West Pokot County on Friday morning, a day after killing a Grade Six pupil in protracted attacks despite a national security operation. The bandits believed to be from Kaben Location in Marakwet East ambushed the pupil of Tirap Primary School near their home at around 6am. Read More…
Courts jail three defilement convicts
A man has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by Eldoret court for sodomizing a 15-year-old child. John Wamwanji aged 36 Years, allegedly intoxicated the victim by giving him alcohol and then sodomized him. Read More…
Garissa University shrugs off terror raid, thrives again
This monument was constructed in memory of 148 souls massacred in cold blood by … al-Shabaab [terrorists] on Thursday, April 2, 2015 … Verily, the power of education will never be silenced even by the deadliest gun.” These are some of the words inscribed on a monument at Garissa University in memory of students who died during the horrific massacre after four gunmen stormed the university and started firing indiscriminately. Read More…