Laikipia Stories

Three men sentenced to death for violent robbery and killing two cousins
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 15, 2025

The court heard that the accused—John Ekwuam, Wilfred Njoroge, and Zachariah Lomunyien Kibet, alias Mrefu—while armed with dangerous weapons including...

State pays Sh70 million to wildlife conflict victims in Laikipia
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 09, 2025

The compensation, as announced by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, the amount is part of a Sh950 million package set aside by the government this fin...

UDA MP struggles to justify need for Ruto’s Mt Kenya visit for development to happen
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 01, 2025

As Ruto embarks on his tour, all eyes will be on how the region receives him and whether his visit will mend the growing political cracks within his s...

Laikipia farmers count losses after Quelea birds invasion
Waweru Wairimu  |  Aug 22, 2024

David Kamau, a farmer from Ol Moran, said their hopes of having a bumper harvest were fading away as the birds had invaded their farms in droves.

Banditry Crisis: Wetang'ula calls for peace talks as MPs mourn General Ogolla
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 23, 2024

Speaker Wetang'ula told the leaders to take their time to talk to the bandits whom he referred to as "young people wielding Kalashnikovs and G3s" out...

Two police officers arrested over seizure of 2,658 ammunition in Laikipia
Waweru Wairimu  |  Apr 23, 2024

The two officers have been suspended from the National Police Service, Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome said in a press release.

Kenya relocates 21 black rhinos to save them
Issa Hussein  |  Mar 02, 2024

Nature Conservancy hails government’s move to protect the endangered rhino population from extinction.

State warns of Cholera outbreak in Nanyuki
Bashir Mohammed  |  Jan 26, 2024

The British Army in Kenya confirmed the severe diarrhoea outbreak after a unique parasite sub-type linked to farmed monkeys in China was identified.

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