Nearly two weeks after Wajir MCA Yusuf Hussein Abdi was abducted in Nairobi, his family is urging new Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja to take urgent action to resolve the case. The Della Ward MCA and Wajir County Assembly Minority Leader was reportedly abducted by armed people in Nairobi on September 13 at night on Enterprise Road while heading to his home in Pangani from South C. “Up to now there is no clue of his whereabouts,” said Adan Issack, Wajir nominated MCA in Majengo, Mombasa, adding that they want justice for the abducted MCA. The Head of State…
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A crisis is unfolding in Kenya’s public universities as the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) and the Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) begin a nationwide strike in an ongoing dispute with the government over unfulfilled agreements. The strike, which kicked off on Wednesday, follows the expiration of a seven-day notice issued by UASU on September 11, outlining several unresolved issues with the government. University lecturers have been awaiting negotiations for three years, with no progress made since they submitted their proposal on September 4, 2020. In that proposal, UASU called for an increase in the monthly basic salary to Sh99,650…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested Peter Odhiambo Agoro, Chairperson of the Consortium of Civil Societies in Kenya on Tuesday, for extorting Sh3 million from a state corporation’s Chief Executive Officer. The suspect was escorted to the EACC Integrity Centre Police Station for processing. The civil society leader demanded the Sh3 million bribe as an inducement and facilitation fee to refrain from pursuing and publicising accusations of procurement malpractices he claimed to have against the Parastatal CEO. The suspect accepted the complainant’s plea to reduce the demanded amount to Sh2 million, which was to be paid in two instalments…
Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has dismissed the ongoing rumours that she has been arrested in the United Kingdom (UK). The governor claims that the online smear campaign has been orchestrated and funded by her political adversaries, who seek to undermine the transformative work she has been doing in Machakos by suggesting that she and her son have smuggled millions to the UK. In a press release, Wavinya warned her political enemies that they may face legal action for spreading false news online and tarnishing her and her family’s reputations, which could create a negative perception and endanger their lives. “We…
At least 50 people have been killed in central Nigeria’s Niger state, after a fuel tanker collided with a lorry carrying passengers and cattle, the country’s disaster agency said. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency said the collision happened at about 00:30 local time on Sunday (23:30 GMT Saturday), and caused an explosion which engulfed both vehicles. Director-general of the agency, Abdullahi Baba-arah, said response teams were dispatched to the scene to manage the situation. A number of other vehicles were also caught up in the explosion. Footage taken from the scene shortly after the incident shows the two vehicles,…
Jomvu MP Badi Twalib has vowed to stand with his constituents amid a surge in land disputes. The constituency has recently witnessed a wave of evictions, the latest being the Mwaeba village in the Miritini location, where residents were evicted in the wee hours. Speaking during a meeting with Village Elders, the legislator condemned the eviction of more than 30 families of Mwaeba in an inhumane way by a tycoon. During his second term as MP, he revealed that the parcel of land was earmarked by the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) to expand the Moi International Airport. The residents were…
The government confirmed on Saturday that the death toll from the devastating fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri County had tragically risen to 21. The fire erupted in the dormitory of the school around midnight on Thursday, catching over 150 young boys, aged nine to 13, while they slept. Government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said the fire claimed 19 lives at the scene, with two more succumbing to injuries in the hospital. Of the 156 boys who were in the dormitory at the time, 135 have been located, either recovering at home or receiving medical attention. Mwaura described the incident…
Kevin Kinyanjui Kang’ethe, a Kenyan sought by the United States for the murder of his girlfriend, Margaret Mbitu, has been extradited from Nairobi. The extradition, confirmed by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga on Monday, September 2, 2024, paves the way for Kang’ethe to face trial in the US. Kang’ethe, who fled to Kenya in 2023 after the crime, was captured by Kenyan authorities following an international manhunt. Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina approved his extradition on July 31, 2024, allowing him to leave Nairobi on September 1, 2024. In a statement, DPP Ingonga announced, “Kevin Kang’ethe has been successfully…
Sarah Moraa and Marion Jepngetich won gold and silver, respectively, on the penultimate day of the World Athletics Under-20 Championships at the Estadio Atlético de la Videna in Lima, Peru. The Africa 800m champion, Moraa, extended her winning streak to Peru’s capital, claiming the 800m title after controlling the pace and crossing the finish line in 2:00.36. She beat Australia’s Claudia Hollingsworth, who finished second with a time of 2:00.87, and the USA’s Sophia Gorriaran, who settled for bronze with a time of 2:01.04. The ever-smiling Moraa said that the victory had boosted her morale ahead of the 2025 World…
An American couple has sued Kenyan businessman Julius Mwale and his wife, Kaila Mwale, accusing them of defrauding them out of $1.7 million (Sh219,300,000). In the suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Mathew and Brooke Shaw claim the Mwales lied about their financial status and the status of a “world-class” hospital project in Kakamega. The couple states in court that they met the Mwales in February 2022 at a private dinner in Utah, where they presented themselves as extremely wealthy and well-connected. Based on this impression, the Shaws were convinced by the Mwales to…
