Articles by Wangui Ngechu

Sakaja turns the heat on Mary Wambui over National Employment Authority post

1358, October 17, 2019 (EAT)

Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja has urged ex-Othaya MP Mary Wambui to decline her recent appointment to the National Employment Authority (NEA). In ...

MP Aisha Jumwa, bodyguard freed on Ksh.500K cash bail

1116, October 17, 2019 (EAT)

Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa has been released on Ksh. 500,000 cash bail as investigations into the killing of an ODM supporter in Ganda area continue. T...

Police DIG Kinuthia, MP Aladwa to be probed after damning Citizen TV expose

1510, October 15, 2019 (EAT)

Deputy Inspector General of Police Edward Kinuthia and Makadara MP George Aladwa are among those to be investigated after damning claims in the Citize...

Dennis Itumbi in court on July 4, 2019 over the assassination letter involving DP William Ruto.

Itumbi charged afresh over claims of publishing a false statement

1253, October 15, 2019 (EAT)

Dennis Itumbi and co-accused Samwel Gateri Wanjiru have been charged afresh over allegations of publishing a false document. According to the charg...

Uhuru celebrates Eliud Kipchoge after historic INEOS win

1644, October 12, 2019 (EAT)

President Uhuru Kenyatta has lauded Eliud Kipchoge for making history as the first man to run a marathon in under two hours. On Saturday, the Head ...

Car finally retrieved from Likoni channel 13 days after it plunged

1811, October 11, 2019 (EAT)

The car that had the bodies of Mariam Kigenda and her daughter Amanda Mutheu has finally been retrieved from the Likoni channel. Also Read: Militar...

Insurer embraces cancer expenses cover, sets Ksh.15M top limit

1502, October 8, 2019 (EAT)

ICEA Lion Group has introduced a cancer medical cover as Kenyans continue to grapple with increasing costs of treatment. Also Read: Ksh.2.4M in one...

Former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale’s first wife dies

1718, October 5, 2019 (EAT)

The first wife of the former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale is dead. Adelaide Khalwale died on Saturday at their Malinya home in Kakamega. "Adel...

SportPesa and Betin Kenya halt operations, Betin sends all staff home

1742, September 28, 2019 (EAT)

Betting firms SportPesa and Betin have halted their operations in Kenya marking what could be the final straw in their long-drawn taxation and regulat...

Two unknown Kiambu politicians, Ksh.35M debt emerge in Cohen’s will

1546, September 26, 2019 (EAT)

Sarah Wairimu has revealed how she learnt that two unnamed Kiambu politicians claimed that Tob Cohen owed them Ksh.35million. In a damning affidavi...

Court rules hangovers are a disease

1138, September 25, 2019 (EAT)

Employees in Germany with hangovers after a night of binge drinking now have a legitimate excuse. A court ruled that hangovers are a disease as any...

Sarah Wairimu Cohen backtracks on husband’s body

1355, September 19, 2019 (EAT)

The late Tob Cohen will be laid to rest on Monday at a Jewish cemetery in Nairobi if lawyers obtain a court order. Also Read: Tob Cohen’s body wi...

Tob Cohen’s body will not be released to anyone else except Sarah Wairimu – lawyer

1745, September 18, 2019 (EAT)

The body of the late Dutch businessman Tob Cohen can only be released to his wife Sarah Wairimu Cohen, her lawyer has said. Speaking outside the Ch...

Interpol successfully identifies all victims of Ethiopian Airlines crash

1355, September 12, 2019 (EAT)

The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has successfully identified all victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash. Also Read: Famil...

Gov’t bans adoption of Kenyan children by foreigners

1559, September 12, 2019 (EAT)

The government on Thursday announced a ban on adoption of Kenyan children by foreigners. Following a Cabinet meeting chaired by President Uhuru Ken...

‘There are plans to harm me but I will not be intimidated,’ a defiant Nyoro says

1217, September 10, 2019 (EAT)

Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro now claims that his life is in danger but says he will not be intimidated. Speaking in court on Tuesday, the lawmaker narrat...

Getaway car used in Nairobi West heist found being re-painted

1817, September 7, 2019 (EAT)

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Friday arrested three more suspects in the Ksh. 72 million heist, from a Standard ...

Mombasa Magistrate Kagoni arrested over missing Ksh.30M heroin

1154, September 7, 2019 (EAT)

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Friday arrested Mombasa Law Courts Principal Magistrate Edgar Kagoni following the...

Bobasi MP Obiri arrested over inflated Ksh.4B Lake Basin mall tender

1848, September 6, 2019 (EAT)

Bobasi MP Innocent Obiri and a Chinese contractor have been arrested over the controversial Ksh.4billion Lake Basin mall in Kisumu. Obiri and Zhang...

Mombasa business mogul Abdi Gedi Amin arrested over Ksh.1B tax evasion

1441, September 6, 2019 (EAT)

Mombasa business mogul Abdi Gedi Amin is to be arraigned in court on Friday over tax evasion related charges. In a statement, the Kenya Revenue Aut...