Author: Mercy Auma

A senior official from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has been ambushed and murdered by unknown assailants along the Meru-Nanyuki road. This has been confirmed by the agency adding that the official, Bajila Kofa was the Nyeri company commander at KWS Aberdare. Reports indicate that Koga was on his way home after dropping his children at school. It was then that unknown assailants in another vehicle overtook and ambushed him outside the Meru Polytechnic and sprayed his car with bullets. Read: KWS Officers Find 6 Bodies Dumped At Tsavo West National Park Authorities have revealed that he suffered multiple gun wounds…

Kenya has announced 1,001 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours after a sample size of 9,065 was tested. The caseload is now at 238,852. This brings the positivity rate to 11.0% with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 2,397,923. Of the new cases, 988 are Kenyans while 13 are foreigners. 504 males while 497 are females. The youngest is a four-month-old baby while the oldest is 110 years. Sadly, 11 patients have succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours pushing the cumulative fatalities to 4,757. Also, 1,155 patients have recovered from the disease with 1,001…

Covid-19 curve is most likely to flatten within the next three weeks, the Ministry of Health has revealed. This, the Ministry says is due to the increasing numbers of people who have been vaccinated against the virus. For instance, in the recent weeks, the number of covid-19 infections have decreased. Acting Director General for Health Dr Patrick Amoth has attributed the decreasing Covid-19 infections in the country to the ongoing vaccination measures adding that the curve will soon be flattened. “We have seen a decline in the new cases and we project that we shall flatten the curve in the…

City advocate Hellen Kuke has been arraigned in Kisumu Law Courts and charged with conspiracy to defraud an insurance company Sh26.4 million. Kuke appeared before Chief Magistrate Peter Gesora where it was heard that on diverse dates, she conspired to defraud Madison Insurance Limited Sh26.4 million. Kuke is said to have conspired to defraud the money through Kenya Power by falsely filing documents in Civil suit number 26/2020 at Nyando law courts on the alleged electrocution of Beatrice Adhiambo on January 30th, 2021. Read: City Lawyer Steve Ogolla Sends Social Media Into A frenzy After Claiming Facebook Lover Conned Him Ksh500,000…

A family of five is dead after their home in Mashuru area, Kajiado County went up in flames on Thursday night. Reports indicate that the fire which started at 10 PM was triggered by a short-electric circuit. At the time, the mother of the house, her three children and a domestic worker were in the house. The man of the house, Saitoti Maina was however not in the house at the time of the incident hence escaped death. This has been confirmed by the area’s local chief, Jonathan Sikongei who revealed that upon receiving the report of the fire, together…

A senior Administrative Police (AP) officer from Siaya has set himself ablaze at his home, Siaya County commissioner Mohammed Barre has confirmed. The fire was reported in the morning hours of Thursday although the relevant authorities are yet to establish what caused it. The fire brigade from Siaya County was deployed to put out the fire with detectives on the scene to determine the cause of the fire that left the officer dead. ” We don’t know what happened. What we know for now is that one of our officers died in the house fire incident. They will tell us…

Singer Julius Owino famously known by his stage name Juliani has reportedly been threatened over links with former Machakos first lady Lillian Nganga. In a post by activist Boniface Mwangi, Juliani has recorded a statement at Kileleshwa Police Station after he received a call from a number asking him to stop posting pictures with Lilian Nganga failure of which he would be killed. “My very good friend Juliani was threatened yesterday. Someone called him and texted him using 0773912088. He told him to stop posting pics posed with his friend Lilian Nganga and if he continues, they will kill him. He…

A multi-agency task force led by the Nyahururu Deputy County Commissioner (DCC) Moses Muroki has been formulated to probe the incident where three pupils were tied to a tree as a form of punishment in Thiru Primary school, Laikipia West. The photos of three pupils went viral earlier in the week eliciting uproar from the public with a section castigating the school’s management for the inhumane punishment. According to a section of Kenyans, the punishment was likened to the days of slavery where workers would be tied and forced to stand in the sun as a way of instilling discipline…

Kenya has announced 1,018 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours after a sample size of 9,347 was tested. The country’s caseload is now at 236,881. This brings the positivity rate to 10.9% with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 2,380,918. Of the new cases, 995 are Kenyans while 23 are foreigners. 522 females while 496 are males. The youngest is an 11-month-old baby while the oldest is 103 years. The cumulative fatalities are now at 4,739 after 13 patients succumbed. Also, Total recoveries now stand at 224,270 of whom 181,731 are from the Home-Based Care and Isolation…

Four people have been grilled in Bungoma over the brutal murder of Chepyuk Location Chief, Geoffrey Kipsang. Kipsang was found brutally murdered and buried in a shallow grave on Friday, August 27, 2021, near a maize farm plantation, a few kilometers from his home. According to the detectives, the chief was very instrumental in fighting against rape cases, insecurity, teenage pregnancies and selling illicit liquor in the area. Thus, they suspect his murder might be related to this. So far four people, two men and two women have been arrested and grilled in connection to the same. Read: Nakuru’s Lands Chief…

The Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS)has unveiled 32 health facilities where residents within Nairobi county can access mental health care. Through a notice, NMS announced the services that will be offered including psychotherapy and counseling, mental wellness clinic, psychiatry, school mental health, community mental health, child and adolescents’ mental health assessments as well as epilepsy clinic. They are: All Level IV facilities including Mbagathi Hospital in Lang’ata, Mutuini Hospital in Dagoretti South, Mama Lucy Hospital in Embakasi West and Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Kamukunji. Level  II and III facilities in Embakasi East sub county including Mukuru kwa Njenga, Embakasi East and Soweto-Kayole health centres and…

1,225 Kenyans have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours bringing the country’s caseload to 219,938. The positivity rate is now at 13.8% with the cumulative tests so far conducted now at 2,247,959. Of the new cases, 1,199 are Kenyans while 26 are foreigners. 632 are females while 593 are males. The youngest is an eleven-month-old infant while the oldest is 97 years. Sadly, 17 have succumbed to the virus bringing the cumulative fatalities to 4,319. Consequently, the cumulative recoveries are now at 202,372 after 1,318 patients have recovered from the disease. 1,232 were from the Home-Based Isolation…

Polycarp Nyaosi Momanyi has been charged at Kibera Law Courts for issuing death threats to a woman who rejected his advances. Momanyi is said to have threatened to kill Ivene Anyango Ochieng at her house in Kangemi, Westlands on August 11, 2021. The incident was brought to the attention of authorities by their neighbors who intimated that a distress call from Ms Anyango raised the alarm. Apparently, Momanyi was breaking into Ms Ochieng’s home armed with a panga. The two are neighbours and the accused had earlier visited Ms Ochieg’s house before he was chased away. Appearing before Principal Magistrate…

Siaya Senator James Orengo wants Members of Parliament to summon Deputy President William Ruto regarding his links with Turkish National Harun Aydin. Speaking during a burial in Homa Bay, Orengo stated that the DP should appear before the national security committee and expound on the saga surrounding the Turkish national who was deported. “We must summon Ruto before the parliamentary committee to speak on these matters and give us an answer. Let him come before the parliamentary committee,” he said. He further alluded that since the Turkish National was deported, there have been no protests from his government hence proof…

The Ministry of Health has announced 1,437 new Covid-19 cases in Kenya in the last 24 hours. This was after 10,764 samples were tested bringing the cumulative caseload to 218,713. The positivity rate is now at 13.4% with the cumulative tests already conducted standing at 2,239,082. Sadly, 29 have succumbed to the virus bringing the country’s death toll to 4,302. A total of 1,938 patients are currently admitted to various health facilities countrywide, while 9,528 are under the Home-Based Isolation and Care program. 136 patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 62 of whom are on ventilatory support and…