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Inside Nairobi's Sh2b Greenpark underpass set to serve 21,000 pedestrians daily

The underpass has 39 stalls and shops that are expected to boost security around and to provide a business environment.

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Muguna resigns as Nairobi water boss

After serving for about eight years, Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company Managing Director Nahashon Muguna called it quits

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Why Athi-River is safe haven for human smugglers

Located along Mombasa-Nairobi highway, the Athi River area has become synonymous with cases of human trafficking.

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How City Hall blew Sh630 million on foreign trips

Nairobi County blew Sh630 million on foreign travels alone, making it among the top spenders compared to other counties.

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Somalia reacts to youths filmed desecrating Kenyan flag in Nairobi

Somalia Ambassador to Kenya Jabril Ibrahim Abdulle described the acts as regrettable, and said authorities are investigating the matter for possible action.

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Githurai MCA Deonysias Mwangi resigns

Githurai 44 MCA Deonysias Mwangi confirms resignation over frustration, says Nairobi County Speaker Ngondi yet to receive his letter; denies green card claims.

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Fresh bid to move police recruitment online to curb graft

The police service is gearing to recruit 10,000 police constables, while KDF has announced recruitment next month.

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Riders to undergo fresh registration, training to tame rampant criminals

The signing of the agreement by the boda-boda association will pave the way for the implementation of the new regulations.

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Security players raise concerns over slow pace of solving murder cases

It is almost 10 years now since controversial businessman Jacob Juma was shot dead in cold blood on Ngong Road, Nairobi.

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Assassins on wheels: How killers on motorbike terrorise Nairobi's elite

Cases of killers riding on motorcycles have been on the rise, especially in Nairobi.

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Ruto, UDA Ward Reps in another meeting over Sakaja ouster bid

Ruto and Nairobi UDA MCAs were held up in a meeting until late yesterday in an attempt to come up with a way forward following the halted impeachment against Governor Johnson Sakaja.

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How Nairobi MCAs were threatened to save Sakaja

Several Nairobi MCAs said they were threatened to drop the impeachment motion against Governor Johnson Sakaja.

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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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