Anti-terrorism police unit ordered to produce Sonko in court on Tuesday

By Dzuya Walter,

The Anti-Terrorism Police Unit has been ordered to produce former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko in court on Tuesday for hearing of his case. The cour...

Sonko

OPINION: Stop discrimination and violence against LGBTQ+ community

By Guest Writer,

By Alvin Mwangi Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) persons in Kenya face high rates of sexual and gender based violence. The...

gay sex , LGBTQ

Saudi de facto ruler approved operation that led to Khashoggi’s death: U.S.

By Reuters,

Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler approved an operation to capture or kill murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, according to U.S. intelligence r...

Jamal Khashoggi , President Joe Biden , Prince Mohammed bin Salman , Saudi Arabia , U.S intelligence

Former U.S. Olympics coach Geddert takes own life

By Reuters,

Former U.S. Olympic gymnastics coach John Geddert, who had ties to disgraced team doctor Larry Nassar and was charged earlier on Thursday with human t...

John Geddert

Man,23, narrates ordeal after siblings set him ablaze in Embu

By Anthony Ndwiga,

A 23-year-old man is recuperating at Embu Level Five Hospital after he was set ablaze by family members who accused him of witchcraft. Peter Nyaga ...

ablaze

Five-member gang terrorising cab drivers in Kiambu arrested

By Ian Omondi,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a five-member gang for reportedly terrorising taxi operators in Kiambu ...

DCI , gang , Kiambu County , taxi operators

Student handed 18-month non-custodial sentence for assaulting a teacher

By Peter Mwangi,

A 20-year-old student has been handed an 18-month non-custodial sentence by a Nyahururu court after he was found guilty of assaulting his teacher. ...

Murichu Secondary School , Non-custodial sentence , Nyandarua County

Ten years on, Libyan revolutionaries live with wounds and unfulfilled dreams

By Reuters,

As revolution swept their region in 2011, three young Libyans joined mass protests against Muammar Gaddafi’s four-decade rule. They now live divided...

libya , Muammar Gaddafi , Revolution

Chepkoech breaks 5km world record in Monaco

By World Athletics,

World 3000m steeplechase champion Beatrice Chepkoech broke the world 5km record when she clocked 14:43 at the Monaco Run on Sunday. The performance b...

Acquitted again by Senate, Trump still a powerful force in Republican politics

By CNN,

It is still Donald Trump’s Republican Party - at least for now. The vote by 43 of the 50 Republican senators to acquit Trump on the charge of inc...

Donald Trump

Woman who was thrown out of moving matatu buried in Murang’a

By Citizen Reporter,

Calls for justice dominated the burial of Judy Wanjiku, a 25-year-old banker who died after being thrown out of a moving vehicle along Thika Road last...

matatu , muranga

Sonko to know fate in terror case after discharge from hospital

By Citizen Reporter,

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was on Tuesday evening taken back to a Nairobi hospital by anti-terror police unit officers. This after Kahawa W...

Sonko

Sonko rushed to Nairobi Hospital over stomach complications

By Citizen Reporter,

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has been admitted to the Nairobi Hospital with stomach pains, reports say. Sonko was reportedly rushed to the hos...

Sonko

Police hunting Sololo MCA Halkano Konso for allegedly arming bandits in Marsabit

By Teddy Otieno,

Detectives launched a manhunt for Sololo Ward MCA Halkano Konso over links to a racket behind the supply of arms in the war torn Turbi-Sololo border. ...

konsa , Sololo

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko to spend five more nights in custody

By Ian Omondi,

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko will now spend five more nights in police custody after his bail ruling was pushed to Tuesday next week, a Kiambu c...

Gigiri police station , Kamiti Maximum GK Prison , Mike Sonko

Sonko transferred to Kamiti as DCI seeks 30-day detention period to probe terror links

By Ian Omondi,

Embattled former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was on Wednesday evening, in an unprecedented move, transferred to Kamiti Maximum GK Prison from the Gigi...

Gigiri police station , Kamiti Maximum GK Prison , Mike Sonko , terrorism

NACADA links school unrest to drug abuse among students

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has linked the recent wave school unrest to drug abuse among students....

NACADA

Form Three student, 18, arrested after attacking three teachers at Rwambiti School

By Johnson Muriithi,

Police in Kirinyaga County have arrested a Form Three student who attacked several teachers at Rwambiti Secondary school on Tuesday. According to t...

School unrest

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

Simba Arati’s words to DP Ruto that sparked funeral fight

By Citizen Reporter,

Dagoretti North MP Simba Arati sparked a fist fight after he launched a scathing attack on Deputy President William Ruto on Monday. Speaking during...

arati , osoro , ruto