Articles by Ruth Njuguna

Fake gym members and stolen cars: Police bust carjacking ring at TRM

1233, September 10, 2019 (EAT)

Police in Kasarani on Tuesday arrested two suspects linked to a carjacking syndicate at Thika Road Mall (TRM) and its environs. According to the po...

3 suspects in notorious car theft syndicate in Kasarani, Roysambu arrested

1520, August 31, 2019 (EAT)

Police in Kasarani have arrested 3 suspects alleged to be behind a notorious car theft syndicate. Reports indicate that the three are part of a gan...

Empty stomachs and ‘footsubishi’: Roysambu census officers boycott exercise, claim no pay

1526, August 31, 2019 (EAT)

There was chaos on Wednesday in Roysambu area in Nairobi after census enumerators took to the streets demanding to be paid their arrears. The offic...

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko at a past event. PHOTO | COURTESY

Woman arrested for impersonating Sonko, swindling millions from Kenyans

1451, June 21, 2019 (EAT)

A 34-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a syndicate that has been using social media platforms to swindle Kenyans out of millions of ...

Chaos rock Buruburu church, Sonko’s convoy stoned

1518, May 25, 2019 (EAT)

Chaos erupted on Saturday at the City Church in Nairobi's Buruburu Phase 4 Estate, following a tussle over the parcel of land that also houses a schoo...

33 illegal Nigerian immigrant ‘students’ arrested in Kasarani for dealing drugs

1239, April 11, 2019 (EAT)

34 illegal immigrants were on Thursday arrested in Kasarani, Nairobi after detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) busted the...

Police in Huruma forced me to strip, woman claims

1512, May 24, 2018 (EAT)

A middle-aged woman from Kayole has accused police officers from Huruma Police Station of allegedly forcing her to strip to determine her gender. I...

Young Veronicah Mukami when she met Pope Francis in Italy last year while in Europe ...

Miracle as 10-year-old girl beats cancer after five-year battle

1614, February 23, 2018 (EAT)

Mum, are there cartoons in heaven? I want to go heaven but are there cartoons? Those are some of the most heartbreaking questions that Veronicah Nyoka...

Woman dies after alleged acid attack by ex-husband

1530, January 26, 2018 (EAT)

A 24-year-old mother of one died after her ex-husband, a former Kiambu MCA, allegedly attacked her with acid and allowed one of his friends to rape he...

Vinara wa NASA wasema mageuzi ya sheria hayafai

2028, October 7, 2017 (EAT)

Vingozi wa Muungano wa NASA wanasisitiza kuwa hawatashiriki marudio ya uchaguzi wa urais, iwapo mabadiliko wanayopendekeza hususan katika tume ya ucha...

Boy to undergo surgery following sexual abuse ordeal

1546, July 20, 2017 (EAT)

A five-year-old boy from Githurai, Nairobi who was allegedly sexually assaulted by his father is set to undergo surgery at Kenyatta National Hospital....

Mbugua, Kamanda concede defeat in Jubilee primaries

1342, May 4, 2017 (EAT)

Former Kamukunji MP Simon Mbugua on Thursday withdrew his petition challenging Jubilee primaries results leaving incumbent Yusuf Hassan to fly the pa...

City graduate quits prestigious job to sell porridge

807, April 2, 2017 (EAT)

Even as many Kenyan youth complain over high unemployment rates, 23-year-old Kendi Kimathi, a Kenya Methodist University graduate, decided to venture ...

IEBC boss to stay longer in office

2300, November 25, 2016 (EAT)

The outgoing Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairperson, Ahmed Issack Hassan, will stay longer in office after the select comm...

House Committee lists banks that received billions from NYS

1702, November 15, 2016 (EAT)

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has released names of banks whose account holders allegedly received billions from the National Youth Service (NYS...

Treasury to blame for delayed IEBC send off package- SRC

1715, September 24, 2016 (EAT)

The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has now come out to declare that they are not responsible for the delayed agreement on a send off packa...

Integrity, courage to guide my leadership if appointed CJ – Msagha

1126, August 30, 2016 (EAT)

High Court Judge Msagha Mbogholi has asserted that he will restore confidence in the Supreme Court if appointed the next Chief Justice. Responding ...

MP joins Jubilee after four years at Orange house

2033, August 25, 2016 (EAT)

Nominate Member of Parliament Isaac Mwaura has made his move from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) to Jubilee party official. Mwaura met ODM le...

Senator declares interest in MCA position

1856, August 24, 2016 (EAT)

A sitting Senator has declared her bid to contest for a lower seat. Nominated Senator Godliver Otieno has expressed interest in contesting for the ...

Process to free and fair 2017 polls underway – Speaker Muturi

1645, August 19, 2016 (EAT)

National Assembly Speaker, Justin Muturi, now says the process of ensuring free and fair elections in 2017 has started after the tabling of the IEBC r...