Elijah Maingi

Elijah Maingi is a trained Journalist with an extensive expertise in newspaper reporting, freelance and feature writing, sub-editing among others.

Multiple Injured in Morning Crash Near Expressway Entrance

An early morning road accident in Mlolongo resulted in several injuries, involving a bus with the registration number KCU 035F, near the entrance to the Expressway. According to a witness, the bus, operated by SEMA Sacco and en route to Nairobi, overturned after the driver lost control of the vehicle. …

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City Lawyer Files Case Against Government’s NSSF Deduction Increase Proposal

Lawyer John Maina Ndegwa has initiated legal proceedings at the Milimani Law Courts to contest the upcoming implementation of heightened National Social Security Fund (NSSF) deductions scheduled for next month. Ndegwa argues that the economic repercussions of this change will adversely affect Kenya’s economy, potentially leading to increased redundancies as …

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Tanzania Suspends KQ Flights in Response to Cargo Operations Blockade

Starting from January 22, Tanzania has chosen to suspend all flights operated by Kenya Airways (KQ), citing a reciprocal disagreement following Kenya’s denial of a request for all-cargo flight operations by Air Tanzania Company Limited. The decision, conveyed in a statement signed by Hamza Johari, the Director General of the …

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CCTV Footage Reveals Primary Suspect in Roysambu Airbnb Murder

On Monday morning, detectives from Kasarani Police Station visited the Roysambu scene where a 20-year-old girl was brutally killed, with her body parts discarded in a trash bin. The current investigation is centered on the analysis of CCTV footage near the Airbnb building, where the suspect allegedly committed the crime …

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Orengo Issues Warning to Ruto: Cease Attempts to Intimidate Courts

Siaya governor, James Orengo, has cautioned President William Ruto against persisting in his efforts to intimidate the judiciary. Orengo emphasizes that the president must acknowledge that he is not exempt from the law and should refrain from interfering with the independent functioning of the courts. The governor has underscored the …

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From Obscurity to Notoriety: Peter Salasya, the Controversial Figure from Mumias

Peter Kelerwa Salasya, once a relatively unknown figure confined to the Mumias East constituency, transformed into a national sensation after securing votes in the last General Election. Initially reserved, Salasya has since become a fixture in the headlines, not for his rags-to-riches tale, but for a series of scandals ranging …

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Shilling Exceeds the Sh160 Threshold Against the Dollar

On Monday, the official exchange rate of the shilling against the dollar surpassed the 160-unit mark, marking a sustained and steady depreciation trend that has reduced the margin between the official and retail selling rates of the US currency. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) published an indicative rate on …

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Governor Mwangaza’s Husband Interrogated in Connection with Sniper’s Murder

On Sunday, police interrogated Murega Baichu, the husband of Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza, as part of the ongoing investigation into the murder of blogger Daniel Muthiani Benard, also known as Sniper. Baichu was summoned and questioned for several hours at the Meru DCI office, accompanied by legal representation during the …

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Nairobi:Tenants Shun Ground Floor Over Flooding Woes

As the clock strikes 5 pm in Nairobi, John, a caretaker in an Embakasi apartment, is grappling with a four-hour battle to drain water from the ground floor, while irate tenants incessantly call his mobile phone. The relentless hum and noisy pumping of a water pump, connected to an outlet …

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Lamu:Seven KDF Soldiers Narrowly Escape Tragedy as Boat Capsizes

A group of seven Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldiers had a narrow escape from a life-threatening situation when their boat, loaded with food supplies, capsized in the Indian Ocean near the Kiwayu Chandani area of the Kiunga ward in Lamu County. The soldiers, who had set out from the Manda …

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