A father who sent his daughter to school free of charge found himself being sent back home, a situation that pushed him into depression that made him take the unusual step of hugging a tree to attract public attention The local MP, Caleb Amisi, when he heard about the incident, sent the father KSh 53,000…
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has issued a detailed guide for motorists buying vehicles through auctions, bank repossessions, or court-directed sales, warning that ownership will not be recognised unless a special transfer procedure is followed. In a notice issued on Wednesday, NTSA explained that the process, known as an alternative or forced transfer,…
A mother heard a scream from the living room after giving her young son simple instructions that she believed would be harmless She ran to see her son and could only scream when she found her seventh grade son seriously injured Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, the mother of four from Vihiga county narrated the steps she…
Aviation workers have issued a seven-day strike notice, warning that they could ground Kenya’s airspace if the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) fails to review their salaries and address what they describe as years of labour violations. If the strike goes ahead, no aircraft would be allowed to land or take off from Kenyan airports,…
Former Nairobi Central Officer Commanding Station (OCS) Samson Taalam has secured a modest legal victory after a Milimani court ordered Safaricom to facilitate the renewal of his mobile phone line, clearing the way for him to regain control of the number. Appearing before Magistrate Carolyne Nyaguthii, Taalam’s lawyer told the court that repeated efforts to…
Ababu Namwamba has been given a new assignment from UNEP Nairobi to serve as Kenyan Ambassador to Uganda President William Ruto announced changes to the foreign service on January 21, citing vacancies due to consular terms being completed Joash Maangi, who was previously in Kampala, has now been posted to Brussels as Kenya’s ambassador to…
Harriet Akinyi’s TikTok about lack of customers revived her struggling hotel business, and now she’s thanking Kenyans for supporting her He said that he opened the restaurant in November 2025, but sales dropped from KSh 15k–19k daily to less than KSh 1,000 The business woman recalled the days when she earned as little as KSh…
The High Court has issued an order barring a man from publishing or republishing alleged defamatory content against Nairobi-based Pastor Richard Stanley Takim and his church across social media platforms. Justice Nixon Sifuna partially allowed an application filed by Pastor Stanley Takim in a suit against Luke Chianga Chianga. Pastor Takim moved to court after…
A Kenyan rights group has moved to the Milimani Law Courts seeking urgent court intervention to compel the government to implement a Cabinet resolution waiving interest and penalties on loans owed by low-income settlers across the country. In an application filed by Sheria Mtaani and co-applicant Shadrack Wambui, the petitioners argue that despite a government…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has opened applications for temporary election jobs ahead of the February 26 by-elections, inviting qualified Kenyans to apply for various roles critical to the electoral process. In a public notice, the commission announced vacancies for Support Electoral Trainers (SETs), Presiding Officers, Deputy Presiding Officers and Polling/Counting Clerks. Interested…
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen with IG Douglas Kanja and DIG Eliud Lagat in a consultation. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] They are everywhere, on patrol, armed and sworn to protect Kenyans. Yet it is in the very hands meant to guard citizens that Kenyans are losing lives. Innocent Kenyans are shot in the middle of their ordinary…
Businesswoman Catherine Wambugu survived a fatal head-on collision on the Nyeri-Nyahururu road, while two of her partners and the truck driver died Photos from the scene showed Wambugu’s Prado car and a Mitsubishi Canter truck badly damaged following the impact of the accident Wambugu spoke about the incident while in a hospital bed, with bruises…
A businesswoman from Nakuru by the name of Harriet Akinyi shared an emotional video that caused people across the country to support her in her hotel that is facing challenges When he was in a state of sadness, Kenyans did not stop by just feeling sorry for him; they arrived in large numbers at his…
Member of Parliament for Suna East, Junet Mohamed, is facing severe criticism, with leaders blaming him for Raila Odinga’s defeat in the 2022 presidential election In Pwani, the deputy leader of the DCP party, Cleophas Malala, accused Junet of allegedly giving President William Ruto confidential information about Azimio’s strategies, calling the action a betrayal He…
Member of Parliament for Suna East, Junet Mohamed, is facing severe criticism, with leaders blaming him for Raila Odinga’s defeat in the 2022 presidential election In Pwani, the deputy leader of the DCP party, Cleophas Malala, accused Junet of allegedly giving President William Ruto confidential information about Azimio’s strategies, calling the action a betrayal He…