Nairobi County Stories

City Hall hires 60 lawyers to expands in-house legal team to curb costs
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 31, 2025

Prior to this recruitment, the county had 24 in-house lawyers. With the new additions, the legal team now stands at 84, enabling the county to better...

Traffic chaos in Nairobi CBD resolved after meeting between matatu operators, hawkers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 30, 2025

The protest was sparked by a decision made by the county government to move hawkers to the backstreets, displacing the matatus that rely on the main t...

Air traffic controller audio captures moments before and after Washington plane crash
Reuters  |  Jan 30, 2025

The explosion in midair occurred over the frigid Potomac River near the airport.

IPOA admits inability to investigate abductions amid public concern
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 29, 2025

IPOA chairperson Ahmed Issack Hassan stated that while the public has linked security officers to the disappearances, the Inspector General of Police...

Sarah Wairimu pleads not guilty to fresh murder charge in Tob Cohen case
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 29, 2025

The prosecution had initially sought a new mental health evaluation before allowing her to plead, but the court accepted a report from Mathari Referra...

City flooding woes: Sakaja admits Nairobi's drainage system is overwhelmed
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 29, 2025

County Chief Officer for Roads Fredrick Karanja said the current sewer lines were designed to operate at half capacity but are now frequently overwhel...

Kenya Airways faces COMESA probe over flight delays at Nairobi and Entebbe airports
Charles Adinda  |  Jan 29, 2025

Although the investigation does not yet imply any confirmed breach, COMESA emphasised the importance of transparency and stakeholder involvement.

DR Congo's M23 rebels take control of Goma airport, embassies attacked in capital
Reuters  |  Jan 29, 2025

Francois Moreillon, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Congo, told Reuters that a medicine warehouse had been looted.

Nairobi firefighters decry low pay, poor working conditions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 28, 2025

Speaking during a consultative meeting with Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, the firefighters highlighted how the outdated equipment and logistical chall...

Airtel Money's market share grows as M-Pesa sees decline
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 28, 2025

M-Pesa's share is now at its lowest since the regulator began tracking market share in September 2022, when M-Pesa had a commanding 96.8 per cent shar...

AU Commission set to elect chairperson, deputy on February 15-16
Amina Wako  |  Jan 27, 2025

Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Djibouti’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, and Madagascar...

Nairobi’s Green Army shifts clean-up focus from CBD to residential areas
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 27, 2025

Braving heavy rains on Sunday evening, the 3,500 Green Army members completed the CBD clean-up and prepared to move to the city’s estates.

Ruto appoints fresh faces to IEBC selection panel, replacing earlier picks
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 27, 2025

The new panel will be responsible for overseeing the recruitment of nominees for the positions of chairperson and commissioners of the IEBC.

Guinea Bissau behind Raila's AUC Chair bid, says Ruto after meeting President Embaló
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 25, 2025

Ruto highlighted that Kenya's candidature is informed by the country's longstanding commitment to championing the Pan-African agenda and delivering on...

Senate proposes new regulations to streamline Kenya's boda boda sector
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 25, 2025

To assist law enforcement in distinguishing commercial motorcycles from private ones, boda bodas will be branded with specific colour bands designated...

Nairobi property prices surge as demand for standalone houses increases
Charles Adinda  |  Jan 25, 2025

Despite these trends, the Nairobi property market remains vibrant, with demand for standalone houses driving much of the growth, while apartment price...

How Tob Cohen was tortured and starved before death - Postmortem
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jan 24, 2025

Cohen had reportedly "disappeared" from his home on the night of July 19-20, 2019, before his decomposing body was recovered from an underground septi...

Sarah Cohen to remain in custody until January 29 as probe into husband's murder continue
Amina Wako  |  Jan 24, 2025

The judge is also expected to rule on whether the suspect will undergo a mental assessment following a request from the DPP presented by lawyer Vincen...

High-speed passenger rail service to transform travel between Abu Dhabi and Dubai
Charles Adinda  |  Jan 24, 2025

The network is expected to link 11 cities across the UAE, with projections that over 36 million passengers will use the service annually by 2030.

Djibouti's Foreign Minister denies AUC Chair race rumours, meets Tanzanian President to secure support
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 24, 2025

This visit comes amid rumours circulating that Youssouf had dropped out of the race in favour of Kenya's candidate, Raila Odinga.

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