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.

Uhuru, Raila officially open Ngong-Kiserian-Isinya road

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga commissioned the 4.2 kilometre access road connecting the Nairobi Inland Container Dep...

bypass , raila , Uhuru

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

Gov’t dismisses leakage reports as KCSE exams kick off countrywide

By Citizen Team,

The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination 2020 on Friday officially kicked off countrywide with the government dismissing any re...

Julius Ouma Jwan , kcpe , KCSE , Prof. George Magoha

Four suspected robbers lynched by mob in Mombasa

By Citizen Reporter,

Four suspected robbers were on Wednesday morning lynched by an angry mob in Liwatoni, Mombasa. The four were part of a gang that had invaded Amani E...

Mombasa

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

Works at Nairobi Green Park bus terminus to be completed this week

By Faizal Ahmed,

Construction works at the Nairobi Green Park Bus Terminus are expected to be completed this week. The park initially set for Passenger Service Vehi...

Eng. Michael Ochieng , Green Park Bus Terminus , jamal ibrahim , NMS

Mombasa derby ends all square as Coast Stima, Rangers share the spoils

By Luqman Mahmoud,

Modern Coast Rangers and Coast Stima played to a two-all-draw to settle for shared spoils in a thrilling National Super League derby at Serani grounds...

Coast Stima , Modern Coast Rangers , Mombasa derby

Four Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Girls students test positive for COVID-19

By Theuri Mbogo,

Four students from Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Girls have tested positive for Covid-19 and 23 others placed in quarantine, Nyeri County commissioner Lyford K...

bishop gatimu , coronavirus

Two injured in Kibwezi accident after car veers off the road

By Michael Mutinda,

Two people sustained injuries after the vehicle they were traveling in veered off the road in Kibwezi. The vehicle was headed towards Mombasa when ...

accident

Western Prisons volleyball team involved in road accident, 5 seriously injured

By Stanley Mativo,

Western Prisons men volleyball team will play no part in the second leg of the Kenya Volleyball Federation National League after its players were invo...

KVF League , laikipia , road accident , Western Prisons

Two suspected drug traffickers arrested with heroin worth Ksh.6M in Mombasa

By Ian Omondi,

Two people, a man and a woman, were on Tuesday arrested in Mombasa Old Town with heroin worth Ksh.6 million recovered from their house. The police ...

HEROIN , Mombasa County. , Old Town

Mombasa human rights activist fears for his life after he was shot and injured

By Francis Mtalaki,

A Mombasa-based human rights activist who was shot twice by unknown people four days ago now claims his life is in danger. Sadat Salim and his brot...

Human rights activist , Mombasa County. , Sadat Salim

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...

Notorious gangster shot dead after charging at police with machete

By Ian Omondi,

Police officers in Likoni, Mombasa County, on Tuesday night shot and killed a notorious gangster who charged at them with a machete. According to a...

coast general hospital , Mombasa County.

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

Two cops being probed over Prime Bank heist

By Citizen Reporter,

Detectives are holding two police officers following a bank robbery that occurred at Prime Bank on Monday afternoon. The duo are attached to the Cr...

Prime Bank