Articles by Wangui Ngechu

Raila appointed AU representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa

1556, October 20, 2018 (EAT)

The African Union Commission has appointed NASA leader Raila Odinga as the High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa. In a commu...

Mashujaa Day celebrations kick off in Kakamega

1324, October 20, 2018 (EAT)

Kenyans have already thronged Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega County to celebrate this year's Mashujaa Day. A spot check by Citizen Digital showed res...

Kipchoge Keino and Hassan Wario. Photos/COURTESY

Former Sports CS Wario, Kipchoge Keino in police custody

2117, October 19, 2018 (EAT)

Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Hasan Wario, athletics legend Kipchoge Keino and two others handed themselves over to police on Thursday morning. T...

Revealed: Details of Maribe affidavit on Joseph ‘Jowie’ Irungu

1043, October 16, 2018 (EAT)

Citizen TV anchor Jacque Maribe has confirmed that her fiancé and co-accused Joseph Irungu alias ‘Jowie’ indeed shot himself in her house in Lang...

Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and the Arts, Dr. Hassan Wario, speaks during the 2016 Barclays ...

Former CS Wario, Ekai to be charged over Rio 2016 scam, DPP Haji says

836, October 14, 2018 (EAT)

Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Hassan Wario, ex- Sports PS Richard Ekai and former NOCK boss Kipchoge Keino will now face charges of misappropriation...

Education Ministry suspends annual leave for officers

1258, October 2, 2018 (EAT)

The Education Ministry has directed that all annual leave applications from exam officers be cancelled until the end of the said period. Also Read:...

Haji warns against intimidation as graft war intensifies

1259, October 2, 2018 (EAT)

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has told his officers not to be cowed even as the fight against corruption intensifies. Also...

The three men: A Kenyan and two Chadian nationals who were arrested over fake currency. ...

Ksh.1B fake currency discovered in Westlands, three arrested

933, October 2, 2018 (EAT)

Police arrested two Chadian nationals and a Kenyan who were found with over Ksh.1billion in fake currency in Nairobi on Monday evening. The detecti...

Uasin Gishu sittings did not cost Ksh.400M – Lusaka

1238, September 28, 2018 (EAT)

The Speaker of the Senate Ken Lusaka has denied claims that expenditure for the Uasin Gishu sittings was Ksh.400 million terming it as propaganda. ...

Ledama now says incitement claims are a distraction

1220, September 28, 2018 (EAT)

Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina has now termed allegations of incitement over the ongoing Mau Forest evictions as a ‘red herring’. Speaking on Ci...

EACC freezes Governor Obado’s bank accounts

1540, September 22, 2018 (EAT)

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has frozen Migori governor Okoth Obado's bank accounts over what they are terming as an intricate web...

KeBS MD, 32 top KRA officials arrested over contraband goods

1704, September 22, 2018 (EAT)

Embattled Charles Ongwae, the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KeBS) Managing Director has been re-arrested. Ogwae was arrested alongside 32 top Kenya Reve...

ODM disciplinary committee summons MPs Aisha Jumwa, Suleiman Dori

1616, September 19, 2018 (EAT)

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) on Wednesday issued summons to 10 of its members among them Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa and her Msambweni counterpart ...

President Kenyatta orders police colleges be renamed

1405, September 13, 2018 (EAT)

President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed that all the National Police Service training colleges be renamed and re-branded. In a move that has seen the...

AP, Police merger: The new command structure

1340, September 13, 2018 (EAT)

President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a new command structure that has seen the Kenya Police Service and Administration Police integrated into one un...

Officers living in police houses ordered to vacate within 90 days

1842, September 13, 2018 (EAT)

President Uhuru Kenyatta has abolished the policy of mandatory and free housing for junior officers. On Thursday, the President introduced housing...

AP merged with Kenya Police, President Kenyatta says

1256, September 13, 2018 (EAT)

President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced the merging of the Kenya Police Service and the Administration Police (AP) into General Duty Police officers u...

13 foreigners arrested in raid at China owned TV station released

1612, September 5, 2018 (EAT)

Thirteen Chinese nationals who were on Wednesday morning arrested at China Global Television Network offices in Nairobi have been released. The rel...

We will not renew your licenses, ERC warns transporters as fuel shortage persists

1520, September 5, 2018 (EAT)

The Energy Regulatory Commission has threatened not to renew licenses for fuel transporters who took part in protests over the 16percent fuel tax. ...

Airgate Centre formerly known as Taj Mall, located along the busy Outer Ring Road in ...

Nairobi demolitions: Gov’t given 7-day notice to reveal all marked buildings

1600, August 17, 2018 (EAT)

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has given the government 7 days to make public a list of all buildings targeted in the ongoing Nairobi demolitions, fai...