The Cabinet has directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to investigate a suspected KSh6.2 billion government payroll fraud following a damning audit that uncovered widespread irregularities across the public service payroll. The directive follows a comprehensive payroll audit conducted by the Ministry of Public Service, Human Capital Development andContinue Reading
US President Donald Trump recorded around $1.2 billion in income from his family’s cryptocurrency activities during his first year back in office, according to financial disclosures released on Tuesday. AFP reports According to the 927-page document released Tuesday by the US Office of Government Ethics, Trump received nearly $550 millionContinue Reading
The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has reinforced its commitment to modernizing Kenya’s public transport sector after financing the acquisition of new buses for two public service vehicle (PSV) SACCOs. In an announcement shared on its social media platforms, the bank said it had joined two of its long-standing SACCO clientsContinue Reading
Nyandarua county residents risk losing over Sh. 350 million as county assembly members delay passage of the budget which was presented in late April by the executive. This comes on the heels of another budgetary penalty of Sh. 155 million from the Fuel Levy Fund which the county missed lastContinue Reading
Tension flared at Ruiru Sub-County Hospital in Kiambu County Thursday June 18, 2026 after Thika Town MP Alice Ng’ang’a led a group of protesters to the facility demanding the immediate release of new mothers allegedly detained over unpaid medical bills. The protesters stormed the hospital, chanting, “Mothers are going homeContinue Reading
A petition has been filed at the Milimani High Court seeking to halt the proposed Ksh.375 billion design, development and modernization of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) pending the hearing and determination of a constitutional case challenging the project. Citizen Digital reports The petition, filed by the Consumer Federation ofContinue Reading
A Milimani High Court Criminal Division has dismissed an application by Jackson Kihara, a man who claimed to be the late Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua, who sought a review of a 20-year jail term. Kihara is serving the 20 years at Manyani Maximum Prison after he was convicted of robberyContinue Reading
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has been removed from the Senate Energy Committee, chaired by ODM Party Leader Oburu Odinga, following a reshuffle of standing committees announced in the Senate on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. The changes were communicated by Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot, who tabled a notice of motionContinue Reading
A week after seven decomposed bodies were ferried from Mwingi in Kitui County to Nairobi’s City Mortuary, postmortem examinations have uncovered disturbing evidence of murder. Citizen Digital reports Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor confirmed that a severed head recovered separately from the bodies forced investigators to classify the remains as eightContinue Reading
The widow of the late Dutch businessman Tob Cohen, Sarah Wairimu, broke down in court on Monday as detectives played video footage showing how Cohen’s body was recovered from a water tank at his Kitisuru home. Citizen Digital reports The footage was presented before the High Court during the testimonyContinue Reading