Category: Society
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An image of a matatu involved in an accident on August 12, 2025. /MOTORISTS ASSOCIATION OF KENYA A matatu on the Litein–Kericho route crashed near Litein in Kericho County on Tuesday, leaving several people injured under alarming circumstances. Preliminary reports indicate the accident was triggered by a traffic officer who allegedly jumped into the moving…
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Workers exhuming bodies from Shakahola mass graves in Kenya. /REUTERS The Rongo Magistrate’s Court has granted an application by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) to exhume the body of a General Service Unit (GSU) officer. According to a statement by ODPP on Tuesday, August 12, the officer was secretly buried on…
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Kenyan man dies in kayaking accident in Seattle Washington The Seattle Kenyan community, alongside the University of Washington, is mourning the tragic and untimely passing of Dr. Stephen Maina Njau, a beloved resident physician, who died in a kayaking accident. Dr. Njau was a bright light in both the medical field and his community. His…
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The Passing Away of Evanson Muriithi Mukira in LA, California It is with deep sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Evanson Muriithi Mukira, formerly of Baltimore, Maryland, and more recently residing in Los Angeles, California. Muriithi suffered a massive brainstem stroke and, after a few days in the hospital, sadly passed away on…
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A graphic representation of a road accident. PHOTO/@KenyaRedCross/X Kisii Governor Simba Arati has sent a message of condolence to the families affected by a tragic road accident at Daraja Mbili that claimed several lives and left many others injured. In a statement issued on August 6, 2025, via his official X account, the governor described…
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Hundreds of youths turn up for recruitment exercise at kapsabet shouwground The National Police Service Commission (NPSC) is facing mounting internal tensions that threaten to derail the planned recruitment of 10,000 new police officers this September. The standoff comes amid growing public scrutiny over the commission’s structure, mandate, and leadership, with concerns that a misunderstanding…
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Education is Your Right! Don’t Let Social Norms Hold You Back. Learn Online with TUKO. Enroll Now! George Ruto’s Money Fest matatu is in the spotlight after being involved in a road accident. George Ruto’s Money Fest was in an accident. Photos: Raptor Family. Source: Instagram Money Fest is one of the most controversial Public…
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The media industry has lost a true icon with the death of Charles Omuga Kabisae. Don’t miss out! Join Tuko.co.ke Sports News channel on WhatsApp now! Veteran broadcaster Omuga Kabisae dies. Photo: KBC. Source: Twitter He was veteran radio broadcaster known for his distinctive voice and remarkable career. Kabisae, who had an extensive tenure at…
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Lang’ata Cemetery /FILE The dead at Lang’ata Cemetery can get anything else but peace and rest. If developers are not ripping their coffins and graves with excavators constructing new projects, the newly dead are being piled over them due to lack of space—or the metal bars surrounding their graves, as well as tombstones and crosses,…
