Articles by Simon Ngure

Man in Nakuru lynched for burning son

1708, September 21, 2018 (EAT)

Residents of Kamara Village in Nakuru lynched up a man and burnt him down after the man is said to have burnt up his three year old son in a charcoal ...

Nyandarua MCAs impeach majority leader, deputy and chief whip

1621, September 10, 2018 (EAT)

Nyandarua Members of County Assembly (MCAs) on Monday impeached the majority house leaders accusing them of non-performance. Majority Leader Peter ...

David Mwai was buried in Nakuru on Friday. Photo/COURTESY

Wife of suspect in Idris Mukhtar attempted murder case still missing

1158, September 8, 2018 (EAT)

David Mwai, the prime suspect in the attempted murder of former Garissa Finance Executive Idris Mukhtar, was buried in on Friday, even as his wife rem...

Salgaa residents accuse police of assault during fuel crackdown

1347, August 22, 2018 (EAT)

Residents of Salgaa centre have expressed concerns over the arrest of more than 50 people during a crackdown on illegal fuel pumps by the Energy Reg...

Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui. Photo/KNA

Nakuru Governor, NLC order those on riparian land to move

1646, August 10, 2018 (EAT)

The National Land Commission (NLC) and the Nakuru County Government have warned that those who have encroached on riparian land in Naivasha must vacat...

Patient goes missing from Nakuru Level Five Hospital

2120, August 8, 2018 (EAT)

A patient who was admitted at the Nakuru Level Five Hospital a week ago has reportedly disappeared under unclear circumstances. Julius Waithaka Mwa...

The body of the newborn baby that was found in Nakuru. Photo/SIMON NGURE

Body of Nakuru baby dumped near railway station

1107, August 8, 2018 (EAT)

The body of a newborn Nakuru baby dumped within a trash site has left residents in shock. Street urchins discovered the body wrapped with a piece of ...

Nakuru boy, 5, mauled by dogs allegedly owned by military officer

1712, August 4, 2018 (EAT)

A five-year-old Nakuru boy is nursing serious injuries after he was mauled by two dogs. David Travis, a pupil at Shammah College Junior school, had...

Arrest men who impregnated 24 Narok school girls: Gov’t

1756, July 28, 2018 (EAT)

Men who impregnated 24 Narok school girls now face arrest and prosecution following a directive from the Government. Patrick Ole Ntutu, Interior Mini...

Police net bhang worth Ksh.1.2 million in Nakuru

1540, July 24, 2018 (EAT)

Administration police officers in Nakuru have netted a consignment of bhang with an estimated street value of Ksh.1.2 million. The officers from th...

Nakuru: 9 children die as Kanitha wa Ngai sect members shun hospitals

1137, July 20, 2018 (EAT)

The burial of a 14-year-old boy at Nakuru South Cemetery turned into chaos after relatives and residents of Kwa Wanyama village in Pipeline, Nakuru co...

Nakuru robbery: Police shoot dead two suspects

1437, July 19, 2018 (EAT)

Police in Nakuru shot dead two suspected robbers who abducted and robbed a man at Lanet pipeline area. The men who were armed with crude weapons ar...

James Mukangu, who was busted skinning a cat in Nakuru. PHOTO|COURTESY

Reprieve for cat meat seller as High Court reduces jail sentence

1432, July 10, 2018 (EAT)

James Kimani Mukangu, who confessed to selling cat meat to samosa vendors in Nakuru got reprieve on Tuesday after the High Court reduced his sentence ...

Nakuru: Man kills sister, 8, over Ksh.800

1706, July 9, 2018 (EAT)

Police in Njoro, Nakuru County have arrested the parents of an 11-year-old girl and are hunting for her brother who allegedly beat her to death for st...

Woman wants husband arrested for setting daughter on fire

1210, July 5, 2018 (EAT)

A class six girl from a village in Subukia is nursing serious burn injuries after her father set her on fire for allegedly stealing some potatoes to e...

Revealed: Makangu the cat meat seller

1316, June 30, 2018 (EAT)

James Kimani aka Makangu hit the headlines last week after he was discovered selling cat meat to unsuspecting samosa vendors. Makangu, who comes fr...

Nakuru County Assembly Speaker survives impeachment motion

1717, June 20, 2018 (EAT)

Nakuru County Assembly Speaker Eng. Joel Maina Kairo on Wednesday afternoon survived an impeachment motion against him. The motion, which was broug...

‘Remaining Patel dams yet to be audited,’ says MCA as he sues owners

1633, June 19, 2018 (EAT)

Kabazi Ward Representative, Dr. Peter Mbae, has moved to the Land and Environment Court in Nakuru over failure by the government to audit the remainin...

Patel dam bosses fail to produce licences

1042, June 19, 2018 (EAT)

The parliamentary committee on environment and natural resources has expressed shock over failure by the management of Patel dam in Solai to produce r...

Nakuru Woman Rep. wants Kenyan fathers to step up

1300, June 18, 2018 (EAT)

Nakuru Woman Representative Liza Chelule has challenged Kenyan fathers to be role models to their sons and empower them economically as one of the w...