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Kitui County-based environmental activist Musili Kauta has announced plans to stage a continuous protest at Tyaa Bridge in Mwingi Town starting Sunday, January 4, 2026, in a bid to stop illegal sand harvesting in the county’s rivers. In a public notice issued on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, Kauta said he …

Detectives are pursuing a gang that attacked and robbed a businesswoman of Sh600,000 in Rangwe, Homa Bay County. The woman was also stabbed and injured in the Thursday incident, police said. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Her rider was also stabbed and seriously wounded before she and the …

A tragic incident unfolded at a police post in Ndurumo, Rumuruti, Laikipia County, after a police officer shot a 29-year-old man and was later found dead in what authorities believe was linked to a love triangle. Police said the incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, December 14, 2025. The bodies of …

A university student has died after drowning while swimming at the Aga Khan University Hospital pool in Parklands, Nairobi. Police said the victim, identified as 18-year-old Ian Gikonyo, was part of a group of students using the campus swimming pool on the evening of Thursday, December 11, 2025, when the …

Investigations are underway after a truck driver was found dead inside his vehicle along the Kisumu–Kericho highway in the Kapsoit area. Police said the driver, identified as 44-year-old Kimanzi Mulonzya, was discovered lifeless in the cabin of his lorry, which had been parked near Medhill Health Centre. Click here to …

A passenger has accused the crew of a Chania Prestige matatu of attempting to carry excess passengers, refusing to issue a refund, and later threatening him on Friday night in Thika. According to the passenger, the incident occurred on December 12, 2025, at around 7:30pm at Makongeni stage, Thika, after …

A 42-year-old artisanal miner lost his life after a gold mining tunnel collapsed in Nyangoma area, Bondo, Migori County, police have confirmed. The miner, identified as Michael Mbago, was working underground with two colleagues on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, when the tunnel gave way and trapped him. The two other …

Police and witnesses said the child had been playing with other children on the balcony when he leaned on a metal grill that gave way, causing him to fall. He was rushed to hospital but did not survive. The incident happened on December 8, and the body has since been …

Residents rushed to collect petrol after a tanker overturned at Sagana along the Makutano–Sagana–Karatina highway in Kirinyaga County. The tanker, en route from Nairobi to Karatina, spilled fuel after the accident, prompting people to rush to the scene and scoop up the commodity. Police intervened as the situation escalated, firing …

Police in Kakamega have opened an investigation after the body of a woman was discovered wrapped in a sack and dumped in a river in Makunga, Navakholo. According to police, residents spotted the green sack floating on River Sasala before alerting authorities. The body was already decomposed when it was …