Category: Society
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Arrest. Police in Kiambaa Sub-County, Kiambu, have arrested a suspected armed robber believed to be behind a spate of attacks that had unsettled residents in Rweno and its surroundings. According to the authorities, the 26-year-old man was tracked down after officers received actionable intelligence from locals who had grown weary of the wave of terror…
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Ongoing joint funeral mass at Naki Primary school for 22 victims of Kisumu Kakamega highway crash that left 26 people dead, August 16, 2025. /FAITH MATETE A joint funeral mass is currently ongoing at the Naki Primary School in Nyakach for 22 of the 26 victims of Kisumu-Kakamega highway bus crash. The victims perished on…
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The number of people committed to Kenyan prisons declined significantly in 2024, falling by 15.8% to 208,971 prisoners. This marks a notable decrease from the peak of 248,061 inmates recorded in 2023. This recent trend reverses the steady increase observed from 2020 to 2023. The number of prisoners almost tripled between 2020 and 2023, rising…
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Police secure a trailer that was involved in fatal accident along the Mombasa highway at Kapiti plains area as residents wait to syphon fuel, August 16, 2025. /GEORGE OWITI Two people died earlier today while three others sustained injuries in a grisly road accident along the busy Nairobi–Mombasa highway in Machakos county. The accident, which…
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Nairobi, Kenya – August 16, 2025 — The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is facing mounting pressure to arrest an cab driver accused of attempting to take advantage of a heavily intoxicated woman. The late-night incident has sparked public outrage after a video of the confrontation went viral on social media. According to witnesses, the…
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Popular Nakuru nightclub Space Next Door has come under sharp criticism after releasing a promotional video featuring dancers dressed in skimpy school uniforms. The video which was initially shared on its social media accounts, has since been deleted following intense backlash from Kenyans online. Critics argue that using school uniforms as costumes in a nightclub…
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The house of the deceased after the fire razed it down. PHOTO | ANTHONY NDWIGA | CITIZEN DIGITAL Residents of Kianjugu village in Ruguru Ngandori, Embu County, were on Friday left in shock after a 35-year-old man set himself ablaze inside his house, burning beyond recognition. Boniface Kiura reportedly locked himself inside his three-bedroom house…
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Side-by-side image of the suspect, Stephen Igogo Kariuki, and the Retay Falcon pistol recovered from his house. PHOTOS | COURTESY | DCI A 26-year-old man believed to be behind a wave of violent robberies in Rweno and Kiambaa areas has been arrested, bringing a sigh of relief to residents who have lived in fear in…
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Residents of Ngurubani town in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, are reeling in shock after a man allegedly murdered his wife and two children before attempting to take his own life in a horrifying domestic incident. According to eyewitnesses, chaos erupted late in the night when loud screams were heard from the suspect’s house. Moments later, the…
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Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations at the site where more graves were discovered at Kwa Binzaro area, within Shakahola Forest, Kilifi County on August 15, 2025. Detectives from the Homicide Unit have uncovered thirteen new graves in Kwa Binzaro, Chakama, around the home of the prime suspect apprehended last month over the new wave…