Investigations

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

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 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

The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has issued a public appeal for information after one of its senior staff members, Esther Wairimu Keige, went missing under unclear circumstances. In a missing person notice released on Monday, June 15, 2026, the agency called on members of the public to assist in tracing the whereabouts ofContinue Reading

A sombre mood engulfed Nyaani Village in Wamunyu, Mwala Constituency, as relatives, friends and neighbours gathered to bid farewell to two brothers who were killed in a mob attack in Machakos town nearly two weeks ago. The brothers, Kennedy Katuu Muthungu, 29, and Stanley Mbithi Muthungu, 22, were laid toContinue Reading

A social media advert helped police uncover a suspected mobile phone theft syndicate operating within Nairobi’s Central Business District, leading to the recovery of 22 mobile phones and the arrest of two suspects. According to police, the operation began after a woman whose phone had been stolen at a schoolContinue Reading