Questions continue to surround the final hours of businessman and politician Cyrus Jirongo, with new witness accounts adding to the uncertainty that has gripped the public. As investigators work through the details, differing statements from people who were near the scene shortly before his death have brought fresh focus to what exactly happened on the
A tragic accident on Sunday has left a family from Murang’a devastated after ten of their relatives died in a road crash at Kikopey. The victims included grandparents, their daughters, a nephew, and an uncle. Seventeen family members were traveling in a 14-seater matatu to Nakuru for a visit to relatives when disaster struck. The
Senate Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman, Honorable Moses Kajwang, on Wednesday accused Nakuru Governor, Honorable Susan Kihika, of misusing public funds. While presiding over a committee session in the Senate, Kajwang told the governor that her administration had failed to account for millions of shillings allocated to the county. He explained that discrepancies in the
The arrest of three people in Meru following the July 7 Saba Saba protests is being paraded as a major breakthrough by the police, but the bigger question remains why were the police absent or ineffective when the chaos broke out in the first place? Instead of taking responsibility for failing to prevent the attacks,
By Francis Kimanene There seems to be a form of misguided seduction in playing risky games with flames, in the crackle and pungency of burning tyres, and in the shattering of glass among the anarchist arm of Kenya’s “protesters.” There is a siren song of the rowdy anarchist that defies sober logic. But how long
Kenyans are set to witness construction on the Nakuru-Nairobi highway begin in July after President William Ruto directed that the long-delayed project should finally take off. The announcement was made on Thursday, May 15, by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki during a visit to Nakuru County. Speaking on behalf of the President, Kindiki confirmed that the