Kamukunji Sub-County Stories

Kamukunji's Kiambiu residents flock to free mobile ID registration ahead of voter listing
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Sep 11, 2025

By 7:00 am, long queues—mostly of young people—had already formed at the registration point. Officials assured residents that the service was free, wi...

KAM demands regulatory reforms to boost Kenya’s manufacturing competitiveness
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 09, 2025

KAM Chief Executive Tobias Alando noted that the private sector is the country’s second-largest employer of wages, after the government, underscoring...

Kampala Queens keep CECAFA hopes alive with 7-0 victory over Eritrea’s Denden FC
Amina Wako  |  Sep 07, 2025

With the win, Kampala Queens move up to second place in Group A on three points, level with leaders Kenya Police Bullets, who still have a game in han...

Kenya Police Bullets edge Kampala Queens 1-0 in CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA qualifiers opener
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 04, 2025

Kenya Police Bullets entered the clash in a confident mood, buoyed by home support and weeks of intense training.

IG Douglas Kanja faces grim reality of Kwa Binzaro exhumations
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 04, 2025

The air was heavy with the smell of decay, yellow tape hung loosely from tree trunks marking exhumation sites, and exhausted officers trudged through...

Uganda detains 13, probes ex-spy chief over fake Kampala terror attacks
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 02, 2025

The arrests come after a probe ordered by the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, into irregularities within the military's counterterro...

Kenya Police Bullets to face Kampala Queens in CAF Champions League qualifiers
Erick Kariuki  |  Aug 28, 2025

Kenya Police Bullets will kick off their campaign against Kampala Queens on September 4, 2025, at Nyayo Stadium, with the match set to start at 4:00 p...

Witness reveals how Mackenzie’s Shakahola church starved dozens, killing children and families
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 27, 2025

The witness revealed that she lost all seven of her children in Shakahola, where followers were forced to abandon schooling, medical care, and even ba...

Sudanese cabinet holds first meeting in Khartoum since onset of civil war
XINHUA  |  Aug 27, 2025

The prime minister recently announced that the government will relocate to Khartoum in the coming months, after previously operating from Port Sudan,...

Rising stray dog population in Kamukunji spark public health and safety concerns
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 26, 2025

Locals attribute this to rising piles of uncollected garbage, open landfills and generally unhygienic conditions that attract and sustain the dogs.

Woman named prime suspect in Kwa Binzaro deaths as 11 arrested, 13 bodies exhumed so far
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 25, 2025

She added that detectives are also seeking to establish how the woman acquired the land in question, which is part of Chakama Ranch.

Cofek challenges appointment of CA Board chair Charles Kamau
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 22, 2025

Cofek further argues that the appointment process was undertaken without public participation, thereby breaching constitutional requirements.

Traders close shops in Kampala as protest against taxman, foreign competition intensifies
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 19, 2025

Police moved in to disperse the gatherings and arrested several traders accused of mobilising others to close their shops and participate in the prote...

Kamukunji faces vaccine crisis as over 12,000 children miss routine immunisation
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 18, 2025

Alarmingly, about 60 per cent of eligible children have not received their second measles dose at 18 months, reducing herd immunity amid a recent Nair...

Loan defaults surged to 17 per cent in 2024 due to tough business climate - CBK
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 13, 2025

In the period under review, gross loans issued by banks decreased by 2.7 per cent to Sh4.07 trillion from Sh4.18 trillion in 2023.

Residents of Eastleigh’s Seventh Street demand urgent road repairs
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 13, 2025

Seventh Street, which links Second Avenue to Third Avenue, remains in poor condition. Its neighbouring streets, including Sixth Street and Eighth Stre...

Fresh evidence forces delay in cult leader Paul Mackenzie’s trial linked to 400 deaths
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

The prosecution requested extra time to complete investigations, stressing that the extension is intended to ensure a thorough inquiry and is not mean...

175 Kamukunji youth receive business equipment from President Ruto to boost employment and income
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 11, 2025

The equipment included water tanks, salon and barbershop kits, wood-cutting machines, fully equipped posho mills, public address systems, and catering...

One dead, six injured in collision involving Royal Liner bus on Kisumu-Busia road near Lela
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

The crash reportedly happened when a flatbed trailer-truck attempting to overtake at a sharp bend just past Lela in Maseno collided with the bus from...

Kisumu Senator calls for urgent redesign of Coptic roundabout after tragic accident that left 26 dead
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 09, 2025

In a statement, the senator said he had initiated urgent discussions with leaders and the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) on immediate actio...

Seven killed in lorry-matatu collision at Korompoi on Isinya-Namanga highway
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

This fatal incident follows another deadly crash on Friday evening, where at least 25 people died when a bus carrying mourners overturned at the Copti...

Ruto calls for action after Kisumu-Kakamega highway crash kills 25
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

Ruto emphasised the urgent need to tackle all traffic violations and improve road safety across the country. Survivors are currently receiving care at...

Ruto revokes Mary Wambui's appointment as CA board chair, names Karondo as replacement
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 08, 2025

Karondo has been appointed as the non-executive Chairperson of the Communications Authority Board of Directors for a three-year term, effective August...

DCI seeks 21 days to detain Obamana matatu sacco touts over stabbing to death of colleague
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 07, 2025

Hannington Oloo Ogumbo, Duncan Ochola, Vitalis Owino, and Daniel Ochieng Ojwang are accused of killing Dickson Otieno Ombaka, an employee of the same...

Muchai murder trial: Accused says he’s been locked alone in Kamiti ‘cold room’ for 10 years
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 07, 2025

Simon Wambugu, the seventh accused in the case, told the Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina that he has been held in isolation for the entire 10 y...

Cameroon court rejects Maurice Kamto’s bid to join presidential race
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 06, 2025

Kamto, the leader of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC), filed a petition in late July asking the Constitutional Council to reverse a decision by...

Payment of pending bills breathes new life into construction, manufacturing sectors
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 05, 2025

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) said the revival of the road construction sector was having a positive effect on manufacturers who had su...

Pressure mounts on government to dispose of Shakahola massacre victims' bodies after year-long delay
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 03, 2025

The senators expressed concern that since 2023, the continued storage of the bodies in two mobile mortuaries has stalled the hospital’s expansion plan...

Sh647 million bounty offered for Al-Shabaab leader Abdikadir Ikrima behind 2010 Kampala bombings
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 31, 2025

The US Department of State said Ikrima played a key role in planning and directing the coordinated suicide attacks that targeted crowds watching the W...

High Court quashes acquittal of two ex-PSs, two businessmen in Sh3.5 billion Anglo Leasing case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 31, 2025

The Anglo Leasing scandal involved a series of security-related procurement contracts awarded to shadowy foreign companies, and remains one of Kenya's...

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