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A senior police officer has told the High Court that two witnesses claimed they heard the Kianjokoma brothers utter the words “tujiokoe” while being transported in a moving police vehicle. Chief Inspector Peter Terer gave the testimony on Thursday during the murder trial of six police officers charged over the …

Police in Nairobi have launched investigations into a suspected bank-linked theft after a Runda Gardens resident reported losing Sh950,000 moments after withdrawing the money from a bank. Professor Ratemo Michilieka said he had withdrawn the cash from Cooperative Bank at Warwick Centre in Gigiri, which he intended to use for …

A gas cylinder storage facility was rocked by an explosion in the early hours of Friday, February 6, 2026, at Kisumu Ndogo area in Donholm, Nairobi, sparking fear and confusion among local residents. The blast, which occurred opposite the well-known Triple K eatery, ignited a large fire that was visible …

A small-scale trader in Kisumu is struggling to recover after her soft drinks business was disrupted on Monday when youths attending a government event allegedly looted her stock at Jomo Kenyatta Stadium. Mellen Amol, who earns her livelihood selling soft drinks, was among many vendors operating at the stadium during …

Registrations on the government’s Boma Yangu platform have exceeded one million, highlighting strong interest in affordable housing and increasing pressure on available supply. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel According to data from the Affordable Housing Board, most applicants are targeting projects located in urban areas with access to …

Kenya Power has announced a scheduled blackout affecting portions of four counties on Friday, February 6, 2026, as part of routine network maintenance. In Nairobi County, the outage will affect State House Road, Mamlaka Road, and Lower State House Road, as well as University Hostels of Nairobi, Radisson Blu, State …

President William Ruto met with Kilifi County Members of the County Assembly (MCAs), led by Speaker Catherine Kenga, at State House Mombasa in the presence of Governor Gideon Mung’aro to discuss ongoing and upcoming development initiatives in the county. During the meeting, the President and the legislators reviewed key programmes …

On Thursday, 5,040 young entrepreneurs from Lamu, Kilifi, and Tana River counties received a total of Sh126 million under the Business Start-Up Capital component of the NYOTA programme during a ceremony in Malindi. President William Ruto has previously presided over events where youth from 44 counties received the initial Sh25,000 …

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has appointed Moses Ledama Sunkuli as its Acting Chief Executive Officer and Commission Secretary with immediate effect. In a statement released in Nairobi on February 5, 2026, the Commission said the appointment follows recent changes in the leadership of its secretariat after the …

The High Court has suspended the planned annual general meeting of the Kenya Hospital Association (KHA), the body that owns Nairobi Hospital, following a petition filed by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah. In a ruling delivered on Thursday, the court issued a conservatory order blocking the AGM amid an ongoing legal …