Author: Mercy Auma

An armed thug was today lynched by a mob after attacking two women at Capitol Hill Estate near Summer City in Ruai. The events as unraveled by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) happened at dawn where two ladies who were headed to work were attacked by three gun-toting thugs. The two ladies identified as Anne Wanjiru and Lilian Mueni fell prey to the thugs but were saved by Sergeant Samuel Mutuku, who after witnessing the attack. Swiftly, Sergeant Mutuku ordered the thugs to surrender failure of which he would open fire with his firearm, a Ceska semi-automatic pistol. Read: Thugs…

189 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours after 6,367 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The country’s caseload is now at 250,380. The positivity rate is now at 3.0% with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 2,581,391. Of the new cases, 182 are Kenyans while seven are foreigners. 99 are females while 90 are males. The youngest is a two-year-old child while the oldest is 90 years. Sadly, 9 have succumbed to the virus bringing the cumulative fatalities to 5,150. Also, the cumulative recoveries in the country have risen to 243,064…

Oliver Mathenge has announced that he will be leaving Radio Africa Group as its Digital Editor by the end of November. He is set to join Nation Media Group at a later date. Taking to Twitter, Mathenge intimated that he will give more information on what he will be doing at Nation Media Group at a later date. “I have been receiving so many questions. Yes, after 9 fantastic years, I will be leaving Radio Africa Group at the end of November. At a later date, I will discuss more about what I will be doing next at Nation Media…

Deputy President William Ruto has likened the Jubilee Party to a vehicle that had an accident and is now a wreckage. Speaking while in South Mugirango constituency, Ruto referred to the Jubilee Party as dead hence explained why he has shifted to the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party. “We all belonged to Jubilee, it got into an accident and is now a wreckage, I hear they want to sell the salvage to ODM, We have moved on with another vehicle the United Democratic Alliance,” Ruto said. He further took a swipe at President Uhuru Kenyatta and his handshake partner Raila…

ODM leader Raila Odinga is on his second day of touring Garissa County to popularize Azimio la Umoja ahead of the 2022 General elections. He is expected to address delegates meeting with leaders from the region to find the way forward ahead of the 2022 polls. Addressing residents yesterday, Raila vowed to ensure youths in Garissa are issued with their National Identity Cards (IDs). For instance, he revealed that the government had already processed more than 10,000 and will soon be issued to the youths. Read: ODM Leader Raila Odinga Attends Funeral of Mother to ODM Politician in Bungoma The former…

Police are looking for nine prisoners who escaped from custody in Bomet by cutting metal grills at the back of the cells. According to the authorities, the nine had been arrested for committing various offenses and were set to be arraigned in court today, October 4, 2021. The nine included 5 adults and 4 juveniles, Bomet Central Sub-county Police Boss Omar Imamai has confirmed. The circumstances under which the prisoners escaped are also under investigation with the officers who were on duty put on the spot. Read: Eight Prisoners who Escaped from Nanyuki Prison Recaptured “Bomet and Kericho prisons don’t have…

Kenya’s Covid-19 positivity rate is now at 4.6% with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 2,569,174. 298 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours bringing the cumulative caseload to 250,023. Of the new cases, the youngest is a three-month-old baby while the oldest is 102 years. 295 of them are Kenyans while 3 are foreigners. 158 males while 140 are females 399 patients have recovered from the disease with 379 being from the Home-Based Isolation and Care program while 20 are from various health facilities countrywide. Cumulative recoveries now stand at 242,227. Read: Covid-19 Death…

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has today attended the funeral of Mama Margaret Mutenyo Nandalwe who died on September 17, 2021. The deceased is the mother of ODM Politician Moses Nandalwe. Nandalwe was an aspirant for the Sirisia Parliamentary seat under the ODM ticket. https://www.instagram.com/p/CT_OdNlIzYR/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Mama Margaret is reported to have passed on after a short illness. Among the leaders who attended the burial were Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya, Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati, COTU SG Francis Atwoli, ODM Party SG Edwin Sifuna among others. Read: Raila Receives Campaign Vehicles for 2022 Election from Homeboys Entertainment The former Prime Minister…

A 32-year-old man in Kipreres, Bomet County has attempted to take away his life after killing his wife over a loan. He has been identified as Nickson Sang. According to the area chief Robert Kataam, the man slit the throat of his 25-year-old wife and dumped the body a few meters from their homestead. This, the chief said was an attempt to cover the murder to make residents believe she had been murdered elsewhere. Following the discovery of the body, angry villagers stormed his house only to find him writhing in pain after consuming poison. Read: 63 Year Old Catholic Catechist…

The wife of former nominated Senator Isaac Mwaura, Nelius Mukami has opened up on battle with depression. Through a candid post on Instagram, Mukami revealed that she is living with depression, anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). She disclosed that depression is the most expensive thing she owns adding that everything finding the strength to wake up and be functional is difficult. “My Name is Nelius Mukami and Depression is the most expensive thing I own! Living with Depression, Anxiety and ADHD is one of the hardest things I have had to do in my life. It has taken…

Stela Waithira Njunu and her husband Mohamed Golabi, a couple who had gone missing at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) have finally been traced. Their story came into the limelight earlier in the week after their family reported them missing just moments after they were dropped at the airport. According to Waithira’s mom, Esther Njunu, the couple had been in the country for a few days. They had come to see Waithira’s father who had been ailing. https://twitter.com/ntvkenya/status/1442923022965379072 Read: Questions Linger as Couple Disappears at JKIA However, upon being dropped at the airport, they went missing cutting communication fully with…

Vaccination Update A total of 3,811,136 vaccines have so far been administered across the country as of September 30, 2021, the Ministry of Health has announced. Of these, the total first doses were 2,897,007 while the second doses were 914,129. The uptake of the second dose among those who received their first dose was at 31.6 percent. The proportion of adults fully vaccinated was 3.4 percent. The government is working towards vaccinating the targeted population of 27,246,033. Covid-19 Update 291 Kenyans have contracted Covid-19 in the last 24 hours after 6,501 samples were tested. The country’s caseload is now at…

260 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours after 6,226 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The country’s caseload is now at 249,434. The positivity rate is now at 4.2% with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 2,556,222. Of the new cases, 256 of them are Kenyans while 4 are foreigners. 140 males while 120 are females. The youngest is a one-year-old child while the oldest is 99 years. Sadly, 4 deaths have been reported bringing the cumulative death toll in the country to 5,123. Read: Covid-19 Positivity Rate Down to 2.2 percent…

Steve Masinde popularly known as Steve Kay, a musician cum contractor who was allegedly assaulted by Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa has complained of unfair trial as the case has commenced. According to Steve Kay, he appeared in court for what was supposed to be the mention for his case only for it to turn out to be the hearing. He stated that his lawyer had briefed him it would only be a mention and thus the lawyer did not show up. However, upon raising the complaint to the magistrate, he was turned down. “I tried raising complaints with the magistrate…

A robbery suspect, 30-year-old Joseph Karanja was set ablaze inside a pit latrine in Murang’a by an irate mob. In a series of tweets by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the suspect had reportedly committed the offense on Tuesday and went into hiding. Residents aware of his atrocities started a manhunt for him while baying for his blood. “A robbery suspect lost his life in the most painful manner after he was burnt alive today morning in Gatanga, Murang’a county. The suspect identified as Joseph Karanja, 30, had committed the robbery last night and went into hiding, leaving irate…