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13 suspects arraigned over mugging in Eastleigh's Maries Stopes area
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jun 27, 2025

The suspects were found armed with the offensive weapons in circumstances that indicated they prepared to commit robbery with violence on June 26 at a...

Businesses reeling: Nairobi faces massive losses after June 25 memorial unrest
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 27, 2025

Along Moi Avenue and Loita Street, massive flower vases that the city management had used to beautify the city were either broken or turned upside dow...

Robert Matano roars back to FKFPL with KCB appointment
Erick Kariuki  |  Jun 27, 2025

Veteran coach Robert ‘The Lion’ Matano is back in the FKF Premier League, having been unveiled as the new head coach of KCB FC. The decorated tacticia...

African finance ministers shouldn’t be making bond deals: how to hand over the job to experts
The Conversation  |  Jun 27, 2025

Recent developments show that most of the bonds have not been structured properly. As a result, African countries are paying way over the odds relativ...

Babu Owino secures bail for two June 25 memorial suspects arrested over State House post
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 27, 2025

Babu Owino appeared alongside lawyer John Maina to defend Suleiman Wanjau Bilali and former Harambee Star captain Robert Otiti Elwak, who were arraign...

UN slams Kenyan Government over police killings during June 25 memorial protests
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 27, 2025

The United Nations Human Rights Commission singled out President William Ruto’s administration for allegedly violating constitutional rights by attemp...

Court halts ouster of Nairobi housing chief Lydia Mathia amid eviction row
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 27, 2025

Justice Bahati Mwamuye, while delivering the ruling, said the resolution of the motion against Mathia should be set aside pending the hearing and dete...

Nairobi MCAs censure housing chief Lydia Mathia over evictions
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 27, 2025

The censure followed a wave of public anger over evictions in areas including Old Ngara, New Ngara, Kariokor, Buruburu, Kariobangi, and Woodley that w...

Construction industry braces for higher costs as new taxes kick in
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 27, 2025

The new levies are part of the government’s broader plan to reduce dependence on imports and boost local production capacity in the steel and housing...

Who's behind the deadly chaos? June 25 memorial protests spark stormy debate as MPs trade blame
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 27, 2025

The session turned confrontational, as MPs were split over whether Gachagua played a role in the unrest.

Court declares Nairobi’s 2023 Finance law illegal, reinstates old charges
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 27, 2025

Justice Bahati Mwamuye found that the law lacked the necessary structure to justify the cost of services being charged to residents and businesses.

Nairobi unveils Bill to give public hospitals more autonomy and improve service delivery
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 26, 2025

The Nairobi City County Health Services Bill, 2025, seeks to address delays in service delivery and financial access that have long affected the count...

Government sued for blocking CBD roads during protests, lobby demands removal of barricades
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 25, 2025

The Katiba Institute has filed a constitutional petition at the High Court accusing the police of imposing unlawful barricades to suppress public diss...

Defiant youth storm streets to mark first anniversary of deadly 2024 protests
Mercy Asamba  |  Jun 25, 2025

Youths plan to march countrywide on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the historic storming of parliament by protesters, to honour those killed duri...

Deserter GSU officer among six charged with murder of Ojwang at Central Police Station
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 24, 2025

The officer, John Ngige Gitau, was named during a bail hearing where the prosecution opposed the release of all six suspects, including former Central...

Cabinet approves Nairobi Northern Bypass upgrade and railway city project to ease traffic
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 24, 2025

The Cabinet said the 20.2-kilometre stretch, which runs from Ruaka to Ruiru, will be expanded to accommodate growing traffic volumes and enhance acces...

Uganda's ruling party NRM confirms Yoweri Museveni’s 2026 presidential bid
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 24, 2025

NRM Electoral Body Chairperson Tanga Odoi said Museveni plans to formally signal his intention to run by collecting expression-of-interest forms for t...

Nairobi County govt blames residents for flooding, citing "illegal dumping mindset"
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 23, 2025

Nairobi County Chief Officer for Environment Geoffrey Mosiria said the habit of throwing garbage from vehicles along road reserves and relying on unli...

High Court upholds Briton’s Will in Sh100 million Karen land dispute involving politician Agnes Kagure
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 23, 2025

In his March 24, 1997 Will, Robson—who died on August 8, 2012—appointed lawyer Guy Spencer Elms and Sean Battye as executors, but Battye later stepped...

Ruto government allocates Sh680 million for State House renovation despite budget cuts, public outrage
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 23, 2025

The National Treasury has included the funds in a broader Sh894.9 million renovation plan covering the President’s official residence and several stat...

Opposition leaders attend memorial for protest victims ahead of June 25 demos
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 22, 2025

The leaders declared June 25 a symbolic public holiday dedicated to fallen Gen Z protesters.

Naivas hit Nairobi United, seal play-off spot as NSL season closes
Erick Kariuki  |  Jun 21, 2025

Naivas thrashed champions Nairobi United 3-0 on the final day of the 2024/25 FKF National Super League season to seal a play-off spot, while APS Bomet...

Collins Ouma: How guard who faced wrongful arrest, police brutality ended up getting justice after 12 years
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 21, 2025

In 2017, four years later, the court unconditionally released Ouma and Atelu, finding them not guilty of any wrongdoing. Justice John Mativo ruled tha...

Bunge La Wananchi warns politicians against using goons during June 25 protests
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 21, 2025

Bunge La Wananchi Chairman Robert Kiberenge told The Eastleigh Voice that they are aware that politicians had used youths to infiltrate this week's Tu...

Kenya emerges as major global drug trafficking gateway, new report warns
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 21, 2025

Kenya and Uganda, along with Eswatini, Malawi, and Tanzania, have been identified as major sources of cannabis in the region.

No compensation for blackout losses, Energy CS Wandayi tells businesses
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 21, 2025

Wandayi made it clear that under current laws, the Kenya Power and Lighting Company is not required to compensate consumers for financial harm resulti...

Senate in new push to tame rogue county askaris
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 21, 2025

Senator Ogola also urged the committee to investigate whether the Kenya School of Government has any standardised training for enforcement officers.

Boda Boda riders distance themselves from June 25 protests, call for calm
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 21, 2025

They cautioned against being used as pawns in political games, warning that any chaos would only worsen their economic struggles.

Tears flow as Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan recalls life in exile, activism struggles with Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 20, 2025

Addressing a gathering at a memorial event organised by the University of Nairobi to celebrate Ngũgĩ’s life and work, Yusuf moved the audience with po...

UN Security Council urged to summon Kenya over alleged arms supply to Sudan's RSF
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 20, 2025

Fourteen civil society organisations led by the Kenya Human Rights Commission, International Commission of Jurists, and Independent Medico-Legal Unit,...

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