Salome Murugi
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Trans Nzoia: Police officer charged with murder of 22-year-old university student
The officer, identified as David Omondi, is alleged to have shot and killed Dolphine Mwangi, a student at Kitale National Polytechnic, on October 21, 2025, at Naree Trading Centre in Kiminini Sub-County, Trans Nzoia County.
Two children die in house fire started by burning candle
The wooden house was consumed in the conflagration, taking with it the two little lives.
Man beaten by locals, car torched over livestock theft in Uasin Gishu
Residents set ablaze the suspect’s car, a Toyota Probox, which had been parked by the roadside, and then beat him up on suspicion that he is part of a gang that has been stealing their goats.
Eldoret: Teacher in custody for assaulting 14-year-old herding cattle
The incident reportedly occurred after livestock being herded by the young boy strayed onto the teacher's farm.
In the heart of Eldoret, one farmer ditches maize farming and looks to goat milk business to earn a living
Uasin Gishu County is known as a hub for maize farming, with a large number of farmers engaging in it for subsistence as well as on a large-scale basis.
Jackton Odhiambo found guilty of killing LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba
Eldoret High Court Justice Reuben Nyakundi stated that evidence presented had established that Odhiambo was the last person seen with the deceased at an entertainment joint in Langas on the night of the incident, ultimately leaving together.
Two sentenced to 35 years for murder of athlete Edward Kiplagat in Eldoret
The sentence was delivered by Eldoret High Court Judge Reuben Nyakundi, who stated that the evidence, including CCTV footage, clearly implicated the two men in the stabbing of Kiplagat on December 31, 2023, at Kimumu Estate in Moiben, Uasin Gishu County.
Two Moi University students drown while swimming in water-filled quarry
Confirming the incident, the police chief in the Kesses area, Charles Chacha, stated that the bodies of the two have been recovered and moved to the Moi Teaching and Refferal Hospital Eldoret mortuary.