Ben Kirui
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Boniface Mwangi, 4 others released on Ksh.20K cash bail each
The court sitting in Milimani ruled against detaining the four for 21 days as requested by investigating officers and instead gave a mention date within a period of 21 days.The four were arrested on Thursday during a demonstration in Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD) in memory of y...
Missing Githurai protester released after being abducted by police one month ago speaks
28-year-old Joseph Mwangi, alias Mwas, was taken from the Githurai 45 area on June 18, blindfolded, and driven to an unknown location.After being transferred between multiple police stations, he was finally moved to Muthaiga Police Station on Monday night before being released last Tuesday.
JKUAT students block Thika Road as they demand justice for murdered comrade Denzel Omondi
The third-year student died under mysterious circumstances shortly after participating in anti-finance protests at the National Assembly on June 25. His lifeless body was discovered on July 6 in a deserted quarry in Juja.
How 3 people lost their lives at Sunbeam mall, and a family's struggle to cope with the reality
The assailants looted and torched the commercial building, resulting in the deaths of three businesspersons.Among the victims was Bernard Mungai, who tragically fell from the third floor while trying to escape the raging fire.
Former NSSF manager Francis Moturi jailed for 14 years over Ksh.1.2B fraud
High Court Judge Nixon Sifuna, in upholding the 2022 fine and jail term, determined that Moturi’s actions resulted in significant financial losses for the pension fund. Moturi, who had been head of the department responsible for purchasing shares, was fined Ksh.2.6 billion and sentenced to 14 y...
Number of missing, killed youths continue to increase after protests
In Mombasa County, one family discovered the body of their kin at the Coast General Hospital Morgue. In Eldoret, another fatality lies at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital Morgue
Death toll rises to 436 as more bodies exhumed in Shakahola forest
DCI officers discovered three graves in the same parts of the forest where 429 bodies linked to a deadly religious doctrine were exhumed in the previous four phases.
Opposition leaders decry punitive tax measures in Finance Bill 2024
Led by Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka, the opposition leaders condemned what they termed punitive tax measures in the Bill, arguing that the poor and middle class will be hit hard, exacerbating the country's economic hardships.
Eight people killed as Nairobi-bound bus plunges into Mbagathi River
The bus was heading to Nairobi from Gataka, when the driver, who is among the fatalities, lost control and veered off the road.
Several people trapped as building collapses in Kiamaiko
Eyewitnesses say that over 10 people were scavenging for scrap metals in the building that had been marked for demolition.