Two students from the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) have died after a bus carrying mourners to the funeral of former student leader Elvis “Beast” Otieno was involved in a road accident in Nyando, Kisumu County. The university said 29 other students were injured when the bus rolled while approaching Ahero on Friday. According to…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has identified two serving police officers it says played key roles in the fatal shooting of former African Institute of Mental and Brain Health director, Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso, with one allegedly pulling the trigger while the other supplied the murder weapon. Speaking during a press briefing on Thursday,…
Wiper Patriotic Front leader Kalonzo Musyoka has appointed Nyali MP Mohamed Ali as the party’s Deputy Party Leader Designate in a major leadership shake-up aimed at strengthening the opposition ahead of the 2027 General Election. The appointment was announced on Friday in a statement in which Kalonzo unveiled three new leaders to expand the party’s…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has claimed he will reveal the identities of people allegedly involved in the killing of Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso if the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) fails to disclose the truth during its scheduled media briefing. In a statement posted on his Facebook page on Thursday, August 7, 2026, Gachagua…
A medical doctor who was allegedly abducted by armed men in Juja and held for a Sh3 million ransom has been rescued following a police operation in Athi River, with one suspect arrested and two others escaping during the dramatic interception. In a statement released on Thursday, August 6, 2026, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations…
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has challenged the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to rebuild public trust and take a more proactive role in combating hate speech, political incitement, and ethnic polarization ahead of the 2027 General Election. Speaking during a meeting with NCIC commissioners at Parliament Buildings on Wednesday, Wetang’ula said the commission…
A Meru court has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison over the 2015 disappearance and death of an Isiolo prison officer whose body was never found.
The joint press conference by PNU leader Peter Munya, Democratic Party (DP) leader Justin Muturi, and MBUS Party leader Lenny Kivuti was more than a routine political statement. It was a direct challenge to Rigathi Gachagua’s growing influence in the Mt Kenya region and a declaration that the battle for political control of the Mountain…
A grieving family is demanding justice after 19-year-old boda boda rider Erick Otieno died just hours after being released from police custody, with a post-mortem examination revealing he suffered severe internal injuries that caused massive bleeding. The teenager’s death has sparked fresh calls for accountability and a thorough investigation into what transpired during the nearly…
Mukurweini MP John Philip Gichohi Kaguchia has been released on a cash bail of KSh 250,000 after being arraigned before the Milimani Law Courts over alleged offensive conduct conducive to a breach of the peace. Appearing before Senior Principal Magistrate Teresiah Nyangena on Tuesday, Kaguchia did not take plea after his lawyers challenged the legality…
