Popular filmmaker Nick Wambugu was battling a rare blood disorder that he contracted days before raising money for his treatment He was among four filmmakers arrested in 2025 following the BBC’s Blood Parliament documentary on anti-government protests TUKO.co.ke featured five photos showing his vibrant personality and the rich life he lived before his untimely death…
ODM leaders during the celebration of the late former party leader Raila Odinga’s 81st birthday, in Kilifi, on January 7, 2026. [Omondi Onyango, Standard] The flowery and nostalgic birthday messages and videos posted by ODM leaders to celebrate party leader Raila Odinga’s birthday stand in stark contrast to what is happening in his…
The owners of Business Bay Square (BBS Mall) in Nairobi’s Eastleigh neighbourhood have petitioned the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to investigate, censure, and recommend the prosecution of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over remarks they say amount to ethnic contempt, hate speech, and conduct that undermines national unity and cohesion. Through their lawyers,…
Members of Parliament in Kenya have approved a bilateral tax treaty with Singapore aimed at eliminating double taxation and curbing tax evasion, a move experts say will enhance investor confidence, boost trade, and deepen economic cooperation between the two countries. The agreement, formally signed on December 23, 2024, during the United Nations General Assembly in…
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has issued an urgent public safety alert after two lionesses were spotted roaming outside Nairobi National Park in the Sholinke Trading Area, approximately 8.3 kilometers from the park’s boundary. The rare sighting has triggered an immediate response from wildlife authorities, who have deployed ranger units to manage the potentially dangerous…
Mohamed Osman Abdille In a Nairobi court on Tuesday, state prosecutors charged Mohamed Osman Abdille, an employee of Mega Shopping Mall in Eastleigh, with stealing and laundering millions belonging to the mall’s owner. Abdille, who is also a director of Fatzam Enterprises Limited (FEL), is accused of siphoning Sh296,069,084 belonging to the mall’s owner, businessman…
A multi-agency security operation has exposed a sophisticated syndicate in which rogue registration officials allegedly issued national identity cards and other sensitive government documents to foreign nationals unlawfully. Detectives from the Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU) arrested nine suspects linked to the illegal scheme and arraigned them at the Kahawa Law Courts. Those charged include…
Mama Ida Odinga has appealed to senior Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) officials to set aside their differences and preserve party unity in honour of the late Raila Odinga, saying cohesion within the party would ultimately serve the nation. Her remarks come amid growing tensions within ODM, following a public fallout between Secretary General and Nairobi…
Latest data from the Council of Legal Education (CLE) shows a sharp decline in performance among candidates sitting the November 2025 Kenya School of Law (KSL) bar exams. Out of 1,834 candidates, only 397 passed all nine units of the Advocates Training Programme (ATP), CLE’s mandatory examination for admission to the High Court of Kenya….
ODM leaders during the celebration of the late former party leader Raila Odinga’s 81st birthday, in Kilifi, on January 7, 2026. [Omondi Onyango, Standard] The flowery and nostalgic birthday messages and videos posted by ODM leaders to celebrate party leader Raila Odinga’s birthday stand in stark contrast to what is happening in his…
Joel Kabari, the father of catechist James Njoroge Kabari, who died in a fatal accident on the Nairobi-Nakuru Road, has narrated the last words of his son He failed to accept the painful truth that not only his son died, but his son-in-law and two grandsons also lost their lives in the same accident. A…
On Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24, Harrison Nyamu was abducted from his home and taken to an unknown location Despite his wife’s desperate efforts to save him, he had to rely on the police after reporting the incident Nine days after he went missing, the Mombasa man finally returned home with a heartbreaking story about…
Mother Ida Odinga lovingly hugged Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna during Raila Odinga’s birthday celebration at the family’s Karen home Sifuna’s presence came under pressure from some ODM members who were pushing to give him a chance due to his opposition to William Ruto’s administration. The hug, compared to the hands offered to other leaders, sparked…
Kenyan filmmaker Nick Wambugu has died after a heroic battle with a rare bone marrow disease, a source has confirmed to TUKO.co.ke The young filmmaker, his family and friends had recently requested KSh 9 million for a transplant in India Wambugu was previously associated with the controversial article ‘Blood Parliament’ Kenyan filmmaker Nicholas (Nick) Wambugu,…
Robert Alai strongly criticized Senator Moses Kajwang’ for allegedly mobilizing members to support Kalonzo Musyoka Alai questioned Kajwang’s credibility, saying he has never won an election without Raila Odinga Kajwang’ responded to Alai with a personal statement as tension increased within ODM At the heart of the latest controversy is Kajwang’s defense against former president…