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Police probe mysterious death of KQ pilot after night-out in Nairobi West Prison

What began as a night of merry-making with friends at the Nairobi West Prison Mess in Lang'ata ended in tragedy, with the 33-year-old pilot dying at Mbagathi Hospital after being rushed there by a man who identified himself as a Good Samaritan.

Late MP Charles Ong'ondo Were's widow, son testify in his murder case

The three witnesses narrated the final hours of former MP Were and the events that followed his killing.

Witness tells court he was paid Ksh.50K to transport MP Ong’ondo Were’s killer

The witness told the court he was summoned to Jacaranda, where he first met the first suspect who would later be the hitman. Using his motorcycle, he ferried him to a car wash, where they paused for a meal before continuing their journey.

Police probe road rage incident after Prado repeatedly rams taxi in Lavington

The driver of the vehicle that was repeatedly rammed at an entertainment spot in Lavington says he has been out of work for three days due to the damage caused to the car he was driving.

Nairobi police stations plunged into darkness over millions in unpaid electricity bills

Major police stations in the capital have been without power and running water for months after accumulating unpaid utility bills, leaving both offices and staff quarters affected.The NPS says government departments and institutions occasionally experience financial c...

IEBC blames politicians for rise of political goons

The IEBC commissioners, who appeared before the National Assembly Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday, lamented the spread of the goons across the country as the 2027 General Election beckons.

Acidic revenge: Slow justice for woman after acid attack orchestrated in Mathare underworld

Kasarani detectives hunt employer after nanny’s brutal murder

Susan is believed to have been killed between May 11 and 12, but her family only learnt of her death on Thursday after officers from the DCI's Fingerprint Department at City Mortuary contacted them to identify her body.

Autopsy reveals signs of strangulation, stabbing in Kitui shallow grave victims

Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor confirmed that a severed head recovered separately from the bodies forced investigators to classify the remains as eight distinct victims.Two of the eight bodies recovered from a shallow grave in Mwingi showed clear signs of stran...

CCTV captures how goons stormed All Saints Cathedral

One suspect has since been arrested. Here's the chronology of events and the faces of the attackers who, yet again, appear to have lowered the bar with this latest incident.