Articles by Wendy Abdallah

British women forced into marriages overseas asked to pay rescue costs

1922, January 2, 2019 (EAT)

British women sent overseas by their families for forced marriages are being asked by the UK Foreign Office to pay back their rescue costs, according ...

Michelle Obama’s Becoming tops list of most popular books in Kenya

1631, January 1, 2019 (EAT)

For most Kenyan readers and writers, 2018 was definitely their year. It was marked by debut of epic books such as Biko Zulu’s “Drunk” and Su...

2-Year-old Yemeni boy whose mom sued US to see him has died

2033, December 30, 2018 (EAT)

The 2-year-old son of a Yemeni woman who sued the Trump administration to let her into the country to be with the ailing boy has died, the Council on ...

File image of Tom Ojienda. PHOTO| COURTESY

Law Society of Kenya demands release of Tom Ojienda

1410, December 29, 2018 (EAT)

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has hit back at the Director of Criminal Investigations(DCI) detectives over the arrest of lawyer Tom Ojienda on Frid...

Turkey train crash leaves 9 dead, dozens injured PHOTO/VOA

High-speed train crashes in Ankara; death toll at 9

1537, December 13, 2018 (EAT)

A high-speed train hit a railway engine and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a station in the Turkish capital Ankara on Thursday, killing nine pe...

3 killed, one injured after a quarry collapsed PHOTO/CITIZENTV DIGITAL

3 killed, one injured after quarry collapses in Meru

1808, December 11, 2018 (EAT)

Three people died and another was seriously injured on Tuesday morning after walls of a quarry caved in on them at the border of Tharaka Nithi and M...

Slain Rongo University Student Sharon Otieno. PHOTO| COURTESY

Sharon Otieno, Miguna Miguna most searched on Google

1316, December 11, 2018 (EAT)

Sharon Otieno, the Rongo University student who was murdered and and her body dumped in a forest in Homa Bay County was among the top searched persona...

Staff from the Anti Counterfeit Agency demonstrate how to differentiate fake illicit goods from genuine ...

Illicit goods worth Ksh.13.5M destroyed at Eldoret hospital

1637, December 8, 2018 (EAT)

Goods worth over Ksh.13.3million were on Friday destroyed at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital incinerator in Eldoret. A statement from the Mu...

Justice George Odunga awarded Jurist of the Year Award

1318, December 8, 2018 (EAT)

High Court Judge George Vincent Odunga was awarded the Jurist of the Year Award by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). ICJ lauded the ju...

Former Teacher David Daniel arraigned and charged with defilement PHOTO/DCI

Machakos teacher charged with defiling 9yr old girl

1204, December 8, 2018 (EAT)

A Machakos teacher has been charged with defiling a 9-year-old girl. The suspect, David Ngumbau Daniel, 49, was arrested on Thursday after the inc...

Margaret Kenyatta relaunches Beyond Zero marathon, resolves to step up

1750, December 4, 2018 (EAT)

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta on Tuesday relaunched the Beyond Zero marathon with a new resolve to step up her work towards a healthier Kenya. The c...

Zimbabwe doctors strike again for better pay

1035, December 4, 2018 (EAT)

Zimbabwean doctors at public hospitals went on strike Monday for the second time this year to demand better pay and conditions, a union official said,...

DP Ruto urges farmers to think outside the box PHOTO/COURTESY

DP Ruto urges farmers to reduce reliance on maize

1708, December 1, 2018 (EAT)

Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed politicians opposed to food diversification from maize farming to other crops, accusing them of thinking s...

Police constable Elias Shikuku detained PHOTO/DCI

Police constable arrested for allegedly stealing a Toyota Land Cruiser

1042, December 1, 2018 (EAT)

Detectives from the flying squad unit on Friday arrested a police constable attached to Pokot South for allegedly stealing a car from the Units Yard i...

ODPP warns against con men promising jobs in the organisation

1435, November 29, 2018 (EAT)

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has cautioned the public against con men swindling money from people by promising promising ...

Willy Wanyonyi Musikali, a teacher suspected of defiling a student of Moi Girls High School ...

Teacher arrested for allegedly defiling Form 2 girl in Bungoma

1548, November 28, 2018 (EAT)

A teacher suspected of defiling a student at Moi Girls School Kamusinga was on Tuesday evening arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal...

Rhino deaths under investigation, may not be linked to poaching – KWS

1505, November 22, 2018 (EAT)

The recent deaths of three black rhinos may not have been as a result of poaching, the the Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) has said. According to a ...

Thika: One killed, 3 escape during hostage rescue operation

1952, November 20, 2018 (EAT)

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Tuesday shot and killed one suspected robber during a hostage rescue operation in ...

Four arrested for defrauding Kenyans using Margaret Kenyatta’s name

1725, November 17, 2018 (EAT)

Police on Friday arrested four suspects accused of defrauding Kenyans millions of shillings through a fictitious loan scheme. Collins Kiptanui, 20,...

79 victims of human trafficking arrested PHOTO/COURTESY

79 foreigners rescued in human trafficking raid in Nairobi

1421, November 17, 2018 (EAT)

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Friday evening rescued 79 foreigners from human traffickers at Mlango Kubwa area i...