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Sakaja to face over 20 charges as MCAs' impeachment drive gathers momentum
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 01, 2025

Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai said unlike in the past, Sakaja could not count on political protection.

Businessman seeks court to block sale of city apartments over alleged contempt by KCB
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 01, 2025

Rukwaro, through his lawyers, argues that on August 13, 2025, the bank's advocate gave an implied undertaking to the court that the apartment would no...

Impeachment storm hits Nairobi as MCAs collect signatures to oust Governor Sakaja, deputy Muchiri
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 31, 2025

The push follows a heated Kamukunji held last week, where about 96 of the 123 MCAs convened to voice grievances against the governor.

Kenyan mother’s brave battle with hepatitis B: From liver cancer to a life-saving transplant
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 31, 2025

Over 300 million people worldwide live with hepatitis, causing 1.5 million deaths annually, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, with Kenya accounti...

City Hall launches massive audit of staff academic credentials amid rising cases of certificate forgery
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 31, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has also exposed irregular hiring of more than 3,800 employees in Governor Sakaja’s administration.

How Nairobi’s posh estates losing prestige over mushrooming kiosks
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 30, 2025

Developers and landlords in Nairobi suburbs have, in some cases, been forced to lower asking prices for units in their apartments.

Court bars DCI from summoning Nairobi Hospital officials amid leadership wrangles
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 29, 2025

The association had raised concerns that the DCI was summoning officials and witnesses over matters already pending before the court.

Ex-Nairobi water employee fined Sh14.6 million for using fake diploma to secure job
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 29, 2025

The court heard that Barasa had forged a Diploma in Information Technology certificate purportedly issued by Eldoret Polytechnic. He used the fake cer...

Indiscipline to blame for Nairobi–Nakuru Highway gridlock, says KeNHA
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 29, 2025

KeNHA urged motorists to observe lane discipline and avoid overlapping, saying that this will make it impossible to ease the congestion.

UN warns Kenyans over spike in scams linked to staff relocation to Nairobi
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 29, 2025

UN Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of UNON, Zainab Bangura, said fraudsters are increasingly reaching out through social media platforms...

Planned gas price controls draw mixed reactions from dealers
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 28, 2025

The move, which aims to stabilise retail prices and curb exploitation, comes amid a rise in illegal gas dealers and growing concern over market price...

Civil society groups move to court to stop Ruto’s Sh1.2 billion State House church project
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 27, 2025

The petitioners allege that, despite claims that the project is being funded privately by well-wishers, including President Ruto himself, public resou...

DCI launches probe into rise of juvenile gangs in Nairobi's Umoja estate, environs
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 27, 2025

The move follows a viral clip shared on social media showing a group of boys engaged in violent clashes, which seriously injured one 15-year-old Joshu...

Isiolo County Assembly Speaker arraigned over alleged misuse of government vehicles
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 27, 2025

The ODPP approved Roba’s arrest and prosecution through a letter dated August 1, 2025, addressed to the Embu-based Regional Criminal Investigations Of...

Isiolo County Assembly Speaker Mohamed Roba arrested on arson, assault, property damage allegations
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Aug 27, 2025

According to reports, Roba was arrested by officers believed to be from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations along Thika Road, held overnight at...

Halal business forum in Nairobi sets roadmap for expanding trade in East Africa
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 27, 2025

The forum, held under the theme “Halal Science, Innovation and Industry”, aimed to provide knowledge, foster innovation, and expand trade opportunitie...

Nairobi MCAs turn heat on Sakaja after stormy Kamukunji as impeachment talks resurface
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 26, 2025

Ninety-six out of the 122 ward representatives attended a stormy Kamukunji, where they voiced deep frustrations over stalled projects, bursary delays,...

Kenya eyes TDB loan to clear Sh51.6 billion debt due September
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 26, 2025

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi said the government is seeking a cheaper facility to replace the existing loan and extend repayment terms.

Auditor General flags irregular hiring of 3,800 staff by Sakaja's administration
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 25, 2025

The report also revealed that the county irregularly continued paying salaries to dismissed staff. Thirteen former employees received backdated salari...

Kenya becomes second African nation to conduct rare heart procedure
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 24, 2025

The procedure was conducted on a 68-year-old man who had suffered a heart attack three weeks earlier.

Nairobi County Assembly moves to resettle Mathare 4A families after 36-year wait
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 24, 2025

A motion presented by majority leader Peter Imwatok calls for the allocation of a 405-hectare parcel in Embakasi, known as Land Reference Number 11344...

EACC submits 89 graft cases involving top officials to ODPP for prosecution
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 22, 2025

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) says the cases were completed in the last eight and their files submitted to the ODPP with recommenda...

Nairobi book vendors decry City Hall's backstreet relocation directive
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 21, 2025

In January 2025, the county government issued a notice banning the display of merchandise on the main streets in the Central Business District.

New Sh4.2 billion Mombasa Commuter Rail set to ease traffic, boost SGR link
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 21, 2025

The new service connects the Mombasa Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) terminus in Miritini to the Mombasa Central Railway Station.

Moja Expressway dismisses fake notice on closure of section of expressway ahead of Gachagua arrival
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 21, 2025

The clarification follows widespread social media claims that the expressway was temporarily closed due to a procession by supporters of former Deputy...

Nigeria to impose retaliatory visa rules in response to US social media requirement
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 20, 2025

Nigerian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa said Abuja would apply the same conditions to Americans seeking visas to Nigeria.

Inside Mathare’s fight for justice: How youth are taking on police brutality and reclaiming dignity
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 19, 2025

Founded in 2014 and registered as a community-based organisation a year later, the centre set out to challenge the normalisation of police killings in...

President Ruto forms new multi-agency team to intensify war on corruption
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 19, 2025

The team will be chaired by the Executive Office of the President, while the Office of the Attorney General will serve as the Secretariat.

Health unions accuse insurers of sabotaging, disrupting care at Nairobi Hospital
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 19, 2025

The unions, led by the Kenya Medical, Pharmacists and Dentists Union(KMPDU), poked holes at claims made by insurance companies against the management...

East Africa mourns Prof John Habwe, scholar who advanced Kiswahili literature and language
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 18, 2025

Prof Habwe, celebrated as one of the most decorated figures in Kiswahili literature, was also an acclaimed author, playwright, linguist, and long-serv...

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