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Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa will spend Thursday night in police cell pending arraignment in court on Friday. Echesa was arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Nairobi on Thursday morning and was taken to DCI headquarters, where he was…

 Kiambu Governor James Nyoro has denied reports claiming that he has nominated Caroline Ndung'u for the position of deputy governor. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Governor Nyoro said he was yet to settle on a candidate for the position and was still making consultations on who to pick. “…

A 22-year-old Kenyan woman successfully gave birth to quadruplets at the Tenwek Mission Hospital in Bomet County on Thursday. Faith Chepngetich Tonui naturally delivered two boys and two girls, with health officials at the hospital saying she was doing well after the delivery. “The mother is doing…

Four Chinese nationals who were arrested last Sunday after a video showing one of them caning a Kenyan man at a Nairobi restaurant went viral on social media have been detained for 15 days. The prosecution had on Monday sought to have the four detained for 21 days to allow completion of…

Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa was on Thursday morning arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). Echesa, who was fired from Cabinet by President Kenyatta in March 2019, was reportedly picked from his Nairobi home and driven to DCI headquarters for…

The family of Kahawa Wendani MCA Cyrus Omondi, who was found dead in his hotel room in Mumbai, India on Wednesday, has called for thorough investigations into his mysterious death. Led by the deceased’s younger brother Stephen Odhiambo, the family appeared to dispute reports that Omondi succumbed…

Murder suspect Joseph Irungu, alias Jowie, was on Thursday released on bail after spending the last 15 months in jail. Jowie, who is charged with the murder of 28-year-old Kenyan businesswoman Monica Kimani, was freed by High Court judge James Wakiaga on a cash bail of Sh2 million. The accused was…

A Nairobi court has frozen Sh252 million that was part of the compensation awarded to the late Kenyan politician and multi-party hero Kenneth Matiba over unlawful detention and torture. This follows a dispute between the family of Matiba and lawyer John Mburu, who represented Matiba in court,…

Kahawa Wendani Member of County Assembly (MCA) Cyrus Omondi is dead. Omondi died in India after suffering a heart attack, Kiambu County Assembly Speaker Stephen Ndichu told K24 Digital on Wednesday evening. Omondi, who was on a trip to India, was found dead in his hotel room on Wednesday, according…

Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has continued to defend her decision to seek medical treatment abroad instead of at a local hospital. Passaris, who underwent successful spinal surgery at the Care Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) in Ahmedabad, India early last month, came under…