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Three people, including a four-year-old child, have died in a house fire in Brigadier Town, Bungoma County, in what police suspect may have been an arson attack. According to police reports, the blaze broke out early Tuesday morning while the victims were asleep. Neighbours rushed to the scene after hearing …

Narok County is on high alert after a cholera outbreak in Trans Mara claimed five lives and left at least 45 others hospitalized. Health authorities have moved swiftly to contain the spread by closing eateries, banning the sale of cooked food in open markets, and dispatching a rapid response team …

The Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) has announced that it will begin cutting off water supply to customers with outstanding bills beginning October 15, 2025. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Acting Managing Director Martin Nang’ole said the company was launching the disconnection exercise as part of efforts …

Three men were shot and killed in a brutal attack on Sunday, October 5, 2025, in Angata Barikoi area, located along the border of Ntimaru and Transmara subcounties in Migori County. According to police and eyewitnesses, the victims — identified as John Marwa Babere (25), Sibora Mirumbe (24), and Joseph …

Two young pupils lost their lives on Monday, October 6, 2025, after being struck by falling stones from a nearby construction site in Kayole, Nairobi. According to police, the incident occurred at Emmanuel New Life Academy Nyaura, where four PP2 learners were hit by debris that fell from an adjacent …

Corporal Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve, the Kenyan police officer who lost his life in a road accident while serving under the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti, was buried on Thursday, October 2, at his home in Kyakatolwe Village, Kalama Sub-County, Machakos County. The funeral was marked by solemn tributes …

Police have launched investigations after the body of a South Sudanese national who had been reported missing was discovered in Lake Nakuru. The deceased, identified as 21-year-old Mach Mayen Anyieth, had been missing for several days before his body was found floating near the Nyuki area of the lake. The …

A multi-agency security team has destroyed more than 12,000 litres of illicit alcohol in a major operation in Maguti, Kendubay, Homa Bay County. The October 2, 2025, crackdown was led by officers from Kendubay Police Station in collaboration with National Government Administration Officers (NGAOs) and targeted illegal brewers along the …

A 52-year-old man, identified as Anderson Suleiman Ngumbao, was trampled to death by an elephant in Ganze, Kilifi County, on September 30, 2025. According to police and the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), the victim had been cutting logs for charcoal inside Madamani Forest, Mlima Wa Ndege area, when the animal …

A 66-year-old woman, Beatrice Kunikina, died instantly after being struck by lightning in Ndege Village, Kwanza Sub-County, Trans Nzoia, on October 1, 2025. Police said the tragedy happened while she was in her kitchen preparing supper during a heavy downpour. Her body was later moved to Kijana Wamalwa Referral Hospital …