Category: Society


  • NEMA Issues 7-Day Notice to 107 Bars & Restaurants Facing Closure

    File image of NEMA headquarters NEMA has issued a seven-day ultimatum to 107 bars, restaurants, and entertainment joints, warning that they risk closure over noise pollution and non-compliance with environmental regulations. The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to 107 bars, restaurants, and entertainment joints, warning that they risk closure over…

  • 11-Year-Old Dies as Fire Razes Down Houses in Kamukunji

    File image of the fire scene Tragically, an 11-year-old boy identified as David Munene lost his life in the fire, while another person sustained injuries. A fire broke out on Monday, September 22, at Kanuku informal settlements in California, Kamukunji Constituency, destroying several houses and leaving families displaced. According to videos seen by Nairobileo.co.ke, flames…

  • KRA Issues Deadline Notice to Select Vehicle Owners

    File image of KRA headquarters in Nairobi. Successful applicants must pay a license fee of Ksh25,828 or US$200 per license. The Kenya Revenue Authority has issued a final notice to transporters conveying transit goods and other commodities under customs control, warning that their licenses will expire on December 31, 2025. In a statement released on…

  • WAITHIRA: Affordable Housing Programmeโ€“ A promise kept

    Young men hired to render services at one of the Affordable Housing Projects, whose implementation is ongoing across the country. Photos by Mathew Gwendo (OGS) For those of us who have visited the informal settlements otherwise colloquially referred to as the slums in different parts of this Country will attest to the poor living conditions…

  • Shock as Bomet teacher eyeing for KUPPET seat loses motorcycle to thieves

    Motorcycle rider on the move. Mourners in Bomet Central left in shock after teacher Festus Mutaiโ€™s motorcycle was stolen during a colleagueโ€™s burial service. Shock and disbelief gripped teachers and mourners in Bomet Central sub-county on Saturday after Festus Mutai lost his motorcycle to thieves during a burial ceremony. Mutai, a teacher at Motiret Secondary…

  • Electricity no longer a luxury but right for all, CS Wandayi reiterates as he launches last mile connectivity program in Bahati

    The Government has affirmed commitment towards ensuring every village and household is connected to affordable electricity. Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi says electricity connectivity is no longer a luxury and for a few but a right for every Kenyan. He was speaking in Kabatini Ward of Bahati Constituency in Nakuru County during the…

  • Mututho weighs in on viral video of local Chief speaking on illicit brew and how to address the same

    Former NACADA boss John Mututho has weighed in on a viral video of a local chief from Nyanza explaining effects of illicit brew. In the video, the local administrator who was speaking during a security meeting highlighted the effects of illicit brew citing menace tat it has caused. The Chief points out that 60 percent…

  • House help painfully narrates how her son died of electrocution

    A young mother in Bomet county is mourning the unprecedented death if his two-year-old boyย owing to the electrocution. Mercy Chebet son died on the spot at her bossโ€™s house in Chemosoren Villageย where she usually works as a house manager Bomet County Police Commander Edward Imbwaga, as reported by Citizen said the child was in company…

  • Two Arrested After Botched Attempt to Rob Hardware Shop

    A dramatic scene unfolded in the heart of Kitale last Tuesday night, culminating in the arrest of two suspected burglars in what locals are calling a miraculous twist of fate. The individuals, believed to be part of a gang plaguing local businesses, were apprehended while allegedly attempting to break into a hardware store on Main…

  • Suspects in murder of marathoner Samson Kandie seek plea deal

    The late marathoner Samson Kandie. (Photo: Handout) Two men facing charges over the death of former marathon champion Samson Kandie have requested a plea deal with the state, leaving the runnerโ€™s widow, Rose Chepkemboi, outside the process. State prosecutor Sidi Kirenge told Justice Reuben Nyakundi that the accused, Vincent Kiprono and Jamlick Morogit, had submitted…