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Kennedy Gachuhi

Mt Kenya kingpin debate 'confuses' diaspora vote

According to former Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri, last week's Nyahururu declaration in favour of Interior CS Prof Kindiki has left the diaspora more confused.

Mt Kenya kingpin debate 'confuses' diaspora vote

13 killed in Migaa road crash, 36 injured

13 killed in Migaa road crash, 36 injured

Survivors say ill-fated bus had mechanical problems

Survivors say ill-fated bus had mechanical problems

Koinange, Mpoe families clash over Muthera farm

Koinange, Mpoe families clash over Muthera farm

Gachagua: I have grown thick skin to survive politics

Gachagua claimed that there many people he helped during the last General Election have turned their back on him and are plotting his downfall.

Gachagua: I have grown thick skin to survive politics

Kenyan student nominated for Sh13 million global prize

The Global Student Prize, valued at $100,000 (Sh13 million), is presented to an exceptional student making real impact on learning, the lives of their peers, and society.

Kenyan student nominated for Sh13 million global prize

MP Kuria Kimani wants DCI to set free youths who raided his home

Molo MP Kuria Kimani now wants the DCI to drop charges against 17 youths who raided his home and destroyed property valued at more than Sh16 million.

MP Kuria Kimani wants DCI to set free youths who raided his home

Ruto: I need your prayers to appoint new cabinet

With Ruto expected to name a new cabinet, he called on the church to keep him in prayer that he makes the right choices while appointing the new cabinet secretaries.

By 2 months ago

Ruto: I need your prayers to appoint new cabinet

Nakuru businessman in custody over death of student

A Nakuru businessman spent the night in police custody following the death of a college student with whom they were on a drinking spree.

By 2 months ago

Nakuru businessman in custody over death of student

Nakuru unveils Sh21b budget, with Sh8b to be spent on salaries

The Nakuru County Assembly budget for the 2024/2025 fiscal year will see Sh14 billion out of Sh21 billion dedicated to salaries, perks, and other recurrent expenditures.

By 2 months ago

Nakuru unveils Sh21b budget, with Sh8b to be spent on salaries

Church hits out at politicians over Finance Bill, party politics

ACK Maseno West Bishop John Mark laid it bare that Kenyans had lost hope in politicians.

By 3 months ago

Church hits out at politicians over Finance Bill, party politics

County to dispose 84 unclaimed bodies

The county government has announced that it will dispose of at least 84 bodies that have been lying in the mortuaries in the next three weeks in case they will not have been claimed.

By 3 months ago

County to dispose 84 unclaimed bodies

Strathmore, Kabarak set for global moot race

Law students from Kabarak and Strathmore Universities will represent Africa in the world John H. Jackson Moot Court competitions in Geneva, Switzerland in June 2024.

By 4 months ago

Strathmore, Kabarak set for global moot race

Police arrest 16 suspects, seize crude weapons in Nakuru

Nakuru County Police Commander Samuel Ndanyi said that the operation followed a tip-off from the public that the gang was being hosted by a woman at Rhonda Estate.

By 5 months ago

Police arrest 16 suspects, seize crude weapons in Nakuru

Another member of family that lost 6 in accident dies

The accident which involved five vehicles claimed eleven lives on the spot, a majority of them members of the same family heading home after spending Easter weekend at the Coast.

By 5 months ago

Another member of family that lost 6 in accident dies

How Machogu saved Egerton University from financial brink

For the umpteenth time, University Academic Staff Union (Uasu) members were to strike effective January 1, 2024, setting the institution to a bad start in the new year.

By 8 months ago

How Machogu saved Egerton University from financial brink

Seven people killed, 12 injured in Nakuru accident

Eight people killed after a trailer rammed into a matatu they were travelling in at Eveready roundabout on Nakuru-Eldoret highway, police say.

By 8 months ago

Seven people killed, 12 injured in Nakuru accident

Probe on Maina Njenga and claims of Mungiki sect return put to test

Njenga was arrested several times in 2023 which he termed harassment as Court battle showed police are unable to connect him with activities of the dreaded criminal group

By 8 months ago

Probe on Maina Njenga and claims of Mungiki sect return put to test

University lecturers to down tools January 1 as salary fight escalates

Union says Egerton management has failed to honour ruling made by court early this year. Dons are further demanding full payment of their salary arrears deferred by the university since 2020.

By 8 months ago

University lecturers to down tools January 1 as salary fight escalates

Officer who shot two had been sacked

Policeman was reinstated a year ago after court case was ruled in his favour. Unruly conduct saw the officer banned from a bar within Nakuru’s CBD over a year ago.

By 8 months ago

Officer who shot two had been sacked

Bodies of two children recovered in swollen Molo River

Local divers retrieved one of the bodies last weekend as divers from the Nakuru County Disaster Response team joined in the search.

By 8 months ago

Bodies of two children recovered in swollen Molo River

Nakuru cop arrested after shooting dead one person, injuring three others

"DCI officers from Kaptembwo proceeded to the scene and established that he had picked a quarrel over a bill for drinks he had taken," the statement reads in part.

By 9 months ago

Nakuru cop arrested after shooting dead one person, injuring three others

Five people die in Kikopey road accident

Five people died and four sustained serious injuries in a road accident at Kikopey trading centre in Gilgil, Nakuru county.

By 9 months ago

Five people die in Kikopey road accident

Ruto tasks Defence University to draw up security strategy

The President singled out the Coast and Northern Kenya as regions that require the university’s attention to deal with terrorism, radical extremism, and insecurity.

By 10 months ago

Ruto tasks Defence University to draw up security strategy

Kihika breaks silence on disputed War Memorial hospital

Kihika said the county government would not entertain the private company, which moved to court laying claim over the facility established by the colonial government in 1921.

By 10 months ago

Kihika breaks silence on disputed War Memorial hospital

Kihika vows to reclaim disputed War Memorial Hospital from private firm

Kihika said the county government would not back down to a private company that moved to court to lay claim to the facility established by the colonial government in 1921.

By 10 months ago

Kihika vows to reclaim disputed War Memorial Hospital from private firm

Gachagua: I have grown thick skin to survive politics

Gachagua claimed that there many people he helped during the last General Election have turned their back on him and are plotting his downfall.

Gachagua: I have grown thick skin to survive politics

Kenyan student nominated for Sh13 million global prize

The Global Student Prize, valued at $100,000 (Sh13 million), is presented to an exceptional student making real impact on learning, the lives of their peers, and society.

Kenyan student nominated for Sh13 million global prize

MP Kuria Kimani wants DCI to set free youths who raided his home

Molo MP Kuria Kimani now wants the DCI to drop charges against 17 youths who raided his home and destroyed property valued at more than Sh16 million.

MP Kuria Kimani wants DCI to set free youths who raided his home

Ruto: I need your prayers to appoint new cabinet

With Ruto expected to name a new cabinet, he called on the church to keep him in prayer that he makes the right choices while appointing the new cabinet secretaries.

By 2 months ago

Ruto: I need your prayers to appoint new cabinet

Nakuru businessman in custody over death of student

A Nakuru businessman spent the night in police custody following the death of a college student with whom they were on a drinking spree.

By 2 months ago

Nakuru businessman in custody over death of student

Nakuru unveils Sh21b budget, with Sh8b to be spent on salaries

The Nakuru County Assembly budget for the 2024/2025 fiscal year will see Sh14 billion out of Sh21 billion dedicated to salaries, perks, and other recurrent expenditures.

By 2 months ago

Nakuru unveils Sh21b budget, with Sh8b to be spent on salaries

Church hits out at politicians over Finance Bill, party politics

ACK Maseno West Bishop John Mark laid it bare that Kenyans had lost hope in politicians.

By 3 months ago

Church hits out at politicians over Finance Bill, party politics

County to dispose 84 unclaimed bodies

The county government has announced that it will dispose of at least 84 bodies that have been lying in the mortuaries in the next three weeks in case they will not have been claimed.

By 3 months ago

County to dispose 84 unclaimed bodies

Strathmore, Kabarak set for global moot race

Law students from Kabarak and Strathmore Universities will represent Africa in the world John H. Jackson Moot Court competitions in Geneva, Switzerland in June 2024.

By 4 months ago

Strathmore, Kabarak set for global moot race

Police arrest 16 suspects, seize crude weapons in Nakuru

Nakuru County Police Commander Samuel Ndanyi said that the operation followed a tip-off from the public that the gang was being hosted by a woman at Rhonda Estate.

By 5 months ago

Police arrest 16 suspects, seize crude weapons in Nakuru

Another member of family that lost 6 in accident dies

The accident which involved five vehicles claimed eleven lives on the spot, a majority of them members of the same family heading home after spending Easter weekend at the Coast.

By 5 months ago

Another member of family that lost 6 in accident dies

How Machogu saved Egerton University from financial brink

For the umpteenth time, University Academic Staff Union (Uasu) members were to strike effective January 1, 2024, setting the institution to a bad start in the new year.

By 8 months ago

How Machogu saved Egerton University from financial brink

Seven people killed, 12 injured in Nakuru accident

Eight people killed after a trailer rammed into a matatu they were travelling in at Eveready roundabout on Nakuru-Eldoret highway, police say.

By 8 months ago

Seven people killed, 12 injured in Nakuru accident

Probe on Maina Njenga and claims of Mungiki sect return put to test

Njenga was arrested several times in 2023 which he termed harassment as Court battle showed police are unable to connect him with activities of the dreaded criminal group

By 8 months ago

Probe on Maina Njenga and claims of Mungiki sect return put to test

University lecturers to down tools January 1 as salary fight escalates

Union says Egerton management has failed to honour ruling made by court early this year. Dons are further demanding full payment of their salary arrears deferred by the university since 2020.

By 8 months ago

University lecturers to down tools January 1 as salary fight escalates

Officer who shot two had been sacked

Policeman was reinstated a year ago after court case was ruled in his favour. Unruly conduct saw the officer banned from a bar within Nakuru’s CBD over a year ago.

By 8 months ago

Officer who shot two had been sacked

Bodies of two children recovered in swollen Molo River

Local divers retrieved one of the bodies last weekend as divers from the Nakuru County Disaster Response team joined in the search.

By 8 months ago

Bodies of two children recovered in swollen Molo River

Nakuru cop arrested after shooting dead one person, injuring three others

"DCI officers from Kaptembwo proceeded to the scene and established that he had picked a quarrel over a bill for drinks he had taken," the statement reads in part.

By 9 months ago

Nakuru cop arrested after shooting dead one person, injuring three others

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