Ongoing Mwalimu Jackson Karua’s funeral service. PHOTO/@K24Tv/X. The funeral service for Mwalimu Jackson Karua, father of People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua, is underway at Mugumo Primary School in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County. Family members, relatives, friends and mourners have gathered to pay their final respects to the veteran educator, whose life spanned nearly a […]
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has clarified the transition from the Social Health Authority (SHA) provider portal to hospital-based Health Management Information Systems (HMIS), saying the move is intended to reduce duplication and improve healthcare delivery. In a press statement issued on Friday, October 2, 2026, Duale said the Digital Health Agency (DHA) had provided […]
Seventeen people have been killed in a multiple-vehicle crash at Mlima Kiu in Salama, Kilome, along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway. The fatal accident occurred early Saturday morning and involved a 14-seater matatu, two lorries and several other vehicles. According to police at Salama Police Station, the crash began when a lorry travelling from Nairobi towards Mombasa […]
A police commander in Kakamega County has been arrested and is under investigation over the alleged defilement of a 16-year-old girl. The Officer Commanding Station (OCS) at Lumakanda Police Station, Wycliff Kwendo, was arrested after a report was filed at the station under OB number 14/27/09/2026. According to the police records cited in the report, […]
People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua has announced the death of her father, Jackson Karua, describing him as a principled man, teacher and devoted parent who played an important role in her life. Karua shared the news on Sunday, saying her father died shortly after she and her siblings visited him at his home […]
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a Kenyan-American man who died while in police custody at the Kitengela Police Station. Eric Otieno is alleged to have died inside the station’s cells after he was arrested alongside two friends while leaving a nightclub on September 18. His family […]
At least 17 people have been killed and 15 others injured after eight gunmen armed with assault rifles opened fire at a bar west of Johannesburg, South African police said on Sunday. The shooting is the latest mass-casualty attack to hit South Africa, a country that continues to grapple with high levels of violent crime […]
Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has dismissed opposition claims that he has abandoned President William Ruto’s camp, declaring that he remains firmly committed to the President’s 2027 re-election bid. Lusaka, who serves as President Ruto’s Western Region Re-election Coordinator, described the claims as political propaganda, urging those spreading the narrative to stop “dreaming” and focus on […]
The University of Eldoret is investigating a part-time lecturer after he was captured on video making political remarks in a classroom and allegedly threatening students over their response to his comments about President William Ruto’s re-election bid. The incident has sparked debate online, with members of the public calling for disciplinary action against the lecturer […]
Kithure Kindiki with Mt Kenya Elders A section of United Democratic Alliance (UDA) MPs has rejected Deputy President Kithure Kindiki’s recent installation as the spokesperson and representative of the Mt Kenya region, insisting that former President Uhuru Kenyatta remains the community’s recognised political leader. Ndia MP George Kariuki, Juja MP George Koimburi and Ndaragwa MP […]