December 2024 has proven to be a tumultuous month for global aviation, with a string of tragic air disasters leaving a trail of misery and loss. From small private planes to large jets, the skies have seen an unexpected increase in fatal occurrences, killing hundreds and affecting many more. Here is a breakdown of the
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has acknowledged the transfer of Ksh.1.75 billion to cover doctors’ and medical interns’ wages and allowances earned since 2016. According to Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni, the government has begun paying doctors’ salary arrears, which have amassed to Ksh.3.5 billion since 2016. Speaking in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County, on Saturday,
Babu Owino, Member of Parliament (MP) for Embakasi East, has urged university student leaders to organize statewide rallies in response to alleged abductions. The claimed abductions have dominated public discourse for days, with figures such as President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga all weighing in on the matter. Babu now wants students
Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, has expressed sympathy for Kenyans following the current wave of purported abductions. According to Wine, it is unfortunate that Kenya appears to be drifting away from being the East African region’s light of hope. He claimed that, in addition to the purported abductions, the country is growing
Joan Jepng’etich, a Kenyan student with a sports scholarship at Carl Sandburg College in Illinois, USA, died in an automobile accident in Chicago on Thursday, December 26.Jepng’etich, 24, was travelling with two other individuals and died on the scene, while the other two occupants of the automobile were taken to the hospital, according to a
In recent times, there have been reports of individuals being abducted in Kenya, with some suggesting that these people are held in secret locations. One such location is believed to be a National Intelligence Service (NIS) safe house along Peponi Road in Nairobi, which allegedly has underground cells. This site is near Redhill Road, where
A notice prohibiting the deployment of P1 teachers to teach Junior Secondary School (JSS) classes has been reported as fraudulent by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). The letter, dated December 27, 2024, and without the signature of TSC Chief Executive Nancy Macharia, admonished the teachers who it said had been deployed by heads of institutions
According to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, 82 people have been abducted since June of this year, with 29 still missing. The commission documented 13 incidents in the last three months, seven of which occurred in December alone. One person has been identified out of the seven reported this month. The six people
Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has waded into the ongoing discussion about the rising cases of abduction in the country. Cherargei said police should now explain to Kenyans who is behind the abductions given that the service has distanced itself from the criminal conduct. “Now that the National Police Service has confirmed that they are not
A 20-year-old woman who appeared in viral social media posts as a missing person following her kidnapping has denied the reports. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) announced in a statement Thursday evening that Clare Adindo Odhiambo arrived at the DCI offices in Kibra earlier in the day to clarify her location. According to the