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 former Revenue Collection Assistant at Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) Limited has been convicted after a court found that he used forged academic credentials to secure employment and unlawfully earned public funds. Citizen Digital reports The conviction follows investigations by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), which established thatContinue 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
Former Merishaw School principal and an operator at the school’s G-Max Hall are set to be arraigned at the Milimani Court today over exam malpractice.Citizen Digital reports David Gideon Kariuki and operator Alex Kasaine Kataiyo are said to have been involved in malpractice on November 3, 2025 and were arrestedContinue Reading