Tag: Lang’ata
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Two arrested in NACADA shisha raid at Paris Lounge in Lang’ata
Two people were arrested at a city club as the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) intensified its crackdown on shisha dens. The two were arrested on Wednesday February 26 night after NACADA’s enforcement officers raided Paris Lounge in Lang’ata in Nairobi and confiscated a large consignment of shisha products.…
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Mutilated Female Body Found Dumped on Roadside in Lang’ata
Detectives are investigating the discovery of a badly mutilated female body near Langata Cemetery in Nairobi. The body was dropped at the scene by unknown people on Thursday October 31 morning. Police said the body contained human bones and seemed to have been boiled and the meat removed. The motive behind the same is yet…
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Probe as Businessman Shoots Self in Car at Parking Lot in Lang’ata
Detectives are investigating an incident in which a businessman shot and killed himself in his car in a suspected suicide mission in Sunvalley estate, Lang’ata, Nairobi. Abraham Meli had locked himself in his four-wheel drive car- a Toyota Prado – and shot himself in the head on Friday March 8 morning. The motive of the…
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Popular Lang’ata Road Nightclub 1824 Demolished
Popular Lang’ata Road nightclub 1824 was Friday demolished two months after it was shut down and later reopened. Bulldozers ravaged through the iconic entertainment joint as debris scattered across the place where it previously stood. Members of the public ventured to the area to grab valuables as the bulldozers flattened the structure. Crates filled with…
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British Woman Injured in Robbery in Nairobi
Detectives are looking for a gang that attacked and robbed a British national in Ololua Estate, Lang’ata. The woman identified as Lydah Hadiday was getting into her compound Wednesday evening in her car when four men who had covered their faces struck. They hit and injured her forehead with a blunt object. This forced her…
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GSU Officer Detained for 21 Days Over Alleged Murder of Nelvin Museti in Lang’ata
A police officer linked to the murder of a woman whose death had initially been linked to suicide will be detained for 21 days pending investigations into the incident. The officer attached to the General Service Officer (GSU) was arrested over the death of the woman at an apartment in Langata on January 11. A…
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Cop Arrested Over Death of Woman in Suspected Suicide Case in Lang’ata
A police officer was arrested in a probe into alleged suicide incident in Lang’ata area, Nairobi. Police arrested a General Service Unit (GSU) officer in the probe into alleged suicide incident that happened on January 11 at an apartment in Lang’ata, police said. This is after he was suspected to be involved in an alleged…
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Woman Dies After Allegedly Jumping from Third Floor in Lang’ata
A 28-year-old woman has died after allegedly jumping from her apartment building on Sunday morning. According to a police report, Nelvin Museti allegedly jumped from the third floor of Ascort Apartments, Lang’ata. The incident was reported by the caretaker identified as Mwangi at the Lang’ata Police Station. The deceased who is said to have been…
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Kembi Gitura Loses Prime Lang’ata Land Set Aside by Gov’t for Railway, Bypass
The chairperson of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) Kembi Gitura has lost land located in Nairobi’s Lang’ata area. The former Murang’a senator moved to court to in a bid to overturn a decision by the National Land Commission (NLC) revoking his title. Gitura wanted the court to declare him the rightful owner of the…
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Two Guards Charged After Allegedly Stealing Beer Worth Sh10,200 from KRA Facility
Two guards have been charged for breaking into a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) storage facility in Lang’ata. Samuel Marwa and Longinus Nyanyuki are said to have stolen beers worth Sh10,200 on June 26. The alcoholic beverages consisted of 21 cans of Whitecap worth Sh4,200 and 30 cans of Tusker Lager valued at Sh6000. Appearing before…