A 35-year-old fisherman died by suicide in a police holding cell at Kipasi Police Post in Suba North Constituency, Homabay County. The incident came hours after he was arrested over allegations of bestiality, police said. The deceased, identified as Calvince Omondi Onditi, was apprehended by the area chief at around 3 a.m. on Sunday June 15 after reportedly being found in a goat pen in a homestead near Ndhuru Trading Centre. He was later handed over to police at Kipasi for further processing. Homa Bay County Police Commander Lawrence Koilim said the suspect, a resident of Ndhiwa Constituency and fisherman…
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Three civilians who were used by police to torture to death teacher Albert Ojwang were Sunday arrested over his murder. The three identified as Gin Abwao, Collins Ireri, Brian Mwaniki are said to have been suspects at the cells at the Central police station over different crimes when they were tasked to beat up Ojwang for information. They have implicated at least two police officers at the station as the ones who facilitated them to the cell where Ojwang was held with a mission to milk information from him. One of the officers under arrest is said to have even…
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja Sunday issued a firm call for the arrest of individuals caught vandalizing public and private property during recent protests in the city, emphasizing that destruction will not be tolerated under the guise of civic expression. Speaking at Friends Comprehensive School in Kivaywa, Kakamega County, where he attended a Interdenominational prayer service.Sakaja addressed growing concerns over violent elements infiltrating otherwise peaceful demonstrations in Nairobi. “Let me speak directly to our youth in Nairobi: please don’t allow yourselves to be used. Demonstrating for your rights is protected under the law, but destroying property is a crime and will…
A 26-year-old woman was arrested after attempting to smuggle cocaine outside the country through the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The woman had on June 13 requested to use the washrooms after her arrest where she excreted two pellets. The following day, June 14, while still under observation, she excreted six more pellets, bringing the total to eight pellets. The recovered pellets contained cocaine weighing approximately 626.65 grams valued at Sh3 million. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) reported that Wendy Mbeke Muli was arrested on Friday shortly after boarding an outbound flight. Muli’s suspicious demeanor during a routine screening…
More than 100,000 small businesses across the country will benefit from a Sh5 billion grant to boost the enterprises, President William Ruto announced Sunday. Ruto said the government, in partnship with the World Bank, will provide Sh50,000 to 70 small business owners – a total of KSh3.5 million – in each of the country’s 1,450 wards. He pointed out that the initiative will empower micro and small businesses to complement deliberate government programmes and empower those at the bottom of the economic pyramid in business. “This empowerment is not a façade or a temporary programme; it is a programme in…
Three people, including a police officer died following a tragic road accident in Kinangop early Sunday morning. Police said 13 other people including the Director Training Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarter Edwin Mungai Kamau (AIG) were injured in the accident. The incident occurred when a speeding police vehicle that was carrying Kamau rammed onto two other cars at an accident scene. The area was foggy at the time of the accident. The crash claimed the lives of Kamau’s driver, a constable of police who was at the scene and a civilian. The incident happened past midnight on Saturday, police said.…
Demonstrators crowded into streets, parks and plazas across the U.S. on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump, mixing anti-authoritarian messages with support for immigrants and calls to protect democracy. Governors across the U.S. urged calm and vowed no tolerance for violence, while some mobilized the National Guard ahead of marchers gathering in major downtowns and small towns. Through midday, confrontations were isolated. Atlanta’s 5,000-capacity “No Kings” rally quickly reached its limit, with thousands more demonstrators gathered outside barriers to hear speakers in front of the state Capitol. Huge crowds marched in New York, Denver, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles, some…
Political leaders from across the spectrum and around the country called for calm after one Minnesota lawmaker was killed and another was seriously injured in apparent politically motivated shootings on Saturday. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state law enforcement officials said Saturday that former state Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were seriously injured in a pair of shootings that the governor labeled as “politically-motivated assassinations.” The violence in Minnesota is only the latest incident of apparent politically-fueled attacks in America in recent weeks, which include a pair of Israeli…
An overnight attack in a central Nigerian town killed at least 45 people, a spokesman for the state governor’s office said. “Not fewer than 45 people have been confirmed killed by armed bandits in an early Saturday morning attack on Yelwata,” a town in Benue State, said spokesman Tersoo Kula. Locals told AFP they feared around 100 people had died. “It is terribly bad, many people have died,” Amineh Liapha Hir, a resident of the town, told AFP. “It could be more than 100, and many houses were also burnt.” Another local resident, Christian Msuega, said that he had escaped…
A call for all staff in Nigeria’s ministry of agriculture to pray to help the country achieve food security has caused controversy. An internal memo from the head of the ministry’s HR department urges staff to attend a solemn prayer session and fast for the next three Mondays. Some Nigerians have responded by questioning the government’s commitment to the task of bringing down the high cost of food. A press release from the agriculture ministry on Saturday downplayed the issue, saying the call for prayers was not an official policy to tackle food insecurity but was intended to boost staff…
The identities of two Kenya Defense Forces personnel who were Saturday killed in a plane crash in Kwale County was revealed. The incident happened at about midday moments after the fixed wing plane crashed on June 14. On board the plane was Maj Evander Ochieng Amondi who was the instructor and his student Lt DM Nzuva, officials said. They both died on the spot. The aircraft belonged to Kenya Airforce and was based in Mombasa for training purposes. It crashed in Mafundani village after takeoff from Mombasa International Airport. KDF said a Kenya Air Force Grob 120A aircraft experienced an…
There were chaos in Nairobi Central Business District on Friday, June 13, 2025, when angry hawkers burnt a Nairobi City County vehicle near Afya Centre. The van was first overturned and set on fire near following confrontation. Police officers were forced to fire teargas canisters to disperse the irate mob. The chaos, happening at the heart of the city, unfolded after the hawkers and county askaris reportedly engaged in a standoff. The county officials had tried to push the traders out of the streets in vain. Shop owners have been complaining of obstruction from the defiant hawkers and sought the…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and a host of Kenya Kwanza leaders visited Gisii region Friday with messages reaffirming the administration’s commitment to empower citizens as a cornerstone of President William Ruto’s leadership agenda. They emphasized that the government’s policies and programs were firmly focused on uplifting ordinary Kenyans through job creation, affordable credit access, and support for small and medium-sized enterprises. The Deputy President especially insisted that much has already been done during the pre COVID period to slash down the cost of living. “Empowerment is not just a promise—it is the heartbeat of this government and there are projects…
A black box was found at the site of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, India’s civil aviation minister said on Friday. The flight data recorder was recovered within 28 hours by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu confirmed. All but one of the 242 people on the London-bound flight died when it crashed into a residential area less than 60 seconds after take-off on Thursday. An official told the BBC that at least eight people on the ground were also killed. “The [recovery of the black box] marks an important step forward in the…
As the massive size and scope of Israel’s overnight attacks on Iran have come into view on Friday, Donald Trump is presented with a major new foreign policy crisis – as well as a diplomatic dilemma. How does the American president who promised to be a peacemaker handle a dramatic military escalation in the Middle East? In the hours after the strike, Trump appears to be struggling to find a consistent message in the face of a grave blow to his diplomatic efforts. Last night, US diplomats reacted coolly to the first reports of the Israeli strikes. While it was…