The Nairobi City County Government intensifies crackdown on illegal and cluttered billboards across the city, targeting major roads including Mombasa Road, Ngong Road, Waiyaki Way, and James Gichuru Road. Chief Officer for Urban Development and Planning, Patrick Analo, has put advertising companies on notice, urging them to voluntarily take down unauthorized billboards or face stiff…
In the early hours of Thursday, September 18 morning, the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) enforcement team, backed by the Nairobi Area Police, carried out a highly coordinated operation targeting a notorious illicit brew distillery in Sarangombe, Kibra. Acting on credible intelligence, the joint team moved tactically at around…
Police are investigating an incident where a suspect collapsed and died moments after he had been arrested and brought to Mombasaโs Central police station. Police said Simon Warui, 35, was arrested in the city centre by police from Urban for stealing by a servant following a complaint. When he was brought to the station on…
Murkomen assures of transparency in planned police recruitment exercise The government has committed to ensuring the planned police recruitment is transparent and free of graft. Addressing the media in Kisumu county, Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen revealed that Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) officials…
File image of the Mombasa Commuter Rail Service President William Ruto has commissioned the Mombasa Commuter Rail Service, marking the return of passenger train operations to Mombasaโs CBD. President William Ruto on Wednesday, September 17, commissioned the Mombasa Commuter Rail Service, marking the return of passenger train operations to Mombasaโs CBD after years of absence.…
File image of Kenya Power engineers at work The outages are expected to affect parts of Nairobi, West Pokot, Nyeri, Meru, Embu, Kitui, and Mombasa counties. Kenya Power has announced planned power outages across seven counties on Thursday, September 18, as part of maintenance works. In a statement on Wednesday, September 17, the company said…
File image of a water project under construction Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has announced plans to roll out 42 new water projects with each initiative designed to serve between 300 and 500 people. Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has announced plans to roll out 42 new water projects with each initiative designed to serve between 300…
A collage of an arrested suspect and an illegal firearm. An accomplice, armed, remains at large. A twenty-year-old man has been arrested in Maralal, Samburu County, following a series of violent robbery incidents in the area. According to a statement by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations on Thursday, September 18, acting on intelligence, Samburu detectives…
21-Year-Old Student Trey Reed Found Dead on Campus A wave of grief and growing skepticism has swept across the campus of a Mississippi college after 21-year-old student Trey Reed was found dead earlier this week. Authorities have stated they do not suspect foul play. However, Reedโs family and members of the public are voicing frustration…
An aerial view of a residential estate in Nairobi Business owners operating bars, pubs and wines & spirits shops across several estates in Nairobiโs Eastlands have decried extortion and harassment by police in the area. Bar and restaurant operators in Kayole, Umoja and Pipeline who were interviewed for this publication stated that the bribe, dubbed…