A Police Chief Inspector in Kenya identified as Duncan Otieng has been arrested by Kenya’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) for allegedly demanding a bribe. Otieng, who is the Officer Commanding Station (OSC) for Ruai Police Station was arrested on Saturday evening, November 4, for allegedly demanding a bribe of Ksh5,000 (N26,000) from persons he…
A man has been arrested by the police in Kapsokwony, Bungoma County of Kenya for murdering his wife’s suspected lover. According to the country’s National Police Service (NPS), the suspect identified as Silas Menon Kinjo allegedly stabbed the victim Alex Kayecha (40) on 11 September, 2023. Kayecha was found lying on his floor in a…
Renowned Nigerian artist, Michael Adebayo Olayinka, also known as Ruger, addresses the issue of a Kenyan man ‘fake Ruger’ who is impersonating him and performing at shows. The impersonator, commonly referred to as “Fake Ruger,” has been delivering performances of Ruger’s songs at various Kenyan events. In a recent interview on BBC Radio 1Xtra, Ruger revealed that…
A Kenyan human rights defender, Njeri Wa Migwi, has taken to Twitter to raise alarm after a child was abandoned outside her office. The baby girl was dumped by an unknown person on Monday night, August 7, 2023. “This baby has been outside our office about 30minutes ago and whoever left her disappeared. Our team…
Gerald Kamanga Gichohi, a pastor at Victory Centre in Wamunyiri village, Bungoma town, Kenya, has been accused of killing his wife, Margaret Wanjiku Kamanga, and dumping her corpse in a ditch near their house. Bungoma County Police Commander, Francis Kooli, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, revealed that the suspect sent a…
The family of a 30-year-old county chief officer, Rahab Karisa, have been left bereaved after she was allegedly stabbed to death by her house help after a disagreement in Mnarani, Kilifi county in Kenya. Karisa, who until her demise was the chief officer for Fisheries and Blue Economy, was found dead in her room on…
President Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has exited Nairobi, Kenya after participating in the African Union (AU) 5th Mid-year Coordination meeting held at the United Nations (UN) complex. President Tinubu is expected back in the country later today. During the meeting, President Tinubu said past plundering and exploitation of the African continent would not be allowed to…
A 38-year-old junior secondary school teacher was almost beaten to death after he was nabbed having unlawful carnal knowledge of a grade 7 pupil in a maize plantation in Nandi County, Kenya. The teacher Eric Rotich, was fished out of the maize farm by irate members of the public who found him defiling the girl…
A man identified as Eliud Kipchoge, has been arrested by Police officers in Turbo, Uasin Gishu county of Kenya for allegedly beheading his lover, Sheila Jepkemboi. Ms Jepkemboi was beheaded in a suspected love triangle on June 13, 2023, at Kibolo Village, Kaptebee Location. Kenyan National Police Service (NPS) said the missing head was recovered…