Court frees Kilifi DG Gideon Saburi against charges of willfully spreading COVID-19

By George Aoko,

A Mombasa court has dropped a case a case against Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi where he was accused of willfully spreading COVID-19 in  March...

Gideon Saburi , Mombasa Court

Man who was tortured with burning mosquito net records statement

By Francis Mtalaki,

A day after Swabir Mohammed was arrested and charged at a Mombasa court, Evans Odhiambo, the man he allegedly tortured using a burning mosquito net, c...

Mombasa County. , Swabir Mohammed , torture

Man captured on video torturing suspect using burning mosquito net arrested

By Ian Omondi,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Monday arrested a man captured in a viral video torturing a suspected offender in ...

Ajab Unga Factory , DCI detectives , Mombasa County.

OPINION: GBV survivors and those at risk should be considered when setting up policies for social protection

By Rachel Ombaka,

The third wave of COVID-19 has hit Kenyans hard with the effects of the pandemic getting worse by the day. Ministry of Health officials recently so...

coronavirus , Danida , GBV , Oxfam

58 people arrested, 124 premises closed in crackdown on illegal pharmacies

By Ian Omondi,

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) on Friday said 58 people have been arrested and 124 premises closed in a crackdown on illegal pharmacies in the C...

coastal region. , crackdown , Dr. Dominic Kariuki , Pharmacy and Poisons Board

Kenyan cops to face murder trial over death of UK aristocrat Alex Monson

By Reuters,

Four Kenyan policemen will stand trial for murder after a judge ruled on Monday they have a case to answer in the death of British aristocrat Alex Mon...

monson

Insurance agent charged with issuing fake certificates

By Citizen Reporter,

One person has been charged in a Mombasa court for issuing fake insurance cover and five public service vehicles impounded following an operation that...

Buxton residents left homeless after Mombasa County gov’t demolishes houses

By Francis Mtalaki,

Hundreds of residents of Buxton Estate in Mombasa spent the night in the cold after the county government and a private developer demolished their hou...

Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir , Buxton Estate , Justice Sila Munyao , mombasa county government

Pangolins in the dock: Is the mammal really guilty as charged?

By Dorcas Wangira,

The pangolin is the world’s most trafficked mammal. No one truly knows its conservation status in Kenya. When COVID-19 broke out in early 2020, some...

coronavirus , pangolin

KPA coach Kiki cautiously optimistic as league tips off

By Dennis Kamariki,

Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) men's basketball team head coach Sammy Kiki says his charges are yet to hit top form despite registering back-to-back wins...

Kenya Basketball Federation Premier League , KPA , Sammy Kiki , Ulinzi Worriors

KBF vice-chair Hilmi urges MPs to build basketball courts in primary schools

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Kenya Basketball Federation vice chairman Hilmi Ali has called on members of parliament to follow the example of one of their own Omar Mwinyi of Chang...

Kisumu County becomes second assembly to ratify BBI bill

By Allan Obiero,

The county assembly of Kisumu became the second county assembly after Siaya to pass the constitutional ammendment bill popularly known as BBI bill. ...

BBI Bill , Kisumu County Assembly

Lawyer Assa Nyakundi to be charged with son’s murder, court rules

By Citizen Reporter,

City lawyer Assa Nyakundi has suffered a major blow after the High Court declined to stop the public prosecutor from charging him with murder. In a r...

DP Ruto claims Raila, Kalonzo, Mudavadi seeking Uhuru’s blessings

By Elphas Lagat,

Deputy President William Ruto now claims his opponents are desperately courting President Uhuru Kenyatta for an endorsement in next year’s general e...

william ruto

Sonko to remain in police custody pending ruling on bail application

By Citizen Reporter,

Former Nairobi Governor will remain in police custody pending the ruling on bail application on Thursday. The court directed that he be detained at t...

Sonko

Senior cop from Rift Valley HQ arrested for ivory possession

By Citizen Reporter,

A senior cop from the Rift Valley Regional Police headquarters is among three suspects who were arrested for ivory possession. Senior Sergeant Char...

Elephant Tusks , Ivory

Kenyan citizen denies trafficking ivory, rhino horns at U.S. court a day after extradition

By Ian Omondi,

Mansur Mohamed Surur, a Kenyan citizen, has denied trafficking tons of ivory and rhino horns at a U.S court and was detained without bail a day after ...

extradition , Mansur Mohamed Surur , U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss , U.S. Court

PROFILE: Chris Diaz, pushing for youth to get involved in conservation

By Tony Owori,

Meet Chris Diaz, a business leader and conservationist born in Mombasa, Kenya. Through his career, Diaz has made great strides and contributed a lo...

conservation , diaz , Forest conservation

Nominated Senator Beatrice Kwamboka sues KQ for shifting her from business to economy class

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Nominated Senator Beatrice Kwamboka has moved to court seeking compensation from Kenya Airways (KQ) after she was shifted from Business to Economy cla...

Kenya Airways , Senator Beatrice Kwamboka

KEBS bank accounts frozen over Ksh.2 billion debt

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) is embroiled in a fierce battle with the judiciary over a KSh.2 billion debt that has seen all its accounts froze...

Geo-Chem , Justice John Mativo , KEBS , Kenya Bureau of Standards