12 more days in remand for Obado as he awaits bail ruling
Nairobi, KENYA: Migori Governor Zachary Okoth Obado will have to wait until October 24th to know whether he will be granted bail. Obado and his co-accused, his personal assistant Michael Oyamo and Migori County clerk Caspel Obiero, are facing two counts of murder following the gruesome murder of Sharon Otieno and her seven month old […]
UON students threaten to avenge colleague killed in Kisauni
Mombasa, KENYA: A section of University of Nairobi Mombasa campus students have threatened to take unspecified measures to avenge the death of their colleague who was lynched together with his cousin by a community vigilante group in Mtopanga area of Kisauni Sub-county on Sunday night. The students who were demonstrating on Friday gave the police […]
Simba FC suspends training as search for Mohamed Dewji intensifies
Dares Salaam, TANZANIA: Tanzania’s reigning premier league champions Simba FC has suspended all their training sessions to accord its players ample time to pray for their abducted benefactor Mohammed Dewji alias Mo. Mohammed Dewji, 43, popularly known as “MO Dewji”, who is one of the youngest billionaires in Africa was abducted on Thursday morning when […]
Man surrenders to in-laws and confesses killing wife in Lamu
Lamu, KENYA: A man in Lamu town has been arrested after he surrendered to his in-laws and confessed to killing his wife. Police are holding Samuel Muhuri,33 who is believed to have killed his wife following a domestic dispute on Wednesday evening after which he locked the lifeless body in their house and fled. The […]
Audit firm PwC worker jumps off 17th floor
Nairobi, KENYA: Audit firm Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) worker has committed suicide by jumping off the 17th floor of a building. The worker who is attached to the Forensics Department threw himself off the 17th floor of the Delta Towers in Westlands, where the firm’s offices are located. Kilimani OCPD Michael Muchiri confirmed the incident […]
Mwikindu: Are impromptu fare hikes really necessary?
A few weeks ago the Motorists association of Kenya called for a strike in a move to protest the 16% levy that has been proposed on fuel products. The association which is also composed of members of the public service transport system had urged motorists to park their vehicles in the middle of the road […]
Monica Kimani Murder: Maribe fit for trial
Citizen TV news anchor Jacque Maribe is fit for trial. According to her lawyer Katwa Kigen, Maribe who underwent mental assessment tests on Thursday, is fit to stand trial in the murder of Monica Kimani. “Yes, she is well as we all expected. We all saw her the last time we were in court and […]