AP 11th April, 2025 12:10 PM Rest in Peace sign. Image used purely for representation purposes. PHOTO/Pexels A merengue icon, a baseball star and others killed when a cement roof collapsed at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic were buried Thursday, as authorities called off the search for bodies with the death toll…
Filmmaker and storyteller Abel Mutua. PHOTO /@abelmutua/Instagram Talented filmmaker and storyteller Abel Mutua has voiced concerns about the future of the creative industry in the country following the controversy surrounding the Butere Girls’ Echoes of War play. Speaking to a local radio station on Friday, April 11, 2025, Mutua argued that art serves as…
Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba at a past event. PHOTO/@gloria_orwoba/X Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba has accused government agencies of encroaching on the artistic and creative space following the saga surrounding Butere Girls’ play Echoes of War. Speaking to K24 TV on Friday, April 11, 2025, Orwoba emphasised the importance of creative freedom in artistic expression,…
Lawyer Katwa Kigen has withdrawn from the ongoing interviews for the position of IEBC commissioner, citing concerns over his suitability for the role. Kigen, who previously represented President William Ruto, was scheduled to appear before the IEBC selection panel on Thursday, April 10. However, he decided to step down to avoid becoming an “unnecessary diversion”…
The Women Enterprise Fund is under intense scrutiny after Auditor General Nancy Gathungu exposed a string of questionable transactions totaling Ksh1.4 billion in her latest audit report. In the damning review for the financial year ending June 30, 2024, Gathungu accused the fund’s management of gross financial mismanagement, including unaccounted expenditures, unauthorized transfers, and inflated…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is seeking a seven-day custodial order for Samuel Mogwasi Mainga, a teacher accused of impersonating President William Ruto’s daughter, June Ruto, on Facebook. Police Constable Peter Mwangi filed an affidavit requesting additional time to hold Mogwasi, a Junior Secondary School (JSS) teacher, while the DCI continues investigating the charges…
Cards on a map showing Australia and USA. Image used for representational purposes only. PHOTO/Pexels Australia on Thursday declined Beijing’s proposal to work together to counter U.S. tariffs, saying instead it would continue to diversify its trade and lower its reliance on China, its largest trading partner. “We are not going to be holding…
Chief Justice Martha Koome at a past function. PHOTO/@CJMarthaKoome/X Chief Justice Martha Koome has issued a stern rebuke over the violation of court orders during the suppression of Butere Girls High School’s play at the ongoing Kenya National Drama Festival in Nakuru. In a strongly-worded statement on April 10, 2025, the Chief Justice…
JSS teacher Samwel Mogwasi Mainga when he appeared before Milimani Principal Magistrate Robinson Ondieki on Thursday, April 10, 2025. PHOTO/Zipporah Ngwatu The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Thursday, April 10, 2025, sought to detain a JSS teacher, Samwel Mogwasi Mainga, linked with identity theft and impersonating June Ruto, contrary to section 29 of…
JSS teacher Samwel Mogwasi Mainga when he appeared before Milimani Principal Magistrate Robinson Ondieki on Thursday, April 10, 2025. PHOTO/Zipporah Ngwatu The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Thursday, April 10, 2025, sought to detain a JSS teacher, Samwel Mogwasi Mainga, linked with identity theft and impersonating June Ruto, contrary to section 29 of…
Former Kakamega senator Cleophas Malala. PHOTO/@Cleophasmalala/X When Butere Girls High School presented Echoes of War, a play written by former Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala at the 2025 Western Region Drama Festivals and clinched a third position, the production immediately drew national attention after it was banned from proceeding to the national levels. The play,…
Butere Girls’ school bus. PHOTO/Screengrab by K24 Digital of Butere Girls’ School bus at Melvin Jones in Nakuru County The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has condemned the government for what it terms a violent and unconstitutional crackdown on students, journalists, and members of the public during a school play by Butere Girls’ High…
Former UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala inside his car after been blocked by DCI officers and uniformed police outside Kirobon Girls’ School after attempting to reach students from Butere Girls for rehearsal purposes. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Parents and residents of Butere Girls High School in Kakamega County are now demanding accountability from the government after the school’s students were…
The school bus carrying Butere girls students leaves Melvin Jones International School in Nakuru on Thursday, April 10, 2025 amid cheers from people. PHOTO/Screengrab by K24 Digital “Ruto Must Go! You are our heroes!” The chants echoed across the Kenya Schools and Colleges National Drama and Film Festival in Nakuru County, as the…
Lawyer Ken Echesa who is representing Cleophas Malala. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571631464592&sk=photos Lawyer Ken Echesa has provided an update on the status and whereabouts of former Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala following his arrest on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Nakuru. Malala was taken as a guest of the state outside Kirobon High School as he attempted to…