Category: Society


  • 19-Year-Old Woman Charged in Businessman Robbery Aiding Boyfriend

    Qamar in the dock at the Makadara law courts. A 19-year-old woman who lured a businessman into a trap before he was accosted by three men who violently robbed him of two mobile phones has been charged with the capital offence of robbery with violence. Qamar Elmi Suleiman was charged with robbing Mohamed Amin Gulled…

  • Stop police service feud to avert chaos

    An efficient and highly motivated national police service is essential in ensuring law and order. Therefore, the looming power struggle between Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kenya and the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) over the hiring of 10,000 new officers does not augur well for the country. It is likely to derail the recruitment with…

  • Caption for the landscape image: The man Murangโ€™a police say hanged himself inside the operations room of Kenol Police Station on August 5 has been identified as 35-year-old Stephen Mwangi. On Tuesday, Mwangiโ€™s father, John Muiruri dismissed the police account after identifying the body at the Murangโ€™a Level Five Hospital mortuary. โ€œI do not buy…

  • Probe police cell deaths

    Not so long after the controversial death in a police cell in Nairobi of a schoolteacher and activist, two new incidents are raising eyebrows. Albert Ojwang was picked up by police from his parentsโ€™ home in Homa Bay and driven 400 kilometres away to the capital city, only for him to die in unexplained circumstances.…

  • Kenya Met Lists Regions Expected to Receive Heavy Rains This Weekend

    File image of heavy rainfall in Nairobi The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has issued a weather alert noting that several regions across the country will experience moderate to heavy rainfall over the weekend. The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has issued a weather alert noting that several regions across the country will experience moderate to heavy…

  • Kenya Met Lists Regions Expected to Receive Heavy Rains This Weekend

    File image of heavy rainfall in Nairobi The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has issued a weather alert noting that several regions across the country will experience moderate to heavy rainfall over the weekend. The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has issued a weather alert noting that several regions across the country will experience moderate to heavy…

  • File image of Roads and Transport CS Davis Chirchir Transport CS Davis Chirchir has issued an appeal to all road users following the tragic deaths of over 80 people in road accidents over the past four days. Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir has issued an appeal to all road users following the tragic…

  • File image of Roads and Transport CS Davis Chirchir Transport CS Davis Chirchir has issued an appeal to all road users following the tragic deaths of over 80 people in road accidents over the past four days. Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir has issued an appeal to all road users following the tragic…

  • Veteran Radio Presenter Charles Omuga Passes Away

    Photocollage of veteran radio presenter Charles Omuga Charles Omuga Kabisae rose to prominence for reading obituaries and condolence messages. Veteran radio broadcaster Charles Omuga Kabisae has passed away. The renowned radio personality died on Monday, August 11, after a long illness. Omugaโ€™s body was taken to a morgue in Nairobi for preservation as his family…

  • Pavillion Motiryot Charged with Assaulting, Robbing Female Comedian at Carnivore Grounds

    A collage of file images from an assault incident at Carnivore Grounds. Bernard Kipkosgei Koyumi, alias Pavillion Motiryot, has been charged with robbery with violence and assault.ย  A man has been charged with robbery with violence and assault following an incident involving a female comedian during a cultural festival at Nairobi’s Carnivore Gardens. Bernard Kipkosgei…