Ann Ngige Nyamu

Street families population drops by 60pc in eight years, new census reveals

The report shows that the population of street-connected persons has declined sharply from over 46,000 in 2018 to 18,049 in 2025, with Nairobi, Nakuru and Mombasa counties still recording the highest numbers.

Utumishi Academy fire: 9 suspects denied bail, to be detained for 21 days

While giving his directions on the prayers by the prosecutions to hold the girls for 30 days, Chief Magistrate Abdulqadir Ramathan said the duration can be shortened to 21 days to allow thorough investigations.

Utumishi Academy fire: 9 suspects arraigned, to spend another night in custody

Appearing before Naivasha Chief Magistrate Abdulqadir Ramathan, the prosecution sought a 30-day extension to detain the suspects and conclude investigations. 

Naivasha MP Kihara hits out at UDA’s Hassan Omar over tribal narrative, warns of rising tensions

Speaking to the press in Naivasha on Saturday, Kihara claimed the two leaders were deliberately pushing an anti-Kikuyu narrative, which she said threatens national cohesion.

Nakuru: Four students arrested over dormitory fire at Mageraza Academy

The fire razed down a section of the school dormitory, forcing the school board to close the institution indefinitely pending investigations and repairs. 

KWS blames rising Lake Naivasha waters for buffalo invasions, plans translocation

KWS also cited the closure of wildlife corridors due to upcoming projects and the fencing off of land previously used as pastures around the lakeside town as factors worsening the problem.

Police probing death of minor at Gilgil Hills school, samples taken for toxicology analysis

On Monday, gunshots and screams rent the air in Gilgil after irate parents and members of the public tried to storm the school.

'We will defend orphans and widows,' Ruto says on Gachagua family dispute

“I can take the insults as a man, but the widows and orphans cannot, and we will therefore defend them, even before God." - Ruto

Stress, financial well-being increasingly affecting Kenyans: Study

Stakeholders mull local manufacture of vaccines to curb overreliance on donors

Dr. Mazyanga Lucy Mazaba, Regional Director of the Africa CDC Eastern Africa Regional Coordination Centre, said Africa’s overreliance on donor support has exposed major weaknesses in national health systems.