Avoid these areas if you don't want to be mugged, Nairobians share

Victims said the muggers pounce mostly during the weekends and in deserted areas, usually in the evening and early morning hours when the city is less busy.

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Sakaja faces ouster bid as MCAs table 20 charges

They alleged that Sakaja’s administration had been marred by corruption, particularly in the implementation of the county’s school feeding programme.

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Nacada: Clergy must lead addiction fight

The director, Fredrick Ngugi, yesterday called on religious leaders to take a leading role in rehabilitating drug addicts across the country.

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Is Nairobi on autopilot?

Garbage piles, poor health services expose cracks in county leadership.Political survival blamed for governor’s silence and misplaced priorities.

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Nairobi MCAs launch impeachment bid against Governor Sakaja

Nairobi County Assembly MCAs collect 63 signatures out of 123 members to initiate impeachment process against Governor Sakaja.

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Why MCAs want Sakaja out of City Hall

A section of elected leaders in Nairobi County has vowed to impeach Governor Johnson Sakaja,  saying that he is out of touch with the challenges facing the city residents.

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Katiba Day: Ruto admits corruption still major challenge 15 years after constitution

Ruto made the remarks during Katiba Day, which was set aside to reflect on the hits and misses since the Constitution was promulgated by the late President Mwai Kibaki.

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Court gives DPP more time to probe Mwangi's devices

The court has directed the Director of Public Prosecutions to complete investigations on activist Boniface Mwangi’s case in two weeks.

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Insensitively mute: Chirchir silent as Kenyans die on roads

As Kenya’s highways turn into pathways to hell, where more than 100 have died in horror crashes, citizens are wondering where the Transport CS Davis Chirchir, is.

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Osoi, Kihara to remain in custody as DCI conducts probe

Patrick Osoi and Jackson Kihara alias Cop Shakur will remain in custody until August 7, 2025, Kahawa Law Courts has directed.

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Former KDF officer Osoi arraigned over formation of FBI

The investigating officer said they received intelligence on July 28 that Patrick Osoi was allegedly planning to "wage a war" against uniformed police officers.

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Why police officers are quitting job for activism

Unlike yesteryears, cases of police officers quitting the service to focus on other private duties are on the rise which has left trail of questions from some quarters including security experts.

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Prisons: Kamiti, KDF not part of city cemetery plans

The issue has revived memories of the 2009 cemetery scandal in which City Hall paid Sh283 million for land valued at just Sh24 million.

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Woodley home owners turn to police as Sakaja goes silent on evictions

The residents also accuse some powerful individuals in City Hall of eyeing some houses in the neighbourhood, citing accrued rents that were waived about seven years ago.

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Inside KNH's ward of death

For the second time this year, KNH is under scrutiny following the killing of a patient under bizarre circumstances, raising fresh concerns over recurring security lapses at the facility. 

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Father's agony as 14-year-old son shot on Saba Saba remains hospitalised

Solomon Njoroge, 14, is supposed to be in school like other pupils who are in the final days of the second term.

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'Green army' threatens strike, accuses Governor Sakaja of contract deception

Efforts to rid Nairobi of filth have again proved to be a challenging puzzle for Governor Johnson Sakaja.

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Police coverup: Boy nursing bullet wounds locked up in cells for two days

The last sound he heard was not referee's whistle but crack of gunfire that shattered his legs and possibly his dreams.

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President orders police to shoot in the leg any person causing chaos

According to the Head of State, attacking police stations or government installations amounts to a declaration of war, and the police should respond firmly.

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The faces of Saba Saba

The push for the multi-party democracy was led by key political figures and firebrands, some of whom have died.

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Ex-MCA files petition to remove Sakaja over gross misconduct

Maxwell Ochar says county boss failed to perform his duties professionally, transparently and accountably. Assembly Speaker Ngondi says petition needs strong evidence, including documents.

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Bullet fragment still lodged in Boniface Kariuki's brain

Some fragments of the ammunition lodged in Kariuki’s brain have presented a serious challenge for the medical team.

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Sakaja's Sh100m hawker relocation plan falls flat

Hawking in the Central Business District has been a headache whose right prescription is yet to be found, decades later.

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Gen-Z Revolt, Ongata Rongai family that lost son, one year later

It's been one year now since Jacinta Anyango's son Kennedy Onyango was fatally shot during the Gen-Z protest in Ongata Rongai town in June 2024.

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Boniface Kariuki's family conned as hospital bill climbs above Sh1m

Scammers steal Sh200,000 promising to clear Kariuki’s hospital bill through SHA.

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Hawker Boniface Kariuki undergoes second surgery

Boniface Kariuki, the hawker who was shot at close range during Tuesday’s demonstrations in Nairobi, has undergone a second surgery at KNH.

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Doctors: Kariuki suffered severe brain injury

KNH boss says patient is under close observation and critically ill. Kariuki’s father says they are in deep shock after turn of events.

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Suspended Central Police Station OCS Samson Talaam breaks silence

Suspended Central Police Station OCS Samson Talaam now claims he was not arrested.

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Trouble follows Mugithi singer Samidoh as he now faces arrest

Police officer Samuel Muchoki Ndirangu, popularly known by his stage name Samidoh, now faces arrest over what has been described as desertion of duty.

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Woman stabbed to death by ex-boyfriend at her workplace

It is reported that the two argued but the man shortly removed a knife and stabbed her on the chest four times.

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Rose Njeri: My harrowing four days locked up in police cells

With a disarming smile, one struggles to believe that Rose Njeri is the woman who has been giving authorities sleepless nights.

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How to streamline matatu sector in Nairobi

How to streamline the matatu sector in Nairobi.

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Anger after Rose Njeri arrest over anti-Finance Bill 2025 website

Rose Njeri employed her skills to create a web portal that would enable Kenyans to submit their views on the Finance Bill, 2025.

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Push for regulatory framework on nicotine products intensify

The Harm Reduction Society which is dedicated to the uptake of harm reduction interventions among communities has decried the delays to the Senate’s tobacco control amendment bill 2024.

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Impostors in Nairobi building approvals blamed for collapsed structures

Engineers in Nairobi have raised concerns over the rising number of impostors in the approval of buildings and other developments.

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Mixed reactions as City Hall mulls new rules for PSVs

Transport players and passengers have expressed mixed reactions over the Nairobi County proposal to instill discipline and restore sanity in the matatu sector

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Murkomen's slow response to killing of Catholic priest questioned

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has come under fire over his slow response to the killing of a priest in Kerio Valley on Thursday morning.

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Engineers accuse Nairobi County officials of interfering with approval system

Engineers claim some Nairobi County officials in the Planning department have been interfering with an online system used to apply for approvals.

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Freemasons open up as city county digs in on rates bill

William Ramsay McGhee, the Grand Master Mason, Grand Lodge of Scotland says the few secrets they keep are to guide members.

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Autopsy reveals Kayole woman died of strangulation, excessive bleeding

It was established that the knife pierced through her ribs leading to excessive bleeding around the lungs.

By 3 months ago