Category: Society


  • Kenya Railways Gives Update On How Kenyans Using SGR Can Get To Mombasa With Ease

    Passengers board a train at the SGR Nairobi Terminus. /PHOTO Kenya Railways has given an update on the progress of the new Mombasa Commuter Rail train, designed to improve convenience for both Madaraka Express passengers and local daily commuters with enhanced features. In a statement on Tuesday, August 19, the corporation announced that local residents…

  • Boda Boda Riders To Receive Cash For Every Night Spent Admitted In Hospital

    Boda boda operators protest in Nairobi. /NATION MEDIA GROUP Old Mutual has unveiled a new insurance solution, the Boda Riders Super Cover, developed in collaboration with the Kenya Bodaboda Association (KBA), Rescue.Co, Incourage Insurance, and Rafiki Microfinance Bank. According to a joint press release dated Tuesday, August 19, the product is designed to cushion motorcycle…

  • Nairobi Estates Hit by Major Water Shortage After Pipeline Breakdown

    The Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) has warned that several estates in Nairobi will go without water after a major disruption along the Kabeteโ€“Kiberaโ€“Langโ€™ata pipeline. In a public notice issued on Saturday, NCWSC explained that technical challenges had interfered with the system, disrupting water distribution across many parts of the city. The shortage…

  • Pain as 3 Young Girls Are Killed in House Fire While Mum Allegedly Attends Night Party

    CHECK OUT: How to Start Earning with Copywriting in Just 7 Days โ€“ Even if Youโ€™re a Complete Beginner A family is reeling in pain and shock following the unfortunate and untimely demise of several members. The three sisters who died include Ela Namiiro (l), Aman Sarah Namuleme (m) and Tara Namujju (r). Photo: Yougandan.…

  • Homa Bay Mum Prays for Sonโ€™s New Car, Only to Discover Itโ€™s Her Birthday Surprise: “God is Great”

    Education is Your Right! Donโ€™t Let Social Norms Hold You Back. Learn Online with TUKO. Enroll Now! A heartwarming video has captured the priceless reaction of a Homa Bay mother who thought she was blessing her sonโ€™s new car, only to discover it was her 70th birthday gift. Kisumu Mum Prays for Sonโ€™s New Car,…

  • Love Triangle Turns Deadly: Nakuru man convicted of killing rival found under his bed

    After making several unsuccessful calls to his wife, Cyrus Kipngโ€™eno Rono who worked as a night guard in Kiamunyeki, Nakuru County, excused himself from his work station on the night of August 29, 2023, to find out what was wrong at home. Around 9 pm, he arrived at his house and went straight to the…

  • President William Ruto joins women leaders from Nyanza in a dance at Homa Bay State Lodge on August 12, 2025 ahead of the start of this year’s Devolution Conference. ย  Twelve years into devolution, the promise of bringing services closer to the people remains uneven for women and girls across the counties. While there have…

  • Caption for the landscape image: At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in August 2020, David Taitumu, a businessman in Mombasa, was reportedly near the regional police headquarters in the coastal cityโ€”never to be seen again. On Thursday this week, the family, which has been living in anguish for lack of closure, held a prayer…

  • Caption for the landscape image: The Coptic Roundabout in Kisumu, which is one of the deadliest blackspots in the region, is finally demolished and will be redesigned โ€” coming just days after unknown individuals vandalised the road infrastructure under cover of darkness. By Saturday morning, China Railway Tenth Group (CREC No. 10), a subsidiary of…

  • Caption for the landscape image: After making several unsuccessful calls to his wife, Cyrus Kipngโ€™eno Rono who worked as a night guard in Kiamunyeki, Nakuru County, excused himself from his work station on the night of August 29, 2023, to find out what was wrong at home. At around 9 pm, he arrived at his…