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
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
Former Interior Cabinet Secretary and Jubilee Deputy Party leader Fred Matiang’i has launched a blistering attack on the government, alleging that criminal networks have infiltrated Kenya’s identification cards systems and are issuing national documents to non-citizens ahead of the 2027 General Election. Speaking after a meeting of Jubilee Party branchContinue Reading
ODM Party Leader Dr. Oburu Odinga struggled to hide his dissatisfaction after revealing that he had not been properly invited to a State House function focusing on human rights. Dr. Oburu was among several high-profile leaders and politicians who attended the event at State House, where the Kenya National CommissionContinue 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