Authorities in Kisii say at least five people were killed Sunday when a rickety storey structure came tumbling down on family homes in Itierio, Suneka, Bonchari. By late Sunday rescue and disaster teams were combing through the rubble in search for more survivors and bodies The three storey building was under construction when it suddenly collapsed. Witnesses said some workers on still on site when it collapsed. Teams carrying rescue operations said they fear more people were still trapped. “The fact that there were construction workers inside heightens fears of more fatalities,” a disaster official told Kahawa Tungu. Five workers…
Author: Magati Obebo
Security agencies in Mombasa and Nairobi counties, acting on tip, arrested two suspects for drug trafficking. In Mombasa, Shee Hussein was seized Sunday from Magaoni area in Msambweni with 200 grammes of heroin. The anti-narcotic detectives had pounced in the notorious suspect while aboard a public service vehicle. “A quick search revealed 200 grams of heroin stashed hidden in his left trouser pocket,” police said. At least 19 rolls of Cannabis sativa were seized from his house during a further search. He sits behind bars at Kilindini Port Police, undergoing processing, awaiting his day in court. In a similar operation,…
Jubilee Party officials Friday said the party’s support of Fred Matiangi for presidency was solid and genuine. Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni also said they were aware of a plot by the government to fabricate charges against the former Interior CS and paint him as a criminal. . “But let none mistaken this, Kenyans are willing to elect him whether he would in jail or not. Nobody body is going to stay the tide, Kenyans are decided already,” he said. Kioni who was speaking during a delegates meeting in Keumbu, Kisii. Matiangi, he said, has strong political credentials and potential…
Cooperative Bank of Kenya is celebrating its historic high pre- tax profit of Sh34 billion for the financial year ended 2024. The upbeat performance casts an impressive 7.5 per cent increment from the 2023 score of Sh32.5. Taxes however revised the margin to a still impressive of Sh25.5 billion in the fiscal year. Group Managing Director, also Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Gideon Muriuki said the score is a deliberate harvest from the lenders strategic alignment with the ‘Soaring Eagle’ Transformation agenda. “The strong performance by the Bank is in line with the Group’s strategic focus on sustainable growth, resilience, and…
Detectives in Dandora, Nairobi, took to custody two suspects in connection with a robbery with violence incident in the area. nearly a month ago. The hunt for five other suspects is still on, police said Friday. Ben Waimari and Moses Odhiambo, alias Pascal, are linked to a March 11 2025 where a woman returning home was hijacked, raped in turns and her car stolen. She was driving along Ruai-Kangundo Road, heading to her residence at Malaa, when the car skidded off the road and got stuck in the mud. But what begun as a Samaritan willing to help quickly turned…
Two warring Nyamira County factions will appear before the Senate in Nairobi Tuesday April 8 in the last ditch efforts aimed at ending the squabbles that have so far derailed services at the regional government. Letters inviting them to appear before the Standing Committee on Devolution and Inter governmental relations were sent April 3, 2025. Among those invited is Assembly Speaker Enock Okero and Ekerenyo Ward Representative Thaddeus Nyabaro. Also invited is Controller of Budget Margret Nyakango. The wars in Nyamira started off with a flopped impeachment of Speaker Okero. Later, it snowballed into weeks of violent skirmishes outside the assembly…
Embattled Nyamira County Governor Amos Nyaribo Thursday angrily fought back claims that he was in possession of dubious academic credentials. He described himself as one given to great book learning, adding that at some point he even lectured in university. The governor did not, however, support the claim with evidence as he addressed journalists in Borabu earlier Thursday. “Am a graduate with credible higher education papers, I have friends that were in class with me therefore treat whatever is being bandied out here about my papers as wild gossip,” stated Nyaribo. A fortnight ago, Nyaribo was put on spot by…
The ongoing hunt for suspected members of the dreadful machete wielding gangs in restive regions across Mombasa has yielded additional arrests of more thugs. The crackdown was especially ramped up at Kisauni Sub-County targeting Junda, Bilima, Barisheba, Sunlight, Mwandoni, Cobra and Kadongo Grounds. Also raided is Mwakirunge and Vikwatani. A total for of authorities 39 suspects linked to gang violence had since been rounded up and lost and locked, police said. On Tuesday alone, 51 other suspects were taken in for questioning. At least five tuk-tuks believed to be used in phone snatching crimes were also impounded during the multi…
Police in Kamagambo , Rongo, Migori County Wednesday arrested a matatu driver for drug trafficking. Calvin Otieno was carrying students and was heading to Kisumu when he was flagged down. A staggering 401 rolls of the illicit weed were recovered during a search. A tip-off from members of the public alerted authorities about a suspicious public service vehicle heading to Kisumu from Migori. The illicit cargo was packed in a traveling bag placed atop the matatu carrier cabin, police said. The suspect appeared to had banked on the assumption that such company would shield him from suspicion. The arrest took…
Newly sworn into office Kisii Member of County Assembly of Jubilee Party Redempta Moraa has vowed to champion for women rights. She however called on women to respect their husbands adding that this lays the foundation for mutual respect in marriages where incidents of gender based violence had been rampant. “Let there be mutual respect between both parties, I think this would help maintain tranquility in our families,” she said. Moraa was sworn in early Tuesday, replacing Clare Obino, an ODM party MCA after a long court battle. The court ruled she was erroneously picked as Jubilee Party nominee while…
Nominated Kisii Senator Essy Okenyuri wants the last mile electricity connectivity project in the rural areas fast tracked to aid boost rural trade. The slow pace of connectivity in other areas has been many villages still enveloped in darkness, she observed. The ongoing program however has expanded business opportunities in some village market centres already connected. “Unlike before , they traders are now selling into late hours.I have also seen mama mbogas selling vegetables and earning a livelihood,” she stated. Rural lighting ,she said plays a vital role in economic development. “The economies of many rural areas depend on agriculture,…
Former Chief Justice David Maraga says Kenyans want an electoral body chaired by credible officials. He thus vouched for a process that is above censure in selecting the right person to chair the commission. “We believe the selection is going to be credible and fair. Kenyans want honest process that would give them a credible commission.because they want a free and fair election,” he said. Maraga was speaking at the Kisii Parish Sunday where he fellowshipped with the Catholic faithful. The visit to Kisii was the first since he started the ‘conversations with Kenyans’ about leadership. On Saturday, he visited…
Detectives in Nairobi have taken into custody a house help for grilling in connection with a theft by servant incident where an employer lost Sh2.2 million from a family safe. A coordinated search by detectives from the DCI Nairobi Regional Headquarters and officers from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau yielded the arrest of Flevia Muhonja Sunday March 30. Muhonja had been left home alone on March 16 2025 when she slithered out with a bag suspect to had contained the stolen cash. The hunt for the suspect begun shortly after a guard stationed at the property raised alarm after…
There were dramatic moments at Nyabururu Girls High School Saturday as Cabinet Secretary for Education Migos Ogamba traded words with Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka and Kitutu Chache South MP Anthony Kibagendi over the community’s bid to front former Interior CS Fred Matiangi for presidency. During a function at Nyabururu Girls, Onyonka and Kibagendi firmly rooted for Matiang’i saying he has what it takes to be president and steer the country to the right political and economic direction. Kibagendi said it is no secret affair that Matiangi would wrestle it out with Ruto as he defends his seat in the 2027…
The prime witness in the impeachment proceedings against former Kisii Deputy Governor Robert Monda has filed an affidavit to recant his testimony. Denis Mokaya Misati further thrashed all pieces of evidences adduced both at the Kisii County Assembly and the Senate terming as fake and squeezed out of him under duress. Misati had accused Dr Monda of taking from him more than Sh800,000 as bribe to influence his employment at the Gusii Water Sanitation Company, a job that did not materialize. The impeachment charges-that of gross misconduct, abuse of office and commission of crime under national law by Monda -…