An audit report has exposed widespread drug theft in county hospitals, with cartels diverting supplies to private pharmacies and clinics. According to Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu, the report for the year ending June 2024 shows that several counties lack proper internal controls to monitor drug stock and movement, leaving room for rogue health workers to steal…

Activist Mwabili Mwagodi briefs the press at Central Police Station, Nairobi, on August 2, 2025. (Photo: Andrew Hinga) Activist Mwabili Mwagodi has recounted how he was abducted and held incommunicado for four days in Tanzania, before being abandoned in a thicket in Kinondo, Kwale County. After receiving medical treatment for five days at a Mombasa…

Busia is a hotspot for bribery requests among counties. (File photo) Police officers, Kenya Revenue Authority officials, and chiefs are some of the professional groups most involved in unethical conduct, according to the National Ethics and Corruption Survey 2024. Released on Tuesday, August 8, the report was compiled by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)…

Shedrack Omondi Okindo. (Photo: Courtesy) The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has arrested TikToker Shedrack Omondi Okindo, also known as Hon Mosquito, for alleged incitement through a TikTok video. According to the DCI, the clip, which contained threats of violence and incitement against public order, quickly went viral, triggering public concern and swift action from…

Former MCA aspirant for Kirimari Ward, Embu Swaleh Abdalla. (Photo: Courtesy) Residents of Embu County were left stunned on Tuesday after a former MCA aspirant, Swaleh Abdalla, was shot dead by police while attempting a dramatic escape from custody. The incident, which unfolded minutes after a court appearance, involved pepper-spraying prison officers, a shootout on…

A detective at the crime scene. (Photo: Courtesy) A love triangle involving two police officers turned fatal in Kitengela, Kajiado County, on Tuesday after one of the parties—a junior officer—allegedly fell to his death during a confrontation with his senior at their shared girlfriend’s apartment. The incident, which unfolded in the early hours of Tuesday…

Cabinet Secretary for Health, Aden Duale, during Friday’s briefing at Afya House, Nairobi. (Photo: Courtesy) The Ministry of Health has suspended 40 health facilities nationwide for allegedly defrauding the Social Health Authority (SHA) through false claims. Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Aden Duale, addressing a press briefing at Afya House, Friday, said the crackdown seeks to…